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Paramount Revives TMNT with Family-Friendly Live-Action Film

11/21/2025

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Paramount Pictures is developing a new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) movie, produced by Neal H. Moritz.
This film is the first live-action TMNT installment since 2016's "Out of the Shadows," which did not perform well at the box office.
The studio is pursuing a family-friendly approach and has canceled plans for an R-rated adaptation of "The Last Ronin."
A sequel to the animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" is in production, scheduled for release on September 17, 2027.
The TMNT franchise has generated over $1.35 billion globally since its launch in 1984.

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Paramount Pictures is developing a new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) movie, produced by Neal H. Moritz.
This film is the first live-action TMNT installment since 2016's "Out of the Shadows," which did not perform well at the box office.
The studio is pursuing a family-friendly approach and has canceled plans for an R-rated adaptation of "The Last Ronin."
A sequel to the animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" is in production, scheduled for release on September 17, 2027.
The TMNT franchise has generated over $1.35 billion globally since its launch in 1984.