William Fichtner, that guy that pops up everywhere and always makes a lasting impression, has joined the cast of the Michael Bay produced reboot of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. His role is as yet unspecified, but it has been stated that he will be playing a lead with iconic status in the Turtles mythology. I think it would be pointless to try and guess the role right now, but it’s also fun to imagine him as Krang, so what you gonna do? Fichtner has appeared in previous Michael Bay films ARMAGEDDON and PEARL HARBOR. He will also be starring in two of summer’s big releases, THE LONE RANGER and ELYSIUM.
We also have our first look at the Turtles themselves…kind of. The actors cast as the Turtles have been seen marching around in their mo-cap suits being detained by some weird looking characters we would assume are the Footsoldiers. Noel Fischer (Michelangelo), Jeremy Howard (Donatello) and Pete Ploszek (Leonardo) are clearly bound in chains in these shots, but there’s no sign of Alan Ritchson (Raphael).
I’m starting to come around to the idea of this film, mostly because of the mo-cap work which was used to astonishing effect in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. It also doesn’t hurt that Bay retracted his comments about giving the Turtles an alien origin. However, I’m still yet to be truly impressed by any of the output from director Jonathan Liebesman, but there’s always a first time for everything.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES will hit screens on 6th June 2014. It stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fischer, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson, and Danny Woodburn.
You can see even more pictures of the mo-capped Turtles and their captors over at Superherohype, and Comic Book Movie.
Source: Deadline, Superherohype, and Comic Book Movie
