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" Sean Astin and Jason Biggs have signed up to voice two of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a new Nickelodeon animated TV series. Lord of the Rings actor Astin and American Pie star Biggs will voice Raphael and Leonardo respectively in the new version of the show. Meanwhile voice actor Rob Paulsen, who played Raphael in the first Turtles movie, will return as Donatello, with Greg Cipes as Michelangelo. Astin told Entertainment Weekly that his new role made him an instant hero to his nephew, who grew up watching the original series. He said: &amp;quot;I was too old for them. My wife&amp;#039;s brother&amp;#039;s son - when he was 4 years old, he was sleeping in the Turtles sleeping bags, wearing the Turtles clothes, playing with the Turtles toys, watching the Turtles show. &amp;quot;I remember we took him to DisneyWorld, and we got a private audience with the Turtles. I thought he was gonna have a heart attack. He was seized with terror and awe.&amp;quot; The latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series will reportedly feature CGI graphics rather than the original series&amp;#039; traditional cartoon animation style. The series will consist of 26 half-hour episodes and will air this summer. There have been two separate animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series before. The first began in 1987, spawning ten seasons and 193 episodes. This was followed by a new series in 2003, consisting of seven seasons and 156 episodes. Michael Bay has acquired the rights to produce a live-action movie reboot of the Turtles franchise. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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