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Paramount and Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem featurette explores the evolution of the TMNT franchise.
While scores of TMNT fans have already seen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, thanks to the magic of preview screenings, others have reserved a table at their favorite pizza joint in anticipation of the film’s release on Wednesday, August 2! Even so, a pizza decorated with anchovies and banana peppers may not be the only way to celebrate Fab Four’s comeback. Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies are proud to present a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem featurette exploring the evolution of the Turtles franchise!
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem featurette begins with TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman recalling the night the characters were conceived. After drawing a rudimentary version of a Ninja Turtle, Eastman slapped the image on Peter Laird’s desk and said, “This is going to be the next big thing!” More valid words have never been spoken as TMNT’s popularity skyrocketed through the 1990s, bringing audiences of all ages an engaging coming-of-age story with charismatic characters, attitude, and a marketing blitz rivaling the likes of Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Star Wars.
In the featurette, Mutant Mayhem producer/writer/actor Seth Rogen waxes rhapsodic about his TMNT history. Seth Rogen recalls his TMNT toys and how he obsessed over the original live-action film. He also recalls enrolling in karate lessons to mimic the moves performed by his mutant heroes. Jeff Rowe, Mutant Mayhem‘s director, joins the video and comments on the appeal of TMNT toys, stating how the strange and wonderful packaging made characters stand out on shelf. How would they direct action? How do you blend nostalgia with enough material for new fans? How do you blend nostalgia with enough material for new fans?
Here’s the official synopsis for 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. They are helped by April O’Neil to take on a mysterious criminal syndicate. However, they quickly get into trouble when an army mutants is unleashed against them. Seth Rogen wrote the screenplay along with his longtime writing partners Evan Goldberg and Jeff Rowe. Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit also contributed to it. Jeff Rowe also directs this film with Kyler Spears as a codirector. Rogen produces the film alongside Goldberg and Jeff Weaver, and the film’s executive producers include Ramsay McBean and Josh Fagen.Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs the Machines
,
Disenchantment
, Gravity Falls) directs, with Kyler Spears co-directing from a screenplay by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem comes to theaters on August 2, 2023!
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