Point Grey and Nickelodeon announced the anticipated reimagining of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) franchise back in 2021, and also announced the onboarding of award-winning global animation studio Mikros Animation to bring the fully CGI animated production to life. Premiering in August of 2023, the production of epic proportions is well under way, and Mikros Animation has announced it’s on the lookout for seasoned, and budding animators to join its ranks and be a part of the iconic production.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Mikros Animation on the next-level reimagining of the franchise,” said Paramount Pictures Animation EVP Mark Bakshi.
Directed by Jeff Rowe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem also brings together great names of the film industry such as Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver who are set to produce the film for Point Grey Pictures.
“We are excited to join forces with Nickelodeon on this theatrical release. The Ninja Turtles franchise is edgy, offbeat, and humorous and the Mikros Animation team is ensuring we were doing justice to bringing the beloved turtles to big screens. The filmmaker’s vision was to introduce the characters through modern animation that maintains the fine balance between visually appealing and realistic. Focusing not just on craft, but also performance, it’s our job to develop the unique personalities of each of these iconic characters, whilst staying true to the 1990’s nostalgia that the franchise holds,” said Mikros Animation global production head Adrianna Cohen.
Mikros Animation is actively recruiting animation, anim-fix, character surfacing artists in Montreal, FX & lighting supervisors, compositing supervisor, production manager, and more roles.