Paramount Pictures’ and Nickelodeon Movies’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows premieres in theaters on June 3, 2016. It is an American 3D science fiction action comedy, which is the sequel to 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The sequel had a budget of $135,000,000 and was directed by Dave Green and written by screenwriters Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters: Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello.
This PG-13 movie is over 112 minutes of action packed turtle and villain battles.
Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello have a situation with Dr. Baxter Stockman and the reappearance of antagonist Shredder. The Turtles find a way to become humans after an extraterrestrial invasion. Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello team with rough-around-the-edges vigilante Casey Jones. Meanwhile the turtles’ human friends April O’Neil, Vern Fenwick, and their master, Splinter, all join forces to deal with Krang’s invasion.
The cast of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsis composed of the following.
- Megan Fox as April O’Neil
- Stephen Amell as Casey Jones
- Will Arnett as Vern Fenwick
- William Fichtner as Eric Sacks
- Brian Tee as the Shredder
- Tyler Perry as Dr. Baxter Stockman
- Brittany Ishibashi as Karai
- Laura Linney as Rebecca
Numerous cameos will occur throughout the film. Judith Hoag, who played April O’Neil in the original 1990 TMNT Movie, will return, along with Brazilian Model Alessandra Ambrosio and the following athletes: Deandre Jordan, J.J. Redick, Austin Rivers (Los Angeles Clippers), Matt Barnes (Memphis Grizzlies) and Spencer Hawes (Charlotte Hornets).
Also, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsutilizes voice actors and motion-capture performers. Here is a list of the talented voice and motion-capture performers in this 2016 comedy.
- Pete Ploszek as Leonardo
- Alan Ritchson as Raphael
- Noel Fisher as Michelangelo
- Jeremy Howard as Donatello
- Danny Woodburn as Splinter (motion-capture performance)
- Tony Shalhoub (voice)
- Gary Anthony Williams as Bebop
- Stephen Farrelly as Rocksteady
- Brad Garrett as Krang
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows has a star-filled cast of actors, voice actors, and performers. Atlanta movie mogul Tyler Perry had these sentimental comments concerning his role in the film for USA Today.
“First of all, I wanted to do something that my son could see and something that he would be proud of one day.”
Brian Tee from Variety states the following.
“When the first movie (1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’) came out, I remember going to the theater with my junior high friends, literally chanting ‘turtles, turtles, turtles’ during a prime sequence, and the audience jumping in with us,” Tee told Variety . “It’s one of my fondest memories. I loved it so much, and I actually went as Shredder for Halloween a couple of times, so to be able to play him now is a childhood dream come true.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows promises to provide viewers with many minutes of excitement, anticipation, and enjoyment!
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