Cast announced for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot

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Image caption, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael and Donatello are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Author, Steve Holden
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The four actors who'll play the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in a new movie version have been revealed.

Pete Ploszek will play leader Leonardo while Hunger Games actor Alan Ritchson takes on Raphael.

Noel Fisher takes on Michaelangelo and Jeremy Howard will play the brains of the group, Donatello.

This reboot, due out in 2014, is being produced by Transformers director Michael Bay.

Even though the film is live action, the turtles themselves are expected to be created using a combination of motion capture and CGI.

Megan Fox has already been announced as the movie's female lead, playing journalist April O'Neill.

The film is being directed by Jonathan Liebesman who previously made Battle: Los Angeles and Wrath of the Titans.

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Image caption, Actor and model Alan Ritchson will play Raphael

All four actors are relative newcomers with few roles to their credits:

Alan Ritchson (Raphael) has been a model, was Aquaman in TV series Smallville and is playing Gloss in the upcoming Hunger Games sequel.

Pete Ploszek (Leonardo) has appeared in episodes of US TV show Parks and Recreation and the US version of Shameless.

Noel Fisher (Michaelangelo) played Vladimir in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 as well as a role in Battle: Los Angeles.

Jeremy Howard (Donatello) has starred in Men In Black 2, The Grinch and two episodes of US show Breaking Bad.

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Image caption, Noel Fisher starred in the Twilight Saga

Noel Fisher has tweeted his followers to say: "Cowabunga dudes! #TurtlePower".

The original cartoon series ran from 1987 to 1996, introducing TV audiences to the four sewer-dwelling heroes.

Three live action films were also made as well as two other cartoon series.

In 2007, a CGI movie version called TMNT was made with Patrick Stewart and Sarah Michelle Gellar providing voices.