Barring some remakes of certain beloved properties, I’m of the opinion that all previous live-action or animated treatments of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles all have their redeeming qualities. That said, I’m way more charmed and more fond of directors Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears’ efforts here on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem than I thought I’d be than when this film was first announced.
With years of multiple iterations of graphic novel-adapted mediums of fan-favorite IP, TMNT behind us, I guess there’s no harm in having another. Best of all is with producer Seth Rogen at the forefront of Paramount Pictures’ newest treatment with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a cast and a vision that not only invokes a more teenage look than the usual illustrative hulking beefcake types, but we also get a version of franchise staple April O’Neil as the person of color she was originally meant to be before the powers that be demanded her character don the more whitewashed, yellow jumpsuit-wearing red-head as the toys sold so well.
Mirage Covers at Kevin Eastman Studios/Wikimedia Commons Seth Rogen speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Preacher”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
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