<P> Megan Fox and Will Arnett were confirmed to be returning as April O'Neil and Vern Fenwick respectively; also confirmed were the Shredder's return, and Bebop and Rocksteady debut in the movie . In an interview, William Fichtner stated that he would be returning as Eric Sacks, but for unknown reasons, he ultimately did not appear in the final film . However, he could return in the third installment, considering he (along with the turtle actors, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Alan Ritchson and Pete Ploszek) signed on for three TMNT films . Production was confirmed to start in April 2015, along with the casting of Alessandra Ambrosio, and several members of the Los Angeles Clippers . On March 31, Stephen Amell was cast as Casey Jones, after test reading alongside several different actors . Amell acknowledged the character bore similarities to his Oliver Queen from Arrow . He stated the characters are "fundamentally different" from one another, but that Casey did resemble Oliver from older versions . On April 23, Tyler Perry was cast as scientist Baxter Stockman, replacing K. Todd Freeman, who played the role in the 2014 film . On April 27, Brian Tee joined the cast as the Shredder, replacing Tohoru Masamune from the first film . On April 30, Laura Linney was cast in an unspecified role . On May 14, Gary Anthony Williams was cast as Bebop, while on May 28, WWE wrestler Sheamus was confirmed to play Rocksteady . On May 27, Minae Noji was replaced with Brittany Ishibashi in the role of Karai . In August 2015, CM Punk revealed that he lost the role of Rocksteady to Sheamus . In March 2016, it was announced that Fred Armisen would voice Krang in the film . However, in May 2016, shortly before the film's release, it was revealed that Brad Garrett would voice Krang instead due to Armisen having schedule conflicts . In April 2016, while promoting Elvis & Nixon, Johnny Knoxville revealed that he was not asked to return for the sequel as the voice of Leonardo . </P> <P> On April 2, 2016, Steve Jablonsky revealed that he would compose the music score, replacing Brian Tyler from the first film . Mexican teen boy band CD9 performed an updated version of the original show's theme song for the film . The film score soundtrack was released on June 3, 2016, on digital platforms but excluded compact discs . </P> <P> Filming began in April in New York City and Buffalo, spending about $70 million in the state . Filming began on April 27, 2015, when the film crew was spotted filming in Midtown Manhattan and moved out to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil . Filming in Buffalo began on May 4, 2015, along the Kensington Expressway and ended May 17, 2015 . Filming wrapped up in August 2015 . Additional filming occurred in New York City on January 30, and ended on February 1 . Farelly and Williams recorded additional dialogue for the film in February 2016 . </P> <P> The film premiered in New York City on May 22, 2016, and was released in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2016, and the United States on June 3, 2016 . </P>

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