William Fichtner Not Playing Shredder

[Shark_Blade]

Found the video from last year. This was when he was first announced to "play as Shredder" or so we/interviewer thought.



See how "enthusiastic" he was lol. Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know..

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

So no more "white washed" Shredder, or whatever the hell some people ranted before.

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

People need to chill. It's those that were fooled that are offended I reckon.

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

*snore* ... I was fooled into thinking he's the Shredder at one point too but you don't see me get offended. Some haters honestly..

Get on topic people, Fichtner is not playing Shredder.

My are you insufferable. People were offended Fichtner was playing the Shredder because the Shredder is usually [but not always] Oroku Saki, who is Japanese, and it's disrespectful to strip a character of minority status; the whitewashing declaration was further supported by the name Eric Sachs, which as mentioned upthread, is very much a sound-alike name. This isn't difficult to understand. All of this is on topic, you just need to stop being a baby. Or stop baiting. Pick one.

That said, it sounds like if Fichtner really isn't playing the Shredder, this was another last-second change to the film, which is only going to hurt it when we're this close to release. I might just have to go see it myself and laugh at the inevitable plot holes a change like this is going to cause.

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

My are you insufferable. People were offended Fichtner was playing the Shredder because the Shredder is usually [but not always] Oroku Saki, who is Japanese, and it's disrespectful to strip a character of minority status; the whitewashing declaration was further supported by the name Eric Sachs, which as mentioned upthread, is very much a sound-alike name. This isn't difficult to understand. All of this is on topic, you just need to stop being a baby. Or stop baiting. Pick one.

That said, it sounds like if Fichtner really isn't playing the Shredder, this was another last-second change to the film, which is only going to hurt it when we're this close to release. I might just have to go see it myself and laugh at the inevitable plot holes a change like this is going to cause.

I know who Saki is and his origin. Stop being a baby yourself ranting on nonsense and keep on topic.

William Fichtner is the topic, focus!

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

I know who Saki is and his origin. Stop being a baby yourself ranting on nonsense and keep on topic.

William Fichtner is the topic, focus!

Don't backseat mod me, kid.

[graphic_content]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

http://screenrant.com/teenage-mutant...otage-preview/



So no more "white washed" Shredder, or whatever the hell some people ranted before.

I say they should have stuck to their guns, and let the 'reveal' happen when people see the movie in August.

I wonder if it was fan response that drove their decision to reveal it early, but hey, whatever, Im seeing this film, they already have my vote.

[Shark_Blade]

Maybe that explains the later reshoots? But I doubt it, who knows.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Maybe that explains the later reshoots? But I doubt it, who knows.

Nah, Those reshoots were mostly for Megan Fox, If I recall, They shot scenes after her pregnancy. Maybe the film wasn't fully completed when Megan Fox was fully pregnant, and they waited until she had her child so that they can complete the scenes they needed.

[Bry]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

*snore* ... I was fooled into thinking he's the Shredder at one point too but you don't see me get offended. Some haters honestly..

Get on topic people, Fichtner is not playing Shredder.

The irony? You saying he's not playing the Shredder is based on you taking official information at face value... which is the same thing everyone else did when you smugly said they were "fooled".

But whatever, duder. That kind of jerky attitude is what keeps my ignore list full and healthy.

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by graphic_content

I say they should have stuck to their guns, and let the 'reveal' happen when people see the movie in August.

I wonder if it was fan response that drove their decision to reveal it early, but hey, whatever, Im seeing this film, they already have my vote.

That's assuming that Saki was going to be Shredder all along. I'm not so sure that's the case.

[Mr.Green]

If this is true and William is NOT playing the Shredder, then most of my concerns will be gone.

[zodiac brave]

Originally Posted by Sumac

Ha-ha-ha. What the heck?
Couple of months ago they've said Fichtner is Shredder and he himself have said it. Now they seemingly say that he is not. It seems I was right and PD's marketing definitely led by monkeys, who couldn't make up their minds. This is just a mess.
I find it funny, how "stoked" persons try to shoulder the blame on everyone else, but PD for this misinformation. Pathetic.

i really don't think marketing had anything at all to do with this specific sitch. i think what happened was that fichtner said that because maybe it was true at the time. But, due to the cluster-eff that this movie has sort of been all along, i also suspect that maybe all the backlash, really freaked some of the film-makers out and some of the creative choices they originally went with were changed in scurry and flurry of trying to save what the internet was saying was jacked up.

some of the stuff has been tweaked a little...the brothers faces, the script, etc...but considering there were reshoots that suspiciously seem were done to insert oroku saki as shredder, it's obvious not all the back treading and re-figuring stuff worked out as smoothly as they'd hoped.

at least not to the internet.

i wouldn't be at all surprised if this is the film-makers whiting out and re-doing what was originally intended. it certainly seems the non-coinciding stories about who fichtner is playing is a direct result of that.

i just hope that even with all the mix ups, hiccups, do-overs and whatnot that it doesn't end up being an incoherent mess.

(cue everyone saying it's too late to hope for that... )

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

My are you insufferable. People were offended Fichtner was playing the Shredder because the Shredder is usually [but not always] Oroku Saki, who is Japanese, and it's disrespectful to strip a character of minority status; the whitewashing declaration was further supported by the name Eric Sachs, which as mentioned upthread, is very much a sound-alike name. This isn't difficult to understand. All of this is on topic, you just need to stop being a baby. Or stop baiting. Pick one.

That said, it sounds like if Fichtner really isn't playing the Shredder, this was another last-second change to the film, which is only going to hurt it when we're this close to release. I might just have to go see it myself and laugh at the inevitable plot holes a change like this is going to cause.

sorry for the double post, but this...

yeah, what was that about baiting?

im just sayin...

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by zodiac brave

sorry for the double post, but this...

yeah, what was that about baiting?

im just sayin...

Hey, golden rule buddy.

[Andrew NDB]

We know that Sachs -- at some point -- is the Shredder. We also know that over the course of the movie "the Shredder goes through a lot of changes." Perhaps it's Saki, and then it's Sachs, and then it turns out he's had an Utrom named Krang in his belly the whole time.

And we also know that Fichtner has a 3 picture deal.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

so now this makes me wonder..those 3 films Fichtner was signed on for..is that still happening

if he was never meant to be the shredder why sign him on for 3?

will he die at the end of the movie or in the middle?

is he being bought out now?

is this another case of Splinter and Leo Recast under the actors reptilian noses?

seriously is not one Behind the scenes person asking these questions..i don't mean to be a jerk but this just leads to a big mess in the end

this is why movies need to not rush and make sure they are actually making a movie they want, with every scenario written down just incase something happens..and even if fan boys rage who cares stick to your plan..sure i am on the leery side but i am more disappointed that this studio is back tracking than moving forward

[Vulkanthekrusader]

He might be the Baxter Stockman of the movie or be his boss and he turns into a mutant

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Vulkanthekrusader

He might be the Baxter Stockman of the movie or be his boss and he turns into a mutant

It seems like they're drawing from the IDW series a bit. Saki and Sachs could have a similar working relationship to Krang and Stockman from those books.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by Vulkanthekrusader

He might be the Baxter Stockman of the movie or be his boss and he turns into a mutant

then why the run around fiasco...we were told he was shredder and that he signed on for 3 films, he was meant to be a big role

if he was meant to be baxter why not just say that...people wouldve been stoked to actually get baxter

...again i present my questions

this all sounds like a last minute rewrite because "oops we done fudged up"

again im sorry but i dont buy the "This was the plan all along"

[Xiewin]

This movie is gonna be nothing but a big pile of mess..If those rushed reshoots are true, then there's nothing more to say about this film.

[Jester]

Shark_Blade knock of the snark and attacks.... and leery people stop swallowing the bait....

[Candy Kappa]

Being signed for more movies, don't necessarily mean they will be in more movies. It's just keeping dibs in the actor in case they want her or him in future movies.

That said, I would be pleased if Shredder turns out not to be Sachs, and they didn't whitewash Saki, but, why have Eric Sachs' name so similar to Saki? Seems a bit iffy.