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The Next Best Picture Podcast

Interview With "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" Director/Writer Jeff Rowe

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" released over the summer to some of the best reviews the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" franchise had ever received. Since its theatrical release, it's already had a well-received life on Paramount+, and the 4K UHD Blu Ray just released this week. Director and writer Jeff Rowe was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the film's unique animation style, working with Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross on the film's score, the importance of casting actual teenagers as the titular turtles, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at this year's Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the director and writer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem, Jeff Rowe.

0:12.0

Lovina, Lobita. Stay still. Come on. Now, now, now.

0:17.1

Let's try that again, but with Ninja Stars.

0:21.5

Hey, why do we pick a fruit shape exactly like my head?

0:24.8

Just stop talking, you're ruining my concentration.

0:26.9

You're fine, chill.

0:29.4

He's gonna die.

0:33.1

Did you hear that? What was that?

0:35.4

Well, nothing we can do.

0:36.5

You guys want to grab pizza?

0:37.7

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the next Best Picture Podcast, where I am being joined right now by the director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's Mutant Mayhem.

0:46.9

Jeff Rowe.

0:47.8

Jeff, how are you today?

0:49.3

I'm good.

0:50.1

How are you?

0:51.2

I'm doing really well.

0:52.1

Thank you so much for taking the time to talk with me about this awesome animated film that has captured everyone's imagination since it's released this summer.

1:02.2

This is one of the films that a lot of people have been talking about for quite some time in the lead up to its release because obviously Teenage Mutinyaturnals has such a built-in following.

1:11.9

But also, too, you've been making some waves in the world of animation,

1:16.6

co-writing, and working on the Mitchells v. the machines and bringing some of what you've learned

1:22.4

from that project over to this. So it's been really cool the last couple of weeks to see. How have you been feeling

1:28.7

since it released and came out into the world? It's been a whirlwind. It's hard. I'm finally,

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