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“Tmnt: Mutants Unleashed, is a new 3D brawler/platformer video game, based on Paramount Pictures’ movie franchise, releasing October 18, 2024 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC:

“…’Leonardo’ (Nicolas Cantu), ‘Raphael’ (Brady Noon), ‘Donatello’ (Micah Abbey) and ‘Michelangelo’ (Shamon Brown Jr.) fight new mutants causing chaos in the streets of NYC.

“‘Master Splinter’ and ‘April’ try to thwart the enemies that threaten their dream of being able to attend a regular high school. ‘Bebop’ and ‘Rocksteady’ also get into the mix, alongside boxing hornets, bucket-wielding hermit crabs and wrestling rhinos.

“Players will also need to avoid the city’s curfew by skating through the streets and grinding on rails and zip lines…”

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Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (Aug. 2, Netflix)

As Reviewed By Leah Weprin, 8, Daughter Of Alex Weprin, THR Media And Business Writer

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Sandy and SpongeBob go on a mission to save their town in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. Will they save it? Or will they get caught?

The movie is about Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence), a girl squirrel who loves science, and her friend SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny). One day a giant claw machine takes everyone and their houses from Bikini Bottom. When Sandy learns it’s her old science lab in Texas that did this, she decides that she and SpongeBob need to go and save them.

They have many adventures, like in one part they had to fight snakes! And Sandy Cheeks’ family had to come and help them.

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Pop culture might love nothing more than to toss big personalities together and see what happens, but not all teams are created equal. The Avengers might set their biggest box-office records together, but at the end of the day, they’re solo stars temporarily sharing space. By contrast, the central appeal of the Friends is that they’re, well, friends; split one off from the pack, and you end up with Joey.

Paramount+’s Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles seems, at first, like it might have misjudged where its heroes fall on that spectrum. Its first six-episode arc (of a twelve-episode season) largely separates the core four, losing much of the winsome rapport that defined 2023’s Mutant Mayhem. But it retains enough of that film’s zip to stand as a worthy follow-up — and eventually circles back toward a deeper understanding of what makes the Turtles tick as a team.

To celebrate the release of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which arrives on Paramount+ this week, we sat down with three of the famous quartet for a return trip to the world of Mutant Mayhem.

Set two months after the events of the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the series follows the Turtles as they navigate their dual lives as both teenagers and heroes in New York City. In the first story arc, the Turtles are separated while facing Bishop, a villain who plans to eliminate all mutants. They must deal with being alone for the first time and reunite to save mutant kind. In the second arc, the Turtles clash with a group of aquatic mutants known as the East River Three.

Chatting with Brady Noon (Raphael), Micah Abbey (Donatello), and Nicholas Cantu (Leonardo), we discuss the success of the animated film and how the...

The movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem premiered in 2023, bringing our favorite ninja turtles (who happen to be teenagers) back to the big screen. And soon, they will appear on the small screen in the series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, exclusively on Paramount+. But do you need to watch the movie to understand the series or can you skip it? What about all other movies and series based on the pizza-loving heroes?

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is arriving just in time to help parents keep their kids entertained until school is back in session. All you will need to watch the animated series is a Paramount+ account. The series features the voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, and Ayo Edebiri.

If those names sounds familiar, that’s because it is the same voice cast from the movie, which I love!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sure know how to keep their fans wanting more after their big screen adventure. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles picks up right where the hit movie left off, following Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey as they adjust to life above ground. Accepted at last by the people of New York, the brothers still have a lot to learn about surviving in the human world on a daily basis. Not to mention handling all the pressures that come with being teenagers!

On top of navigating their first days of high school and all the social challenges that bring, the Turtles also have to remain vigilant against new threats emerging from the shadows. And it isn’t long before they find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet in the cunning bishop. With her anti-mutant agenda, she’s determined to put a stop to the pizza-loving vigilantes once and for all.

New month, new selections at Paramount+! The streamer will also add dozens of film titles to its collection this month, the biopic "One Life" starring Anthony Hopkins, the absurdist "Sasquatch Sunset," and the sci-fi thriller "Breathe." Like "One Life," many of the titles are only available with a subscription to a Paramount+ with Showtime plan, but you can sign up for the tier with a seven-day free trial ($11.99 per month after the trial period).

On the TV side, start your engines: the new international "RuPaul's Drag Race" spinoff "RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars" will kick off its competition, welcoming the return of world-famous and world-favorite queens Alyssa Edwards, Kween Kong, Pythia, and more. From the all-new animated original series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," to the seventh and final season of the CBS drama series "Seal Team," there's something for everybody this month at Paramount+!

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When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem opened a year ago, it hit like a mutagen bomb. Despite our fab four characters of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael being around for decades—this year marks their 40th(!) anniversary—never before had anyone really thought about treating them like… teenagers.

In the dizzyingly animated film, the characters were played by real adolescents like Nicolas Cantu (Leo), Micah Abbey (Donnie), Shamon Brown Jr. (Mikey), and Brady Noon (Raph). None of whom were old enough to vote when first stepping into the recording booth—a place where they recorded entirely together and in a style apropos of writers and producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The creatives who long favored spontaneity, and in this case the filmmakers wanted to catch the giggling authenticity of youth.

But you can’t be a kid forever, even if you’re a pizza-loving turtle in a half-shell.

San Diego Comic-Con 2024 is here! Festivities are underway for the biggest fan event of the year, and TheWrap is thrilled to collaborate with IMDb to exclusively host portraits of the many actors, filmmakers and artists who are stopping by the IMDboat this year.

Throughout the weekend we’ll be updating this page with fresh looks from Comic-Con, featuring talent from “The Boys,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “Transformers One,” “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” “Borderlands,” “Alien: Romulus” and much more.

Check out the photo gallery below.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan poses in the IMDboat Exclusive Portrait Studio at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 at The IMDb Yacht on July 25, 2024.

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“Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” stars Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon appeared at Comic-Con to preview the teen turtles’ latest adventure — this time a 12-episode series for Paramount+.

The quartet (who reprise their roles from the 2023 movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”) were joined onstage by executive producers and showrunners Chris Yost and Alan Wan (“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and the 2012 series “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), as well as Alanna Ubach, who joins the crew as the villainous Bishop.

“It’s an honor to not only be playing a female antagonist, but to be asked to be a part of something that is such a pop culture phenomenon and something that has had so much staying power for the past 40 years,” Ubach told the Comic-Con crowd, saying that she’d been looking to voice a villain because those are the characters that her son,...

Sneak Peek more new footage from the upcoming animated TV series, “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, streaming August 9, 2024 on Paramount+:

“…from the Universe of the film ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’, the new series explores the adventures of everyone's favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC.

“Leo’, ‘Raph’, ‘Donnie’ and ‘Mikey’ are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple…”

Cast includes Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon and Ayo Edebiri.

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A brand-new teaser trailer for Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been revealed ahead of the cartoon's August 9th debut. And the new footage reveals that Metalhead—a beloved, mechanical "5th Turtle"—will be making his appearance.

Metalhead had earlier appearances in both the animated series from 2012 and the iconic '80s cartoon. The character made his comic book debut in the 2014 Idw Tmnt series, in issue 34, which takes place during the Monsters, Misfits, and Madmen narrative arc.

In the action figure community, in particular, Metalhead has been a fan favorite since its introduction back in the '80s.

New trailer for “Tales Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”

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The animated series will pick up from where the 2023 animated feature film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (directed by Jeff Rowe and written by...

A new promotional image for the forthcoming animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, produced by Nickelodeon and Paramount+, has been released by Total Film magazine (via Toonado).

The animated series will pick up where the 2023 animated feature film from director Jeff Rowe and writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg left off. Mutant Mayhem grossed $180.5 million worldwide on a $70 million production budget.

While the film may not have reached the box office heights that Paramount wished, the studio pressing on with more plans for this new radical take on the Turtles, in addition to the forthcoming Paramount+ animated series, an animated film sequel that will feature the Shredder is also in development. The sequel is slated to release on October 9, 2026.

Speaking to Total Film, executive producer Chris Yost shared some of the material that served as inspiration for Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

"I watched a lot of Superbad,...

“Tmnt: Mutants Unleashed, is a new 3D brawler/platformer video game, based on Paramount Pictures’ movie franchise, releasing October 18, 2024 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC:

“…’Leonardo’ (Nicolas Cantu), ‘Raphael’ (Brady Noon), ‘Donatello’ (Micah Abbey) and ‘Michelangelo’ (Shamon Brown Jr.) fight new mutants causing chaos in the streets of NYC.

“‘Master Splinter’ and ‘April’ try to thwart the enemies that threaten their dream of being able to attend a regular high school. ‘Bebop’ and ‘Rocksteady’ also get into the mix, alongside boxing hornets, bucket-wielding hermit crabs and wrestling rhinos.

“Players will also need to avoid the city’s curfew by skating through the streets and grinding on rails and zip lines…”

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Netflix Announces Premiere for Zack Snyder’s “Twilight of the Gods”

The gods are smiling down at Netflix, where Zack Snyder’s highly anticipated “Twilight of the Gods” has set its premiere date.

The all-new Norse mythology-centered animated series from the “Rebel Moon” director is set in “a mythical world of great battles, great deeds, and great despair” where the mortal king Leif is saved on the battlefield by the iron-willed warrior Sigrid, with whom he falls in love. On their wedding night, they survive a wrath of terror from Thor that ends them and a crew of crusaders on a mission for vengeance.

Watch the date announcement video for “Twilight of the Gods” below:

The voice cast will be led by Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Pilou Asbaek, John Noble, Paterson Joseph, Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, Kristopher Hivju, Peter Stormare, Jamie Chung, Lauren Cohan, and Corey Stoll, among others.

“Twilight of the Gods...

Take a look at more footage from the new animated TV series, “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, streaming August 9, 2024 on Paramount+:

“…from the Universe of the film ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’, they series explores the adventures of everyone's favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC.

“Leo’, ‘Raph’, ‘Donnie’ and ‘Mikey’ are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple…”

Cast includes Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon and Ayo Edebiri.

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The first full trailer for Paramount+'s 2D animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem spin-off series, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is now online, and it brings us up to speed with the fun-loving Heroes in a Half-Shell following the events of the critically-acclaimed movie.

The teaser reveals that Leo, Mikey, Raph and Donnie will actually be flying solo at the start of the series, and we will likely follow them on individual adventures before they regroup to face off against a new villain who goes by the name of Bishop.

Based on the moniker, there's a good chance this is a new take on Earth Protection Force Agent John Bishop, who debuted in the 2003 animated series.

We still know very little about this show, but it is expected to be set between the events of Mutant Mayhem and the planned sequel, which means there's a decent...

Take a look at more footage from the new animated TV series, “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, streaming August 9, 2024 on Paramount+:

“…from the Universe of the film ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’, they series explores the adventures of everyone's favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC.

“Leo’, ‘Raph’, ‘Donnie’ and ‘Mikey’ are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple…”

Cast includes Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon and Ayo Edebiri.

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"The greatest, bravest teenage brothers are forced to fight solo." Paramount+ has launched the full official trailer for the animated spin-off series titled Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, debuting in August later this summer. This is a continuation of the massively successful animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from last year, one of my favorites as well. Set after the events of the 2023 movie, the Turtles arrive on the streets of New York, where they are faced with new threats & team up with old allies, to navigate through teenage life. They end up fighting a villain known as "Bishop" and her robot henchmen trying to get rid of mutants. The trailer sets up the "they must fight on their own" concept quite well. Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon reprise their roles from the film as the Turtles, alongside Ayo Edebiri reprising her role as April O'Neil.

"I need new butts to kick!!" Paramount+ has revealed a quick teaser for their upcoming animated spin-off series titled Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, set to launch sometime this summer. This is a continuation of the massively successful animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from last year, one of my favorites as well. Set after the events of the 2023 movie, the Turtles emerge from the sewers and onto the streets of New York, where they are faced with new threats & team up with old allies, to navigate through teenage life and villains in the city. The Turtles must deal with their new life as heroes while also dealing with the pressures of going to high school in New York City. Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon reprise their roles from the film as the Turtles, alongside Ayo Edebiri reprising her role as April O'Neil.

Take a look at more footage from the new animated TV series, “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, streaming Summer 2024 on Paramount+:

“…from the Universe of the film ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’, they series explores the adventures of everyone's favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC.

“Leo’, ‘Raph’, ‘Donnie’ and ‘Mikey’ are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple…”

Cast includes Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon and Ayo Edebiri.

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Here’s some cowabunga-worthy news: the heroes in a half-shell will officially be back. One of the greatest cinematic delights of 2023 was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – the all-action animated adventure from director Jeff Rowe and writer-producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, which dared to make the teenage turtles actual teenagers, and doused the entire affair in a distinctive fuzzy-pencil art style and ‘90s hip-hop hits to boot. It was a moderate hit at the box office and received a raft of positive reviews – and now a sequel is officially confirmed.

As unveiled in a Paramount release slate, the follow-up to Mutant Mayhem is underway, and expected to release on 9 October 2026. Director Jeff Rowe is expected to return, and it seems like the four turtle actors – Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon – and April O’Neal vocal star Ayo Edebiri will follow suit. As teased...

In addition to the upcoming spinoff series “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (it’s coming to Paramount+ this summer), the world of last year’s hugely entertaining Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will expand with an official sequel in 2026.

Paramount will release the untitled Mutant Mayhem sequel on October 9, 2026.

In last year’s movie, “After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.”

Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon voice the roles of Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael, respectively. The cast also includes Jackie Chan as Splinter, Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog,...

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is coming soon to Paramount+, and the streaming service has released the first images and teaser trailer for the new animated series.

Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon, the voice cast from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie are returning to voice the turtles, with Ayo Edebiri returning to voice April O'Neil.Read More…...

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Renewed at Disney+

Lightning will strike twice: following a successful, acclaimed first season, Disney+ has officially renewed “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” for a second season.

Adapted from Rick Riordan’s book series of the same name, the series follows the title protagonist Percy (Walker Scobell), a 12-year-old modern demigod who is just coming to terms with his newfound supernatural powers when Zeus (the late Lance Reddick) accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri), Percy begins a journey across America to find it and restore order to Olympus. Season 1 also starred Virginia Kull, Glynn Turman, Jason Mantzoukas, Megan Mullally, Timm Sharp, Dior Goodjohn, Charlie Bushnell, and more.

Watch the trailer for “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” below:

According to Disney CEO Bob Iger in the latest quarterly earnings call, Season 1 has...

The new animated TV series, “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures, streams Summer 2024 on Paramount+:

“…from the Universe of the film ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’, they series explores the adventures of everyone's favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC.

“Leo’, ‘Raph’, ‘Donnie’ and ‘Mikey’ are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple…”

Cast includes Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon and Ayo Edebiri.

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Last summer’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from producer Seth Rogen introduced a new generation of heroes through stylized animation and infectious mutant mayhem. The fun isn’t over. New animated series “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” aims to continue the fun this summer.

The new animated series is currently set to debut on Paramount+ this summer. While the specific date hasn’t been revealed yet, you can currently watch Mutant Mayhem on the streaming service to catch up while we wait.

The official synopsis: “From the universe of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple.

Margot Robbie won a best acting award while her film Barbie won for best ensemble at Saturday’s 26th Annual Family Film and TV Awards, hosted by The Talk‘s Akbar Gbajabiamila and Amanda Kloots.

Beau Bridges also received the Icon Award at the ceremony, which recognize the significance of family entertainment.

The show featured appearances by Robbie, America Ferrera (Barbie), Adam Sandler, Drew Carey (The Price Is Right), The D’Amelio Family, Candace Cameron Bure (Full House), Billy Gardell and Folákẹ́ (Bob Hearts Abishola), Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood), Max Greenfield (The Neighborhood), Cristo Fernández (Ted Lasso), Kel Mitchell (Good Burger 2), Corey Feldman (The Goonies), Laura Marano (Choose Love), Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters), Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), Micah Abbey (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem), Colin Ford and Randy Houser (The...

Mark your calendars for a Christmas Day unlike any other! Nickelodeon, CBS Sports, and the NFL present the 2023 Nickelodeon NFL Nickmas Game on Monday, Dec. 25 at 1 p.m. Et. Get excited for a unique, slime-filled matchup between the Las Vegas Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs, featuring guest reporters, original on-field graphics, virtual filters, and more, all designed to engage kids and families. Animated characters like Santa, a Yeti, and Snowball will make appearances during the game, adding to the holiday spirit! You can watch CBS with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Paramount Plus, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been around since the ‘80s. They’ve starred in several animated TV series, live-action movies from Jim Henson costumes to CGI turtles, and two animated films. The latest, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, reinvents the comic book heroes in several ways.

Perhaps taking a cue from the Spider-Verse movies, Mutant Mayhem uses an animation style that is not a straightforward depiction of its world. You can tell it’s New York and there are turtles and other mutants, but the animation combines styles like teenage sketchbooks to create a livelier viewing experience.

The film sticks to the turtles’ origins, mutated by green ooze along with their father figure, the rat named Splinter. The experiments by scientist Baxter Stockman (voice of Giancarlo Esposito) led to the creation of some familiar mutants like Bebop (Seth Rogen) and Rocksteady (John Cena), along with some new...

If you’re an adolescent humanoid arachnid martial artist – a hero in a half shell, some kind of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle – then few names will strike fear into your heart like Shredder. The leader of the Foot Clan is the biggest bad in the Ninja Turtles world – the Joker to their Batman, if you will. Which is why, when making this summer’s animated favourite :a[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, director Jeff Rowe ultimately decided not to pitch his four young heroes against Shredder immediately. “Shredder used to be the main villain before we pivoted away from that,” he tells Empire, reasoning: “They saved Joker for :a[The Dark Knight]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/dark-knight-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}.”

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem writers Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jeff Rowe said it was important that their turtles spoke like real teenagers. That meant brushing up on the latest crazes, like TikTok.

“We’re trying to make these ninja turtles sound like you and talk like you and reference the same TikTok videos that you watch that I’ve never seen that I don’t understand at all,” Rogen said on a panel for the film at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles. “I don’t know who the Ocky guy is but apparently the Ocky guy is hilarious. Tell him you love bacon egg and cheese and that’s a whole thing.”

Though the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics have been adapted as a weekday afternoon TV show, live-action movies in the ‘90s and 2010s, and a 2007 animated movie, Mutant Mayhem is the first incarnation to cast teenagers.

Features the voices of: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Nicolas Cantu, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Brady Noon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph | Written by Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Seth Rogen, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit | Directed by Jeff Rowe

Producer and co-writer Seth Rogen is one of the many talents behind this thrilling reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. Directed by Jeff Rowe (the animation genius behind The Mitchells Versus The Machines) and pulsing with energy and originality, it’s an absolute treat for newcomers and die-hard Turtle fans alike.

After quickly whizzing through the Turtles’ origin story (four baby turtles are mutated by some green ooze in the New York sewers and are adopted by a similarly mutated rat who turns them into ninja fighters), the story focuses on the now teenage turtles – Donatello,...

As a lifelong fan of the Ninja Turtles franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem writer-director Jeff Rowe knew that this film would be a gateway for a new generation of people. Along with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Rowe crafted a new look and story to connect with a new audience who may have never heard of the Ninja Turtles before.

The film follows the four teen Turtles – Leonardo (Nicolas Cantu), Raphael (Brady Noon), Michelangelo (Shamon Brown Jr.) and Donatello (Micah Abbey) – as they long to be a part of the human world. In an attempt to be accepted by the humans living above them, the Turtles, along with their human friend April (Ayo Edebiri), hunt for a mysterious crime syndicate but soon learn they aren’t the only mutants living in New York City.

The key to making this film stand out from previous iterations of the...

Turtle power is coming to Paramount+ this week! “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is coming to Paramount’s streaming service on Tuesday, Sept. 19, just one day later than The Streamable predicted it would be available. Critics have praised the film as the best “Tmnt” project in years, and you can watch it with a Subscription to Paramount Plus.

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About ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have protected New York from the shadows for long enough. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello are ready to step into the light and receive the accolades they feel they deserve after so much crime-fighting, and with the help of their friend April O’Neil,...

If you’ve been waiting to plop down on the couch with a slice of pizza and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in the comfort of your own home, you won’t have much longer to wait. Paramount announced today that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will start streaming on Paramount+ on September 19th in the U.S. and Canada, which is… tomorrow!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem grossed $167 million worldwide and sits at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. The studio was quick to get the ball rolling on a sequel as well as a two-season animated series.

Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe has said early versions of the movie included Shredder as the main villain before they decided to save him for the sequel. “The early version of the film [was] very different from what you’re seeing on screen,” Rowe said. “They were just in high school the entire movie.

Paramount+ has set September 19 for the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The film will be available to stream at that time in the U.S. and Canada, with availability in additional international Paramount+ markets to be announced at a later date.

Based on the characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, the new animated version, which hit theaters in July, follows the Turtle brothers, who after years of being sheltered from the human world, set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil (Ayo Edibiri) helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

The film has grossed $167 million worldwide, with a 96% Fresh Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score.

In addition to Edibiri, Mutant Mayhem also stars Micah Abbey,...

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Cowabunga! As the seventh installment in the film series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — which was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg — reignited the franchise for a new generation of fans when it theaters in July. It’s available to stream on September 19 on Paramount+.

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Directed by Jeff Rowe, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” follows four mutant turtle brothers — Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo — as they try to earn the love and affection from New York City by defeating an army of evil mutants to become heroes in the Big Apple.

The ensemble voice cast features comedians, rappers and on-screen newcomers and veterans,...

Earlier this week, Paramount Pictures’ animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” crossed the $100 million mark at the box office, becoming the 18th movie of 2023 to reach that milestone domestically, but also, the final one of the summer.

Directed by Jeff Rowe (“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”), the movie was the brainchild of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who wrote it with Rowe plus Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. It featured a quartet of young newcomers voicing the heroic reptiles — Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo) and Brady Noon (Raphael) — in addition to Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Paul Rudd, Rogen and more.

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The film took more of a street-level approach to the characters, similar to the early summer hit “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” “Turtles” opened on August 2 with $43.1 million in its first week,...

Almost 40 years after their creation (and nearly as long since the last time a real-life teenager declared "Cowabunga!" without a trace of irony), the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have gained a whole new lease on life thanks to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem." The critically acclaimed animated film (you can read Rafael Motamayor's own glowing review for /Film here) follows in the footsteps of hits like "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" and "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" by eschewing visual realism in favor of creating its own uniquely hyperrealistic style. It also helps that "Mutant Mayhem" fully embraces the "Teenage" component of the franchise by casting actual teenagers to voice its heroes in a half-shell and allowing them to play off each other in real-time by recording their lines together.

Despite significant competition from the likes of Barbenheimer and "Meg 2: The Trench," "Mutant Mayhem" has managed to...

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Hulu's "The Bear" has taken the internet by storm. Regarded by several critics as one of the best shows of 2022, the series was almost immediately renewed for a second season. Season two of "The Bear" hit Hulu in June 2023 and was the most-watched premiere of any FX series on the platform, per TV Insider. Along with "The Bear"'s dynamic plot with complex characters, the series has also been praised for its stellar cast, which includes the talented Jeremey Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bacharach, and breakout star Ayo Edebiri, who plays chef Sydney Adamu. Edebiri's performance in the acclaimed comedy-drama has already earned her multiple award nominations, including an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, as well as significant attention from audiences.

Edebiri started her professional career in standup comedy, and her foundation of writing and comedic wit helped launch the...

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" may have just arrived in theaters, but it's already being considered one of the best "Tmnt" films in the entire franchise. With a flashy animation style, a fantastic reimagining of the Turtles' origin story, and a stellar voice cast of actual teenagers, "Mutant Mayhem" has absolutely everything going for it. Not only was the creative team behind the film wise to cast actual teen actors instead of becoming yet another studio animated film plagued by the trend of celebrity stunt casting, but they also elected to record all of the Turtles' tracks together in the same room. This gave the film a frenetic, palpable energy that would not have been replicated by adults in private booths. Indeed, "Tmnt: Mutant Mayhem" brings the same rambunctious sensation of being thrown in the middle of a pizza party in the middle of summer break.

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The animators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem were taken care of by not being overworked. Director Jeff Rowe and producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg made sure the staff could work on the animated movie while continuing to maintain a good work-life balance.

“That was the thing that was really important to us on this film, and I learned it from Seth and Evan because in getting to know Seth, I’m like, ‘He has a really good work-life balance and everyone at Point Gray does,'” Rowe said in an interview with Insider. “And I asked him about that and he is like, ‘Well, we’re like when you’re doing live-action, sometimes you’re on a set for 40 days in a row and it is exhausting and tiring. And we want to make sure that our people have time away from that and that it doesn’t become their entire lives.

Image: Paramount Pictures In the midst of the strongest summer movie season in years, and with Barbie and Oppenheimer still casting a long shadow in cinemas, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem had a lot working against it at the box office in its opening week. Yet this animated reboot...

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In the midst of the strongest summer movie season in years, and with Barbie and Oppenheimer still casting a long shadow in cinemas, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem had a lot working against it at the box office in its opening week. Yet this animated reboot...

On August 2, 2023, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” was released to rave reviews, holding fresh at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. The critics consensus reads, “With its unique visual style and a story that captures the essence of the franchise’s appeal, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ is an animated treat for the whole family.” Read our full review round-up below.

In the film directed by Jeff Rowe and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the iconic group returns to the big screen in the latest reboot of the franchise. This time around, the Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants. The movie was produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, with the screenplay by Rogen, Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit.

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The summer box office season may have reached the dog days of August, but it’s hardly looked stronger over the past few months. Though the openings of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” and “Meg 2: The Trench” won’t be able to take down “Barbie” as the top performer in North America, both new releases are boosting theaters to a weekend with four different features grossing north of $25 million.

Paramount Pictures’ “Mutant Mayhem” added $9.3 million from 3,858 locations on Friday, tracking neck-and-neck with “Oppenheimer” for second place on domestic charts. The animated feature, produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Productions, opened with Tuesday evening preview screenings and is now tracking for a $42 million five-day debut — squarely within the projections of $35 million to $45 million heading into the weekend.

That’s not shabby for the “Tmnt” entry, which cost only $70 million to produce — an especially economical figure for an animated studio release.

When CG animation began to take hold following the release of Toy Story, there was a period where a lot of the movies looked quite similar. Little by little, the various animation studios added their own stylistic flourishes, but it wasn’t until the release of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse were it felt like there was a real mainstream departure from the previous style. Since the success of Spider-Verse, we’ve seen more animated movies embrace a unique style, including the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

While speaking with THR, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe credited Spider-Verse with giving them more confidence in their style. “The first Spider-Verse really opened a lot of doors,” Rowe said. “It really made it okay for studios to take chances on a film looking unique and maybe having a little bit more sophistication and emotional maturity in its storytelling.

One of the more striking details of Jeff Rowe's new animated film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" is that -- for the first time in the franchise's decades-long history -- the central turtles are actually played by teenage actors. Micah Abbey, who played Donatello, was only 15 at the time of recording. Brady Noon (Raphael) was only 16, while Nicolas Cantu (Leonard) and Shamon Brown, Jr. (Michelangelo) were only 17 or 18. The filmmakers also insisted that the four lead actors all be allowed to record their lines together, capturing a certain kind of sloppy spontaneity that only real teenagers possess. 

In animation, younger characters -- especially those on long-running TV shows -- are typically played by adults, usually adult women. Bart Simpson, as we all might know, has been 10 years old for 35 years, and is played by actor Nancy Cartwright. Bobby Hill from "King of the Hill" was played by Pamela Adlon.

This article contains spoilers for "Tmnt: Mutant Mayhem."

The Ninja Turtles are back in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," an animated film from director Jeff Rowe and producer Seth Rogen. By every measure it's a successful reboot of the beloved property that will keep youngsters and animation enthusiasts entertained. Fans of the original comic books and animated series from the '80s might notice changes to certain aspects of the characters -- "Mutant Mayhem" is more of a character-driven comedy than an action film, with a powerful message about acceptance. I, for one, wanted a bit more ninja madness, but still walked away satisfied.

Regardless of any reservations about the picture, plenty of fun Easter eggs sprinkled throughout pay homage to previous iterations that should satisfy those needing a nostalgia kick. Some are easy to spot, while others require sharp eyes and some brain power. What's clear is that...