Sean Astin and Jason Biggs join Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
"I'm excited to be joining the ranks of the newest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team," said Astin. "This franchise and these characters are beloved around the world, and I'm proud to be the next Raphael. I plan to bring the kind of passion and dedication to the role that TMNT fans have the right to expect."
"We're thrilled to have such a talented group of actors to voice the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this new series," said Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group. "This cast will bring great humor and intensity to our new action comedy take on the band of turtle brothers."
"We're thrilled to have such a talented group of actors to voice the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this new series," said Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group. "This cast will bring great humor and intensity to our new action comedy take on the band of turtle brothers."
Raphael (Astin) is the biggest and toughest of the brothers, and has little patience for stealth operations, hiding in the shadows or keeping his voice down. Leonardo (Biggs), considered to be the leader of the turtles, aspires to be the perfect hero around his three smart-aleck brothers. Donatello (Paulsen) is the reclusive, yet utterly brilliant team inventor who is able to cobble together fantastic weapons from things scrounged from a trash heap. And Michelangelo (Cipes) is enthusiastic, easily distracted, loves pop culture and is always trying to get in on the latest fad.
Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begins as the turtles emerge from their hidden lair in the sewers for the very first time, ready to confront the wondrous and hostile world of New York City and face enemies more dangerous and pizza more delicious than anything they could have imagined. Funnier and with more Ninjitsu than ever before, the show will explore the camaraderie of four teenage brothers learning to rely on themselves and one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and grow to become the heroes in a half-shell that they are destined to be.
Considered one of the most popular kids' television programs of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, a live-action television series and later spawned four blockbuster theatrical releases. The property also has translated into a significant consumer products business - with DVDs, video games, toys and more - that has generated billions of dollars at retail.
Nickelodeon Consumer Products will continue to work with its original and long-standing toy partner, Playmates Toys, which has been the creative force behind the successful TMNT master toy program over the last two decades. Playmates is already developing a product line based on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series which will cater to kids and consumers all around the world.
Next up for TMNT, this coming July at Comic-Con in San Diego, Calif., select fans will get an exclusive sneak peek at the re-imagination of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, preview all-new never-before-seen content, and meet special guests who are working on the new property.
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CBF
It would have been funny if they got Corey Feldman to reprise his Donatello voice from the first movie. Now that would have been awesome! Lol.
1 year agoby @comicbookfanFlag
CBF
One thing they didn't mention is that they are changing the weapons for Michelangelo and Donatello to bladed weapons, no more bo and nunchaku. Also it is interesting to note that Rob Paulsen is returning to the property to voice Donatello, being the original animated series voice of Raphael from 1987. TMNT 2K3 will always be the most closely and accurately depicted of all the series and movies, though, just ask Peter Laird, co-creator of the Turtles, who oversaw everything on that series and hated the original cartoon.
1 year agoby @comicbookfanFlag
Monkeyiron 2.0
Wow they got the freaking guy who was in Encico Man and As speedo Torpedo in Click as Raph and we got The guy who did the voice of Beast Boy as Mikey. Don't get me wrong I like the guy who's Mikey but Really that douche as Raph ok now I get it they're not trying to make it mor serious they're trying to make it more like 90 version....DAMN U NICKELODEON WHY YOU ALWAYS RAPING BELOVED CARTOON CHARACTERS
2 years agoby @monkeyiron2-0Flag
Nautical
Man my buddy still likes TMNT... ill watch this...in honor of him...(grin)
2 years agoby @nautical05Flag
Rufio
love the turtles! stoked about showing this to my son and keeping it alive! :-)
2 years agoby @rufioFlag
Dan
Is this based on the original work, or going to be modernized and super cheesy?
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
ejk1
Pretty good stuff on the surface, but I'll hold off on my opinion until after I see how it stacks up against the two previous TMNT animated shows.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
Diaigma
Astin! Cowabunga Dudes! :D
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Brian
This rules. Astin!
2 years agoby @brianFlag