Last night during the Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards, Paramount debuted a new clip fromTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, following a unique on-stage performance by an unknown, rollerblading actor portrayingCasey Jones. After the stage performance ended, we got our first look at the new Shredder costume before a new clip was shown. While the clip doesn’t feature Shredder himself, the actor who portrays him,Brian Tee, gave fans a better look at this costume with a new photo from his Twitter page. The clip features the heroes in a half-shell engaged in a chase scene, which shows off some of their new vehicle’s unique weapons, which they’ll use to take down Shredder’s Foot Soldiers.
OriginalTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesstarsMegan Fox(April O’Neil),Will Arnett(Vern Fenwick),William Fichtner(Eric Sacks),Alan Ritchson(Raphael),Noel Fisher(Michelangelo),Pete Ploszek(Leonardo) andJeremy Howard(Donatello) are reprising their roles for the sequel. New cast members includeStephen Amellas Casey Jones,Brian Teeas Shredder,Brittany Ishibashias Karai andLaura Linneyin an unspecified role. Production on theaction sequelwrappedproductionin New York last August.
Among the new characters revealed in the first trailer includeLaura Linney’s mystery character,Tyler Perryas Baxter Stockman andStephen Amellas Casey Jones, along with Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady in action. This first look footage also introduced us to a sinister alien presence. And we also got a look at the turtles' souped-up new vehicle, a heavily modified garbage truck that shoots sewer lids. We also got to see how Casey Jones, April O’Neil and the turtles first meet, while Shredder introduces himself to Bebop, Rocksteady and Baxter Stockman.
Dave Greendirects from a script byAndré NemecandJosh Appelbaum. The screenwriters also wrote last year’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which took in $485 million worldwide from a $125 million budget. Very little is known about the story at this point, although many fans were pleased about the inclusion of fan-favorite characters Casey Jones, Bebop and Rocksteady. The sequel will also feature alive-actionversion of Krang, a villain created for the original animatedTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTV series.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is slated for release on June 3, putting it up against Universal Pictures’Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie. It’s possible that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 could put up even bigger numbers than its predecessor this coming summer, but we’ll have to wait and see. Take a look at the newTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsfootage, along with our best look yet at the Shredder costume. Are you getting excited for this sequel’s release on June 3?
