Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Movie News: Sequel Confirmed, Will be in Theaters by June 2016; Turtles Bound for Dimension X
Following the success of its predecessor, it's all systems go for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 release date is set for June 3, 2016. Paramount Pictures will handle film distribution.
"To know movie goers are embracing the Turtles with such enthusiasm is everything that we and all our filmmakers have been hoping for," said Paramount chairman and CEO Brad Grey.
Josh Applebaum and André Nemec are back as the movie's screenwriters. Whether director Jonathan Liebesman will reprise his role as director remains to be seen.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie franchise is based on the 1984 comic books created by Kevin Brooks Eastman and Peter Laird.
The "Fab Four" turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael (named after famous artists from the Renaissance era), gained a huge cult following that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies were released way back in 1990, 1991, and 1993.
Those who grew up in the 90s will definitely remember the four, who are known for their fighting skills honed by their mentor, Master Splinter, and a shared passion for pizza.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 movie spoilers leaked online revealed that the turtles are headed for a mysterious world known as Dimension X. They will caught in the middle of a battle between the Utroms of Krang and the Triceratons, the latter described as "humanoid triceratops."
Well-loved characters from the series - Casey Jones, Bebop, and Rocksteady, will be seen in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.
