Seth Rogen and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.Photo: Getty
The cast ofSeth Rogen’s upcomingTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesmovie has been announced — and it’s one star-studded lineup!
The official Twitter account forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemrevealed which stars will be voicingthe iconic comic book characters, along with a date for the film’s first trailer.
“Team: Assembled. Shells: Polished. Pizza: Ordered. Meet the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:#MutantMayhem. Our TRAILER drops Monday, March 6,” the account tweeted before threading below custom visual announcements of each character’s casting.
Set to play the reptile superheroes Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael are Nicolas Cantu, Shaman Brown Jr., Micah Abbey and Brady Noon, respectively.
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Voicing the Turtles' rodent sensei is action starJackie Chan, whileThe Bear’sAyo Edebiriwill voice the group’s best friend, April O’Neil.
Other stars tapped to play the superheroes' allies and enemies includePaul Ruddas Mondo Gecko,Maya Rudolphas Cynthia Utrom andRose Byrneas Leatherhead.
Along with announcingPost Maloneas Ray Fillet, fellow rapper and actorIce Cubewas revealed to star as a seemingly brand-new character named Superfly.
Most notably left from the cast is the Turtles' main antagonist Shredder, but Rogen, 40, and John Cena will respectively voice the villain’s henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady.
ComedianHannibal Buress, Natasia Demetriou,Giancarlo Espositoare also set to respectively play Genghis Frog, Wignut and Baxter Stockman.
In an interview with the A.V. Club last November, Rogen said hisTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesreboot won’t be a typical action film.
“We found a way to make it deeply personal,” he said. “It’s a teenage movie, we’re putting a lot of our own feelings — of awkwardness and insecurity and a desire to belong and be accepted and all that — into the movie.”
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Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles: Mutant Mayhemwill arrive in theaters Aug. 4.
source: people.com
