Back in 2010, after Megan Fox had a few disparaging things to say about director Michael Bay in public, he fired her from appearing in Transformers 3 and made it fairly clear that he had no intention of ever working with her again. But oh what a difference a few years makes. It was recently announced that Bay will be helming a new big screen adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ugh, I know) and just yesterday he announced officially that Megan Fox has been cast in the film. Because there is only one female lead character in the story, it’s believed that Fox will play intrepid news reporter April O’Neil — ally of the Turtles. It would appear that Michael and Megan have kissed and made up … and plan to work in concert to ruin another part of my childhood :/
Michael Bay has revealed that he and Megan Fox are set to reunite on the upcoming Ninja Turtles movie. The director helped catapult Fox to international stardom with 2007′s Transformers, in which she starred opposite Shia LaBeouf. Fox departed the Transformers franchise in 2010, amidst reports that she and the blockbuster director had fallen out. However, the pair seemed to have reconciled, as Bay announced today on his official blog: “TMNT: we are bringing Megan Fox back into the family!” Bay announced development on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles last year, with filming set to begin in April 2013. Though there is no word yet on what part Fox will play in the film, it is speculated that she will star as reporter April O’Neil. The Hollywood Reporter additionally claims that Fox was convinced to sign up for the movie by director Jonathan Liebesman’s proposed storyboards. Ninja Turtles is scheduled for release on May 14, 2014.
Blah. I am not happy that Michael Bay is getting his grubby hands on TMNT. I am not a fan of his work, not at all. I suppose it’s a good thing that he and Megan have buried the hatchet and will, once again, work together but … as you can tell, I’m not all that crazy about this news. I suppose it’s possible that he may impress me with his version of TMNT but I didn’t really love his Transformers movies so … I’m not holding my breath. As any red blooded American kid out there, I used to LOVE watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon on Saturday mornings. I also loved the original TMNT movies Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze (TMNT III, notsomuch). I mean, who can forget the amazing Ooze theme song Ninja Rap (Go, Ninja, Go!) sung rapped by Vanilla Ice?
Those original films may look cheesy now but, man, they were the SHIZZ back in the day. I would love to look forward to a new TMNT movie if I halfway trusted the director but … sigh. We’ll see how things turn out, maybe I’ll be surprised. My guess is that rabid TMNT fans out there will love the new movie no matter how it turns out. I mean, when you love something this much …
… you’re bound to love pretty much anything even remotely related to the source of your obsession.
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Wow, I think it really says something about her career that she would go back to working with someone she not only hated at one time, but trashed so publicly. Does this mean that she isn’t getting other offers? Did she have to beg and grovel to get him to take her back.
@Krissy — “Does this mean that she isn’t getting other offers?”
I mean …
michael bay ruining my childhood! and it’s not even that he cast megan fox as april. it’s that he’s touching another boyhood memory. first it was TRANSFORMERS and now TMNT. and he better not even think about mentioning HE-MAN…
@Joe Durk — “he better not even think about mentioning HE-MAN”
UGH … please don’t say things like this aloud :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
NO NO NO NO NO. She is such a terrible actress!
Yeah, I can’t see this being cool at all. Sounds like more of a cash cow than doing the original comics any justice. My husband might be one of the biggest TMNT fans, and I’m sure he’ll still want see it; however, I already think the new cartoon is probably much better than this will be. I love the new April, the 80/90s April was kind of a dingbat and annoying, this new one is super cute and sharp and neither the original comic or the new cartoon’s April is anything like Megan Fox. I don’t dislike her, she’s pretty lady but other than that I don’t see her doing anything vital for this role.
Boo, I thought after the wretched script leak in the summer this project was dead. I would love me some more Ninja Turtles but not at the hands of Michael Bay. Megan Fox has nothing that could even connect her to being a good April. Apparently Anna Kendrick was rumored and that would have made my day.
this all summarizes to…”wait for redbox”
@blaqfury — LOL
All I keep thinking of is “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” She trashed him once, he replied that she was awful. Why put yourself through it again? She’s not the only actress in Hollywood.
When I read this, I had a TMNT shirt on. After reading this, I took it off and wept. I then felt dirty so I took a shower and wept some more. Megan Fox is just a slightly more attractive Kristen Stewart.
Someone stop this man. Stop him. Stop this madness.
Trent, you know my beau went to high school with the turtle girl at Ferndale High? Hahahah
“Follow your heeearrt…”
@Shane — I did not know that. That girl is my HERO!