"Arrow" actor Stephen Amell who plays Casey Jones in the upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" has revealed that the vigilante character will have a different origin story in the next movie. The sequel is scheduled to hit the big screen on June 2016.
The latest installment of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was noted to have altered a few things in the titular team and most of the characters' origin stories. With a sequel coming up, it looks like the pattern will still continue. "Arrow" front man Stephen Amell who will play the role of the vigilante Casey Jones has revealed that even his character will undergo some changes as well.
In an interview with IGN at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con, the 34-year-old actor discussed his part in the forthcoming movie. "It's certainly not your father's or your younger self's Casey Jones, but that's because we meet him at a very different time in his development," Amell said. According to the actor, Jones in TMNT2 will no longer be the character the comic book fans have come to know and love. "When things go awry, [and] when he goes through the normal methods of what someone would do when they're law-abiding citizen and he's met with laughter and scorn, he decides to take things into his own hands," he added.
It seems like Amell's Casey Jones will not become a vigilante yet until he reaches adulthood. This may be one of the changes that the fans will see in the upcoming film. It was noted that in the comics, Jones began crime fighting when he was still a kid. According to Cinema Blend, he used to work in his dad's auto shop until a certain gang murdered his father and burned the shop down. He started wearing a hockey mask, fighting bad guys with the sport's stick and eventually became ally with the titular team.
Amell's take on the character marks the second time the vigilante had its live-action version. Comic Book notes that "Chicago P.D." actor Elias Koteas first portrayed the role in the first two live-action adaptation of TMNT. His character opposites April O'Neill who is now played by "Transformers" actress Megan Fox. Amell is reported to have filmed the sequel during his Arrow hiatus over the summer.
Directed by Dave Green ("Earth To Echo"), "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" is scheduled to open in cinemas on June 3, 2016.
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