Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
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Directed by	Jeff Rowe
Screenplay by	Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Jeff Rowe Dan Hernandez Benji Samit
Story by	Brendan O'Brien Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Jeff Rowe
Based on	Characters by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Produced by	Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver
Starring	Micah Abbey Shamon Brown Jr. Nicolas Cantu Brady Noon Ayo Edebiri Maya Rudolph John Cena Seth Rogen Rose Byrne Natasia Demetriou Giancarlo Esposito Jackie Chan Ice Cube Paul Rudd
Cinematography	Kent Seki
Edited by	Greg Levitan
Music by	Trent Reznor Atticus Ross
Production companies	Nickelodeon Movies Point Grey Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 12, 2023 (2023-06-12) (Annecy) August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$180.5 million

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a 2023 American animated superhero film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. A reboot of the Turtles film series, it was directed by Jeff Rowe and co-directed by Kyler Spears, from a screenplay and story written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Rowe, with Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit also credited to the former and Brendan O'Brien to the latter. The film stars an ensemble voice cast with Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon as the four Turtles: Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael. Mutant Mayhem follows the Turtles, who, in their pursuit of public acceptance, go on a hunt for a mysterious crime boss and face off against him and his gang of mutants.

Plans for an animated Turtles film with involvement by Rogen began in 2018. In June 2020, the project was officially announced, with Rogen, Goldberg, and James Weaver producing through their company, Point Grey Pictures, and Rowe as director. Seeking to explore the teenage aspect of the Turtles, the filmmakers drew inspiration from teenage coming-of-age films. The animation was provided by Mikros Animation in Montreal and Paris and Cinesite in Vancouver and Montreal, and was primarily influenced by school notebook sketches. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the score.

Mutant Mayhem was screened as a work-in-progress at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 12, 2023, and was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on August 2, 2023. It grossed $180 million worldwide and received positive reviews for its performances, screenplay, and stylized animation; several critics considered it the best Turtles film. The film received multiple award nominations, including at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards and the Annie Awards. A follow-up television series, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is set to premiere on Paramount+ in 2024, and a sequel film is set to be released in theaters in 2026.