View Full Version : Dream casting for the PD Sequel
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 06:35 PM
If we must endure a sequel, maybe a few changes to the original line up could make it tolerable, perhaps even GOOD.
In an attempt to be more positive, I though instead of just complaining about the choices they made, we should offer solutions.
So this is a little game called "Fix that movie" to keep us occupied until the news starts flowing.
Here's My first fix:
April O'Neil:
Karen Gillian, in my opinion, was born to play April O'Neil. I'm not in the I hate Megan Fox Camp, but it's clear there are actors more suited to the role. I never liked the other choices presented though, (can't see Ana Kendrick, or Elizabeth Olsen in the role, they feel just as wrong.)
I wasn't initially into, or remotely interested in the show Selfie but Karen totally won me over. Her Charisma is exactly what the sequel needs to win back the audience turned off in the first outing.
Huge bonus points for being a spitting image of FW April.
http://i2.cdnds.net/14/20/618x533/untitled.jpg
Agree, disagree, have a good fix?
Sound off below!
Jester
10-27-2014, 06:37 PM
She does look the part. I'd have to see her acting, but then again....Megan Fox....so...
Heck, it'd almost be a tradition at this point. 2nd movie...new April.
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 06:52 PM
She does look the part. I'd have to see her acting, but then again....Megan Fox....so...
Heck, it'd almost be a tradition at this point. 2nd movie...new April.
Seriously, watch an episode of Selfie. She was also the blue villain in GOTG.
I'm an insanely tough critic...I was laughing at the jokes in spite of myself
The trailer doesn't do the show justice, but here:
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TurtleTitan97
10-27-2014, 07:03 PM
She was also the blue villain in GOTG.
You mean Nebula? In that case, yeah, I'd be open to her being April. I think practically anyone would be better than Megan Fox.
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 07:12 PM
You mean Nebula? In that case, yeah, I'd be open to her being April. I think practically anyone would be better than Megan Fox.
Yeah, that one. She actually shaved her head for the role.
Committed to the craft, for sure.
IndigoErth
10-27-2014, 07:29 PM
In terms of just discussing casting... badly broken record at this point, but let Pete Ploszek voice Leo and I'm happy.
I don't care if he's still kind of new or if some of his lines were to come out not quite as they want during the initial recording. If they can let Knoxville just up and record in front of a mic, using his own voice no less (because god forbid any research or acting be attempted), there's no reason they can't do the same with Pete and work with him on that and redo what needs tweaking.
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 07:37 PM
In terms of just discussing casting... badly broken record at this point, but let Pete Ploszek voice Leo and I'm happy.
I don't care if he's still kind of new or if some of his lines were to come out not quite as they want during the initial recording. If they can let Knoxville just up and record in front of a mic, using his own voice no less (because god forbid any research or acting be attempted), there's no reason they can't do the same with Pete and work with him on that and redo what needs tweaking.
Yeah, again, it's the same sort of thing as Megan Fox; I have nothing against Knoxville, he's hilarious at times, but he isn't really Leo.
So, step 2, Bring back Pete.
What else we got?
THGhost
10-27-2014, 07:43 PM
She was also excellent in Oculus, which was excellent in itself.
How has nobody mentioned Doctor Who? She was Matt Smith's companion for most of his run. It's only her most well known role to date. :roll:
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 11:23 PM
She was also excellent in Oculus, which was excellent in itself.
How has nobody mentioned Doctor Who? She was Matt Smith's companion for most of his run. It's only her most well known role to date. :roll:
I'm not familiar with Doctor Who. I simply think she would be a perfect choice for April O'Neil is all.
Autbot_Benz
10-27-2014, 11:29 PM
I would love to have Karen Gillian as April in the sequel. I loved her as Amy Pond in Doctor Who. Anything is better than Megan fox even a plank of wood.
Jeez, someone is snobby about Doctor Who.
Jester
10-27-2014, 11:33 PM
It's because EVERYONE is totally into Doctor Who....
(wait...never seen any, hate to be someone to hop on the popular trend. Do have the Peter Cushing flicks at home I've been meaning to watch for a while now. :P)
Autbot_Benz
10-27-2014, 11:33 PM
It's because EVERYONE is totally into Doctor Who....
(wait...never seen any, hate to be someone to hop on the popular trend. Do have the Peter Cushing flicks at home I've been meaning to watch for a while now. :P)
we don't count Peter Cushing's movies as canon in the whoniverse :P
It's because EVERYONE is totally into Doctor Who....
(wait...never seen any, hate to be someone to hop on the popular trend. Do have the Peter Cushing flicks at home I've been meaning to watch for a while now. :P)
Yeah, I've never had interest in it. Even less now.
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 11:45 PM
Since it's close to Halloween, here ya go
http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/creepy_smile_doctor_who.gif
...
The CREEPIEST man. Ever.
It's only a bloody .GIF, and I'm terrified.
Autbot_Benz
10-27-2014, 11:48 PM
Since it's close to Halloween, here ya go
http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/creepy_smile_doctor_who.gif
...
The CREEPIEST man. Ever.
It's only a bloody .GIF, and I'm terrified.
The Tom Baker smile one of the greatest ever
Commenter 42
10-27-2014, 11:54 PM
The Tom Baker smile one of the greatest ever
That face screams pedophile.
One look at that smile, and all I can think is: run.
Chabrendeki
10-28-2014, 12:59 AM
I'm good with cast...
But please let the sequel be produced by Joss Whedon, and directed by Matthew Vaughn...
PS.: yeah, and based on Mirage # 2-7 :D
THGhost
10-28-2014, 08:51 AM
Jeez, someone is snobby about Doctor Who.
It's because EVERYONE is totally into Doctor Who....
So they should be. :P
Seriously though, not mentioning Doctor Who when talking about Karen Gillan is like not mentioning James Bond when talking about Sean Connery.
Commenter 42
10-28-2014, 07:19 PM
I'm good with cast...
But please let the sequel be produced by Joss Whedon, and directed by Matthew Vaughn...
PS.: yeah, and based on Mirage # 2-7 :D
You're good with the cast? Ok, put another way, if they replaced Megan with Karen, would it bother you?
You're good with the cast? Ok, put another way, if they replaced Megan with Karen, would it bother you?
I know it'd bother me.
Autbot_Benz
10-28-2014, 08:43 PM
http://i59.tinypic.com/2eevcq1.jpg this should replace megan fox can't be any worse than her.
THGhost
10-28-2014, 08:52 PM
For the record, it's Karen Gillan. Not Karen Gillian. :P
http://i59.tinypic.com/2eevcq1.jpg this should replace megan fox can't be any worse than her.
:lol:
IndigoErth
10-28-2014, 08:54 PM
Yup, a plank stare is all it needs to emote better than her.
Thank you, I'll be here all night.
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090921235155/ed_/images/3/3e/Plank_perfume.jpg
THGhost
10-29-2014, 03:40 PM
"Plank's gone mad!"
Commenter 42
10-29-2014, 06:22 PM
I know it'd bother me.
Really? Why?
Chabrendeki
10-30-2014, 12:54 AM
You're good with the cast? Ok, put another way, if they replaced Megan with Karen, would it bother you?
Of course not! Karen looks indeed way prettier and more April-like. I agree totally with you, just don't wanted asking for too much... :D
Commenter 42
10-30-2014, 07:50 PM
Of course not! Karen looks indeed way prettier and more April-like. I agree totally with you, just don't wanted asking for too much... :D
Lol, I see. I missed the sarcasm on that. Cool.
Soooo, aside from our new April, and losing Johnny Obnoxious, what else would be good fixes?
I've ranted more than once over the turtles design, so I won't bore anyone with that again, but what else could be a positive change for the sequel!
I'm sure more than a few of the folks involved are lurking around, taking notes :lol:
Chabrendeki
10-31-2014, 12:52 AM
but what else could be a positive change for the sequel!
A fitting Casey? Elias is for sure too old for the role now... :tsad:
I'm sure more than a few of the folks involved are lurking around, taking notes :lol:
:teek: Big Brother is watching us? LOL.
zkarlette
11-01-2014, 10:54 PM
I agree about april but I really didn't mind Johnny Knoxville voicing leo I really couldn't even tell it was him. I actually think Leo was my favorite in this movie.
IndigoErth
11-01-2014, 11:30 PM
Well... it's simply my opinion on it (granted I'm far from alone), and it's not my intention to debate it or anything, and can't hold it against those with different favorite Turtles for feeling it was fine, but to my ear it's about the equivalent to what it might be to Raph fans if they made Raph sound like the state of Georgia or where ever instead of the Bronx, and stuck in one tone the entire time. (How about cheerful Georgia Raph, whole movie.) There were moments Knoxville worked ok, where his tone was fitting, but outside of that there was, imo, a lot missing and it left me feeling like they just didn't really care all that much in terms of choosing his voice "talent."
An average young-ish northeast male voice of average depth, that can provide actual acting that includes variation in demeanor and shows the kindness in him sometimes should not be that hard to do...
Edit: Honestly I'm wishing they'd have held off and tried Knoxville as a villain for 2016 or something instead, if he must be involved. Rocksteady maybe, if they were going to have him and Bebop be a bit bumbling like back in the day...he could have played up his goofy jackassness in that case and made it an asset.
Powder
11-01-2014, 11:37 PM
I'm a hardcore Leo fan AND an obnoxiously New Yorky New Yorker, yet I thought he was totally fine. I didn't notice a drawl at all. Granted, I was not sober.
THGhost
11-02-2014, 04:13 PM
I too didn't mind Knoxville's voice, couldn't tell it was him.
I'm sure more than a few of the folks involved are lurking around, taking notes :lol:
:teek: Big Brother is watching us? LOL.
I think that's pretty much a given. :P
TheJ-manTurtleMan
11-05-2014, 12:06 PM
Rashida Jones as April
Commenter 42
11-05-2014, 05:34 PM
Rashida Jones as April
Trolololololololo....
Trolololo....
Survey says?!?!!??
:no: :no: :no:
Shark_Blade
11-05-2014, 05:57 PM
I don't want any replacement, they are all perfect especially the turtles and Megan Fox. :tlove:
Now I just want Leo's mocap actor to VOICE his own character like his other colleagues. Is that too much to ask for?
Xiewin
11-05-2014, 06:05 PM
Trolololololololo....
Trolololo....
Survey says?!?!!??
:no: :no: :no:
Please tell me you're joking...
Commenter 42
11-05-2014, 06:12 PM
Please tell me you're joking...
Lol...EDIT...
My mistake, I had her confused with another actress...Shame on me!
Still...Rashida is fine looking and a great actress, but my point about Karen was that she looks eerily like the FW April, more than most, AND has a sense of FUN in her acting, a liveliness, that I enjoy.
Also, Rashida seems to play the same character a little too often, and that character is often darker and more sarcastic than I think April should be.
Commenter 42
11-05-2014, 06:22 PM
I don't want any replacement, they are all perfect especially the turtles and Megan Fox. :tlove:
Now I just want Leo's mocap actor to VOICE his own character like his other colleagues. Is that too much to ask for?
Well this thread is about fixing the things most of us didn't like.
Too bad for you I guess...Fox was one of the biggest problems.
She needs to go.
TheJ-manTurtleMan
11-05-2014, 06:50 PM
Lol...EDIT...
My mistake, I had her confused with another actress...Shame on me!
Still...Rashida is fine looking and a great actress, but my point about Karen was that she looks eerily like the FW April, more than most, AND has a sense of FUN in her acting, a liveliness, that I enjoy.
Also, Rashida seems to play the same character a little too often, and that character is often darker and more sarcastic than I think April should be.
That's why I don't like Gillan, as far as looks go, she far to plain. Her and Megan Fox are just cookie cutter Hollywood stars. Jones is in the same category as Judith Hoag; they're pretty, but in a different way. But anyway, this shouldn't be about looks, and it bothers me when that's all fans "cast" by, it about how one can portray the character April O'Neil. I guess I depends on your own preferences of how you like to see April portrayed, I prefer the matronly, older April.
Karen Gillan can go suck Pond water.
Luckyday
11-05-2014, 07:06 PM
If we're talking about personality alone then Sarah Michelle Geller is your girl.
She good at playing spunky, no non-sense type of characters that we expect our April to be.
Commenter 42
11-05-2014, 07:09 PM
That's why I don't like Gillan, as far as looks go, she far to plain. Her and Megan Fox are just cookie cutter Hollywood stars. Jones is in the same category as Judith Hoag; they're pretty, but in a different way. But anyway, this shouldn't be about looks, and it bothers me when that's all fans "cast" by, it about how one can portray the character April O'Neil. I guess I depends on your own preferences of how you like to see April portrayed, I prefer the matronly, older April.
Karen Gillan can go suck Pond water.
Sounds like you sucked up some Pond water.
Karen Gillian is an incredible actress. But if your prejudiced towards attractive people, and want to lump two actors into the same category, even though they are nothing alike, that's your prerogative.
I hate when fans bash actors simply because they are pretty. Try watching the clip posted, you'll see she's much more than a pretty face.
Also, I've never seen April as Matronly, in any version of TMNT.
If we're talking about personality alone then Sarah Michelle Geller is your girl.
She good at playing spunky, no non-sense type of characters that we expect our April to be.
Is she even acting anymore?
Luckyday
11-05-2014, 07:16 PM
Sounds like you sucked up some Pond water.
Karen Gillian is an incredible actress. But if your prejudiced towards attractive people, and want to lump two actors into the same category, even though they are nothing alike, that's your prerogative.
I hate when fans bash actors simply because they are pretty. Try watching the clip posted, you'll see she's much more than a pretty face.
Also, I've never seen April as Matronly, in any version of TMNT.
Is she even acting anymore?
Last I heard she was on the pilot called "The Crazy Ones" with Robin Williams.
(May he R.I.P:cry:)
Commenter 42
11-05-2014, 07:51 PM
Last I heard she was on the pilot called "The Crazy Ones" with Robin Williams.
(May he R.I.P:cry:)
That's right...
Fair enough, she did play the role before, so I get why you'd want her back,
But I still stand by Karen Gillan.
Anyways, I hoped their would be more to talk about than April...
Should they kill off Vernon? I vote yes.
That's right...
Fair enough, she did play the role before, so I get why you'd want her back,
But I still stand by Karen Gillan.
Anyways, I hoped their would be more to talk about than April...
Should they kill off Vernon? I vote yes.
I agree too.
IndigoErth
11-06-2014, 12:20 PM
Should they kill off Vernon? I vote yes.
On screen? Can it be in a comedic way?
Like, I dunno, Mikey is envious over the competition for April's attention that he has zero chance of ever having and just kinda..."oops, my bad..." "accidentally" knocks Vernon off a building..?
Commenter 42
11-06-2014, 03:53 PM
On screen? Can it be in a comedic way?
Like, I dunno, Mikey is envious over the competition for April's attention that he has zero chance of ever having and just kinda..."oops, my bad..." "accidentally" knocks Vernon off a building..?
I don't need to watch him die per say, just, less him in the film. Like 0/100% of the screen time?
Maybe less...
neatoman
11-11-2014, 07:21 AM
You know if we had time travel, I would go take Arnold Schwarzenegger from when he was in his prime and cast him as Hun. I can even think of a few Arnold one-liners for the role:
"The day I torched your father's shop Jones, I told him not to work so hard, you might get burned out".
"I heard you came from another world, looking you it must be hell".
"I will put the Foot up your ass".
http://us.cdn001.fansshare.com/photos/arnoldschwarzenegger/bodybuilding-arnold-schwarzenegger-body-2073455944.jpg
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