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Producers and director of 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles suing for owed profits

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Deadline is this reporting a quite remarkable story concerning 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with news that the producers, writers and director are suing Fortune Star Media Ltd, the rights holders of the original three Turtles films, as well as Warner Bros. Producers Kim Dawson, Gary Propper and the heir to Graham Cottle, as well […]

SDCC: IDW Publishing and DC Comics announce Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover

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Well, here’s a crossover you probably weren’t expecting… Having launched the Star Trek/Green Lantern limited series this past Wednesday [read our review of the first issue here], IDW Publishing and DC Comics have announced that they are to collaborate on another crossover as Batman teams up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Via CBR, the […]

Gary Anthony Williams is Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

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Deadline is this reporting the news that actor and comedian Gary Anthony Williams (Boston Legal) has been cast as classic TMNT villain Bebop for next summer’s blockbuster sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II. A mutated pig character that can be seen wrecking havoc with his fellow mutant Rocksteady, Bebop works for the Turtles’ arch-nemesis Shredder. […]

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops the UK box office chart with biggest opening weekend of 2014

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November 2014… Exactly a year after its predecessor topped the chart, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 debuted in first place at the UK box office, pulling in £12,654,109 – accounting for 2 out of every 3 cinema tickets […]

The Wolverine actor Brian Tee joins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 as Shredder

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We may have already seen Shredder in last year’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but that hasn’t stopped director Dave Green (Earth to Echo) from casting another actor in the villainous role. According to Variety, that someone is The Wolverine and Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift actor Brian Tee. There’s no word yet on how (or if) Tee’s version of the Shredder […]

Comic Book Preview – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game – The Alliance #1

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IDW Publishing launches its new miniseries Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game – The Alliance today, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… KARAI! Tasked by her estranged grandfather, the Shredder, to protect New York City, Oroku Karai faces her first true test as master of the Foot […]

Stephen Amell talks Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

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It was announced last week by the actor himself that Stephen Amell will be playing fan-favourite Casey Jones in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. At the Vancouver Expo Q&A session over the weekend to promote Arrow, Amell was asked about the similarities between Casey Jones and the character he plays in the show. “Obviously […]

Interstellar fends off The Imitation Game at the UK box office

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November 2014… Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar fought off competition from The Imitation Game and Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?! to retain top spot at the UK box office in its second weekend, pulling in £3.78 million to take its […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 finds its director

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Despite all the claims and promises Jonathan Liebesman made about a sequel for this summer’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it seems as though he won’t be back for another outing. Instead, Variety are reporting that David Green (Earth to Echo) will take over the director’s chair for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Teenage Mutant Ninja […]