Megan Fox to play April O' Neil in M. Bay's Ninja Turtles

[Callate]

This really just makes me snicker. It's such a bad choice.

I don't really have strong feelings about Megan Fox. She's kind of pretty, I guess; there are worse actresses, but plenty of better ones. But there's absolutely nothing about her that syncs in my mind with any previous iteration of April O'Neil. She doesn't radiate intelligence, or guts, or curiosity, or much of anything except, "hey, look at the hot babe."

(Don't get me wrong, she could be a genius in person- but it's never been projected in any of the (admittedly limited) roles I've seen.)

In short, casting Megan Fox in the role doesn't seem like a TMNT choice; it seems like a Michael Bay choice. And thus far, everything about the project that has been uniquely Michael Bay has been what's most worth throwing to the wolves.

*shrug* It will probably be a huge success. I haven't really had any emotional investment in the 'Turtles since maybe the early nineties at the latest. I'm tired of bad movies getting big budgets thrown at them and people who ought to know better going to see them twice, but I'm on my way to fatalism and apathy on that score as well.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

I kind of like TMNT but... I don't really care anymore... But I'm still fuckin' pissed! Megan Fox is like a 5, 6 at the most.

*Sigh*

I dream of a day when people will complain about a casting choice for an actress based on her acting talent and not her ability to give them a boner.

Hey! Screw you, buddy! (sorry, please don't hate.)

I like actresses based on how talented they are, I mentioned Megan Fox's appearance because that's why she's in this film. She's in it because people think she's hot, and she's not that hot... Perfectly fuckable mind you.

If it were Drew Barrymore or Gywneth Paltrow the only really negative thing I could say is that the film was still fucking stupid and that they weren't suited to the role, I wouldn't complain that I think Drew Barrymore isn't attractive, I love her, I think she's a really good actress. In Megan Fox's case it's because being moderately attractive is her only quality...

 

[synobal]

I must of missed the internet memo, why do we hate Megan fox now?

 

[Grape_Bullion]

Just cast Bradley Cooper as Shredder and Mike Myers as Splinter and kill my childhood already.

 

[RJ Dalton]

After the fiasco between Bay and Fox, I'd not have expected the two to work together again.

 

[Otaku World Order]

Hell, if she wears the yellow jumpsuit, it'll be a closer adaptation then Bay's last raping of 80's nostalgia.

I'm just waiting for the announcement that Shia LaBeouf will be in it and 80% of the movie will be about him and a bunch of other wacky humans.

And then the Foot Clan will be beaten by the US Marines. Oohrah!

 

[Madman123456]

So what? You Guys already knew that this is going to have rather little to do with the Turtles and what's left of them is going to be screwed by Michael Bay.
So why does anybody care? I'd say "don't watch this Movie" but anyone who watches this should be checking into a mental Institution. You know it's going to be bad. So why care about more signs popping up to tell you what you already know?

Captcha: where to go. Well, obviously ot the Cinema, that's for sure. Going to see a Michael Bay movie is like putting your Hand on a Stove. You know it's going to hurt.
Yet People who repeatedly put their hands on the Stove end up in a mental ward while People who watch Michael Bay movies are free to run around on the streets.

 

[Ryotknife]

Great body but comes off as dirty......kinda like you worry what you would catch off her. She is a crap actress, why cant they give some unknown actress a try.

Ew.

Just...

Ew.


Every time I look at Megan Fox, I feel as if I need to take a shower, she just looks... unclean.

Teenage Mutant Alien Turtles indeed.
Megan Fox always looked sweaty, but I'm sure that appeals to certain people everywhere (not me). Just let it crash and burn already, jeez.

Megan Fox or not, it would've been a bimbo who played the character of April. Guys, it's Michael Bay. Being pissed about his choices is like being pissed at sewers because they smell like shit.

At best, don't go see the movie. At worst, you'll see the movie and make jokes on how terrible it is and how humanity disappointed you because a lot of 14 year olds went there.

Ew.

Just...

Ew.


Every time I look at Megan Fox, I feel as if I need to take a shower, she just looks... unclean.

Every time I look at her I question if she has ever taken a shower. Glad to know I'm not the only one who sees her and perceives that she is covered in a layer of dirt and, grime.

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This is a Bay film so we know Fox is going to be kidnapped and arousingly tied up at some point early on in the movie if not for a majority of it. That isn't going to save the movie for me but dammit, somebody has to find a silver lining in this dark, horrible cloud.

Well, at least A. O'Neil will be sexy and not like the first TMNT movie....

I kind of like TMNT but... I don't really care anymore... But I'm still fuckin' pissed! Megan Fox is like a 5, 6 at the most.

*Sigh*

I dream of a day when people will complain about a casting choice for an actress based on her acting talent and not her ability to give them a boner.

it is a M. Bay movie....of course the actors/actress wont have any talent.

 

[SweetShark]

*Sigh*

I dream of a day when people will complain about a casting choice for an actress based on her acting talent and not her ability to give them a boner.

Yes, because clearly the April wasn't sexy as a cartoon character...
Let's face it, her only role in the old cartoon, was most of the times to be saved by the turtles and to be a good looking girl.


Also this film is made by Michael Bay. We already know this movie is doomed!!!
So why the heck not join the ride!!! Even Doug agree with this:


P.S. Not a big fan of TMNT, so my knowledge for the show is mmmmmhhhhnnmmmmmhhhnnxxxxeeee.......no good...

 

[SweetShark]

OH!
Wow.......I did a little research and indeed a female turtle EXIST!!!!!

PURE....GOLD!!!!!

In Michael Bay's movie, I am very sure Venus de Milo will have e-cup size for sure.

 

[VoidWanderer]

Did anyone else notice incestuous overtones when Bay said that Megan is coming back to the family?

Does this creep anyone else out?

 

[VoidWanderer]

I must of missed the internet memo, why do we hate Megan fox now?

Obvious lack of talent, and as much emotional range as Kirsten Stewart.

Have you seen the memos regarding having coffee with a person of the opposite gender meaning dating, and the memo about coffee meaning sex?

 

[Ldude893]

I don't care about the Ninja Turtles franchise. I was never a fan, and I don't think I will be anytime soon.

But my god do I sympathise with every single Turtles fan who's about to have their childhood ruined by this idiot. I've seen Nostalgia Critic's video about the first few TMNT episodes, so I'm aware of what the character of April O'Neil is like.
Other than gender, Megan Fox in NO way can make a good April O'Neil.

 

[TheNaut131]

You know, let's be honest. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are...Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's never really gonna work out for anyone who isn't already a fan, aside from amusing them for a bit. And fans are bound to be more fickle with any interaction that isn't the one from when they were a kid.

But we all know this movies going to be crash on all sides. It's Michael Bay. I mean, c'mon. I'm just gonna not see the movie and get it on with my life.

But in terms of appearance and attitude, from what I've seen her in, Megan Fox can't really play this character. Yeah, April O' Neil was your occasional damsel in distress, but she was actually pretty interesting. And I'm trying to imagine Megan Fox, in civilian clothes, or in a yellow jumpsuit, or a lab coat, and my brain just can't do it. She's not that great of an actress, sure there are worse, but I don't really value her skill. However, I'll be opened minded. Who the hell saw Bruce Willis as an action star before Die Hard?

As for the rest of the movie, let's be honest, if the Kraang are involved, the authorities will be involved, and then they'll bring in the military and Micheal Bay will do as Michael bay does. The turtles get pushed to the side while Fox and whoever ends up playing Casey Jones end up running around a lot, with soldiers and every cop in New York.

*sigh*

I'm won't be surprised, nor upset. Just disappointed.

 

[Tanakh]

I won't lie, my first reaction was:

I grow up with TMNT, but seeing Megan Fox used as eyecandy is always great success.

 

[Iwata]

I thought this project had been taken out back and shot...

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

It's a good day to not-be a Ninja Turtles fan I guess.

 

[Happiness Assassin]

Didn't Megan Fox call Bay a nazi or something? Why would she be allowed near any of his movies?

 

[wetfart]

You know ... I don't care. I wasn't going to see it before and there's no way I can not see it any harder.

I've come to realize that this movie, like the transformers movies*, is not aimed at me.

I understand needing to change/update source material when you go back to try and get a new generation of fans.

I understand that a lot of the stuff I cherished and loved as a kid doesn't hold up that well. Just watch Season 3/4 of Transformers! Or how Duke and Scarlet can seemingly take on the entire COBRA army without getting hurt. But I still love it.

I skipped Transformers; I skipped GI JOE; I will be skipping this one.

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*When Transformers came out I asked my coworker what he thought and if it was worth it to see it in the theaters. He paused and thought for a moment before asking "Did you like the cartoon growing up?". To which I enthusiastically replied yes. Shaking his head my coworker told me I would be better off skipping it.