Paramount is apparently pushing aside the lesser known names they had voicing the lead characters in their upcoming live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (8/8) movies for more recognizable names, first on the list being Johnny Knoxville voicing the turtle known as Leonardo and the second being Tony Shalhoub, voicing the turtles’ man-sized rat sensei Splinter.
Knoxville replaces Pete Ploszek (“Parks & Recreation”) and Shalhoub replaces Danny Woodburn, as the two served as the voices for the characters on set, which is to say it’s likely Jeremy Howard, Alan Ritchson and Noel Fisher can expect to see replacements as the voices of Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo soon enough. [Deadline]
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A live-action film focusing on the origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles where the turtles will be animated using motion capture techniques such as those used in Avatar and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Leonardo will be played by Pete Ploszek, Donatello by Jeremy Howard, Noel Fisher will play Michaelangelo and Alan Ritchson will play Raphael with Megan Fox as journalist and friend of the Turtles, April O’Neil.
