Earlier this month, Paramount released new footage from this summer’s action-packed sequelTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowsduring theSuper Bowl, which gave fans their first look at the villainousKrang. While it isn’t known when more footage will debut,Paramounthas released four new character posters, featuring the four main heroes, Leonardo (Pete Ploszek), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson). Hopefully we’ll get even more character posters soon featuring the new characters who will make their big screen debut this summer.
Aside from the villainous Krang,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadowswill introduce a number of iconic characters from the comic books and the original animated TV series.ArrowstarStephen Amellhas come aboard to play Casey Jones, with filmmaker/actorTyler PerryportrayingBaxter Stockman. The beloved villainsBebop and Rocksteadywill also be featured, portrayed byGary Anthony Williamsand WWE World Heavy Weight ChampionStephen ‘Sheamus’ Farrelly.
The cast also includes Oscar-nominated actressLaura Linneyas Chief Rebecca Vincent,Brian Teeas the nefarious Shredder andBrittany Ishibashias Karai. A rumor surfaced in August thatBebop & Rocksteadywill “mutate” halfway through the movie, but that was never confirmed. These characters debuted in the original TV series, and were thugs in a street gang that Shredder recruited to become mutated, to defeat theNinja Turtles.
OriginalTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesstarsMegan Fox(April O’Neil),Will Arnett(Vern Fenwick) andWilliam Fichtner(Eric Sacks) are also returning alongside the heroes in a half shell.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 about the inclusion of fan-favorite characters Casey Jones, Bebop and Rocksteady.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is slated for release on July 28, 2025, 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 these new posters for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, and stay tuned for more one-sheets.
