Megan Fox has had enough of trolls and haters filling the Internet with their anger about the new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film and her role within it.
During a press conference in Los Angeles for "Ninja Turtles," Fox was asked about how she felt about the backlash against the film that was being posted online, and she didn't mince words.
"Let me tell you something about those people. How much money did 'Transformers 4' make? Exactly. Those people can complain -- they all go to the theater. They're gonna love it -- and if they don't love it, they can f**k off, and that's the end of that," Fox reportedly said.
Her anger at the online chatter about the film is not surprising. If the Internet does anything well, it is provide a megaphone for the angriest people to keep shouting. And with any relaunch of a beloved franchise, there are going to be angry people.
Some fans of the original "Ninja Turtles" films dislike the CG design of the "Turtles" in the upcoming film, or dislike the fact that Michael Bay is producing the film because of his over-the-top action film background or even the casting of Megan Fox as the Turtles' journalist friend April O'Neil.
For those too young to know or do not have children of their own, the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is about four turtles that were mutated into humanoid figures and then taught martial arts, by another mutant, the rat-shaped Splinter. The four are named after Renaissance artists -- Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. They each wear different colors, use different weapons, and have different personalities. The four turtles team up with a reporter named April O'Neil to fight crime as well as evil mutants and martial artists, such as their arch-nemesis Shredder.
The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" began as a violent black and white comic by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in 1985. It became a popular colorful and wacky cartoon series that ran from 1987 to 1996. The popularity of the cartoon led to a trilogy of live action films released from 1990 to 1993 that had a cult following. Other "Ninja Turtles" cartoons have come and gone, including a computer-animated film called "TMNT" in 2007.
The new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" film will be released on August 8. It is directed by Jonathan Liebesman, known for "The Wrath of the Titans" and "Battle: Los Angeles."
