Stephen Amell is going to be on the big screen, but not as Green Arrow. He has joined the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel as Casey Jones.
The news was first reported by Variety, but Amell later confirmed it himself on Facebook and Twitter. Amell shared drawings of the hockey mask-wearing character.
Casey Jones is a loner who fights with the Turtles. He also acts as a lover interest for April O’Neil. Elias Koteas played Casey in the 1990 TMNT film.
TMNT 2 will be directed by Earth to Echo’s David Green, who replaces the first film’s Jonathan Liebesman. Megan Fox will be back to play April and Will Arnett is also expected to be back.
Paramount is working quickly to get TMNT 2 off the ground, especially after last year’s film made $191 million in North America alone. Michael Bay will be back to produce, along with Platinum Dunes’ Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. The script was written by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec.
Amell is best known for playing the title role on The CW’s Arrow. His other credits include appearances on Private Practice and Heartland.
TMNT 2 is currently scheduled for June 3, 2016.
Somebody find me a hockey mask!!! #TMNT2 pic.twitter.com/V9bw4ok3VB
— Stephen Amell (@amellywood) April 1, 2015
image via Twitter from Stephen Amell
image courtesy of INFphoto.com
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