As we all sit waiting for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel, it seems that there is much afoot in the TMNT universe.
With Skydance’s recent purchase of Paramount, it seems that the studio has big plans for the TMNT brand, although it also means that some stuff that was already in development is no longer happening.
The Mutant Mayhem animated series, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, has been cancelled after Paramount’s takeover. The second season will air from December 2nd as planned, but there will not be a third.
Showrunner Christopher Yost said: “The upcoming episodes of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will sadly be the last. Luckily, they’re our best episodes yet.”
Fast & Furious producer Neal H Moritz has been tasked with bringing the Heroes in a Half-Shell back to the big screen in live-action for the first time since 2010’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (which was literally a live-action adaptation of the animated shows of the 90s but tanked at the box office).
As of now, we know that Mutant Mayhem 2 is well into development and expected to get released in September 2027; whether or not there will be a third movie is unknown as of right now.
New animated short teaser!
Check out the teaser for the all-new festive animated short, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 — Lost in New Jersey.
The animated short, set in the ‘Mutant Mayhem’ universe, follows the Turtles as they go to New Jersey on a mission after a toy company exploits the turtles’ newfound fame.
Lost in New Jersey will be in cinemas from December 19th, attached to The SpongeBob Movie.
We expect it to appear online shortly afterwards:
According to sources, Paramount are looking at Sonic as a template for what to do with the Turtles, looking at the success of the video game adaptation that so far has had three movies and a TV series.
However, the really disappointing news is the live-action adaptation of IDW’s hit comic book, The Last Ronin, has been cancelled. It seems that a story set in the future that sees a lone surviving Turtle fighting against a society that has crumbled, hoping to keep the legend of his fallen brothers alive, doesn’t fit into the Sonic template.
Nobody director Ilya Naishuller was in talks to direct the movie which was seen to be a low-budget, r-rated outing.
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Source: THR
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