Actor joins 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2' as Baxter Stockman

Tyler Perry will be joining the cast of Paramount’s 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2,' as scientist Baxter Stockman, Variety reports.

Tyler will be joining Megan Fox, who is reprising her role as April O’Neil and William Fichtner as Eric Sacks.

Produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form, the prequel starred Will Arnett, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Danny Woodburn, Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  which grossed more than $485 million at the worldwide box office, has its sequel set for a June 3, 2016 release.