In just a few short months, your favorite heroes in a half-shell will return in the highly-anticipated sequelTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, in theaters June 3. While many are excited for the turtles' triumphant comeback, others are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two iconic charactersBebop and Rocksteady(Gary Anthony WilliamsandStephen Farrelly). Last week, we showed you individual character posters for each of these villains. Today,Comic Book Moviehas uncovered a new one-sheet with brings both characters together, exhibiting their brute force.
Bebop and Rocksteady were not created for the originalcomic book, but debuted in the popular animated series to sell more action figures, where they quickly became fan favorites. BeBop and Rocksteady will start off as a punk thugs who serve as members of a ragtag street gang. After meeting the nefarious Shredder (Brian Tee), they mutate into hybrids of a warthog and rhinoceros, and become Shredder’s enforcers. We’ll have to wait and see how the Turtles handle these powerful enemies, who have much more brawn than brain.
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 andBrittany Ishibashias Karai.Productionon theaction sequelwrapped in New York last August.
Among the new characters coming aboard for this sequel includeLaura Linneyas an undercover cop,Tyler PerryasBaxter StockmanandStephen Amellas Casey Jones, along with Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (Stephen Farrelly). Our favorite heroes in a half-shell will take on new enemies as they fight to stop an alien threat to the Big Apple. This sequel also features Krang, a villain who fans have been waiting to see on the big screen for quite some time.
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.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. Check out the extended TV spot forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsfootage, along with the new posters below. Do you thinkTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowscould be one of this summer’s biggest hits?
