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Armisen to Voice Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Supervillain in TMNT Sequel

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

It’s Turtle Time for Fred Armisen…

The 49-year-old half-Venezuelan actor and former Saturday Night Live star will be voicing longstanding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles supervillain Krang in the sequel to the 2014 blockbuster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.

If you’re not familiar with the TMNT franchise, Krang is a warlord from another dimension who exists as what amounts to a floating brain inside an android exoskeleton.

“Anyone who’s a fan of Krang will love what Fred is doing. It’s unbelievable,” announced producer Andrew Form during this year’s Wondercon.

The new film will be released on June 3.

Maldonado & Pentatonix Release Special Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Single

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

It’s Turtle Time for Kristie Maldonado and Pentatonix…

The half-Mexican American/part-Spanish signer/artist and her fellow Pentatonix group members have released a special Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles track.

The a cappella group, winners of NBC‘s singing competition The Sing-Off in 2011, released a new song, “We Are Ninjas,” in anticipation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie release.

“The idea is we’re kind of riffing off the turtles,” said director Melissa Bolton-Klinger in a behind-the-scenes clip. “Dark alleyway scenes, kind of West Side Story meets ninjas.”

“Long before our days begins/What every hero needs/Is a big ‘ol greasy piece,” Pentatonix sing alongside shots of the turtles, referencing the TMNT’s obsessions with pizza.

Additionally, it was announced that Pentatonix will appear in Pitch Perfect 2 as a Canadian group that rivals the Barden Bellas.