Alan Ritchson Cast As Raphael In TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Reboot

Alan Ritchson Cast As Raphael In TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Reboot

Alan Ritchson (who previously played Aquaman on Smallville and will soon be seen in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) has landed the role of Raphael in Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, which also has Megan Fox set to star.

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By PaulRom - Mar 22, 2013 08:03 AM EST
Source: Deadline



With Megan Fox (Transformers) set to play April O'Neil in Paramount's reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, casting is now underway for the titular turtles. According to Deadline, Alan Ritchson (Smallville's Aquaman) has landed the role of Raphael in the Michael Bay-produced film, which will be directed by Jonathan Liebesman (Wrath Of The Titans). Raphael is known as the "bad boy" on the team, and wears a red mask and wields a pair of sai. Unlike the original movies, which saw the actors wear turtle suits, the TMNT reboot will see the turtles performed via motion capture. Ritchson will soon be seen as Gloss in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which hits theaters November 22nd. With a $125 million budget, filming is expected to begin sometime next month. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set to hit theaters June 6th, 2014.







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Dynamo
Dynamo - 3/22/2013, 9:10 AM
...what? Why?
TheDARKestKNIGHT
TheDARKestKNIGHT - 3/22/2013, 9:12 AM
This is doomed! My childhood hurts. [frick] you Michael Bay!
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 3/22/2013, 9:16 AM
Leo all the way, but Ralp is cool too
BigDamnHero
BigDamnHero - 3/22/2013, 9:26 AM
GO NINJA, GO NINJA, GO!

In all seriousness though, this will be terrible...
blahblahboy
blahblahboy - 3/22/2013, 9:29 AM
The only decision on this movie that I'm even mediocre on, everything else has made me want to assassinate Micheal Bay
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 3/22/2013, 9:33 AM
Me and cousin always thought Raphael was black haha. Kinda excited to see this more than I thought I'd be. I still say, "HA! I made a funny!"
KnobGoblin
KnobGoblin - 3/22/2013, 9:39 AM
And so it begins. This is gonna be Superman Lives levels of fail.
ToTheManInTheColdSweat
ToTheManInTheColdSweat - 3/22/2013, 9:41 AM
[frick] YEAH!!!!
ToTheManInTheColdSweat
ToTheManInTheColdSweat - 3/22/2013, 9:43 AM
lmbo, what the [frick] do u fanboys expect. it's [frick]ing teenage mutant ninja turtles. [frick] ur childhoods.

^_^
wolverinesfury
wolverinesfury - 3/22/2013, 9:45 AM
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DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 3/22/2013, 9:58 AM
I'm still trying to be hopeful about this movie. Despite the terrible director/producer team.
Don't mind Megan Fox as April as long as the script is good and she actually does some character work, maybe even method. She's a fan, so I'm vaguely hopeful. She just needs to be a real actress, for once. Not just totty.
We need details. Story and character details. I'm not gonna go full hater, until I at least hear some kinda story details.
scruffylookingnerfherder
scruffylookingnerfherder - 3/22/2013, 9:59 AM
THAD!!!
RobLiefeldFan
RobLiefeldFan - 3/22/2013, 10:05 AM
why the [frick] are you idiots complaining, when the first movie came out did you even know who they cast as the turtles, half of you guys where kids, seriously i hate being a tmnt fan because of people like you, complaining and bitching about giant turtles, when the nickelodeon show was announced almost everyone hated the idea and complained because it was being developed in CGI, but they show is doing great and selling toys, wait for the movie and stop whining like children and grow up.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 3/22/2013, 10:20 AM
meh. we'll see.
TheBeard
TheBeard - 3/22/2013, 10:22 AM
TURTLES FROM SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!!!
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 3/22/2013, 10:24 AM
@Jollem nice lol
LP4
LP4 - 3/22/2013, 10:25 AM
I'm a childhood fan of tmnt. But [frick] it, i'm giving this b!tch a chance -_^
LP4
LP4 - 3/22/2013, 10:25 AM
Oh and Mikey is the best turtle.
AlexRival
AlexRival - 3/22/2013, 10:44 AM

Himura
Himura - 3/22/2013, 11:08 AM
This just makes me wish BMS was still around
Jlocklin
Jlocklin - 3/22/2013, 11:11 AM
So, not only do we have a slutty April, now we have what is sure to be only the first horribly bland jock archetype for our mo-cap turtles. First mocap actors need to be seriously expressive and talented. Two, does he even know martial arts? And for all those bitching about the fans who demand actual quality from this movie, is it really that much to ask? BTW the Nickelodeon cartoon nailed it.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 3/22/2013, 11:18 AM
He better do a Brooklyn accent....
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 3/22/2013, 11:32 AM
Aquaman as Raphael. ...¡¡¡Cool!!!


ELENA SATINE OR ISLA FISHER AS APRIL O'NEIL. ...¡¡¡NOW!!!
QuanZen
QuanZen - 3/22/2013, 11:41 AM
Raphael's voice has always been "urban" in the movies...I don't like them changing that....
sinsear912
sinsear912 - 3/22/2013, 11:42 AM
The bad boy of the ninja turtles?? Yea this movie is gonna suck all kinds of donkey balls
ShazamandtheMonsterSocietyofMetal
ShazamandtheMonsterSocietyofMetal - 3/22/2013, 11:43 AM
@ToTheManWithTheExceptionalBeard, we "fanboys" expect a movie where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are teenaged and mutants and turtles.

I respect that you're excited for this movie. Now respect that we're smart enough to know better.
StormLoganSummers
StormLoganSummers - 3/22/2013, 11:57 AM
It's a shame they'll be covering him up with mo-cap.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 3/22/2013, 12:00 PM
Still hoping the best
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 3/22/2013, 12:50 PM
@AlexTheKaiser- As a producer, Bay is responsible for getting the movie financed and is the boss of the director and writer. He has more creative control over this movie than you think.
Morbius
Morbius - 3/22/2013, 1:24 PM
COOL he is a good comic relief guy.
Gulon180
Gulon180 - 3/22/2013, 1:31 PM
Does anybody remember in the TMNT movie when when Ralph is chasing Casey Jones and Ralph gets hit by a New York taxi cab and it allows Jones to get away.....Ralph says something...???
jerryblake
jerryblake - 3/22/2013, 2:13 PM
@Gulon180
"Come back here ! I'm not finish with you ! DAAAMNNNN !!!!"
buckycap13
buckycap13 - 3/22/2013, 2:24 PM
Thad Castle's the King of Football Mountain!
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