'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2' Will Have Bebop, Rocksteady; Casey Jones Appearance Possible
Cory Doyle | | Dec 08, 2014 04:57 PM EST |
(Photo : flickeringmyth) "We can say that Bebop and Rocksteady are in the film...Casey Jones is a character that we love and we're trying to fit him in as well," TMNT film producer Andrew Form says.
The latest installment and sequel to 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will include long-time adversaries Bebop and Rocksteady, and could even include fan favorite Casey Jones, according to reports.
Although the latest TMNT movie received mostly negative reviews - review site Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film a mere 22 percent on its tomatomete - the movie was a hit at the box office. A sequel was announced right after the film's opening weekend, during which it took in $93 million while going on to gross $477 million worldwide.
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According to gaming and entertainment site IGN citing reports from the Omelete and The Wrap,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 will be implementing Behop and Rocksteady, which are two fictional characters apart of the Foot Clan that were featured in the 1987 TMNT cartoon series.
"We can say that Bebop and Rocksteady are in the film," TMNT film producer Andrew Form told the publication.
The move marks the first time Behop and Rocksteady will make a big-screen appearance. The two characters were supposed to be featured in the TMNT 2: The Secret of the Ooze film released in 1991, but was instead replaced by Tokka and Rahzar.
There's also talk about the next installment featuring the hockey mask-wearing vigilante Casey Jones, which is a fictional character that was originated in the TMNT comics.
"Casey Jones is a character that we love and we're trying to fit him in as well," Form says.
Additionally, Paramount Pictures has decided to change things up a bit and instead of bringing back Jonathan Liebesman to direct the film, the studio will instead be adding Earth to Echo director David Green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 will officially be released on June 3, 2016.
TagsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT sequel, Behop and Rocksteady, Casey Jones, David Green, Upcoming films, new movies
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