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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an upcoming American computer-animated film based on superhero team of the same name, and serving as a reboot of its film series. The film will be directed by Jeff Rowe, from a screenplay by Brendan O'Brien, with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver producing.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a co-production between Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, and Point Grey Pictures, and is set to be released on August 4, 2023 by Paramount Pictures.

Production

Development

On June 30, 2020, it was reported that Nickelodeon Animation Studio was developing an animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Paramount, marking the studio's first fully computer-animated film. Jeff Rowe, best known for co-directing Sony Pictures Animation's The Mitchells vs. the Machines, is set to direct the film, with Brendan O'Brien writing the screenplay. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver will produce the film through their company, Point Grey Pictures, whom previously worked with O'Brien on Neighbors and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Brian Robbins, the president of Nickelodeon, said that "dding Seth, Evan and James’ genius to the humor and action that’s already an integral part of TMNT is going to make this a next-level reinvention of the property". Rowe said that it is an "absolute pleasure" to direct the film, having been a fan of the franchise since childhood. On August 4, 2020, while promoting for his film An American Pickle, Rogen said that the film will both feature elements from the franchise, of which he's been a lifelong fan, and "kind of in on" to elements from his previous teenager-centered movies.

In June 2021, Rogen revealed a teaser image through his Twitter page, which contains school notes written by Leonardo, the movie's original release date and details within the image. Later in October of that year, the film's working title was later revealed to be called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Next Chapter. In February 2022, the film's logo and title were officially revealed as simply Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That same month, concept art was released featuring a first-look at the designs of the titular team.

Animation

Work on the film's animation had already begun by September 2021. Animation services will be provided by Mikros Image. In an interview production designer Yashar Kassai stated that with modern animation tools and 3D, he feels a responsibility to make something visually ''cool'' for the new movie similar to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

Casting

To keep the authenticity of the Teenage element of the film, Rogen revealed that all four turtles will be voiced by actual teenagers.

Release

The film was originally set to be released on August 11, 2023 by Paramount Pictures. In January 2022, the film's release date was pushed up a week early to August 4, 2023.

Future

During an investor meeting from Paramount's parent company ViacomCBS, it was announced that future animated spin-offs centering around several villains of the franchise are being commissioned exclusively for the Paramount+ streaming service, with Rogen and Goldberg returning as producers.

References

1. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (June 30, 2020). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Getting CG Movie Reboot From Nickelodeon & Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures". Deadline Hollywood.
2. When I was five my best friends were four sewer dwelling, pizza eating, crime fighting turtles named after renaissance artists. It's my absolute pleasure to join @Nickelodeon, @BrendanOBrien77 and the team at @PointGrey in reintroducing them to the world
3. Seth Rogen Says His 'Ninja Turtles' Reboot Will Really Embrace Being a Teenager
6. @paramountplus (February 15, 2022). "2023 will usher in a new era of Turtlemania with the theatrical release of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from Seth Rogen, followed by a series of villain-driven @TMNT films exclusively for #ParamountPlus. Cowabunga!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. Lund, Anthony (February 16, 2022). "New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Concept Art Released; Villain Movies Coming to Paramount+". Movieweb. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
8. BRIAN ROBBINS ON PRIORITIZING KIDS & FAMILY CONTENT ACROSS PLATFORMS
10. Vourlias, Andrew Barker,Stuart Miller,Malina Saval,Shalini Dore,Carole Horst,Selome Hailu,Terry Flores,Christopher; Barker, Andrew; Miller, Stuart; Saval, Malina; Dore, Shalini; Horst, Carole; Hailu, Selome; Flores, Terry; Vourlias, Christopher (October 14, 2021). "Variety's 10 Animators to Watch in 2021 Includes Artists Working in Stop-Motion, Graphic Design and Puppetry". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
12. THE NICKELODEON VIRTUAL UPFRONT SHOW: BRING YOUR KIDS!
13. Moreau, Jordan; Moreau, Jordan (June 1, 2021). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Reboot From Seth Rogen, Nickelodeon Set for 2023". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
14. Moreau, Jordan (June 1, 2021). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Reboot From Seth Rogen, Nickelodeon Set for 2023". Variety. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

External links

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem at IMDb

• 2023 films
• American films
• American action comedy films
• American buddy comedy films
• American science fiction comedy films
• American science fiction films
• American superhero films
• English-language films
• Films produced by Seth Rogen
• Films produced by Evan Goldberg
• Nickelodeon Movies films
• Paramount Pictures films
• Point Grey Pictures films
• Reboot films
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films
• Upcoming films