William Fichtner interview. Names Shredder. - Page 9

psyrusly · 06-24-2013, 06:34 AM

Reminds me of Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder. An American actor playing an Australian actor that plays an African-American. In this case William Fichtner is the American actor who plays a Japanese assassins group leader that disguise as an American Military Officer.

*chrisdude* · 06-24-2013, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by alexcf

This was posted over at Io9 -

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His name will still be Oroku Saki, As a baby he was given up for adoption and was adopted by Japanese people, who according to Michael Bay are all secretly either Proud Samurai Warriors or Sneaky Ninja Clan Assassins.

His adoptive mother will have been a sneaky ninja who fell for his proud samurai father, but unfortunately for them the evil Ninja Clan forces women to be infertile, so they adopt the foreign baby and teach him both the ways of the Samurai and the ways of the Ninja. Eventually the Ninja clan finds and kills his rogue parents, and in a fit of anger, Uroku massacres the entire leadership of the Ninja and positions himself as the new uncontested leader of the Foot Clan.

I saw a script leak"

This is FROM ONE OF THE COMMENTS, and you're all just running with it. Again, am I seriously the only person who looks anything up?

http://io9.com/his-name-will-still-b...-giv-541517458

Welmanshire · 06-24-2013, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisdude

This is FROM ONE OF THE COMMENTS, and you're all just running with it. Again, am I seriously the only person who looks anything up?

http://io9.com/his-name-will-still-b...-giv-541517458

All I'm getting is an error page...

*chrisdude* · 06-24-2013, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Welmanshire

All I'm getting is an error page...

Same here. Worked a minute ago. It was a comment on this post, but now I don't even see the comments section. I also was getting errors when I clicked on the commenter's name. So maybe they're just having site issues, right now.
http://io9.com/william-fichtner-is-o...tant-540754368

Genesis · 06-24-2013, 08:37 AM

At least as far as voices are concerned, we've never really even heard a Japanese Shredder (barring the Japanese dubs and Super Turtles stuff). He seems at his best when voiced by a black guy, so it's not like every Shredder up 'til now has been ethnically faithful.

Hope you guys know that I'm just teasing, here.

*CyberCubed* · 06-24-2013, 08:41 AM

I doubt they even read the IDW comics.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 06-24-2013, 08:43 AM

Shredder always looked more like a white guy in the original cartoon to me. That's still the case. He's been voiced by two black guys thus far that I know of. It just seems like you people need yet another thing to b!tch about.

*CyberCubed* · 06-24-2013, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ***The One True Shredder***

Shredder always looked more like a white guy in the original cartoon to me. That's still the case. He's been voiced by two black guys thus far that I know of. It just seems like you people need yet another thing to b!tch about.

He didn't look white to me at all.

*plastroncafe* · 06-24-2013, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ***The One True Shredder***

Shredder always looked more like a white guy in the original cartoon to me. That's still the case. He's been voiced by two black guys thus far that I know of. It just seems like you people need yet another thing to b!tch about.

Why? Because he doesn't look or talk like Mickey Rooney from "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

hitmonkey · 06-24-2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by alexcf

This was posted over at Io9 -

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His name will still be Oroku Saki, As a baby he was given up for adoption and was adopted by Japanese people, who according to Michael Bay are all secretly either Proud Samurai Warriors or Sneaky Ninja Clan Assassins.

His adoptive mother will have been a sneaky ninja who fell for his proud samurai father, but unfortunately for them the evil Ninja Clan forces women to be infertile, so they adopt the foreign baby and teach him both the ways of the Samurai and the ways of the Ninja. Eventually the Ninja clan finds and kills his rogue parents, and in a fit of anger, Uroku massacres the entire leadership of the Ninja and positions himself as the new uncontested leader of the Foot Clan.

I saw a script leak"

So... where does Yoshi and/or Splinter tie into this?

tmntfan4ever · 06-24-2013, 05:17 PM

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/24...-ninja-turtles

1984TMNT · 06-24-2013, 05:22 PM

I'm formerly requesting a manip of Fichtner as Shredder? Anyone have the talent for that?

I wonder if they don't plan on showing his face in the movie....Is it possible they may be doing something else that will cause the actor's "actual" race not to matter on screen? Perhaps they are going the Nick route and he will have experienced a burn accident, thus his face will be greatly scarred and heavy makeup is going to be used?

*Shark_Blade* · 06-24-2013, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ***The One True Shredder***

Shredder always looked more like a white guy in the original cartoon to me.

I feel the same way.

*TigerClaw* · 06-24-2013, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tmntfan4ever

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/24...-ninja-turtles

Great find!

1984TMNT · 06-24-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tmntfan4ever

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/24...-ninja-turtles

Uh-oh....this "is not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles you've seen before. This is new...this is a Michael Bay production. This is freaky".

Good lord. Now I'm all kinds of worried, yet again. What a freaking roller coaster ride this has all become. At this point, I'm kind of wishing they had just done a straight Nickelodeon adaptation or even Nick animated movie. Not sure why this "version" of the TMNT has to be so "different" and "freaky".

With that said, I'm pretty confident Fichter really doesn't know much about the TMNT or their universe, so maybe the "freaky" things to him are established canon material from the comics...Who knows.

<edit> He's also 56 years old. That alone makes this kind of a weird casting, no? I guess that leaves little to no chance that his outfit will be sleeveless, ala most other incarnations of the character?

*chrisdude* · 06-24-2013, 05:44 PM

Cool find.

As much as we may not like him, Michael Bay's name is a big money-maker. Just because it's been thrown around (and it will be thrown around a lot more, I'm sure), it doesn't mean that he has a ton of control.

Christopher Nolan's name was everywhere, and lord knows Man of Steel was a Zack Snyder movie...

*TigerClaw* · 06-24-2013, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisdude

Cool find.

As much as we may not like him, Michael Bay's name is a big money-maker. Just because it's been thrown around (and it will be thrown around a lot more, I'm sure), it doesn't mean that he has a ton of control.

Christopher Nolan's name was everywhere, and lord knows Man of Steel was a Zack Snyder movie...

Very true, Even though its Produced by Michael Bay, Its still gonna be a Jonathan Liebesman movie

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 06-24-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Why? Because he doesn't look or talk like Mickey Rooney from "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?

I think you quoted me when you meant to quote CyberCubed.

TerranigmaFreak · 06-24-2013, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Very true, Even though its Produced by Michael Bay, Its still gonna be a Jonathan Liebesman movie

Jonathan Liebesman's track record is even worse than Michael Bay.

*TigerClaw* · 06-24-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TerranigmaFreak

Jonathan Liebesman's track record is even worse than Michael Bay.

Well I enjoyed Battle LA a lot.

06-24-2013, 08:37 AM	#165
Genesis Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 624	At least as far as voices are concerned, we've never really even heard a Japanese Shredder (barring the Japanese dubs and Super Turtles stuff). He seems at his best when voiced by a black guy, so it's not like every Shredder up 'til now has been ethnically faithful. Hope you guys know that I'm just teasing, here. __________________ "Kage-Maru embodies the ninja philosophy through his elusiveness, deception, and mobility. A single false move can lose the game, and it is this knife-edge strategy that makes Kage exciting to play and fearsome to play against."

06-24-2013, 05:17 PM	#171
tmntfan4ever Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 177	IGN's interview clip of William Fichtner http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/24...-ninja-turtles

06-24-2013, 05:22 PM	#172
1984TMNT Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 566	I'm formerly requesting a manip of Fichtner as Shredder? Anyone have the talent for that? I wonder if they don't plan on showing his face in the movie....Is it possible they may be doing something else that will cause the actor's "actual" race not to matter on screen? Perhaps they are going the Nick route and he will have experienced a burn accident, thus his face will be greatly scarred and heavy makeup is going to be used? __________________ Try to rely on YOUR, Turtle Power!

06-24-2013, 05:44 PM	#176
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	Cool find. As much as we may not like him, Michael Bay's name is a big money-maker. Just because it's been thrown around (and it will be thrown around a lot more, I'm sure), it doesn't mean that he has a ton of control. Christopher Nolan's name was everywhere, and lord knows Man of Steel was a Zack Snyder movie... __________________ PSN/Miiverse: MikeFarber

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psyrusly Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 130	Reminds me of Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder. An American actor playing an Australian actor that plays an African-American. In this case William Fichtner is the American actor who plays a Japanese assassins group leader that disguise as an American Military Officer.

06-24-2013, 08:41 AM	#166
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,825	I doubt they even read the IDW comics.