Cowabunga! The unique 1987 animated sequence “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is coming to Nickelodeon.
Forward of the theatrical launch of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” Nickelodeon has acquired international rights to the storied Fred Wolf sequence, which follows the adventures of the heroes in a half-shell — Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo.
Below the deal, all 193 episodes of the unique “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” — which ran from 1987 to 1996 — are set to debut digitally on Nickelodeon-owned and operated channels (corresponding to YouTube, Pluto TV and O&O linear channels) later this month within the U.S., adopted by Nickelodeon-branded channels and digital platforms internationally.
The acquisition was introduced Thursday at San Diego Comedian-Con throughout Paramount Photos’ Corridor H presentation for “Mutant Mayhem.” The favored children franchise’s newest installment hits theaters on Aug. 2. “Mutant Mayhem” director Jeff Rowe (outfitted in a “TMNT” T-shirt) and franchise co-creator Kevin Eastman had been readily available to preview the brand new film, repping for the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” crew on the slimmed-down Comedian-Con within the wake of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which prevented writers and actors from attending the conference.
“There are such a lot of individuals right here,” Rowe mentioned, marveling on the measurement of the viewers as he took the stood. (Corridor H, which holds about 6500 individuals, crammed — albeit slowly — with followers in purple, purple, blue and orange eye masks forward of the “TMNT” panel’s 11:30 a.m. begin.)
“It’s what taught me to be a fan,” Rowe mentioned, underlining his lifelong love of the franchise. “I keep in mind realizing tips on how to suppose. After which I keep in mind loving the ninja turtles. They’re simply married collectively.”
Eastman — who made a shock look on the panel — introduced the information to the Corridor H crowd.
“We simply discovered as we speak — that is breaking information — Nickelodeon and Paramount have secured the rights to broadcast the unique cartoon sequence,” Eastman mentioned as the group roared with applause. “[It was] the start. The primary time these characters got here to life with voices and motion, and Chuck Lorre wrote an incredible theme music for us again within the day earlier than he was Chuck Lorre. It’s so improbable. We’re so excited to announce this, so congratulations to all of us. We get to see it once more!”
The comedian guide legend, who celebrated his thirty eighth conference look, additionally shared his reward for Rowe’s tackle the turtles within the new film.
“I’m so happy with what you guys have completed. This film is sensible,” he mentioned, recounting the primary time he noticed footage of the film. “Fifteen minutes in, I am going, ‘When are you beginning the sequel?’ Now I take a look at it and the way in which it’s come to life, it jogs my memory of the underground comics fashion that Peter [Laird, ‘TMNT’s’ co-creator] and I began. There’s simply a lot life and power and weight.”
Produced by Nickelodeon Films and Level Gray Productions’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, “Mutant Mayhem” marks Nickelodeon’s first-ever CG-animated theatrical manufacturing. The movie follows the Turtle brothers — Leonardo (Nicolas Cantu), Donatello (Micah Abbey), Raphael (Brady Midday) and Michelangelo (Shamon Brown Jr.) — who, after years of being sheltered from the human world, got down to “win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as regular youngsters by means of heroic acts.” With the assistance of their new good friend April O’Neil (Ayo Edebiri), the Turtles tackle a mysterious crime syndicate, however they quickly get in over their heads when a military of mutants is unleashed upon them.
“Mutant Mayhem” additionally contains a star-studded supporting forged, together with Rogen, Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Dice, Natasia Demetriou, Giancarlo Esposito, Publish Malone, Paul Rudd and Maya Rudolph.
Comedian-Con attendees had been handled to twenty minutes of footage from the film, which confirmed the Ninja Turtles’ origin story, from the second their rat dad Splinter (voiced by Chan) found them as ooze-covered child turtles to their coaching to change into the ninja warriors we all know and love. The footage was preceded by a recorded message from Rogen and Ice Dice.
“It’s arduous to imagine that is all taking place. I’ve been an enormous fan my entire life and now simply to be weeks away from it hitting theaters. It’s unimaginable,” Rogen mentioned, as Ice Dice chimed in: “I can guarantee you that this fan is ensuring that each one you followers get the most important, funniest, loopy turtle film ever.”
The clip featured the foursome on a stealthy and hilarious grocery run earlier than defying their dad’s warnings concerning the human world and making a pit cease at an outside screening of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” which left them feeling a bit blue about rising up in isolation. The clip additionally launched the film’s stakes — previewing how the kids meet April and the primary time they’ve to make use of their ninja coaching in a combat, in addition to introducing the villainous Tremendous Fly.
Created in 1984 by Laird and Eastman, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” debuted as a comic book guide sequence after which turned a world mega-hit with the animated 1987 Fred Wolf sequence. A live-action TV sequence, “Ninja Turtles: The Subsequent Mutation,” adopted, in addition to quite a few movie variations together with 1990’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” its two sequels and the 2007 CGI film “TMNT.” Nickelodeon introduced new life to the franchise in 2012 with the CG-animated sequence, adopted by the 2D-animated present “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in 2019, whereas Paramount rebooted the challenge on the large display in 2014 with “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and its 2016 sequel “Out of the Shadows.”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is produced by Nickelodeon Films and Level Gray, in partnership with Ramsey Naito and Jason McConnell, who’re overseeing manufacturing for Nickelodeon. For Level Gray, Lukas Williams is co-producing and Josh Fagen is overseeing as an govt producer.
