Will Arnett talks about his role as Vernon Fenwick

[TigerClaw]

a new interview with Will Arnett talking about his role as Vernon Fenwick in the new TMNT movie.
http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/0...-the-team.html

"In this version, Vernon is April's cameraman, so they work together as opposed to being her adversary. He's a little reluctant when she starts talking about [how] she found these vigilantes and they're turtles and all this stuff and he kinds of looks at her like she's crazy. Once the action gets going and she kind of gets in trouble, Vernon steps up and helps her and then he becomes part of it as well. He helps April help the Turtles."

"There's some really great action sequences that I'm super psyched for people to see. They were really fun to shoot; very physically demanding. Very exciting."

"It's been kind of a crazy last year for me for sure. We shot the pilot [for 'The Millers'] and for the last sort of three and a half months have been working on the 'Turtles' movie. I just wrapped, and again, that's another sort of gearshift. It's much more of an action movie. Michael Bay's producing that, so of course it's a whole fantastic, big, great action-packed film. I had such a blast doing that and doing something a little doing that too. I'm not going to say I'm an action star, but it was fun being in it."

Seems like this version of Vernon is different from the original series since he was usually April's rival as well as the cameraman. In this version, Hes helping April help the Turtles, So it looks like hes in on the action too.

[NYShell]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

a new interview with Will Arnett talking about his role as Vernon Fenwick in the new TMNT movie.
http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/0...-the-team.html


Seems like this version of Vernon is different from the original series since he was usually April's rival as well as the cameraman. In this version, Hes helping April help the Turtles, So it looks like hes in on the action too.

I've never cared for any of the cartoon Turtle characters, but this version of Vernon doesn't trouble me too much. Looking forward to it. (but not white Shredder and Splinter etc)

[MikeandRaph87]

So he is not a self-serviving coward,but an indirect associate of the Ninja Turtles? That is fine. I am sure he will do well in the role. The role did not seem to be much perhaps its a bit bigger of a role than I though it it was something that required 14 weeks of his time. Fox is the one of concern since she seems limited in acting talent.

Has it been said beyond the fact she has a role in the film what Abby Elliott will be doing? Considering it was just a pic from arriving on set for one particular day.

[Powder]

As ridiculous as my thoughts are, I would approve of this much more if he were dressed like Vernon was in the toon. Really it's because they seem to have completely re-written his character, based on what we know so far, which in turn makes the character expendable. It could have been Casey or someone else instead. Oh well.

[chrisdude]

By using Vernon instead of Casey, they don't have to give him a backstory, they don't have to work in his vigilante thing... If it were Casey, he'd have to be Casey, and everyone would be judging him. Vernon's just the camera man. He don't need to be set up. The turtles do, April does, Shredder does, and Casey would be one more...

Man, I'm still impressed by the first movie, when I think back on it. They managed to do so much.

[MastahShredder]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

By using Vernon instead of Casey, they don't have to give him a backstory, they don't have to work in his vigilante thing... If it were Casey, he'd have to be Casey, and everyone would be judging him. Vernon's just the camera man. He don't need to be set up. The turtles do, April does, Shredder does, and Casey would be one more...

Man, I'm still impressed by the first movie, when I think back on it. They managed to do so much.

I will forever love the first for it's darkness. Shredder was no joke.



"There will be no mistake this time, I go myself. And the rat, kill it"

Still gives me goosebumps.

[Coola Yagami]

I hope this doesn't turn out to be 'The Adventures of Vernon and April.... occassionaly cameo-ing the Turtles'.

[TheJ-manTurtleMan]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I hope this doesn't turn out to be 'The Adventures of Vernon and April.... occassionaly cameo-ing the Turtles'.

For me this is really the main big thing I'm most concerned about. I really like everything else that we've seen so far, ie: the size of the turtles, the new turtle van, Fox as April, etc... But this bothers me, and I'll be really disappointed if go that route.

[TigerClaw]

There is another interview with Will Arnett talking about his character of Vernon Fenwick which has a little more details.
http://www.craveonline.com/film/arti...urtles-changes

“He’s a character who’s in the comic and in the Turtles mythology,” Arnett said. “He’s sort of a lesser character. He’s a cameraman who in the comics has a more adversarial relationship with April O’Neil, Megan Fox’s character, but for our purposes, Vernon is still a cameraman who’s helping April, works with her. He’s her cameraman and he’s kind of a solo artist. He does his own thing and as April starts to try to figure out who these vigilantes are, who these turtles are and gets involved in the story, she recruits Vernon.”

“He’s reluctant at first,” Arnett continued. “He just wants to get his paycheck and do the easy job and eventually he comes through and starts helping her and goes along for the ride in helping the turtles vanquish the Shredder.”

“The action is very real and feels [like] we’re used to seeing through the Bourne movies, action that feels really real and hard hitting, like ooh, that looks like it hurt type stuff, and we do that.”

[Toby Barrett]

Heh. He thinks Vernon is a comic character.

[Cure]

He's in the Archie comics, isn't he?

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Cure

He's in the Archie comics, isn't he?

he was called Vernon Brindle in one comic.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Toby Barrett

Heh. He thinks Vernon is a comic character.

But...But...

Originally Posted by Cure

He's in the Archie comics, isn't he?

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

he was called Vernon Brindle in one comic.

Yes and No.
His name is Vernon Prinole.

[Galactus]

Oh dear.

Like I've said before I doubt anyone involved knows much about TMNT and I doubt anyone is handing him any material to research a part like Vernon.

Arnett is probably just going off a brief description someone gave him. Not his fault. He's just an actor.

[NYShell]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

Man, I'm still impressed by the first movie, when I think back on it. They managed to do so much.

Originally Posted by MastahShredder

I will forever love the first for it's darkness. Shredder was no joke.



"There will be no mistake this time, I go myself. And the rat, kill it"

Still gives me goosebumps.

That's why the first movie is one of the best iterations of the Turtles. No doubt. This was the best Turtles movie and one of the best comic to film adaptations of all time. This is the tone, feel, look, and direction that the Turtles franchise should always stick with. This is how the Turtles franchise needs to be.

[BubblyShell22]

Honestly, I would rather Vernon be April's adversary than to be directly involved in her search for the Turtles as it would just seem more realistic. I know they wanted a different take, but I think Vernon being a jerk would have been better.

[CyberCubed]

They probably should have just used Irma since she's April's friend.

[pingclang]

To me it just looks like they basically made him Vernon in name only. Some bread crumbs to throw to us veteran fans. Seems like most films based on comics and the like are doing this.

[Raphaeline]

yes I hope as well the movie won't be "The adventures of Megan Fox and friends"... the turtles should be the true heroes.

[Crabfight]

Originally Posted by pingclang

To me it just looks like they basically made him Vernon in name only. Some bread crumbs to throw to us veteran fans. Seems like most films based on comics and the like are doing this.

I dunno. Arnett keeps saying that Vernon is "reluctant at first" so maybe they've kept intact the more spineless aspects of his personality?