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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
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Wikipedia article
'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie' is a 2022 American animated superhero film based on characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. A continuation of the animated television series 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', it was produced by Nickelodeon Movies with animation by Flying Bark Productions, Top Draw Animation, Digitoonz Media and Cartoon Conrad Productions. The film is directed by series developers Ant Ward and Andy Suriano, and stars the voices of Ben Schwartz, Omar Miller, Brandon Mychal Smith, Josh Brener, Haley Joel Osment, Kat Graham, and Eric Bauza. The film's plot follows Leonardo as he is forced to lead his brothers to save the world from the Krang.
It was released on August 5, 2022 by Netflix. The film received positive reviews from critics.
Plot
In the year 2044, the evil alien Krang has invaded the Earth and the resistance has fallen. In one final attempt, Leonardo and Michelangelo now as Masters with the rest of their family having died in the war, sent their student Casey Jones back in time to stop the invasion by finding a key that allowed the Krang to come to the Earth, though it costs Leo and Mikey their lives to do so.
Casey successfully reaches the present day, two years after the defeat of the Shredder. After Leo breaks Donatello's pizza box stack record, Raphael alerts both of them and Mikey of a theft unfolding by Hypno-Potamus and Warren Stone, with the key that Casey is looking for is included with the stolen items. The Turtles manage to stop them, but the Foot ninjas arrive and claim the key. Back in the new lair, Raph and Leo get into an argument due to the latter's growing ego.
Meanwhile, Casey finds April O'Neil who knocks him out and takes him to the Turtles' lair. After explaining his mission and mentioning the Krang, Splinter explains that they came to Earth long ago and were exiled to another realm by a band of warriors who created and used the key, which is a mystic weapon, and that they are worshiped by the Foot. The Turtles, along with April, Splinter and Casey, go after the Foot, who have managed to open the portal. Their fight against the Krang causes them to lose their mystic powers, forcing them to retreat, but Leo manages to seize the key and close the portal. To protect Leo, Raph forces him to escape while he is captured.
Afterwards, the remaining Turtles, along with Casey, go after the Krang and Raph while Splinter and April remain behind to get rid of the key. The Krang manage to find the Turtles' lair through Raph, they then parasitically possess the members of the Foot clan and sends them after the key while they prepare the portal on top of the Metro Tower, the tallest building in the city.
The Turtles and Casey are ambushed in the sub-way tunnels and get separated. Casey calls out Leo for his arrogance before they reunite with the rest of the Turtles. They then find Raph, who has been possessed by the Krang and seizes the key, the Krang then uses the key to open the portal and bring forth the Technodrome. The Krang began their attack upon New York City and easily defeat the U.S. Army.
While April, Splinter, and Casey occupy the Krang forces, the Turtles board the ship. Leo goes after Raph, while Donnie and Mikey try to seize control of the ship. They are captured, but Leo reaches out to Raph and helps him break free, and the brothers manage to regain their mystic powers. The four fight valiantly but the Krang are too strong with Mikey, Donnie and Raph thrown out of the ship during the battle. Leo forces the Krang back to their prison realm and orders Casey to close the portal, which results in the Technodrome getting cut in half from the closure and destroyed. Leo is trapped in the realm, but Mikey, Raph, and Donnie save him using Mikey's newly-developed mystic powers, leaving the Krang alone in the prison realm, preventing the future of earth being destroyed.
Sometime later, the heroes enjoy pizza on top of the Brooklyn Bridge, with Casey revealing that former Foot Clan recruit Cassandra Jones is his mother. They watch the city as it is being rebuilt and make a vow to defend it when it is needed. Afterwards, Raph tries to break Leo's pizza box stack record.
Voice cast
* Ben Schwartz as Leonardo, Janitor
* Omar Miller as Raphael
* Josh Brener as Donatello
* Brandon Mychal Smith as Michelangelo
* Eric Bauza as Splinter
* Kat Graham as April O'Neil, Caf Woman #3
* Haley Joel Osment as Casey Jones
* Jim Pirri as Krang Leader, Military Soldier #1
* Toks Olagundoye as Krang Sister, Window Woman
* Rob Paulsen as Foot Lieutenant, Panicked Man, Military Soldier #2, Van Mover #2
* Rhys Darby as Hypno-Potamus
* John Michael Higgins as Warren Stone
* Eugene Byrd as Security Guard, Police, Office Man #2, Caf Man
* Meghan Falcone as Office Woman #1, Office Woman #2
* Nika Futterman as News Anchor Tanya, Incidental Girl, Caf Woman #1, Caf Woman #2
* Oliver Vaquer as Professor, Helicopter Reporter, Van Mover #1, Male Bystander
Production
On February 5, 2019, it was announced that feature films based on 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' and 'The Loud House' were in production for Netflix. The film was in development since October 2018, though production didn't begin until March 2020. On January 12, 2021, the former films' plot synopsis was revealed on the franchise's official Twitter account, alongside with the original release year. On August 27, 2021, the film was pushed back to 2022 due to it not being completed in time. Production on the film was finally completed on April 7, 2022.
The producers worked on the film simultaneosly with the series' second season. Due to the season being shortened by Nickelodeon, the writers had to adjust the film's plot to align it with changes made for the second season's story, though the directors did noted some details would not align with the series. Animation services were provided by Flying Bark Productions and Top Draw.
Release
'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie' was released on Netflix on August 5, 2022.
Marketing
The first trailer for the film was released on July 6, 2022. A sneak preview was released on August 3, 2022.Reception
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
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