Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Character Breakdowns Reveal New 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Movie Will Take the Four Leads in a New Direction

Last summer, Nickelodeon and Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver jointly announced an all-new CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theatrical motion picture. Now, fans have a break down of the four leads and what direction the characters will be going in this new adaptation, courtesy of The Illuminerdi!


BREAKING DOWN THE HEROES IN A HALF-SHELL

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles casting break down for Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello is as follows:

Leonardo (M), Age: 13-16, Any ethnicity, (V.O.) LEAD

The team leader. Leo is strictly business, all killer no filler – except when he’s boasting and describing himself with dumb phrases like “all killer no filler.” He cares about keeping the “team” on mission, and tells himself that his brothers would be lost without him. He’s not the strongest (Raph) or the smartest (Donnie), or the funniest (Mikey), but he’s the hardest working turtle boy and he’s proud of it. His brothers can get annoyed by his do-gooder attitude and the lectures that come with it, even when they know he’s right. Leo’s biggest fears are his brothers realizing that he needs them more than they need him.

Raphael (M), Age: 13-16, Any ethnicity, (V.O.) LEAD

The hot head. Raph likes to break s**t. Whether it’s with his fists or someone else’s fists as he throws them through a glass window. Ralph tends to react emotionally when he’s overwhelmed, but he’s actually super self-aware and working on it. With his hands in his pockets, crossed arms, and sullen face, he can come across as a little brooding. But beneath his impenetrable exterior is a soft, sensitive turtle boy who’s just looking for someone to open up to. Raph, who would hate ANY authority figure, resents Leo’s leadership and thinks he should be in charge. His secrete shame? He knows deep down he wouldn’t know how to lead the team if it ever came to it.

Michelangelo (M), Age: 13-16, Any ethnicity, (V.O.) LEAD

The goofball. With rare exception – takes nothing seriously. It could come across as aloofness or idiocy, but it actually comes from a place of wisdom and self-confidence. (knowing himself?) Mikey has his priorities in order, and at the top of the list is enjoying life and living in the present. He loves people and is endlessly curious, which leads to him having long conversations with complete strangers.

He’s that friend you tell your entire life story within minutes of meeting. He might not be good at martial arts training, or waking up on time, or even hygiene, but he’s an endless well of positivity that his brothers often take for granted. Mikey gets teased the most by his brothers, and even though he always laughs it off. Deep down it gets to him.

Donatello (M), Age: 13-16, Any ethnicity (V.O.) LEAD

The intellectual. Feels like he’s Matt Damon in Goodwill Hunting. He is made fun of by his brothers for being academic. They acknowledge his smarts are useful but don’t appreciate it as much as he feels he deserves. His intelligence has its downsides though. Sometimes his intellectual self-assuredness can come across as arrogance, and his extreme pragmatism sometimes reads as coldness. It’s not that he doesn’t care, his brain is just thinking so many steps ahead about such complicated stuff that he often finds himself paralyzed with indecision.

He can talk himself into something just as easily as he can talk himself out. Donnie knows he’s smart, but his secret fear he’d never admit out loud is that if he was ever around people at his level, he worries he wouldn’t be able to keep up. And if he’s not as smart as he thought… what is he?

It seems Nickelodeon/Paramount is fully embracing the adolescent nature of these beloved characters and the story will be a true coming of age tale, as each character learns to fully come into his own, and embrace what makes them different from each other.

MORE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES’ PRODUCTION INFO

Comedian Seth Rogen and his partners Evan Goldberg and Jeff Weaver will produce the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film through their production company Point Grey Pictures.

“Adding Seth, Evan and James’ genius to the humor and action that’s already an integral part of TMNT is going to make this a next-level reinvention of the property," said Brian Robbins, President, Kids & Family for ViacomCBS, adding "I’m looking forward to see what they do, and I know that Ramsey Naito and her team are excited to take the Nick Animation Studio into another great direction with their first-ever CG-animated theatrical.”

The untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film is set to be directed by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) and written by Brendan O’Brien (Neighbors). Paramount Pictures will handle worldwide distribution of the film. No release date is set at this time.

Do you like the direction that Nickelodeon is taking the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this animation adaptation? Do you think it will fare better than the last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films from Michael Bey? Let me know what you think of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the comments below and follow NickALive! on social media for the latest Nickelodeon news and videos!



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Netflix Reveals 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie' Storyline

Netflix has unveiled the official title and storyline of the streamer's upcoming Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated film!


Titled Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, the Nickelodeon pic picks up the turtles when a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning. Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species…the Krang! The movie is directed by Ant Ward, Andy Suriano.

Directors: Ant Ward, Andy Suriano | Writers: Tony Gama-Lobo, Rebecca May | Produced By: Nickelodeon.

Voice Cast: Ben Schwartz, Omar Benson Miller, Brandon Mychal Smith, Josh Brener, Kat Graham, Eric Bauza, Haley Joel Osment.


Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie is based on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nickelodeon's 2D-animated follow up to the network's CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Premiering in 2018 and running for two seasons, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an action-comedy series follows the band of brothers as they discover new powers and encounter a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City.

Update (4/14) - Netflix has added a listing for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie!:


The series stars the voice talent of Omar Miller (Ballers) as Raph, a jagged-shelled snapping turtle; Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) as Leo, a red-eared slider turtle; Josh Brener (Silicon Valley) as Donnie, a soft-shell turtle; Brandon Mychal Smith (You're The Worst) as Mikey, a box turtle; Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) as April O'Neil, a street savvy native New Yorker; Eric Bauza (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Splinter, father figure and sensei to the Turtles; and WWE Superstar John Cena as the villainous, Baron Draxum.

Nickelodeon and Netflix first announced plans for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie as well as a animated movie inspired by The Loud House in February 2019, as part of Nickelodeon and ViacomCBS' broader efforts to tap into Nickelodeon's intellectual properties (IP) to continue producing new content for digital and linear platforms. Nickelodeon and Netflix expanded on their pact to form a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series - based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP - for kids and families around the world.

More Nick: Nickelodeon Readies Next Chapter of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with All-New CG-Animated Theatrical Release Produced By Point Grey Pictures!

Originally published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 19:31 GMT.

Source: Deadline; H/T: Anime Superhero Forum /@SweetShop209; Additional sources: Animation Magazine, @Kalzoni_, @Dio_Ong97.

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TeenNick Israel to Premiere 'Do Not Answer' Independence Day Special on Wednesday 14th April 2021

לא לענות: ספיישל יום העצמאות עם שירלי לוי ועדן דניאל גבאי | 14.4 בטין ניק
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כוכבי הנוער שירלי לוי ועדן דניאל גבאי מקבלים את יום העצמאות עם ספיישל של ״לא לענות״! תוכנית מתיחות טלפוניות קורעת מצחוק מלאה בשיגועים ושיחות מחסוי. ענו והתחרטו על זה: יעל שלביה ונאיה פדרמן.

יום העצמאות, 14.4, בשעה 20:00 בטין ניק 

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כוכבי הנוער שירלי לוי ועדן דניאל גבאי מקבלים את יום העצמאות עם ספיישל של ״לא לענות״! תוכנית מתיחות טלפוניות קורעת מצחוק מלאה בשיגועים ושיחות מחסוי. ענתה והתחרטה על זה: יעל שלביה

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כוכבי הנוער שירלי לוי ועדן דניאל גבאי מקבלים את יום העצמאות עם ספיישל של ״לא לענות״! תוכנית מתיחות טלפוניות קורעת מצחוק מלאה בשיגועים ושיחות מחסוי. ענו והתחרטו על זה: מקדונלדס

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כוכבי הנוער שירלי לוי ועדן דניאל גבאי מקבלים את יום העצמאות עם ספיישל של ״לא לענות״! תוכנית מתיחות טלפוניות קורעת מצחוק מלאה בשיגועים ושיחות מחסוי. ענו והתחרטו על זה: עיריית אשקלון ועיריית זכרון יעקב שהיא בעצם נס ציונה


Originally published: Sunday, April 11, 2021.

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