Recasting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Today - Part 2

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The TNMT side characters are great. I'm looking at a potential reboot with the turtles and casting as if they are teenagers. Here is who I'd cast as Casey Jones, April O'Neil, Shredder, and Krang.
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[@timbo-slice4321]

I personally think Casey and April should be around the same age because in a lot of depictions of TMNT they end up together… those were the only 2 I had a problem with.. but I would still love to see more of these

[@1John_1_9]

I think April should be 18-20ish and Casey 24-27ish.

[@timbo-slice4321]

@@1John_1_9 I can respect that! Agreed

[@MasterOfAnomisty]

Devon Bostick would be a pretty good Casey Jones

[@coffeewiththebeardedreview9416]

The choice for Shredder is absolutely perfect. Ever since I saw him play Scorpion in the new Mortal Kombat, I thought “He needs to be Shredder”

[@yourboysnowden6896]

Would love to see your takes on other mutants, BeBop, Rocksteady, Baxter, Jennika, Usagi and Karai

[@bookworm7076]

Usagi isn't a mutant. He's an anthropomorphic samurai rabbit that comes from an alternate universe where anthropomorphic animals are the dominant species instead of humans. But seeing him in live-action would be totally cool!

[@yourboysnowden6896]

@@bookworm7076 nah, I know. I mentioned him towards the end along with Karai because they aren’t mutants, but people I would like to see casted.

[@bookworm7076]

@@yourboysnowden6896 Thanks for the clarification.

[@yourboysnowden6896]

@@bookworm7076 all good!

[@lightyearpig12]

Just going to throw these out in advance. Bebop: Laz Alonso Rocksteady: Sylvester Stallone Baxter: William Jackson Harper Jennika: Brenda Song Usagi: Simu Liu or Ludi Lin Karai: Kelly Hu, returning from the 2012 cartoon, or Chloe Bennet

[@kobaltwolf6224]

I guessed Sanada as the Shredder. He just kinda radiates that energy. Also, I would like to see your picks for Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Karai, Slash and maybe Leatherhead.

[@chazhartwayne6493]

as always your casts are perfect, ESPECIALLY Sophia as April O'Neil.

[@Chuck_EL]

2:07 is actually my hometown, i always used to walk there its an old plant and the blue bridge is called 'deadman's bridge" and the bridge behind it is an old train bridge and yes perfect casting as april

[@gibbsterV]

I think villains are a must at this point. Baxter, BeBop, Rocksteady, Baron Draxum was a good ROTTMNT villain and I think he should get a casting. While Slash isn't a villain and is more of an Anti-hero I'd love to see him recast too.

[@HoracioAmiritoDiaz]

I would love to see casts for live action Batman Beyond, live action Titan A.E., and live action Princess Mononoke.

[@osmanyousif7849]

What about Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter?

[@joeljuarez2828]

Don’t forget The Transformers and He-Man and do you plan on doing your own take on the first Space Jam?

[@tmntgirl4life]

Curious who you would cast as for really cool lesser known villains: 1. Rat King 2. Savanti Ramero 3. General Zog 3. Complete Carnage 4. Baxter Stockman The biggest problem I had with many live action tmnt films is that they always use shredder as the villain. Don’t get me wrong Shredder is an amazing villain but overexposure makes him (for me at least) least intimating. So say if someone did a trilogy of tmnt films, they should have two other villains in the first two and shredder has been pulling the strings and in the final film they face him. Who those other two villains should be I would choose Rat King and Complete Carnage. Both very powerful mutant advisers especially Rat king and Splinter’s personally battles. Rat king is the only villain that has a tie with Splinter besides Shredder.

[@Jordan-vt4oj]

You should cast Baxter Stockman, Bebop and Rocksteady, Kari, Rat King, and Leatherhead for part 3

[@Jay-Da-Giant]

That would be a great roster!

[@mediaflame]

*Karai

[@Chuck_EL]

i can see lakeith standfield as baxter stockman , he plays a similar character in atlanta if baxter was in inner city atlanta and sold guns instead of being a scientist

[@artisticsolarninja]

I would for Don Cheadle as Stockman Alfred Molina as Leatherhead and Keagan Michael Key as Bebop

[@ilijacogelja6580]

I would like Mike Colter as Bebop, David Harbour as Rocksteady and Jackie Earle Haley as Rat King

[@ganumon1984]

Wow, I suggested Sebastian Stan to be Casey Jones recently and an Instagram User suggested Sophia Lillis to be 2012 April O’Neil. My choices for April and Casey are Abigail Cowen as April O’Neil and Joe Keery as Casey Jones.

[@mr.movieandtvguy5310]

Joe Keery as Casey Jones actually makes a lot of sense

[@theavenuesshow9922]

I like Rudy Pankow too for Casey Jones, Bryan pretty much describes his outer bank character

[@mizal7893]

Joe Keery is a really really good choice

[@aedanmannion]

Joe keery is not a good Casey. He is not threatening in the slightest bit. I could definitely see him voicing one of the turtles maybe Donnie or Leo

[@ganumon1984]

Absolutely not!

[@JcgLounge]

For April O’Neal, I would actually want Madeleine Petsch as the character. I mean she just looks like April and even tho I haven’t watched her work, I think she’s a decent actress. For Shredder, I want Cary Yuki Tagawa from the OG Mortal Kombat movie. I think that man plays the ninja villain persona well. Him as Shang Tsung will NEVER get old.

[@gordhanx]

I'd love to see more fan casting. There are so many more roles you could do. Maybe a Part 3 for more of the villains (Stockman, Karai, Rat King, Slash, Bishop and Hun), then Part 4 for more of the turtle's human allies (Bert, Vernon, Irma, Keno, Angel and Renet), maybe a Part 5 for more mutants (Mondo Gecko, Ray Fillet, Wingnut, Leatherhead, Mona Lisa and the Fugitoid) and maybe one for the IDW characters (Old Hob, Alopex, Jennika, Sally Pride, Koya and Kitsune).

[@POPANDER]

You forgot Bebop and Rocksteady

[@gordhanx]

@@POPANDER Yeah, them too.

[@timothyflynn2738]

I gotta admit, I do love to see Sophia Lillis in more things! Everyone else is all about the different mutants, I still hold out hope you’ll cast Hun. He was a henchman who gave 100% in the 2003 series!

[@Chuck_EL]

she looks exactly like april @ 1:56 even has her personality in that photo

[@LuisSanchez-by7mh]

Who do you think should be casted as Bebop or Rocksteady? I think Karen Fukuhara could be a good choice as Kurai.

[@randomname468]

I would love to see your casts for Karai, Bebop, Rocksteady, Leatherhead, Baxter Stockman, Rat King, and Jennika.

[@garveyneal1672]

I like to see you recasting some of the turtles' other allies and enimies like: Hun, Lord Dregg, Irma, Professor Honeycutt a.k.a The Fugitod, Agent Bishop, The Tricetitons (Zanramon, Mozar, and Zog), The Rat King, Karai, Baxter Stockman, Vernon Fenwick, Burne Thompson, Leatherhead, Bebop, Rocksteady, Tokka, Razhar, Slash, Miyamoto Usagi, Mutagen Man, Mona Lisa, Armaggon, Mondo Gecko, Savanti Romero, Lord Simultaneous, Renet, and the Punk Frogs (Napoleon bonafrog, Genghis Frog, Rasputin the Mad Frog, and Attila the Frog).

[@TheWhoEditor]

The casting for these characters is brilliant! I really want to see them in the roles now. I'd like to see who you might cast for Baxter Stockman, Agent Bishop, Fugitoid, Bebop and Rocksteady, and Mona Lisa.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Since you mentioned Hiroyuki Sanada in Mortal Kombat, I definitely like to see you do a fan casting of other Mortal Kombat characters, weather for the potential movie series or for TV. I think it’s time that we saw a Street Fighter TV series revival.

[@thefilmwatcher1216]

You should do some of Shredder's henchbeings like Bebop, Rocksteady, Karai, and Baxter Stockman. Kaitlyn Dever as April O'Neil Dacre Montgomery as Casey Jones Ken Jeong as Krang Daniel Dae Kim as The Shredder

[@VictoryArtz]

Hiroyuki Sanada is just Perfect as the Shredder, the man knows how deadly he can be.

[@moviemakr3938]

Holy heck, I was wondering if you were going to pick Sophia Lillis for April because she seemed right. Very interesting picks for Shredder and Kraang. Feels so long since John Leguizamo played someone like the Clown. I haven't seen the sequel to the 2014 film, but I thought Brian Tee was a better Shredder. I guess your outlook on Casey Jones makes sense, but I thought he looked rad in the 2012 series with all the gear he wore in his outfit almost looking like a battle suit along with his facepaint.

[@biologicalmale]

It's probably a crime that Hiroyuki hasn't been shredder yet.

[@SogekingFirebirdStar]

I'd love to see you cast the Archie Comics characters. You know, in an adaptation that isn't unfaithful chaotic garbage.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

If the TMNT turles get a reboot trilogy, what I want to see is this: 1st film - Based on TMNT first arc from IDW comics, have Ralphael being Turtles lost brother and acting as the surrogate character, the last one to join the turtles. While they teach Ralph the fighting styles of ninjutsu, Ralph, since he grew up in the streets, could be the one who inspires the Turtles to help the people in the surface and become New Yorks protectors. The villains could be Old Hob and Baxter Stockman (with Krang showing up in the post credit scene, teasing him as the "Thanos" of the franchise") 2nd film - Adaptation of City Fall, with Shredder and the Foot Clan (Karai, Rocksteady and Bebob and Alopex) as villains, with him wanting to take over New York from the Purple Dragons and other street gangs and have his revenge against Splinter (I would go with the IDW take, that Splinter is the reincarnation of ancient warrior from feudal Japan and the Shredder is his rival who was brought to life in present day), by brainwashing Leonardo and making him join the Foot Clan. In true Empire Strikes Back style, the Turtles could be able to rescue Leo but Shredder could take over the city, forcing the Turtles to leave, all traumatized by the event, specially Leo, who would have to deal with the guilty of being used against his family. 3rd film - It would the Turtles, now living hidden in April's parents house in the woods, recovering from the events of the previous films when they meet the Fugitoid, a android from Dimension X who would warn them about Krang plans to invade Earth, starting with New York, declaring war against Shredder and the Foot Clan, a conflict that could lead to the destruction of the whole city. So the plot would have the Turtles having to return to New York and stop this conflict between ninjas and aliens.

[@osmanyousif7849]

I’d rather not a movie series, and more a live action TV series. Because to cram so much story into a two hour movie has shown that it’s a bit overkill.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@osmanyousif7849 It could work as well. These pitches could be the first three seasons. If the show become a sucess there could be more season introducing other characters from the TMNT mythology, like Leatherhead, Renet the Timestress, the Triceratons and the Rat King (who, taking inspiration from the IDW comics, could easly be villain the final season).

[@natek4488]

I'd also wish you'd cover Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, and Karai. I think Shredder and Krang should have henchmen to boss around, much like how Megatron has the Decepticons, or how the Red Skull has HYDRA.

[@midnight7786]

I lowkey knew Sophia would be the choice for April lol. Also I'd be up to see how you would fair with Baxter Stockman, Bebop, Rocksteady, Karai, and Leatherhead. And maybe one more part going over the rest of the mutants and even Fugitoid

[@HRGAMES-rw7yd]

Honestly, Sanada is such a perfect Shredder that I need to ask how he hasn’t been casted? Dude’s in his sixties yet can keep can with guys half his age. Just look at him in MK2021 with Joe Taslim.

[@lewismcintosh8029]

Great video Bryan, you really know a lot about these characters and the actors who play them. Really love to see your take on Bebop and Rocksteady. Also just a suggestion, would you mind going back to your Batman fancasting for other characters who haven't appeared on the big-screen? I know you possibly have other fancasting you want to do, but it would really be fun to your interpretation for characters who stories haven't been told yet on screen. The specific characters I would like see include: Batwoman (Kate Kane), Bat-Wing, Blue Bird, Spoiler; Orphan, Lady Shiva, Cheshire, Alice and Signal.

[@ayobrownie]

Love these vids, would love to see you cast a live action Ben 10 series,

[@Mirrorcomics24]

De rock as rath

[@gibbsterV]

@@Mirrorcomics24 lol

[@Joson2004]

@@Mirrorcomics24 Kevin Hart as Greymatter

[@Mirrorcomics24]

@@Joson2004 ahaha

[@owainthomas2316]

Bill Murray as Grandpa Max John Cena as Four Arms Tom Holland as Spider Monkey Jack Black as Stinkfly Dolph Lundgren as Diamondhead

[@artisticsolarninja]

Don Cheadle as Baxter Stockman Alfred Molina as leatherhead Keegan Michael Key as Bebop A Random European actor who would play as Rocksteady

[@DanielMartActor]

Part 3 (Important Antagonists): Bebop Rocksteady Baxter Stockman Lord Dregg Part 4 (Channel 6 News Team): Vernon Fenwick Irma Burne Thompson Part 4 (Dimmension X): General Tragg Granitor The Nutrenos Part 5 (The Punk Frogs): The Punk Frogs Part 6 (TMNT Allies): Venus Jennika Karai Usagi Yojimbo Rat King

[@silentb8997]

Terry Notary (Motion-Capture), Alfred Molina (Voice) as Leatherhead James McAvoy as Mr. Mortu Andy Serkis as Tokka Toby Kebbell as Rahzar Jackie Earle Haley as Rat King Idris Elba as Commander Mozar Vin Diesel as Zog Thomas Haden Church as Slash Jake Kersey as Old Hob Martin Freeman as Professor Honeycutt

[@Ryecrash617]

As always, I love every one of these choices.

[@phantomspydj]

Yes. I would like to see you tackle Karai, Baxter, and the Mutants

[@jayden__3896]

Bebop and Rocksteady for the next video for sure, and do go into some of the other villains!! Perhaps Leatherhead and Slash too?

[@optimascrime5235]

This video has more perfect casting then the first video this guy made

[@joshtelepman9159]

Wow, Leguizamo is perfect

[@adambatey4707]

For the next one I say do Baxter Stockman, Karai, Bebop, Rocksteady, Leatherhead and The Rat King

[@dannybonett8349]

I was slightly worried about Shedder but you NAILED IT. Oh Sinada aka Scorpion as Shredder would be phenomenal.

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

I could see Giancarlo Espocito as Stockman.

[@siriswarrior]

Love these. Especially Shredder. Spot on.

[@TheMercwithaMouth199]

Your choose for Shredder is the fancast I had for him but please, please do Bebop, Rocksteady, Karai, Leatherhead, and Rat King

[@olaoluwapowilliams5169]

Katrina Law as Karai She may too old for the role but I believe she’s perfect. Her character in Arrow is basically Karai as a lesbian:badass, has a cold demeanor but is honorable and sympathetic.

[@adamjudge2899]

Where's my Baxter Stockman? And how about the Mighty Mutanimals? GIVE US PIGEON PETE

[@godofevil9468]

I literally love all of your picks. No doubt no issues.

[@fredrikbadh5521]

STAR WARS REBELS Would be really cool if you could cast it for a live action movie!

[@xoxosalem]

I absolutely loved this casting! Sophia is a great choice for April!

[@rosstasker8590]

I want some real deep cuts - the Manimals era of Archie Comics adaptations - Man Ray, Mondo Gecko, and the terribly named Ninjara, a literal kitsune

[@andresparra114]

Attack on Titan fan cast? I think it will be really cool, It's a really anticipated one, And if I were to split them into parts this is how I would do it, Although im sure you'd do a better job: The trio: Eren Mikasa Armin The recruits part 1: Connie Jean Sasha Krista Ymir The recruits part 2: Marco Annie Reiner Berthold The commanders: Levi Hange Erwin Shadis Miche Pixis Zachary Seasons 1 + 2: Grisha Carla Hannes Hitch The Beast Titan Levi Squad Season 3 first part: Kenny Rodd Freida Uri Season 3 second part: Floch Marlo Faye Dina Mr. Kruger Spoilers!!! Season 4 (1/2): Gabi Falco Pieck Porco Onyakopon Yelena Season 4 (2/2): Willy T Laura T Nicollo Colt Mageth

[@daviddyster4145]

I love your casting of the supporting players in the TMNT cast you created, I wouldn't mind seeing more of there rouges and could you do a fan casting of the Disney Princess?

[@tacksgmvs2070]

I think for April I would choose Jane Levy. She’s older, but I’d personally like to see the older April. For Krang my choice would be Benedict Cumberbatch, because I would love to see a much scarier and more intimidating version of Krang. Also I know Baxter Stockman wasn’t in this video, but I think Giancarlo Esposito would be wonderful in that role. I can imagine him playing a much more serious Stockman, kind of like the 2003 series.

[@mew2wand447]

Casey jones is literally my favourite character

[@smartreez3817]

Making April a teenager is a big mistake, especially with Cassey Jones in the mix

[@themoosehoof]

Big agree. If she’s gonna be a teen Casey needs to be too. They need to be around the same age either way

[@gabrielhall9099]

do part 3 as well with characters like Baxter Stockman, Karai, Bebop & Rocksteady and the Rat King

[@kentuckycaseyoutdoors1216]

Sophia Lillis looks just like April, great casting with everybody. Stan would kill it as Casey Jones

[@optimascrime5235]

I just got back from watching the Netflix Rise Of the TMNT movie and it slaps so godam hard

[@dccomicsfanboy1028]

I would cast brenton thwaites or Jared padalecki or Logan lerman as casey jones.

[@j0nsgr8]

Calling it now, he's gonna pick Patton Oswalt as Krang. Will update when I finish the vid. Pleasantly surprised.

[@tmovies92]

good choices. My cast would be Zoey Deutch as April O'Neal Robbie Amell (his Cousin Stephen already played the role) as Casey Jones Patton Oswalt (he killed it on Hulu's MODOK) as the voice of Krang Andrew Koji (from Snake Eyes & Bullet Train) as Shredder

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Those are good pics! My personal pics would’ve gone with Dove Cameron as April O’Neil and Joe Keery as Casey Jones

[@heymarithere4396]

I like your shredder casting, I would've gone with Ken Watanabe but your pick is fine too

[@owainthomas2316]

Tadanobo Asano I think would be good as Hun. Then for Bebop and Rocksteady I could see Joe Keery and Sacha Baron Cohen for some reason

[@Elidrys]

Shredder casting perfection

[@fredfabric]

Now that you mentioned Spawn: maybe do that next when you’re done with TMNT!

[@stevencooper564]

I think I've been listening to too much of Mish and Zach's Leguizamarama. I almost thought you had suggested John Leguizamo as Krang. Jokes aside, Johnny Legs is one of the most underrated actors we have today, I would absolutely love to see him in something crazy like this.

[@StarFox9301]

I’m surprised you didn’t include Karai in this video, she’s always seemed to me a major Ninja Turtles character with an interesting arc. I hope you consider someone for her. Also, though Alopex was recently made for the IDW series, I’d liked to see her as well.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

Great casting choices, but, for April, I think the actress need to have experience with action scenes. I'm tired of seeing April always being portrayed as damsel in distress in the movies. I want to see something more close to the comics or the 2003 and 2012 cartoons, where she recives training from Master Splinter, becoming a Kunoichi (which could give her a great character arc in movie or series)

[@spider-man500]

You're forgetting that even in the 20012 series she started out with no training She can DEVELOP into the more capable April. Be Patient.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

@@spider-man500 But the actress needs to have experience with it otherwise when the time comes for April to develop her abilities is possible that the actress will not fit the role just like what happened to Finn Jones in Iron Fist.

[@victorphan6274]

Sophia Lillis is perfect but I do see what you mean. Much like part 1, this is almost perfect casting. My only tiny disagreements are the casting for Raphael & Casey. Dont get me wrong, I love Will Poulter & Sebastain Stan as actors & honestly would prefer them as the adult versions of these characters but comparing the age gap to the other actors he has chosen, my personal casting would be 2 Cobra-Kai actors, Jacob Bertrand/Hawk as Raphael & Tanner Buchanan/Robby as Casey Jones. Sophia Lillis is perfect but I gotta admit, Mary Mouser & Peyton List ( also from CK) would be a good 2nd & 3rd choice for April.

[@Chuck_EL]

@@victorphan6274 i agree april is always upbeat, bubbly, and overly positive which inspires the turtles but shes still good at her job as a reporter and can get rough around the edges...i think judith hoag got that perfectly down in the first live action film

[@thomasmcknight4495]

Would love to see some villains next like Baxter stockman hun karai bishop and beebob and rocksteddy

[@JoshTGSMinecraft]

Recast Kick-Ass For Today

[@tirzahroseroot]

I really wanna see Karai. She was my favourite non-turtle character in the 2012 show.

[@themoosehoof]

Casey wasn’t originally a teenager but neither is April. I feel like if you’re gonna do a teenage April you also have to do a teenage Casey and vise versa considering their relationship is very important to both characters. Doing an adult Casey and teen April doesn’t work imo. The actors both work for versions of the character but not versions in one movie

[@Jay-Da-Giant]

Great casting, Bryan. Also, my picks for April O’Neil and Casey Jones are Natalia Dyer and Joe Keery.

[@mr.custom8497]

I would like to see you try do live action flash casting. Maybe the first video do Barry Allen, Wally West, and Iris West, the second do The Rouges, and the third do any other villains. I think you would do a great job on it.

[@corruptiontv3000]

We need beebop and rocksteady recast that would be interesting

[@kyalking1313]

Go weirder lol loved this casting round

[@BlueMantaOfficial]

I kinda see Nick Kroll playing Krang more than Leguizamo, he has more range as a voice actor than him

[@comfortcrossroads]

I'd love to see you cast Digimon , I think you'd have fun with all the complex characters!

[@anubusx]

The Rock as Etemon. Tom Hiddleston as Piedmon. Alexander Skarsgard as Myotismon. Matthew Goode as Devimon.

[@comfortcrossroads]

@@anubusx nice choices! I wish I knew enough asian actors to cast for the digidestined but I do think maybe Nijiro Murakami might work for Ken based on his work as Chishiya?

[@anubusx]

@@comfortcrossroads Maybe some unknowns.

[@wallygator92]

What about Baxter Stockman, Rat King, Bebop and Rocksteady?

[@saffyesperas2278]

The current Mortal Combat movie is the first mortal combat movie, I have ever seen. I do not have any bias against it. It was what I wanted in a movie, entertaining and plot driven.

[@ryanokeefe4259]

1:54 thank you so much for using my fancast

[@Injusticelord]

I love these picks my personal picks are: Jane Levy as April O’Neil Brenton Thwaites as Casey Jones Mark Hamill as Krang Tony Leung as Shredder

[@smashallpots1428]

fuck yeah my boy HIROYUKI SANADA

[@Royce-oh]

On their own the April and Casey choices are great but together it just feels icky. Stan is just way too old to be paired with Lillis.

[@xGhostCat]

They dont always need to be shipped though. Casey foremost should be a foil to Raph.

[@themoosehoof]

@@xGhostCat they’re both important aspects of the character, also being a teenager arguably makes Casey a better foil to Raph

[@anubusx]

Recast The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[@maddenboseroy4074]

If you've seen my comment on your part 1, you'd probably expect me to say you should have stuck with Zendaya; and you're right. I also agree with your Casey Jones line of thought. Shredder's 2014 design, however, had my favorite gauntlets.

[@mjphillips2132]

I would love to see you recast the Addams Family!

[@victorphan6274]

Much like part 1, this is almost perfect casting. My only tiny disagreements are the casting for Raphael & Casey. Dont get me wrong, I love Will Poulter & Sebastain Stan as actors & honestly would prefer them as the adult versions of these characters but comparing the age gap to the other actors he has chosen, my personal casting would be 2 Cobra-Kai actors, Jacob Bertrand/Hawk as Raphael & Tanner Buchanan/Robby as Casey Jones. Sophia Lillis is perfect but I gotta admit, Mary Mouser & Peyton List would be a good 2nd & 3rd choice for April.

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

You're saying we don't talk about Jon Leguizamo? No, no, no I'm pretty sure we do. Good picks, though!

[@benkalem]

I probably wouldn't make April that young. For one, it removes a big part of her character as a competent professional. I think her role as an Older Sister taking care of the brothers is important, and offers a much more interesting dynamic. Go too young, and it's not believable for one to have had time to establish themselves as a Journalist. Having her too young also removes any possible romantic tension her and Casey could have, because we don't need a situation where an older man is hitting on a teen. I think someone like Dakota Fanning could do well as April. Her looking younger than she is would open opportunities to explore having to prove one's credibility, when you don't look the part, despite your competence. This is an experience many women in different fields have had, and fits very well with the Journalist backstory. April is a very aspirational character. Casey, I think, should lean heavily into the Hockey Player thing. I could see in the story him being a former Player, who maybe was close to getting his shot at the International levels, but due to injury or some other scandal, he lost his chance. This would set him up as someone with experience, but also, explain his physicality. This would also allow him to take on a mentor role to the brothers, who could well be Hockey Fans in New York. Someone like Colton Haynes, or even John Boyega could pull off the physicality of the character, feel like a true athlete, and also bring the necessary humor and dramatic qualities the role deserves. John Leguizamo, that's just perfect. Man has terrific range, and I could see him really chewing the scenery in this role, in the best possible way. Shredder is a tricky one. On the one hand, Hiroyuki Sanada is perfect for it, but on the other, the man is over 60. For a franchise character, meant to be around for a good few years, in a role that requires some very intensive stunt work, I'd probably cast someone significantly younger. They can always use makeup and CGI to age the actor, when his not hidden under the mask. I think the main thing to capture about Shredder is him being an intimidating master martial artist, which kind of points to casting someone with that background, someone who is known for stunt work. We've seen with Iron Fist what happens, when you put a solid actor without skills to pull off stunts into an action role. Let's avoid this completely. My pick for Shredder would be Yoshi Sudarso. Man has the moves, and he looks the part.

[@civilbeast165]

Totally tubular. Could you cast more of their villains? The TMNT have a huge and fun rouges gallery but it’s always been neglected by the shredder. He’s the main bad guy in every movie except ninja turtles 3 and in the cartoons, almost all the bad guys who aren’t the shredder work for him. We need TMNT movies where the shredder isn’t the main villain or at least has a small role to play like the TMNT animated movie. I want a movie where the villain is rat king, MR NULL, or even Hun. And the movies could build up to shredder just like the 2003 show did by having the turtles unknowingly ruining his plans and he targets them out of necessity. Baxter Stockman was supposed to be the main villain of the first 90’s movie but was replaced with shredder because the technology back then was too primitive to translate his mousers and tech to the big screen. And they could take a note from Spider-Man homecoming for bringing multiple villains into the movies by making one the boss and the rest the henchmen. Like stockman could be the one to mutate Bebop and Rocksteady which would be a perfect showing of brains working with brawn. And when shredder eventually comes in a future movie, he could recruit villains that the turtles defeated in old movies like stockman and BB and RS if the writers avoid the old trope of making the villains die in every movie

[@TheVoiceGuy-]

Again I don't disagree with anything but in my head I've always kinda seen Sadie sink as April but I still really like that actress

[@chasehotter9079]

I think the age between Casey and April is a little too big considering they're usually supposed to be together. Even though on their own i think they are great

[@isaifuentes7721]

make a part three of the villains

[@jfitz1109]

One problem I have with April and Casey is age difference. I mean we all know Casey is April's love interest..

[@rodwooz]

Great cast for both videos!

[@braedenmartin8596]

The turtles have a bunch of weird charters cast all of them

[@princebloodgrave8097]

If you do a 4th part, one day, I think that Ratking, Leatherhead, Metalhead, Slash, and the Punk Frogs should be cast. :D

[@berniedavis6676]

please cast Vern, Irma, bebop, rocksteady, and slash.

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

I think Casey should be the first human to know about the Turtles before April came along.

[@zanderblankenship3849]

My casting choices were: Bella Thorne as April O’Neil Joe Keery as Casey Jones and Andy Serkis as Krang