Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is an animated feature film that will be released in theaters this summer. Director Jeff Rowe will make his directorial debut alongside co-director Kyler Spears. The screenplay is by Brendan O’Brien. Over the weekend, the impressive all-star cast was announced, followed by a new poster and teaser trailer.
The confirmed cast includes Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo, Micah Abbey as Donatello, Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo, Brady Noon as Raphael, Jackie Chan as Splinter, Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil, Seth Rogen as Bebop, John Cena as Rocksteady, Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, Ice Cube as Superfly, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, and Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman.
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The official synopsis reads, “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.”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver, and executive produced by Ramsay McBean and Josh Fagen. The film will serve as a reboot for the franchise’s animated film universe. The most recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated film was released in 2007 and simply titled TMNT. It was directed by Kevin Munroe and starred Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, and Ziyi Zhang.
Check out the all-new teaser trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem below! The film will hit theaters on August 4, 2023.
