Tohoru Masamune plays the Shredder in the new TMNT film - Page 2

LeoRaph · 08-05-2014, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

The process in the making of this movie has been quite strange and so has been the marketing and the news of it. So apparently the turtles were original gonna be aliens and the Shredder white and it turns out neither was true after all. Did the media just take some statements out of context or was this some strange marketing strategy all along? Because if it was the latter I don't think it worked very well. It got people talking about the movie sure, but it was mostly backlash from both big fans and casuals. Seriously, I've never seen a movie that's gotten so many thumbs down from both hardcore fans and casual ones alike. Even people I know who barely know the names of the 4 turtles didn't like the idea of "alien turtles" nor of the "white shredder" at all.

Nope. Totally True.

Turtles were Aliens. Fans were Outraged. Changed

Shredder was White. Fans were Outraged. Changed

People can believe the 'we planned it that way all along' but it was backlash plain and simple.

*ranger_scout* · 08-09-2014, 11:23 AM

Here's an interview he did yesterday. He was not allowed to say anything about his role in the film until it premiered. He, like most people, assumed that Fichtner was going to be Shredder before he began filming his scenes.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/tohoru-...tles-exclusive

*TigerClaw* · 08-09-2014, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ranger_scout

Here's an interview he did yesterday. He was not allowed to say anything about his role in the film until it premiered. He, like most people, assumed that Fichtner was going to be Shredder before he began filming his scenes.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/tohoru-...tles-exclusive

That's interesting, So there were no reshoots, Its just the Studio forced him, not to say anything about his role, until the movie came out.

Anyways, I hope they bring him back, He did fine with the role.

Joey Kamikaze · 08-09-2014, 05:42 PM

It's called public relations, a.k.a. lying. You can tell watching the movie that Sacks and Shredder were originally the same character and bringing in another (Asian) actor to play Shredder was a response to people calling them on whitewashing the role. But good luck getting them to admit that now.

08-09-2014, 11:23 AM	#22
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,749	Here's an interview he did yesterday. He was not allowed to say anything about his role in the film until it premiered. He, like most people, assumed that Fichtner was going to be Shredder before he began filming his scenes. http://www.movieweb.com/news/tohoru-...tles-exclusive

08-09-2014, 05:42 PM	#24
Joey Kamikaze Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 694	It's called public relations, a.k.a. lying. You can tell watching the movie that Sacks and Shredder were originally the same character and bringing in another (Asian) actor to play Shredder was a response to people calling them on whitewashing the role. But good luck getting them to admit that now.