During tonight's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, producer Seth Rogen revealed the full voice cast of his upcoming computer-animated superhero film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, while simultaneously announcing that the full-length teaser trailer will debut online this Monday!
For the first time ever, the titular heroes in a half-shell will be voiced by actual teenagers, with Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo, Brady Noon as Raphael, Micah Abbey as Donatello, and Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo.
The legendary Jackie Chan will provide the voice for their mentor/father figure Splinter.
The supporting cast consists of Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, John Cena as Rocksteady, Ice Cube as Superfly, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil, Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, Seth Rogen as Bebop, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, and Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom.
Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) has been tapped to direct with a screenplay from Brendan O'Brien (Neighbors; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising).
Plot details are being kept relatively under wraps, but the synopsis seems to confirm that the film will essentially be an origin story, with the TMNT just beginning their superhero journey.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hits theaters on August 4!
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.