There are things each generation has to learn for itself, and it’s time for the next generation to learn about the great artists Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael. Yes, friends: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have returned (or been reborn? re-hatched?) in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. This time, we have “permanent teenager” Seth Rogen to thank; he produced this nifty-looking new turtle tale, which boasts a laundry list of excellent voice actors and what seems to be a pretty endearing young cast of turtles.
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The summary for the new film says:
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, 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.
Our mutant teens are played by Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo) and Brady Noon (Raphael). Jackie Chan voices Master Splinter; Ayo Edebiri is April O’Neill; and the rest of the voice cast includes Rogen, John Cena, Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Paul Rudd, and Maya Rudolph.
The Ninja Turtles originally appeared in the pages of a comic created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (whose name glows in lights in this teaser). They have previously had a surprising number of TV series and movies, including 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to 2016’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
Mutant Mayhem comes from director Jeff Rowe (a staff writer on Disenchantment) and screenwriter Brendan O’Brien (Neighbors). It’s in theaters August 4th.
