The Ninja Turtles are having too much fun in the new TMNT: Mutant Mayhem trailer
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello feel like real teenagers in the new trailer for their upcoming animated film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. They’re in that awkward but fun teenage phase, getting into trouble, daydreaming about girlfriends, and seeking social acceptance – which villain Superfly, voiced by Ice Cube (and Channel Ice-T here), she offers.
But the kids, raised by Splinter (voiced by Jackie Chan), know better than to believe Superfly’s menacing message of mutant dominance over humanity. Fueled by pizza and cowabungas, Mike, Leon, Raph and Donny plan to put an end to the evil mutant threat, whether or not Splinter approves of their post-curfew crime-fighting.
Moody teens have something else to look forward to Mutant mayhem: Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scored the film, director Jeff Rowe recently confirmed (via Tony Hawk…?).
Well, my teenage hero @Tony Hawk leaked out that my music heroes are doing this. I can add that the score is absolutely AMAZING. Exciting, terrifying, heartbreaking, full of sounds I didn’t even know existed. I don’t have the vocabulary to describe it. I love it so much https://t.co/kN6KCdHqy1
—Jeff Rowe (@Roweyourboatz) May 28, 2023
The filmmakers behind it TMNT: Mutated Chaos say they are inspired by coming-of-age movies and that the voice cast is led by young actors. In addition to Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon, and Micah Abbye, who play Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello, respectively, the voice cast includes Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog; Rose Byrne as Leatherhead; John Cena as Rocksteady, Jackie Chan as Splinter; Ice Cube as Superfly; Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut; Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil; Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman; Post Malone as Ray Filet; Seth Rogen as Bebop; Paul Rudd as Mondo Gekko; and Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is co-directed by Jeff Rowe, one of the Netflix directors The Mitchells versus the machines, and Kyle Spears, a storyboard artist The Mitchells vs. the Machines. It hits theaters on August 2.