Cowabunga! Nickelodeon Acquires Original Cartoon Rights From TMNT

Cowabunga! Earlier at present in the course of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem panel, it was introduced that Nickelodeon had acquired the rights to the unique TMNT cartoon from 1987. Since Viacom obtained the intellectual property, followers had foam of their mouths for the traditional cartoon to return out once more. Good issues come to those that wait.

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Forward of Paramount Photos’ launch of the all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem theatrical movie, solely in theaters August 2, Nickelodeon expands the beloved franchise once more with the acquisition of the unique 1987 animation Fred Wolf TMNT sequence (193 episodes of twenty-two min, 1987-1996).

Below the OK, Nickelodeon has acquired worldwide rights to the legendary sequence, which follows the adventures of beloved characters – Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo – as they battle the Shredder, Krang and different villains and criminals. The sequence is about to make its digital debut later this month in the USA, adopted by Nickelodeon-branded channels and digital platforms internationally.

The information was revealed at present in the course of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem panel at Comedian-Con Worldwide: San Diego 2023. The Paramount Photos and Nickelodeon movie follows the Turtle brothers as they got down to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as regular youngsters via heroic deeds after years sheltered from the human world. Their new pal, April O’Neil, helps them tackle a mysterious crime syndicate, however they shortly discover themselves in over their heads when a military of mutants is unleashed on them.

Nickelodeon Films and award-winning Level Grey Productions’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver produce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The movie marks Nickelodeon’s first-ever CG-animated theatrical manufacturing, in partnership with Ramsey Naito and Jason McConnell, who’re overseeing Nickelodeon’s manufacturing. For Level Gray, Lukas Williams co-produces and Josh Fagen oversees as govt producer. Paramount Photos will deal with worldwide distribution for the movie, which is about to hit theaters on August 2, 2023. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is directed by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines, “Gravity Falls”, “Disenchantment”).

Thought of one of the crucial in style youngsters’s franchises, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a traditional international property established in 1984 by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. It first debuted as successful comedian e-book sequence, then turned successful anime TV present, a live-action TV sequence after which spawned many profitable theatrical releases. The property is a world client merchandise powerhouse, successful in each class that has hit cabinets thus far – with toys, attire, video video games, DVDs and extra – and producing billions of {dollars} at retail.

Nickelodeon introduced the franchise again to life in 2012 with the CG-animated sequence Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles then reinvented the heroes in a half-shell with the 2D animated sequence The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2019.

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