Additionally, Megan Fox and Will Arnett are set to return to play their respective characters 'April O'Neil' and 'Vern Fenwick'.
Described as a loner who becomes an ally of the turtles and a love interest for O'Neil, Jones is a fan favorite of the series going back to when Elias Koteas played him in the 1990 New Line film. Casey Jones is voiced by Nickelodeon Star Josh Peck ("Snow Day", "The Amanda Show", "Drake & Josh") in Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV series.
Director David Green ("Earth to Echo") will take the helm of the next installment in the film franchise, with Michael Bay set to produce alongside his Platinum Dunes partners Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, with Galen Walker and Scott Mednick also producing. Screenwriters Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec ("Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol") are again coming aboard to write the sequel and will also Executive Produce. Plot details and information on other returning cast members are still unknown, however, filming for "TMNT 2" is due to start in New York this month (April 2015). The sequel will be released in theaters on June 3, 2016.
Stephen Amell tested with a half-dozen actors over the weekend, but it was his chemistry with Megan Fox that led to the studio eventually giving the role to the star of CW's "Arrow". Paramount has not yet released a comment on the casting.
2014's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which starred Megan Fox and Will Arnett, was a major financial success for Paramount, making $191 million at the US box office and $485M worldwide. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" also packed a major punch with phenomenal sales during its first week of release on Blu-ray and DVD in the USA (Region A/1). The franchise has been such a success that Paramount dated the sequel for 2016 before even locking down a director or cast.
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