The Blue door: the controversial TMNT 2014 leaked script - TMNT History

In this video, we explore the leaked TMNT script known as "The Blue Door," which promised a drastically different 2014 movie. Discover the controversy, fan backlash, and behind-the-scenes drama that reshaped the film, turning it from a dark and edgy reboot into the final product we saw. We'll dive into the script's plot, the reactions from creators and fans, and how the leak influenced the franchise's direction. Join us as we uncover what could have been a unique chapter in TMNT history.

✍🏻 WRITTEN AND EDITED BY
Javier S. Montano

🎙️NARRATED BY
Spencer Mayo

🔖 CHAPTERS
00:00 Previously in TMNT History
04:36 The Blue Door: Act One
08:58 The Blue Door: Act Two - On the road
13:13 The Blue Door: Act Two - Secret Origin of the TMNT
18:05 The Blue Door: Act Three
21:30 Reactions and conclusions

🔗 ADDITIONAL LINKS
You can check out a funny take on this script by @antmaurizio

Or you can read the entire script here:

You can also check out the blog that leaked it:

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[TheTurtleNexus]

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[KasumiKenshirou]

Why did Michael Bay announce that the Turtles were going to be aliens when it was clearly meant to be a surprising reveal in that version of the script?

And even in the final movie, Eric Sachs was going to be The Shredder, and Oroku Saki was only added via last minute reshoots. So Shredder being non-Japanese was there almost until the movie was released.

[ENiceGeo]

You know what? This story concept is a whole lot better than what they horribly recycled it into. Yes, them being from Dimension X would be a sore spot, but it was handled fine for this reimagining. The story bits about Casey's life and April's circumstances added some heart that I think was missing in the movie that actually came to be.

[ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

I actually tried my hand at a script rewrite of this I called "The Green Door" - My self imposed restriction were that only the dialogue and plot elements could be changed, no full rewrites to the entire plot or fully altering the script.

Biggest changes I recall off the top of my head:
Changed the turtles back to mutants at the right height, altered the bullet proof element to bullet resistant shells (could deflect a few, but not a great idea to just take 'em).
I adjusted Colonel Schrader to be Tragg, eventually revealing him to be a rock soldier from Dimension X instead of a quasi-Shredder.

I added an ending scene that set up the awareness of the Foot Clan operating in New York.

I'm not saying it was gold, considering what it was polishing in the first place, but at least an online TMNT fan forum gave me feedback that it was a vast improvement and at least sounded enjoyably watchable.

[KryyssTV]

I'll never understand why so many writers and directors despise the idea of sticking to the source material. Yes, the premise for the TMNT reads like a 1980s sci-fi B-movie with ninjas, interdimentional aliens, mutants, and more recently kung-fu magic, but the franchise thrives on being an unpredictable and extremely colourful universe.

Sure it doesn't take itself too seriously but the characters and their interpersonal relationships have always been very grounded and sometimes that aspect becomes very dark so you need the contrast provided by the setting to avoid the audience suffering emotional burn out or feeling like the narrative is just another family drama.

[tannerprice]

The premise behind the Blue Door is definitely interesting.
I doubt it would be appreciated by fans, considering how it was thrown out for a more basic TMNT movie. But it certainly would’ve been an interesting reimagining of the Turtles, Shredder, Dimension X, etc.

[brenthill]

I think the setup and characters used in this script is overall more interesting than what we got! However, it does stray a bit too far and doesn’t seem to give the turtles enough development. I still don’t think it’s bad, just not quite Turtles enough.

[otaking]

That "It's just the ooze that's of alien origin" was obvious backpedaling. Bay clearly said that the Turtles themselves were aliens.

[madisonlynn]

I’ve always wanted to learn more about the full history of what The Blue Door’s concept originally was!!! Thank you for such an interesting video!! ❤❤

[stefanbesendorfer]

I have to admit, for an alternate storyline it maybe could've been a good movie.

[codemonkeyattack]

The older I've gotten I've always tried to look at adapations in a more positive way and not just force everything to be 1 - 1 to the source material. As such I've actually had thoughts that this script had potential but just needed work. Some elements could really work, such as parts of the alien plots, young Casey/April, the return to NY, and even the whole nature issues. For me I would make the back story go something like Shredder is an evil Utrom Warlord and Dimension X is where their dying home world is. 15 years ago Shredder created a gateway to Earth to exploit a new planet for resources such as conducting experiments on humans/animals and eventually terraforming the world to start a new Utrom Empire. In this timeline the news reports several people from the New York area going missing every couple of nights and one such person is a genetics research professor named Hamato Yoshi (also martial artist, I mean it is a comic movie so why not?) who was forced to work on the animal/human super solider experiments for Shredder. Several of the test subjects were local Purple Dragon thugs Bebop and Rocksteady who were merged with a warthog and rhino. But while recalibrating the machine a New York rat got in the system and forever turned Hamato into a rat-human hybrid. Realizing the human hybrids still retain too much of their human memories and desires, Shredder demands they create a mutagen that can work from the opposite side turning animals into human-hybrids instead, that way they have a blank slate to work with. Four turtles are chosen for the first experiment and it is a great success. Realizing how bad this is Splinter runs away with the formula and Turtles in tow to go into hiding. He teaches them all he knows about martial arts, this also could explain why Donnie is so smart as his father was a literal professor, and the other Turtles just weren't interested in the extra knowledge.

Then add in the Casey /April / Return to New York / Nature moments from the Blue Door script but I would axe all the alien Turtles stuff and actually end with the Turtles defeating Shredder in Dimension X. But now they're a long way from home so it sets up a sequel where they need to find their way home and you start drawing from the Fugitoid arcs and even the Triceratons could have been involved. A third movie could have been them finally getting back home but learning that Krang was Shredder's second in command has conquered Earth, introduce Bishop, and you would end with the world accepting that aliens exist and that the Turtles just happen to be the "aliens" that saved the world so they become accepted in society similar to Mirage V4.

[amin]

4:28
Really genius of you to do this
I never saw any other youtuber do that

[noodle]

Eastman likes everything as long as he gets a cut

[grungehippy]

This didn't sound too bad until a prophecy came in. Lame, lazy, overused plot device.

[keizercas]

bringing Micheal bay in because the script was too edgy is like saying, no you can't fight a fire by throwing wood on it, before pouring a gallon of gasoline on there

[litterboxstudios]

The actual Bay movies were bad anyway, but it will always be amazing to me that fear of irate fans forced them to go (mostly) back to formula, and even after they shot the thing they had to clumsily rework the movie once they realized the “Eric Sacks” Shredder would be equally hated. That is a lot of time and energy spent fighting against the entire prior success of the franchise.

[gechomaniwantahippo]

To be honest, the plot didn’t sound that bad until they entered Dimension X.

[Urmumlel]

I hate how Bay keeps making Casey Jones into a cop.

[HerbCoswellBornAgain]

As an original film, I think it could've been fine, but as a Ninja Turtles movie? Yeah, no.

[mysterycupofjoe]

The script sounded very generic. The prophecy thing feels very over done.