The Turtles comes into conflict with T.C.R.I. scientist Dr. Baxter Stockman with the association of the Foot Clan and the return of the Shredder, who has hired Stockman to create mutants of their own in the form of Bebop and Rocksteady and a unknown invasion above New York City. To prevent the end of the world, the turtles and their human friends April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick comes to the aid with vigilante Casey Jones.Alessandra Ambrosio, Judith Hoag, New York Knicks star player Carmelo Anthony, as well as Los Angeles Clippers players DeAndre Jordan, J.J. Redick and Austin Rivers along with Memphis Grizzlies player Matt Barnes and Charlotte Hornets player Spencer Hawes will be making cameos in the film.[6][7][8][9] Hoag played April O'Neil in the first installment of the original live action film series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990...Read more: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (film)
In December 2014, it was revealed Paramount was in early negotiations with Earth to Echo director Dave Green to helm the sequel, also revealing Jonathan Liebesman was no longer a part of the project.[15] Megan Fox and Will Arnett were confirmed to be returning as April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick respectively, as well as the Shredder returning and Bebop and Rocksteady debuting in the movie. In an interview, William Fichtner confirmed he would be returning as Eric Sacks. Production was confirmed to start in April 2015, along with the castings of Alessandra Ambrosio and several members of the Los Angeles Clippers. On March 31, Stephen Amell was cast as Casey Jones, after test reading alongside several different actors. Amell briefly discussed the role, acknowledging the character bore similarities to his Oliver Queen character from Arrow. He stated the characters are "fundamentally different" from one another, but that Casey did resemble Oliver from older versions. On April 23, Tyler Perry was cast as scientist Baxter Stockman replacing K. Todd Freeman. On April 27, Brian Tee joined the cast as the Shredder replacing Tohoru Masamune from the first film.[24] On April 30, Laura Linney was cast in an unspecified role. On May 14, Gary Anthony Williams was cast as Bebop,[10] where on May 28, WWE wrestler Stephen "Sheamus" Farrelly was confirmed to play Rocksteady. On May 27, Minae Noji was replaced with Brittany Ishibashi in the role of Karai. In August 2015, former WWE superstar CM Punk revealed that he lost the role of Rocksteady to Sheamus...Read more : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (film)