Tyler Perry talks potential return as a mutated Baxter Stockman in Ninja Turtles 3
Could Baxter Stockman be returning as a mutant in a rumored third TMNT film? Tyler Perry (Gone Girl, the Madea movies), who plays the frustrated scientist in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, shied away from confirming he’d be coming back to the franchise — but he didn’t rule it out.
When we asked if the absence of the character’s signature robot creations the Mousers signaled there was still more to see from the character, Perry said: “Could be, could be, it’ll be pretty interesting to see what happens.”
A childhood fan of the heroes in a half shell, Perry again touched on his possible return by referencing Stockman’s eventual mutation in the popular 1987 cartoon series. “Maybe the fly is coming, I don’t know, we’ll see,” Perry hinted.
When asked if he took cues from any famous scientists for his performance, Perry said that famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was his main inspiration for Stockman, calling Neil “a brilliant man” and saying “I totally exaggerated the nerd in him, but I was totally feeling him.”
Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael return to theaters this summer to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O’Neil (Megan Fox), Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett), and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones (Stephen Amell). After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry) and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (WWE Superstar Stephen “Sheamus” Farrelly), to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang, voiced by Brad Garrett.
The original film, which opened in theaters on August 7, 2014 and was directed by Jonathan Liebesman, grossed more than $485 million at the worldwide box office.
Directed by David Green, Paramount Pictures‘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows opens in theaters on June 3.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
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Megan Fox as April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Megan Fox as April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Director Dave Green on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Megan Fox as April O'Neil and Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Megan Fox as April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick, Laura Linney Chief Rebecca Vincent, Megan Fox as April O'Neil and Stephen Amell as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Director Dave Green and Producer Andrew Form on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Laura Linney Chief Rebecca Vincent in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Producer Bradley Fuller and Executive Producer/Writer Josh Appelbaum on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Stephen Amell plays Casey Jones, Will Arnett plays Vernon Fenwick and Megan Fox plays April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Stephen Amell as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Sheamus as Rocksteady, Brittany Ishibashi as Karai, Gary Anthony Williams as Bebop, Brian Tee as Shredder and Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Stephen Farrelly (Sheamus) as Rocksteady and Gary Anthony Williams as Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Brittany Ishibashi as Karai (front) and Brian Tee as Shredder (back) in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Director of Photography Lula Carvalho on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Megan Fox as April O'Neil and Stephen Amell plays Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (2016)
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Left to right: Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Megan Fox as April O'Neil, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Stephen Amell as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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Left to right: Leonardo and Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Platinum Dunes
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