Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have premiered the teaser trailer and poster for the CG-animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” feature reboot.
The turtles voice cast includes Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo) and Brady Noon (Raphael) along with Jackie Chan as the voice of wise rat mentor Splinter
The film begins as the Turtle brothers seek to win the hearts of New Yorkers by performing heroic acts they hope will get them accepted as normal teenagers.
Meanwhile, they take on a mysterious crime syndicate with the help of new friend April O’Neil (Ayo Edebiri) but find themselves over their heads when a mutant army is unleashed. The project marks Nickelodeon’s first theatrical CG-animated movie (Nickelodeon as a company has distributed CG animated films before).
Other cast members include Seth Rogen as Bebop, John Cena as Rocksteady, Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, Ice Cube as Superfly, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Post Malone as Ray Fillet and Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom.
Jeff Rowe (“Gravity Falls,” “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”) directs from a screenplay written by Brendan O’Brien (“Neighbors: Sorority Rising”) with the tone said to be akin to a coming-of-age story. Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver produce.
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” opens in cinemas on August 4th.
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NEW POSTER for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' – coming to Regal on August 4 pic.twitter.com/iEboeEmVuO
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