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Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon & Point Grey Pictures present Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, an upcoming animated animated feature films about the most famous pizza-loving turtles!
In 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. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
The movie is directed by Jeff Rowe, co-directed by Kyler Spears, produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver.
The lead vendor behind the project is Mikros Animation. Their Montréal & Paris studios both worked on the project. Mikros Animation told us that they handled most of the preproduction (asset creation, some of the look dev and anim dev work) and that they are behind 68 minutes of the animated feature, which lasts 88 minutes.
Cinesite Animation is also involved in this project.
Here is the trailer. This animated feature will come out August 4, 2023 in the USA.
Andrea Miloro, president – Mikros Animation, shares her excitement about the project:
We are incredibly happy to unveil the new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in partnership with Nickelodeon. Our long-standing relationship with the network has allowed us to take on the challenge of rebooting this beloved franchise with the utmost creativity and care. For over two years, our global teams in Montreal and Paris created cinematic and several unique animation styles for the film, the first of their kind for Mikros Animation. We are grateful for Nickelodeon’s trust in us as a leading animation studio, and together, we look forward to bringing this exciting new vision to life for fans old and new.
Andrea Miloro highlights the long-lasting relationshop between Nickelodeon and Mikros Animation. As a reminder, Mikros Animation worked on animated features The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Paw Patrol: The Movie, as well as series such as Star Trek: Prodigy, Rugrats (2021).
Drawn textures, 2D FX, animation on ones and twos… This first teaser is very promising. Here are a few frames from the trailer, so that you can admire the work done by the artists:
