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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 24, 2015 8:44:18 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/tyler-perry-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-1201477655/Tyler Perry to Play Scientist Baxter Stockman in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2′ Tyler Perry is set to join the cast of Paramount and Michael Bay’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2,” in which he’ll play scientist Baxter Stockman. Megan Fox and Will Arnett are on board to reprise their roles in the sequel, while “Arrow” star Stephen Amell was recently cast as Casey Jones. David Green is directing. Plot details and other returning cast members have yet to be confirmed. In previous iterations of the franchise, Stockman was responsible for the creation of the Mousers, machines meant to seek out and destroy sewer rats. The villainous Shredder learns of this invention and hires Stockman as his own scientist with the intent of using the Mousers to destroy Splinter, mentor to the Turtles. Michael Bay is producing along with his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec are penning the script. Production is set to start next month. The “Turtles” franchise is one of Paramount’s top properties following the success of last summer’s latest outing, which earned $191 million domestically. Best known for his “Tyler Perry Presents” films for which the multihyphenate acts as writer, producer, director and sometimes star, Perry has recently branched out to dramatic roles in other projects, and was last seen playing Ben Affleck’s lawyer in Fox’s “Gone Girl.” Perry is repped by WME.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Apr 28, 2015 8:09:10 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/tmnt-2-shredder-brian-tee-1201480798/‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2′ Casts Brian Tee as Shredder “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2″ has cast Brian Tee (“The Wolverine”) as iconic villain Shredder, Variety has learned exclusively. He’ll join Megan Fox (April O’Neil), Will Arnett (Vern Fenwick), Stephen Amell (Casey Jones) and Tyler Perry (Baxter Stockman) in the Paramount sequel. Michael Bay will once again produce with his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. David Green is set to direct from a script by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. The 2014 reboot of the beloved franchise brought in more than $485 million worldwide on a budget of $125 million. Tohoru Masamune played the villain in the 2014 movie. Tee recently finished filming NBC drama pilot “Love Is a 4 Letter Word” from director George Tillman Jr. and writer-producer Diana Son. He’ll next be seen in Universal’s “Jurassic World,” playing the role of Takashi Hamada. Tee is repped by Abrams Artists Agency, manager Lisa DiSante-Frank, Sabrina Hutchinson Public Relations and attorney Mark Johnson of Behr, Abramson, Levy. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2″ will hit theaters on June 3, 2016.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 17, 2015 17:45:41 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/05/gary-anthony-williams-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-1201427329/Gary Anthony Williams Mutates Into ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2′ Gary Anthony Williams has joined the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, where he’ll star as one of the franchise’s longstanding villains, ‘BeBop’. A mutated pig almost always paired off with a fellow mutant, ‘Rocksteady’, Bebop is a henchmen of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle arch villain Shredder (and thus is a quasi-member of the Foot ninja clan.) In TMNT 2, he’ll start off as a punk street thug member of a ragtag gang of misfits who acts as if he’s intellectually superior, but isn’t. Williams joins Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Stephen Amell, Tyler Perry and Brian Tee in the Paramount sequel directed by David Green from a script by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing. The film is currently filming, and is set for release June 3, 2016. Williams has also appeared in The Internship, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and The Factory. He’s repped by APA, Jordan Tilzer at Roar, and Ginsburg Daniels LLP.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on May 27, 2015 12:13:25 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/05/brittany-ishibashi-joins-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2-jonathan-bailey-in-donald-crowhurst-film-1201433321/Brittany Ishibashi Kicks Up ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2′ Brittany Ishibashi is suiting up for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, Dave Green’s live-action sequel to last year’s hit reboot. She will play Shredder’s daughter Karai in the Paramount Pictures feature from Gama Entertainment Partners and Nickelodeon Movies. Ishibashi’s recent credits include Grace And Frankie, Bones and Emily Owens, M.D., along with the features Everything Before Us and The Harvesting. She is repped by Innovative Artists, Kyle Fritz Management and Jackoway Tyerman.
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