Turtle brothers Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo’s next big screen adventure will crash into theaters a little sooner than previously scheduled.
The new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, “Mutant Mayhem 2,” will debut on August 13, 2027, moving up a month from its announced September 17 release date.
“Mutant Mayhem 2” is directed by Jeff Rowe with co-directors Kyler Spears and Yashar Kassai. Rowe and Spears worked on the first film alongside producers and writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who also return. Rounding out the producing team are Point Grey’s James Weaver, Josh Fagen and Ramsay McBean, with Lukas Williams serving as executive producer.
The “TMNT” brand has been a major priority for Paramount in recent years, and the focus on the beloved cross-generational IP only increased under the new Skydance management. The first “Mutant Mayhem” movie launched in August 2023, grossing $181 million worldwide. But Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies were already so bullish on the fresh new spin on the 40-year-old franchise that they began developing the sequel before the movie hit theaters.
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Last year, Paramount also added an untitled live-action/CG animation hybrid “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” film to the calendar for Nov. 17, 2028. It will be the first live-action “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” since 2016’s “Out of the Shadows.”
Then, earlier this month, Paramount announced plans to expand the “TMNT” franchise through several ventures, including a major toy licensing partnership with Mattel (beginning in 2027), an illustrated book for middle schoolers (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splinter’s Dojo”), a novel for adults (based on the bestselling graphic novel “The Last Ronin”), a preschool-targeted digital series (“Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles” for YouTube) and themed pizzerias opening in Santa Monica, Monterrey, Mexico and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
