Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub Voicing Leonardo and Splinter in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

The trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is still fresh in our minds, and already changes are taking place. Megan Fox, Will Arnett, and the rest of the cast have been called back for reshoots on the Jonathan Liebesman-directed film, and now the voice work is being shored up with the additions of Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub.

Deadline reports Knoxville has come on to voice Leonardo, while Shalhoub (Pain & Gain, Monk) will take on the role of Splinter. Pete Ploszek and Danny Woodburn did all of the motion capture work during filming, but they were never promised the voice roles. Obviously, Michael Bay and Co. felt like a change was necessary, so enjoy having your Leonardo sound like a Jackass.

The rest of the Turtles cast remains intact. Noel Fisher is still Michaelangeo, Alan Ritchson is Raphael, and Jeremy Howard is Donatello. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opens August 8th.

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'Seinfeld' co-star Danny Woodburn is Splinter in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

The strange casting for the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continues. When Will Arnett came aboard, his role was kept suspiciously secret, leading some to speculate he'd either be the Turtles' nemesis Shredder (!?!) or their rat master Splinter. Well you can knock one of those options off the list now, as Danny Woodburn has signed on to play their furry sensei.

Woodburn is probably best known as Kramer's partner-in-crime on Seinfeld, but he was also one of the dwarfs in Mirror Mirror. He'll be joining Alan Ritchson as Raphael, Pete Ploszek as Leonardo, Jeremy Howard as Donatello, and Noel Fisher as Michaelangelo in taking on one of the motion-capture roles. Megan Fox is still the biggest name of all as April O'Neill, and Arnett's role remains a big secret. My money is on Krang or Baxter Stockman.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is directed by Jonathan Liebesman and opens on June 6th 2014.  [Deadline]

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