Paramount’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsis shaping up to be one of this summer’s biggest movies, arriving in theaters on June 3. Thefirst trailerlaunched back in December, but, aside from a TV spot that debuted last month, we haven’t seen too much from this highly-anticipated sequel. During the Kids Choice Awards on Nickelodeon over the weekend, the studio debuted a new clip, which shows off their new garbage truck vehicle and its impressive array of weaponry. Unfortunately, these heroes in a half-shell haven’t worked out all the kinks quite yet, as they 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.Productionon theaction sequelwrapped in New York last August.
Among the new characters coming aboard for this sequel includeLaura Linney’s mystery character,Tyler PerryasBaxter StockmanandStephen 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. We saw in the first trailer that the Turtles' souped-up new vehicle, a heavily modified garbage truck, shoots sewer lids, but this trailer shows off more of its arsenal, with Mikey controlling a set of huge nunchucks. Sadly, the turtles will surely have to modify this weapon, after a bit of a mishap with a bridge.
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 that fan-favorite characters Casey Jones, Bebop and Rocksteady were included in the sequel. 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, and stay tuned for the next trailer. Are you getting excited for this sequel’s release on June 3?
