Star-Studded Cast 

For the first time in history, real life teenage actors will be portraying the titular turtles. Lending their voices are Nicholas Cantu (The Amazing World of Gumball) as Leonardo, Micah Abbey (Cousins for Life) as Donatello, Shamon Brown Jr. (The Chi) as Michelangelo, and Brady Noon (Good Boys) as Raphael. With the main roles being a younger cast, the rest of the film contains some of Hollywood’s most famous personalities. Playing the role of the turtles’ mentor, Splinter, is the acclaimed action star and martial artist Jackie Chan. April will be played by Ayo Edebiri of Big Mouth and The Bear fame. The fun does not end there.

On the villain and friend side of things is where the casting goes up a notch. Playing the duo of Bebop and Rocksteady are Seth Rogen and John Cena. Audiences will be sure to recognize famed villain actor Giancarlo Esposito voice Baxter Stockman, the mad scientist and famed enemy of the turtles. Hannibal Buress and Rose Byrne will make appearances as Genghis Frog and Leatherhead, respectively. In the film’s title, mutants are playing a big role. The names attached are Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, and Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko. 

In addition to those characters, the writing team has incorporated two new characters into the TMNT world. Playing Superfly is famed musician and comedy actor Ice Cube. Accompanying him is Maya Rudolph who voices Cynthia Utrom. One final surprise for fans looking forward to the film as it was announced this month that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross from Nine Inch Nails are composing the score. The duo has composed the scores for films such as Mank, The Social Network, and Soul, having received Academy Awards for the latter two. 

Premiere and Trailer 

At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem will make its debut on June 12, 2023. The film releases in theaters on August 2nd of this year. The second trailer of the TMNT can be seen below.