‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Finds A Bebop In Gary Anthony Williams
We heard Bebop and Rocksteady would be joining the party forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, and now one-half of the idiot duo has finally been set.Gary Anthony Williamswill play Bebop, a mutated warthog who serves as one of Shredder’s henchmen. Now he just needs to find himself a Rockseady. More details on theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2Bebop casting after the jump.
Deadlinereported the news. It sounds like we’ll get an origin story of sorts for the classic Turtles villain. We’ll first see him inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2as “a punk street thug member of a ragtag gang of misfits who acts as if he’s intellectually superior, but isn’t.” Eventually, we presume, he’ll be mutated into the horrifying warthog-human combination that we know and love today.
Bebop and his literal partner in crime Rocksteady were initially planned to appear in the firstTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfilm. There was evenconcept artdrawn up. But they got cut as the script underwent revisions, so they’re making their first big-screen appearance here. Rumor has itMyles Humphuscould play Rocksteady, but take it with a grain of salt.
Williams is known for his appearances onMalcolm in the MiddleandBoston Legal, and for voicing Uncle Ruckus on Cartoon Network’sThe Boondocks. His movie roles includeThe Internship,Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, andUndercover Brother.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2starsMegan Foxas April O’Neil,Will Arnettas Vernon Fenwick,Stephen Amellas Casey Jones,Tyler Perryas Baxter Stockman, andBrian Teeas Shredder.David Greenis directing from a script byJosh AppelbaumandAndré Nemec.Michael Bayis producing along withBrad FullerandAndrew Form.
Shooting onTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2is underway now. Paramount will release the action sequel onJune 3, 2016.
