Splinter Has Been Cast
 

Well, he's not Japanese or any other Asian nationality. He's also very short. I don't know what to think. Clearly motion-capture.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/mich...anny-woodburn/

Um, is that guy really the best choice for an old wise sensei from Japan?

Well, that's the thing. Is he a wise sensei from Japan? In this version, I really don't think so.

Legit? Another guy I don't know, but I've seen him in commercials.

Oh boy...well, at least the movie will be...uh..different? (hopefully for the better...?)

It comes courtesy of Deadline Hollywood. Its 100% legit.

Whatever design they've come up for Splinter, he's obviously very small. In the other movies he was always smaller, so I guess I'm not that bothered by that. I must admit, I'm actually dying to see the designs of the characters. It won't make or break the movie for me, but it will definitely go a long way.

Yeah I'm ready to see designs. Like I said this is another guy I don't know, but I know it's not going to look like him so I'm whatever about all this.

I liked Woodburn as Mickey on Seinfeld, but I don't really know how I feel about him as Splinter. :ohwell:

Wow, they could have given me a thousand years and I never would have guessed danny. I like him plenty as an actor, I just have no idea what kind of splinter he is going to portray.

This is going to be a very, very strange ninja turtles movie. I just hope he doesn't get bacterial meningitis ...

And it just gets worse and worse. They might as well not even be making a TMNT movie, just treat it as some random alien movie.

...Wha? Okay, haha. Certainly unexpected. I guess at this point the unexpected is the only thing you CAN expect.

I like this guy...I've seen him in some stuff.

Wouldn't have cast him as Splinter...but he's not a bad actor.

I agree. I wonder how his movements will translate into motion capture....for instance, as a little person, he has the notable side to side action when he walks. Is that something they want Splinter to look like when he walks, or will they somehow be able to change that up in post? If not, I'll have a hard time not thinking Splinter is E.T. haha

My guess they will incorporate the actor's natural walk into the animation of the character. Hope that makes sense. So Splinter's design will work with this actor's distinctive walk. Or something like that.

But yeah, I'm dying to see designs. Bet you anything they get two wrestlers to play Bebop and Rocksteady. It wouldn't surprise me.

Maybe a Yoda/Splinter hybrid?

ugh..

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I just pictured Colonel Schrader (won't be surprised if its arnold schwarzenegger or someone like that) fighting a midget.. lol can't stop laughing..

....after all the hype and excitement of a tall Splinter in the cartoon, they're going this direction?

I... really don't know what to think. :ohwell: I mean, he's a good actor. But.. Most of the work I've seen him do is comedy, the occasional police drama... between him and Will Arnett, is this going to be a campy 80s style Turtles movie?

Jesus. I have no idea what to expect from this movie. Every piece of casting throws me for a loop.

Hell, Will Arnett could be Colonel Schrader for all we know.

Hai Sensei..

Let the bitching begin!!!!!!!!!

I for one can't wait for the new movie. I will be there for the opening day for sure. Finally a dark gritty tmnt film with a hot April, good young talent for the turtles and Woodburn is perfect for splinters mo cap. Watch and see. This movie is going to surprise all the whiny doubters.

At the very least can we get an asian Shredder. If not i'm gonna be PISSED!.

I'm really having doubts that he's even in it. I think Will Arnett is playing Colonel Schrader.

I think so too. Sounds kinda like there's not going to be any Asian presence.

Why would you be pissed? Cause his voice isnt asian? Who's to say he's even voicing splinter. Has shredder even been confirmed for this movie? I personally think Krang is going to be the main villain not Shredder. People need to suck it up and realize this is a REBOOT. I don't care if there's not one asian person in it. I'm happy with the casting so far. Can't wait for this movie.

might as well, cast Peter Dinklage as the Rat King..

at least midgets fighting each other might be slightly entertaining..

Peter Renaday(1980 cartoon) , Kevin Clash (1st & 2nd movies), James Murray (3rd movie), Mark Enis (Coming Out of Their Shells), Jack William Scott (Christmas Special/Turtle Tunes), Stephen Mendel (Next Mutation), Darren Dunstan (2003 series) , Terrence Scammel (2007 game) , David Wills (Turtles Forever 88) all played Splinter and none of them were Japanese.

So as long as he could do a wise elderly Japanese sensei he'll be alright.

My interest for this movie is dropping more and more with each passing announcement.

I think Michael Bay just went, "Ok, I ruined Transformers pretty good, what can I do to ruin TMNT even more so?"

Not surprised.

I, too, think Arnett is Schrader.

I really wonder why they think they can change the characters this much and think it'll be accepted by TMNT fans.

Kids watching the Nick cartoon will find the movie unrecognizable, and longtime fans like us are already disgusted.

So who the hell is this movie aimed at? Some casual 22 year old who never watched TMNT before?

I dunno... The kids might be the ones who care the least. I was born in '87, and I took in the OT and the movie trilogy at the same time. They were worlds different, and I wasn't turned off of either one.

Although, I always preferred the movies...

Jesus. He's a good actor but has no part as Splinter. While I've been okay with some of the casting choices of this movie I can say there hasn't been one part that has me excited for this movie.

Summer 2014 has me more excited for Capt America 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Spider-Man 2 and Pixars The Good Dinosaur. Never thought I'd see the day that a TMNT movie was this far down my list of must see Summer movies.

True that.

Again, true.

I had a feeling that his stature played into his casting. It lends weight to the argument that the turtles will be tall if their actor counterparts are too.

The power of illusion :lol:

I'm a long time fan and I'm excited for the new film. If you ask me it's about time changes are being made. Your comments make me feel like your speaking for me as a tmnt fan. Well please DON'T! Cause I've been a 25 year fan and I love the cast and the direction they are going in. I like the changes. CHANGE IS GOOD! Can't wait to see this movie.

I'm not going to bash you for your opinions but what changes are you happy with? If you want some of these drastic changes it makes me wonder how much you actually liked the source material.

Well, what was Transformers aimed at? Certainly not Transformers fans, the actual Autobots and Decepticons were in it what? 25 percent of the movie?

That's how I fear this'll be, April and Casey'll be the stars and the Turtles will barely be in it.

Idiot that he is, Michael Bay doesn't think people can relate to giant robots or mutant turtles, so he thinks people would rather have humans in the lead. Humans that actually play a much smaller part in the actual series'.

I understand where you're coming from. At first, with a leaked script and some of the actors, I figured this was going to be a half baked, poorly executed cash in with the Turtles' name. But now it is quite obvious they are going for something that we have never seen before, or even dared to dream of. They seem to be throwing us curve balls with every new detail they release.

A month ago I had basically no interest in this film, I was not going to see it in theaters. Im still not sure if I will, but I can definitely say that these latest developments have sparked my interest, if for no other reason than to see just where theyre going with it.

The problem is they don't even seem to want to make a TMNT film. They're taking the bare minimum of aspects and changing it into something totally different.

I know I've said this before, but after so many successful reboots with 4kids, Nick and IDW, three different reboots that changed things yet kept things familiar...its disturbing how this just looks awful in every capacity.

Exactly.

The Bay Camp cares nothing for the source material (or serious fans for that matter) save for the names of the characters in an attempt to ensnare moviegoers or to spark nostalgia in a past fan to lay down that 8-16$ And they don't even do that right!

Like I said this movie is going to end up burning bridges in terms of garnering new fans and spurning older fans with a garbage movie painted turtles green. Metallica once said "Sad but true..."

Uh...so...4ft tall Splinter...okee doke...

Are you new? When HASN'T he been 4 feet besides the Nick show?