Seth Rogan produces a teen-centric TMNT film for Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is an animated film produced by Point Grey Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation for Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic books. The animated film is directed by Jeff Rowe, who makes his solo directorial debut after previously co-directing and writing The Mitchells vs. the Machines. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg co-write the screenplay, after collaborating on scripts for Pineapple Express and The Interview. Detective Pikachu writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit also contributed to the script.
The Turtles themselves are voiced by actual teenagers Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr, Nicolas Cantu, and Brady Noon as Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, respectively. The Turtles' friend April O’Neal is played by Ayo Edebiri. The rest of the star-studded ensemble cast includes legendary martial arts actor Jackie Chan as Splinter, Ice Cube as Superfly, and John Cena as Rocksteady, in addition to Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph, Post Malone, Hannibal Buress, Ross Byrne, and Giancarlo Esposito.