Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem reintroduced the animated heroes in a half-shell to the big screen after 16 years. Fans can’t wait so long to experience the turtle power all over again. Luckily, we won’t have to. The sequel will be released in theaters on October 9, 2026.
An overload of Paramount’s upcoming theatrical films have been reported by Variety, including ones we did not know were happening like a Naked Gun remake and a Better Man musical about the life of Robbie Williams. Now we’re here talking about the biggest surprise of them all.
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The news of a sequel to TMNT: Mutant Mayhem is not surprising, we always knew one was happening, considering a sequel was confirmed not too long after the film’s release, and Seth Rogen has a TMNT shared universe planned across film and television. We did not expect a release date today, but we welcome it.
The Shredder Among Mutant Mayhem
As of now, there are no plot details other than the inevitable showdown with the Turtles’ arch-nemesis, The Shredder, as teased in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem’s post-credits scene.
The Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe is a man who does not rush his cooking process. He served an appetizer first. Soon, he will bring out the main course.
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In an interview with Empire, Rowe touched on his plans for Shredder and his intent to make sure he captures how truly menacing the foe is, not settling for anything less than “100 times scarier than Superfly”.
“Shredder used to be the main villain before we pivoted away from that. They saved Joker for The Dark Knight… The one thing I can say without spoiling anything is, [Shredder] needs to be 100 times scarier than Superfly – who is a credible villain, he’s dangerous, he’s strong, he seems like he could mess the Turtles up. Shredder needs to be that, just significantly more.“
Jeff Rowe via Empire
About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Release Date: August 2, 2023
Directed by: Jeff Rowe
Co-Directed by: Kyler Spears
Screenplay by: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit
Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Characters Created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Produced by: Seth Rogen, p.g.a., Evan Goldberg, p.g.a., James Weaver, p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Ramsay McBean, Josh Fagen
Cast: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Nicolas Cantu, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Brady Noon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Maya Rudolph
SYNOPSIS
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 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will be released in theaters on October 9, 2026.
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Source: Variety
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