Fans were pleasantly surprised when Arrow star Stephen Amell was announced to be joining the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 as the beloved hero Casey Jones. With filming of the sequel moving full steam ahead, Michael Bay has released the first look at the character via his Twitter account.
You can check out the first look at Stephen Amell as Casey Jones via the photo below:
The mask certainly looks pretty badass and, with the exception of Casey’s trademark long hair, Amell is looking pretty great in character. Casey looks ready to beat down some Foot Clan with that massive hockey stick in what most hope is an improvement over the first film, which received mixed reactions at best.
Amell joins an extremely expanded cast of characters which includes Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman, Bebop, Rocksteady, Laura Linney in an unspecified role and the returning original cast members, including Megan Fox as April O’Neil and Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick.
Not much else is known about the plot of the sequel, but obviously the growing rogues gallery of villains is expanded beyond just Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and will certainly provide a bigger threat for Splinter and his sons. Thankfully the Turtles will have help from their crazed, sports-obsessed buddy Casey Jones when the film hits theaters on June 3, 2016.
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