Ninja Turtles Snags Patrick Stewart (and Others)
Filed under: Action, Casting, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
If you want your geek movie to do well, there are a handful of major stars it would be very much in your best interest to cast. Kevin Munroe, director of the upcoming cinematic revamp of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is of course quite aware of this fact, and like all good CGI film directors, he's out to fill his flick with major Hollywood stars as voice talent -- but voice talent, it seems, with a geeked-up background. Here's the run-down on what we've learned this week:- Patrick Stewart. Geek credentials -- Living legend. Captain Picard of Trek fame, and Professor X of X-Men fame. They don't come bigger than this dude in the geek world. Stewart will be Max Winters, a "tech industrialist who is amassing an army of monsters in the city."
- Sarah Michelle Gellar. Geek credentials -- television geek queen, as the star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Gellar is the voice of April, who is a "researcher" in this film, instead of a news host. She's also the resident den mother for the turtle boys.
- Chris Evans. Geek credentials -- just building the resume, but off to a very strong start as the Human Torch from Fantastic Four. Evans is Casey Jones, the crazy guy with the hockey stick.
- Kevin Smith. Geek credentials -- creator of Jay and Silent Bob, and high-profile comic book fan. Smith's just got himself a small part as a small time chef.
- Zhang Ziyi. Geek credentials -- all sorts of wire-fu, including House of Flying Daggers and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Ziyi provides the voice for lead villain Karai, leader of an army of Foot Ninjas.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-21-2006 @ 1:21PM
matt said...
I say bring back Corey Feldman as Donatello!
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12-29-2006 @ 5:09AM
gobo said...
Nice try, Corey. :P
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12-29-2006 @ 8:43PM
Jimm said...
Wow..who asked for this movie to be made? It sounds like a FLOP to me! Give us a break..shoooo!
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12-30-2006 @ 9:11AM
Shannon said...
Believe it or not my boys will be so excited!
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12-29-2006 @ 8:57PM
Roger said...
You retards!! this isnt a movie its a cartoon !!!! TMNT ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! go Turtles!!!!!!!!!!! Cowabunga!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-29-2006 @ 9:31PM
Chris said...
TMNT will be more of a "kid" flick than a "geek" movie.
A very poorly-written story...what a ridiculous take on some potentially interesting entertainment information.
Mark Beall. Geek credentials - writing this story.
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12-29-2006 @ 10:11PM
Rose said...
This movie was a big subject of conversation Christmas
night at my daughter and son in-laws home.
He and his buddies are huge Ninja Turtle fans and are
looking forward to this movie. I hope it's good so
they won't be disappointed.
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1-01-2007 @ 1:11AM
buslady said...
This is gonna kick ass.
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12-30-2006 @ 9:07PM
Aleta Braxton said...
I agree that the original voice actors should be used as the Ninja Turtles themselves -- either from the films or the TV series. Let's not forget Brian Tochi or Cam Clark.
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12-29-2006 @ 10:53PM
Nunya said...
How is this movie a "geek movie" anyway? A handful of major stars? Where? I didn't read about any. Yes, Rose, we wouldn't want to disappoint your GROWN son-in-law and his childish friends with a stupid movie. What is the big buzz anyway...there were already 3 live-action movies. They are only making this because, like with all other toys and trends of past generations, they bring back the popular items, but they are hardly ever as popular as they once were.
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12-29-2006 @ 11:37PM
mike said...
many thought the first movie would flop but it was a huge hit, cowabunga!
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12-30-2006 @ 2:20PM
Whatever said...
RE: #8
Nunya, you're making some assumptions-that Roses' GROWN son, and his friends are child-like, that the movie will be stupid, and that it's any of your business in the first place!
As it's none of my business, it seems like it's Nunya "your" Bidness", either.
Just thought I'd return the compliment for Rose.
And as for geek-speak, how does "Byte-Me" work for you.
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12-30-2006 @ 12:40AM
Grifforzar said...
I think this movie is going to be really interesting.
Also,they're going to have a villain in it,who never appeared in the other movies.I've seen an online
preview and it seems to have good CGI,too.
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12-30-2006 @ 1:19AM
SHANE said...
Wow any remake of The Ninja Turtles on any level is a joke. Next Hugh Jackman will be doing the voice for some lame character in MR ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD the movie
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12-30-2006 @ 2:03AM
Alberto said...
I'm just dissapointed it's in CGI. I loved the live action turtles movies(even if the puppets got a bit cheesy after a while). They felt almost real watching them as a kid and with the the massive wave of CGI on crack movies, I think the studios are letting what could be a good comeback franchise in live action, waste away in animation. Hopefully it will turn out to be good, but with ms zero personality sarah michelle gellar playing april, god help us all.
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12-30-2006 @ 2:12AM
jesus said...
i think yall should stick true to the old turtels man killling the movie now man parick stewert man gosh yall making this more out of this world man adding him makes it a space movie gosh he did good in x-men but i sugest get a good cast no really famous celeberties man that kills a movie big time if your making a re make batman was re made so many times im ok whit the old ones if they re make each one its all gone to hell superman what the fuck his re make went beyond stupid like batman begins start whit some new actors give real teens a chance the world is full of young talent just gotta find it it duuu like american IDOL so many young talent undiscoverd and yall using the same actors over and over in diffrent rolls gosh start freash to get hot at the end its all that matters so mutch talented actors out here man find them and watch the people love new blood on screen i wanna see some one not famous become famous like harry potter kid became famous when that shit came out spiderman tobey became known by millions gosh like hollywood cant tink of ideas shit use real teens not them 23 year old guys in movies that yall kill stick to the cartoon i guess becuse when movies dont stick to the story the fuck up stick to the comic or whaeva becuse if not your movie is fucked and your story is over i learned to draw amazing thanks to these turtles im learnd to draw 1st thing i drew the 4 green bros yea so if any one wants to discuss this whit me about the movie fell free to IM me or go to my myspace heres my url
http://www.myspace.com/thepunisherjag1
we have to make movies better 4 our future becuse we dont want fuck ups i say bring back the old cassy whit the hocky mask
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12-30-2006 @ 3:06AM
Ren said...
Ummmmm I think I saw this movie when I was 12! So they are making a remake of a cartoon of a remake of a cartoon? Didn't it have 3 sequels and a Vanilla Ice rap too? Or maybe I've just made up parts of my childhood
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