Casting Ideas For Casey Jones [Archive]

thelouisguy

07-03-2012, 02:25 PM

Discussion started in Casting Ideas For Shredder (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=37805). Again, assuming Casey Jones will be in the new movie. I know that it will be difficult to beat Elias Koteas as the beat Casey Jones ever (and yes, I know he was the only Casey Jones). Any thoughts?

http://rigsamarole.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/caseyjones7ef1.jpg?w=300&h=225

EDIT: Sorry, I had not seen the original thread Cast TMNT (2013) (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=27096). I started this thread based on the Casting Ideas For Shredder (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=37805) thinking it was a stand alone thread. Please see the original thread and search it for "Casey Jones" and there are a lot of great suggestions there as well.

thelouisguy

07-03-2012, 02:38 PM

Wrestler CM Punk would make a great Casey Jones, shame about the tattoos though.

CM Punk as Casey Jones

I want to voice my opinion that C. M. Punk from WWE would make an awesome Casey Jones.

CM Punk would make an AMAZING Casey Jones!

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/001/769/809/Punk-HHH_original_crop_exact.jpg?w=340&h=234&q=75

Jester

07-03-2012, 02:40 PM

I could see Punk as Casey. He is a Turtle fan, ain't he?

thelouisguy

07-03-2012, 02:42 PM

I know he is a comic book fan. Have not seen him mention anything about TMNT in particular. I tweeted him the link. He will probably ignore it, but who knows; maybe we can plant a seed...

Slade

07-03-2012, 02:42 PM

Yeah I agree. Punk does have the look. I think he could do it.

I don't know about TMNT, but I know I've heard he's a comic fan.

Edit: I'm slow. Scratch the last sentence

Scud

07-03-2012, 03:02 PM

How about Seann William Scott.
He was great as a hockey thug in Goon. :teek::trazz:

Jester

07-03-2012, 03:19 PM

He may have been Casey already, and now is probably to big as he's now Captain America, but I think Chris Evans would make a good live action Casey.

Scud

07-03-2012, 03:36 PM

How about Ryan Gosling.
Like Chris Evans, he's too big a star now, and not sure how he would look with longer black hair, But from what he did in "Drive" I think he could do an awesome Casey.

~S~

Slade

07-03-2012, 04:02 PM

Slap-Happy

07-03-2012, 04:12 PM

Evans and Gosling don't have that 'rugged' look to them. Of course maybe Casey doesn't have to have that look either.

How about Thomas Jane, Colin Farrel or I even saw a picture with Casey's mask and Jarrod Padel(Sam from Supernatural). Maybe him or Jensen...or...nah, maybe not.
All of those guys, except Jared Padelecki, are too old for the role.

I would go with Padelecki, Taylor Kitsch, or maybe Joe Manengiello (?).

I also think Alexander Skarsgard could be good.

Bob

07-03-2012, 04:35 PM

I was thinking of Taylor Kitsch. He's a Hollywood pretty boy, for sure, but he's got that rough and rugged look, too. I would be nervous if he got cast, though, as he seems to jinx your box-office chances.

KROW

07-03-2012, 07:53 PM

Jason Statham.

Xav

07-03-2012, 08:03 PM

All of those guys, except Jared Padelecki, are too old for the role.

I would go with Padelecki, Taylor Kitsch, or maybe Joe Manengiello (?).

I also think Alexander Skarsgard could be good. How is Colin Farrel too old but Joe Manengiello and Alexander Skarsgard who are only months younger not?

Jester

07-03-2012, 09:19 PM

Skarsgard is to tall and blond to be Casey.

I think if we want a Koteas-esque Casey we need an actor with a bit of a comedic edge like Ryan Reynolds.

MikeandRaph87

07-03-2012, 09:29 PM

The 90's kids in me says Jason David Frank! Though it won't happen.

Slade

07-03-2012, 09:59 PM

All of those guys, except Jared Padelecki, are too old for the role.

I would go with Padelecki, Taylor Kitsch, or maybe Joe Manengiello (?).

I also think Alexander Skarsgard could be good.

Thomas Jane sure, but I don't think Colin Farrell is to old.

I thought about it more though and I think Padelecki would be decent.

Mr.Turtle

07-03-2012, 10:03 PM

just the casey in the 1st movie.

Slade

07-03-2012, 10:06 PM

As great as he was as Casey, he is really to old.

Slap-Happy

07-03-2012, 11:44 PM

Skarsgard is to tall and blond to be Casey.

I think if we want a Koteas-esque Casey we need an actor with a bit of a comedic edge like Ryan Reynolds.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2HuyFwuwL0w/T9V-iLeZ4TI/AAAAAAAACl4/f5lXv5U-0ik/s1600/alexander-skarsgard-spiky-hair.jpg

I don't know about you but his hair looks pretty dark to me.

And even if Colin Farrel is sound their age, he looks older than them.

zkarlette

07-04-2012, 12:23 AM

If age didn't matter I was thinking of Jon Hamm...

Xav

07-04-2012, 01:35 AM

James Franco

Shark_Blade

07-04-2012, 05:05 AM

James FrancoAfter watching 127 Hours, I agree.

Scud

07-04-2012, 08:27 AM

After watching 127 Hours, I agree.

After watching General Hospital I also agree.... I mean, watching my wife watch General hospital..... yeah, that's it.:twink:

thelouisguy

07-04-2012, 10:14 AM

I still do believe that CM Punk would make a great Casey Jones. But the following would be great as well.

I would go with Padelecki, Taylor Kitsch, or maybe Joe Manengiello (?).

Joe Manganiello would be a good choice.

The 90's kids in me says Jason David Frank! Though it won't happen.

Jason David Frank would be a good choice as well.

Slade

07-08-2012, 09:26 PM

Jason David Frank would be a good choice as well.

Go...go... Tommy....go!

sdp

07-08-2012, 09:27 PM

JDF is way too old as much as I love him.

The Stryker

07-08-2012, 10:58 PM

Too much age and not enough acting talent. WHOA!

Mr.Turtle

07-08-2012, 11:28 PM

as long as it's not too pitch will be fine....its only a voice anyways.

Jester

07-08-2012, 11:32 PM

as long as it's not too pitch will be fine....its only a voice anyways.
Um, we're discussing the new movie version of Casey, good sir.

Mr.Turtle

07-08-2012, 11:43 PM

heh heh...was joking...

Jester

07-08-2012, 11:44 PM

heh heh...was joking...
Riiiight...

zkarlette

07-09-2012, 12:32 AM

Riiiight...

Captain! Is it time to press the emergency button?...

Threat

07-09-2012, 12:44 AM

Jason Statham.

that's who I was going to post...

FearlessLeader

07-09-2012, 09:44 PM

Quoting myself from the old casting thread:

I still think Jared Padalecki would be the perfect Casey:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1hylpJsK21rqdq9xo1_500.gif

He's got the height and the build for the character and while good looking really isn't what one would term a "pretty boy". He is also decently well known for Supernatural but not famous enough that he would take over the film with his name nor turn down the role because he would think it was beneath him.

I also think Joe M. could make a great Casey and he's stated in interviews he's a huge original comics fan for the Turtles so he would probably be very interested in doing the film. It would honestly come down to how old they want the characters to look.

Logan

07-15-2012, 03:13 PM

I'm going to go against the grain and say that I don't want Casey in this film. Bring him in later, if necessary, but I don't want him in this story.

Hero

07-15-2012, 03:21 PM

CM Punk...

Definitely someone a fair bit younger than Jason Statham anyway.

Mr.Turtle

07-15-2012, 03:21 PM

I want casey in every story. hes part of the team.

Leo656

07-17-2012, 05:19 AM

Add me to the Punk vote, although if they couldn't get him, Alex Shelley wouldn't be bad either. They look kind of similar, and Shelley is 100x more obnoxious than Punk. Thanks to the first movie I kind of like Casey as a dick, rather than a putz as he was in some of his other portrayals.

Hard to say who else, I see more wrestling than anything else, so I'm not good at picking actors.

Venom

07-27-2012, 05:52 PM

If they go with a younger Casey, I dunno... perhaps the guy who plays Hal on "Falling Skies"?

thelouisguy

07-27-2012, 07:41 PM

The secondary characters seem to get younger with every iteration, so yes, I think Hal would make a good Casey.

thelouisguy

09-02-2012, 10:40 PM

With Casey being pretty much the lead in the leaked script, the actor selection will be that much more important.

chrisdude

09-03-2012, 12:23 AM

Andrew Garfield.
I'm going with my heart on this one. Just feels right.

prophecy718

09-03-2012, 10:33 PM

shia labeouf

lol just kidding

Method101

09-12-2012, 04:18 AM

true, cm punk does have the tattoos, but why can't we have a casey jones with tattoos? and even still, im sure they can cover them up somehow

Slade

09-12-2012, 07:58 AM

shia labeouf

lol just kidding

If they used that leaked script it wouldn't surprise me.

Zulithe

09-12-2012, 09:40 AM

I think they should go young, like the IDW comic.

I'd be perfectly happy if they went with an unknown, but if I had to nominate someone I think this guy'd do a great job:

Kyle Gallner. You might have seen him in Red State, Beautiful Boy or any number of TV appearances.

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/5626/Red_State_70762_Medium.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973177/mediaindex

Has that hockey player nose, and looks like the kind of kid who maybe has been beat up a lot by his dad. I guess?

Jephael

09-12-2012, 07:17 PM

Kyle Gallner. You might have seen him in Red State, Beautiful Boy or any number of TV appearances.

http://www.thefancarpet.com/uploaded_assets/images/gallery/5626/Red_State_70762_Medium.jpg
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973177/mediaindex

Has that hockey player nose, and looks like the kind of kid who maybe has been beat up a lot by his dad. I guess?

I gotta admit, I loved him as Impulse in Smallville, though he is pretty short. He looked like a little kid compared to Tom Welling!

Vegeta

09-13-2012, 04:28 AM

Steve Buscemi.

PAAATE

09-13-2012, 04:49 AM

Evan Peters, from American Horror Story. Great actor, and popular with the ladies.

Well, at least those weird Tumblr-ladies.

Garfield

11-07-2012, 09:22 PM

It seems a lot of other see C.M. Punk as Casey Jones too.

I began to realize that some of his characteristics and traits are subtly similar to Elias Koteas' portrayl of Casey.

zodiac brave

11-10-2012, 02:04 PM

michael muh-fuhn fassbender.

TheJ-manTurtleMan

11-12-2012, 01:25 AM

What about Tyson Ritter?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930711/

zodiac brave

11-12-2012, 02:23 AM

What about Tyson Ritter?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930711/

kinda looks like a crackhead. my gf wouldn't mind as she loves this band. can he act?

and just throwin this out there...but who says he has to be white. J. August Richards would have been a great Casey back in his Angel days.

or maybe Daryl Sabara as a hispanic Casey...

Jay $tarkiller

12-20-2012, 05:43 PM

Farrell would be a rough&rugged Casey Jones, I think he fits perfect.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3475/colinfarrelldiet3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/colinfarrelldiet3.jpg/)

Powder

12-20-2012, 05:50 PM

Blech, he's not good at acting.

ToTheNines

12-20-2012, 06:02 PM

Way the eff too old.

Jay $tarkiller

12-21-2012, 03:53 AM

Way the eff too old.

:tlol: ok, you're probably right

pannoni1

12-27-2012, 09:43 AM

My ideal pick is Ryan Phillippe, as he played the masked vigilante Jonathan in the movie Franklyn.

galaxysurfer

01-12-2013, 07:11 PM

Aidan Turner would make a great Casey. He's in Being Human and was most recently one of the (only 2 normal looking) dwarves in the hobbit.

zkarlette

01-12-2013, 10:59 PM

My ideal pick is Ryan Phillippe, as he played the masked vigilante Jonathan in the movie Franklyn.

But He doesn't have any sort of Casey resemblance...

Vegeta

01-26-2013, 05:42 PM

Bumping this. Someone said fassbender, agreed. If he gained some weight oh man. The acting chops on that guy. He would kill it as Jones just as he did as swagneto. I don't want a young Casey because it'd be annoying.

OrokuYoshiFilms

02-07-2013, 11:17 PM

Dang......CM Punk...? GOONGALA, that's a good one!

gobo

02-07-2013, 11:24 PM

I vote Bruce Willis.

Jester

02-07-2013, 11:44 PM

I vote Bruce Willis.
Goon-ga-la, Mother....

cowabunga14

02-09-2013, 11:23 PM

My ideal pick is Ryan Phillippe, as he played the masked vigilante Jonathan in the movie Franklyn.
He was good in Breach, but I also like the idea of Evan Peters or Ryan Gosling.

bionics

02-19-2013, 01:51 PM

I always inferred a bit of a Casey Jones feeling from Taylor Kitsch, who played Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. While that movie wasn't very good, Kitsch did well for what it was worth:

http://i.imgur.com/iCVcK6j.jpg

His features might be a little soft, but I think he has the wise-cracking loner vibe going for him.

frank_one

03-22-2013, 02:16 PM

Jason Momoa :tgrin:

He is Casey:
http://www.donnamoderna.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/gossip/jason-momoa-conan-foto/un-ritratto-di-jason-momoa/66517987-1-ita-IT/Un-ritratto-di-Jason-Momoa.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EbSBNgXB8WU/Tkxz72WB9FI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/xC0ierLjU8Q/s1600/Jason+Momoa.jpg

the fixer

03-23-2013, 08:12 AM

He wouldn't be my first choice but I guess they could cast far worse then Momoa for Casey Jones...

He's a bit too muscular though, isn't he? Casey should be athletic but no bodybuilder.

And CM Punk... wasn't he unfriendly to one of the Turtledoc crewmembers (was it CanadianTurtle?) at Comic Con? I seem to remember that from one of the episodes of 'Chasing Turtles'...

The Stryker

03-23-2013, 09:28 AM

Punk's unfriendly to everyone. Especially annoying fans.

If you're looking for a guy that'll play nice nice with the fans....boy is that the wrong tree to bark up. Plus, he's not an actor. Casting by look alone? The horror!

zkarlette

03-23-2013, 09:40 AM

He wouldn't be my first choice but I guess they could cast far worse then Momoa for Casey Jones...

He's a bit too muscular though, isn't he? Casey should be athletic but no .

I think this guy could look the part of Casey and he does needs to look strong after the huge guy they chose for Raph,we can't have Casey looking all wimpy compared to that.

the fixer

03-23-2013, 09:53 AM

I think this guy could look the part of Casey and he does needs to look strong after the huge guy they chose for Raph,we can't have Casey looking all wimpy compared to that.

Well, Elias Koteas wasn't a muscle man but certainly didn't look wimpy compared to the Turtles. He was athletic, which is all Jones has to be I think...

That being said- if we're going for muscular, I'd prefer Chris Evans.
After all, he's been Casey Jones before... :)

(And he's Cap too! :tgrin:)

frank_one

03-23-2013, 10:28 AM

Momoa has that braggart, boaster look: this is what I like about him mainly and why I say he could be a good Casey. Is he a good actor? I don't know. Do we need a good actor to play one like Casey? I'm not sure about it. Too muscular? I don't know, not so much, I think.
Chris Evans is a good actor but he has that pretty, good boy face. I don't see him as Casey.

ObiWanFan4life

03-26-2013, 07:13 PM

Me, i'd Choose Jensen Ackles. Why? Well Supernatural Certainly proved he could portray the Badass element of Casey, and after hearing him voice Red Hood in Batman:Under the Red Hood, he'd could pull off the voice. How about you guys, who is your ideal pick for Casey Jones?

TurtleTitan97

03-26-2013, 07:19 PM

Just a heads up, the "introductions" section is only for threads posted by new members. Anyway, I would go with Josh Keaton, though I have a feeling Corey Feldman will play Casey in season 2 of the Nick TMNT cartoon.

ObiWanFan4life

03-26-2013, 07:26 PM

It i'll Be Nice to hear his Voice again:tgrin: Could you give me some tips on where to post future forums and how PLEASE, It would be a GREAT Help.

Candy Kappa

03-26-2013, 07:29 PM

Welcome to the forums... Wait a minute, why do you have three threads in the Introduction section that isn't about introductions of a new member.

lilraph

04-08-2013, 08:43 PM

Jephael

04-08-2013, 08:47 PM

Why do we even need Casey Jones? The story's about four mutant turtles who are trained in ninjitsu, not a guy in a hockey mask pretending to be Dirty Harry!

CyberCubed

04-08-2013, 08:52 PM

Why do we even need Casey Jones? The story's about four mutant turtles who are trained in ninjitsu, not a guy in a hockey mask pretending to be Dirty Harry!

Why would one of the main characters of the franchise not be in the movie?

Jephael

04-08-2013, 08:59 PM

Why would one of the main characters of the franchise not be in the movie?

He wasn't a main character in the original cartoon and he never appeared in the Archie comics. Granted though I do like him in the new IDW comics, so if they depicted him more like that Casey I'd be all for it... just as long as they don't cast Shia LeBouf.

Vivi

04-08-2013, 10:08 PM

Steve Buscemi.

:tlol:

I wish (http://cf2.imgobject.com/t/p/original/44BsgJOr3TsizLvcdxsTzLQLkiP.jpg), I'd line up to see that.

Jay $tarkiller

04-08-2013, 11:31 PM

:tlol::tlol::tlol::tlol::tlol::tlol::tlol::tlol:

gobo

04-09-2013, 12:27 AM

So long as they Shi away from Shia... I've always thought he was overrated. Pkus, I credit him for ruining Indy 4.

I think Chris Pine could be a good fit for Casey. Otherwise, I don't have much of an opinion ATM.

hitmonkey

04-09-2013, 02:03 AM

He wasn't a main character in the original cartoon and he never appeared in the Archie comics. Granted though I do like him in the new IDW comics, so if they depicted him more like that Casey I'd be all for it... just as long as they don't cast Shia LeBouf.

Why does his lack of involvement in the old toon and Archie series matter? He was introduced incredibly early in the original TMNT comics, and had a large role in that universe, as well as the original live action film, 4Kids series, and most likely the next season of the Nick series. He also happens to be one of the franchise's most beloved characters. Not using Casey Jones would be as stupid as an X-Men franchise not using Nightcrawler. He's not the most popular or the biggest financial draw, but he's popular enough that featuring him benefits the series.

Jay $tarkiller

04-09-2013, 02:49 AM

Timmetry

04-09-2013, 12:32 PM

Why does his lack of involvement in the old toon and Archie series matter? He was introduced incredibly early in the original TMNT comics, and had a large role in that universe, as well as the original live action film, 4Kids series, and most likely the next season of the Nick series. He also happens to be one of the franchise's most beloved characters. Not using Casey Jones would be as stupid as an X-Men franchise not using Nightcrawler. He's not the most popular or the biggest financial draw, but he's popular enough that featuring him benefits the series.

I think Nightcrawler was the wrong character to use as an example. Even though he is my favorite mutant, I hated what he was in X2. I think Wolverine would be a much better example. The X-Men were around a long time before he showed up and it's very possible to have a strong story without him, but why would you? Even the X-Men prequel had a cameo.

Jephael

04-09-2013, 03:02 PM

Why does his lack of involvement in the old toon and Archie series matter?

All I meant was because Casey had little to no involvement in those two incarnations I don't see him as a main character like Splinter and April have always been, therefore his involvement with the movie won't make or break my opinion on how the story plays out.

chrisdude

04-09-2013, 03:25 PM

Well, there has to be a love interest for April, because every movie has to have some kind of love story.

Jephael

04-09-2013, 03:27 PM

Well, there has to be a love interest for April, because every movie has to have some kind of love story.

You're not a fan of Twilight by any chance, are you?

chrisdude

04-09-2013, 03:48 PM

You're not a fan of Twilight by any chance, are you?I don't make the rules. It's just the standard. There wil be a love story. Of that you can be certain.

zak_the_neutrino

04-13-2013, 04:01 PM

Who is to say Casey Jones is even in the film. I wouldn't care if he was or not but I'm just sayin'. Have I missed something here? Has there been talks of him even being in the movie?

thelouisguy

04-13-2013, 04:17 PM

Who is to say Casey Jones is even in the film. I wouldn't care if he was or not but I'm just sayin'. Have I missed something here? Has there been talks of him even being in the movie?

Have you even read (http://www.crossovercomics.ca/frontpage/ninja-turtles-2014-script-leaked-first-thoughts/) the leaked 'script (https://anonfiles.com/file/63b0888d3871f115eb46999859343964)'?