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Whoopi Goldberg TMNT Role Revealed

by Justin W

Whoopi Goldberg has been on the set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action film recently wearing a large jacket and wig to cover up her identity. Her role has been kept secret until now, apparently she will be acting the character Burne Thompson from the 1987  series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Burne Thompson is an editor at Channel 6 news and more importantly is the boss of both April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and Vernon Fenwick (Will Arnett). Fans of the 1987  TMNT series remember this character as a male character, but this movie will feature this character as female (Bernadette Thompson).

 

TMNT Movie Whoopi Goldberg Burne ThompsonBurne Thompson’s character would constantly blame crime in New York City on the Ninja Turtles but never allowed his feelings to stop April O’Neil to from reporting on their heroics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie will be hitting theaters June 6th, 2014. The current cast holds:

Character Actor/Actress
Director Jonathan Liebesman
Producer Michael Bay
Screenplay  Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec
Leonardo Pete Ploszek
Raphael Alan Ritchson
Donatello Jeremy Howard
Michelangelo Noel Fisher
Master Splinter Danny Woodburn
April O’Neil Megan Fox
Vernon Fenwick Will Arnett
 Bernadette Thompson Whoopi Goldberg
 Rosa Alison Fernandez

Stay tuned for updates revolving around the live action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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2 comments

Larry May 31, 2013 - 1:23 pm

The new TMNT movie is shaping up!

Dayna June 5, 2013 - 1:23 pm

THis is incredibly depressing

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