The dirty laundry on the special effects industry and the hatred that surrounds it has a new chapter even if, this time, it is not related to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It has to do with Paramount Pictures and its movie “Ninja Turtles”, the reboot of “Ninja Turtles” released in 2014 and directed by Jonathan Liebesman. It all started when last August 18th, actor Devon Sawa tweeted a meme showing an image of Leonardo from the Michael Bay-produced film. Next to it you can see a modified version without the nostrils but with a style that is very reminiscent of the mythical original series of the 90s. “Someone on the Internet made a big deal. I don’t know who he was, but wow”commented on the tweet.
The comment caused a stir, prompting a response from Jared Krichevsky, one of the artists who worked on the 2014 film’s design. “Well, it’s time to relive it again this time in my life. People have really accused me of violating their childhood with designs”the artist wrote. From there, she developed a Twitter thread that began with the mention of “Sonic: The Movie”, the release date of which was postponed to redesign the character in front of fan criticism with its first trailer.
Well, it’s time to relive this time in my life once more. People, and really, accused me of ruining their childhood because of the designs. Nowadays this would have been Sonic so fast that he would have blasted me into an alternate dimension. https://t.co/Bic5IONY61
? Jared Krichevsky (@ Monstermash042) August 17, 2022
Krichevsky is a famous conceptual artist who has worked on films such as “Wonder Woman”, “It” or the new “Dungeons and Dragons”. He stressed that, given the opportunity, he would never draw turtles the same way again. “I know today I would do it differently, there are so many things I would change, but at the time it was a dream job and it was fantastic”He explained.
The film picked up one of the five Raids it was nominated for, as well as multiple reviews. Krichevsky explained that he was so attached to the project that negative reviews “they weren’t good for his mental health”. But, since then, she has learned to deal with it: “Being my first big movie that I dreamed of working on as a kid, it was … well, devastating. I have since learned to maintain that emotional wall”admitted the artist.
Go out into the light
Perhaps the reason why these cases are coming out where special effects artists reveal the treatment they received is due to the whole phenomenon that revolves around Marvel Studios. The latest news came from Emmy-winning visual artist Joe Pavlo, who worked on the first “Guardians of the Galaxy”. In a recent interview, he detailed the abuse he received from Kevin Feige’s company: “The visual effects industry is full of great people with a lot of goodwill and love, but when it comes down to it, there’s nothing you can do when you’re cornered and Disney is making crazy demands on you.. All that goodwill wears off when they start changing everything and decide they will replace one character with another actor or want to completely change the environment – now they are in a pizzeria instead of a cornfield. It can be so extreme at the last minute. “the artist reflected.
Source: E Cartelera
