Is Fichtner TMNT's Shredder?

Deadline reports that William Fichtner (The Dark Knight, Drive Angry) has landed an "a lead [role] with iconic stature in the upcoming live-action "Ninja Turtles" reboot at Paramount.

 Given that Fichtner plays a great bad guy--speculation is that he plays TMNT nemesis Shredder

Pete Ploszek will play Leonardo, Jeremy Howard will play Donatello Noel Fisher will play Michelangelo and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire co-star Alan Ritchson plays Raphael These 4 young men will provide the motion capture essence and vocals for the heroes in the half shell. Danny Woodburn will play the mo-cap role of wise rat Master Splinter--the father figure to the shelled heroes

Will Arnett is tapped to play Casey Jones opposite fellow live action actor Megan Fox as April O'Neil

The film was set to be live-action but then it was decided that the turtles would be brought to life using motion capture/CGI like 2011's "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes".

Jonathan Liebesman is directing from a script by Kevin Eastman, Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec.

Brad Fuller Andrew Form, Galen Walker and Scott Mednick would co-produce with Michael Bay.

Production is underway in New York City. Take a look at the recent set photos.

The pic was delayed over script issues--originally slated for release in December 2013 it is now set to be released on June 6th, 2014.