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The Machines, which Rowe also co-wrote and co-directed.
Thats what we all did when we were teenagers getting into trouble.
And that became a source of inspiration.
We always had in mind a slightly skinnier version of the Turtles, kind of more teenage builds.
White even expands on some of the finer details of some of the brothers.
We always knew we wanted Donnie to have glasses.
Not necessarily as a defining trait of wisdom or geekiness but rather a defining trait of adolescence.
Those two worlds are separate.
So we had this dichotomy of the teenage world and the adult world.
I think that its very relatable.
I can definitely say that one of the big color influences were the toys themselves, Seki says.
Even the color palette of the original cartoon series was very influential on the film itself.
So there are little elements of that throughout the whole movie.
The photography of Alex Webb is a strong influence.
Or, at least, a different challenge.
How does the camera start moving?
How does it stop?
Does it have a jostle in it?
That alone says something about how difficult it is to really know whats going to work.
We had to take that leap of faith.
We wanted to bring a combination of new and old, White says.
Hes very disheveled looking from the stresses of parenthood.
But hes still a ninja master, so he wears a kataginu that he cut from a discarded bathrobe.
This reflects his improvisational, D.I.Y.
Hes working with whats available in the sewers to create a comfortable environment for him and his four sons.
And then theres the sweatpants, which are a common staple of stay-at-home parents.
Jeff Bridges The Dude character fromThe Big Lebowskiwas a big fashion inspiration.
Splinters build was partially inspired by Danny DeVito, with his short stature and long arms.
So I studied a lot of photos of rats.
And so thats how you get that upside down L structure to the character composition…. Genghis Frog
Our production designer Yashar Kassai helped out a lot with this one.
I dont know if youve ever seen one before.
But one of my goals was to use a pixie frog as a basis for Genghis.
I did some sketches, and Yashar did some sketches.
And I think Yashar really tied that one together himself.
A rhinos defining feature is his horn.
Ray Fillet
I wanted to give him a more menacing edge.
And I wanted to also inject more actual manta ray into his character.
Ray Fillet is like an action movie scuba diver commando characterlike a Jean-Claude Van Damme orArnold Schwarzeneggertype.
Wingnut
I definitely leaned into the very animal aspect of Wingnut.
[Original Wingnut] has mechanical wings.
The more I fussed with the mechanical wings, I became a little too frustrated…. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemhits theaters on Aug. 2.
