Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2023

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. Directed by Jeff Rowe, who co-wrote it with the writing teams of Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg and Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit, it is a reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series. The film stars the voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon as the Turtles, alongside Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, John Cena, Rogen, Rose Byrne, Natasia Demetriou, Giancarlo Esposito, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube and Paul Rudd. The story follows the Turtles as they seek acceptance by the human world and face a criminal mutant gang. Plans for an animated Turtles film with Rogen began in 2018. The film was announced in June 2020, 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 and Cinesite and was influenced by notebook sketches.