Kamen Rider Decade rumor/picture thread

[Ryuutaros]

Crisis roman numeral is 2 I think symbolising the second Rider like how Decade Simbolisies the tenth.

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

As I've said before, Toei might not be willing to pay whatever the originals wanted to return. And that's even going into the idea that they want to come back. Just because one loves Kamen Rider doesn't mean you come back and work for free.

But it's not like the old Riders are going to be in every single episode; probably a four episode run at best, and maybe a team-up toward the finale. Plenty of these guys have put in guest appearances in other tokusatsu (hell, there was a period where you couldn't find a tokusatsu without an appearance by Ryouhei), and a few of these guys remain friends with directors, writers, and/or producers and sometimes will work as a favor. Like, Takamasa Suga supposedly stayed close to Ryuki's main director Ryuta Tasaki (who's Decade's main director), which is how he ended up appearing in Sh15uya (which Tasaki directed).

It's just another boneheaded move on Toei's part. I don't subscribe to the whole "it's just a toy commercial, story's icing on the cake." EVERY show is meant to sell product, but a lot of writers and directors on these shows are still dedicated to delivering quality work. Besides, it's a boneheaded move in terms of marketing. Rider DVDs are still on shelves -- what better way to stir up interest than expose a lot of these characters to viewers who missed them the first time around? Now, if there's someone who didn't see the Kuuga series before, they won't bother to buy/rent the DVDs to check it out since it has nothing to do with what they might have seen and liked in Decade.

 

[Ryuutaros]

There is still hope, remember they still have a movie.

 

[Omega Dekabreak]

OMG i come on and see most of the riders get recast D:

 

[Solid Snake]

I know I shouldn't let this out becuase I'm under contract but..... I'm the new actor for Agito. Toei picked me.

 

[MrMonk]

But it's not like the old Riders are going to be in every single episode; probably a four episode run at best, and maybe a team-up toward the finale. Plenty of these guys have put in guest appearances in other tokusatsu (hell, there was a period where you couldn't find a tokusatsu without an appearance by Ryouhei), and a few of these guys remain friends with directors, writers, and/or producers and sometimes will work as a favor. Like, Takamasa Suga supposedly stayed close to Ryuki's main director Ryuta Tasaki (who's Decade's main director), which is how he ended up appearing in Sh15uya (which Tasaki directed).

It's just another boneheaded move on Toei's part. I don't subscribe to the whole "it's just a toy commercial, story's icing on the cake." EVERY show is meant to sell product, but a lot of writers and directors on these shows are still dedicated to delivering quality work. Besides, it's a boneheaded move in terms of marketing. Rider DVDs are still on shelves -- what better way to stir up interest than expose a lot of these characters to viewers who missed them the first time around? Now people who didn't see the Kuuga series won't bother to check it out since it has nothing to do with what they might see and like in Decade.

But again, they'd have to pay them whatever their going rate is for those 4 episodes, get them under contract again (since their original contracts probably didn't cover this), and then work around whatever else they're doing for the filming.

It could be:
-The actor doesn't want to return
-Toei doesn't want to pay them
-The writers don't want to go through the headache of making this fit in continuity (hence why Ichijo from Kuuga has been replaced with a completely different character.)
-The actor wants to return, but neither Toei nor the actor can figure out how to fit it within their schedule.

For instance, this the official site of the guy who played Ryuki. If anyone can read it, does he mention Decade? What else does he have on his plate? Anything else he's busy promoting? They apparently have confirmed Kento Handa (Faiz) is returning, so this indicates that either A) Toei tried to get Handa back or B) Handa knew someone connected to production. If A is the case, then I'd assume Toei tried to get every actor back, and negotiations fell through. At which point, part of the ire should be directed at the actor themselves.

Actors have their reasons, much like Bill Murray did not want to return for a third Ghostbusters sequel previously.

 

[Forever Knight]

Hopefully Toei can do this as good as Mebius did with it's Ultraman cameos then we are in for something special.

 

[Adrienzo]

I am pretty sure most of these actors want to return. These roles more or less started their careers. Unless they are like Tetsuo Kurata who didn't wish to return into the Kamen Rider world in order to pursue his acting career, but like it has metioned before, these guys don't have the busiest schedule, they've been in other Toku shows frequently after the end of their respective run.

It could be:
-The actor doesn't want to return
-Toei doesn't want to pay them
-The writers don't want to go through the headache of making this fit in continuity (hence why Ichijo from Kuuga has been replaced with a completely different character.)
-The actor wants to return, but neither Toei nor the actor can figure out how to fit it within their schedule.

I doubt budget is the issue. They get previous Rider actors on shows all the time, for a two parter. This isn't much different, just that they are reprising their own role. Pretty sure most actors will feel somewhat nostalgic about getting a chance to play those characters again.

This goes the same for continuity being an issue. When has TOEI been concerned with continuity?

And has Kento Handa even been confirmed? All we got were a few magazine interviews, nothing concrete, like a shot of him in the show. If Kento is on the show then perhaps something is indeed up, but all we have proof is Koji Seto is in it, which doesn't say much...

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

They apparently have confirmed Kento Handa (Faiz) is returning, so this indicates that either A) Toei tried to get Handa back or B) Handa knew someone connected to production. If A is the case, then I'd assume Toei tried to get every actor back, and negotiations fell through. At which point, part of the ire should be directed at the actor themselves.

You really think that, of all the Heisei Rider actors, Kento Handa's the only one who said yes? C'mon. I'm not saying all of the actors are waiting by their phone, anticipating a phone call from Toei that says they'll strap on that ol' Rider belt again, but it's not the amazing feat some of you think it is to get a stinking cameo from these guys. Quite a few of these guys are only in supporting roles in other movies or shows. And a guest spot doesn't require too much of these actors -- the focus of the episode is still divided with Decade's regulars, so their appearance is brief, and half of that is taken up by doing voiceover work for in-suit stuff.

If the producers of ER can get Clooney back to do the show, then Toei can surely lure the likes of Takayuki Tsubaki back to Rider!

Hopefully Toei can do this as good as Mebius did with it's Ultraman cameos then we are in for something special.

Mebius didn't cast Jiro Blow as some new Dan Tsuburaya/Ultraseven.

 

[Rider Strike]

Maybe there's a thing that when Decade defeats a Rider, that rider reverts to there orignal self. So in the begining, Wataru is one of the riders surving from the effects of the worlds colliding. Then a little while later, he reverts to a kid. Then Decade defeats him, Turning Wataru back to normal. It's just a theroy.