Laura Linney Joining 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2'

[Vicky82]

I have no idea who she is.

Laura Linney, the three-time Oscar nominated actress known for her dramatic work, is picking up a pair of nunchucks and joining the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2.

The Paramount movie, based on the 1980s comic that spawned toy, cartoons and movies, is in production in New York.

Megan Fox and Will Arnett are back for the sequel, which has newcomers such as Arrow star Stephen Amell and Tyler Perry, the latter another brow-raising casting.

Details for Linney’s role are being kept hidden deep in the sewers.

Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing.

Linney has stayed away from big studio franchise movies until TMNT 2 but the actress, now a new mom with a one year old under her belt, is becoming open to projects that are geared for younger audiences.

Her more recent movies have been a mix of period and dramas, ranging from Hyde Park on the Hudson to The Fifth Estate. She is currently on screen opposite Ian McKellan in Mr. Holmes and has the all-star 1920 literary drama Genius, with Colin Firth, Guy Pearce, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, in the can.

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