TMNT (Film)

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TMNT
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Directed by	Kevin Munroe
Produced by	Thomas K. Gray Galen Walker Paul Wang
Written by	Kevin Munroe
Based on	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  by Kevin Eastman Peter Laird
Starring	Chris Evans Sarah Michelle Gellar Mako Kevin Smith Patrick Stewart Ziyi Zhang
Narrated by	Laurence Fishburne
Music by	Klaus Badelt
Cinematography	Steve Lumley
Edited by	John Damien Ryan
Production companies	Imagi Animation Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (North America, United Kingdom and Ireland) The Weinstein Company (International)
Release date	March 17, 2007 Grauman's Chinese Theatre March 23, 2007 (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States Hong Kong
Language	English
Budget	$34 million
Box office	$95.6 million

TMNT (also known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is a 2007 American computer-animated martial arts action adventure film written and directed by Kevin Munroe. Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book series, the film stars the voices of James Arnold Taylor, Nolan North, Mitchell Whitfield, Mikey Kelley, Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart and Zhang Ziyi and is narrated by Laurence Fishburne.

It is the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film made with computer-generated imagery (CGI) created by Imagi Animation Studios as well as the first feature film in the franchise in 14 years. It is loosely connected to the original 1990-1993 trilogy. The film sees the four Turtles (Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo) grow apart after their final defeat of their archenemy the Shredder, when strange things are happening in New York City as ancient creatures threaten the world and the Turtles must reunite to save it.

The film was released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures (making it the only film in the TMNT franchise to be distributed by that company) on March 23, 2007 to mixed reviews from critics yet was a commercial success, grossing $95 million worldwide against a budget of $34 million.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Voice cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Writing 3.3 Animation 3.4 Casting 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 5.1 Marketing 5.2 Home media 6 Reception 6.1 Box office 6.2 Critical response 6.3 Accolades 7 Video games 8 References 9 External links

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• James Arnold Taylor as Leonardo, the oldest of the turtles
• Nolan North as Raphael, the second oldest of the Turtles who has been operating as the vigilante Nightwatcher
• Mitchell Whitfield as Donatello, the second youngest of the Turtles who has been operating as an IT tech support
• Mikey Kelley as Michelangelo, the youngest of the Turtles who has been operating as birthday entertainer "Cowabunga Carl"
• Chris Evans as Casey Jones, April's boyfriend who engages in crimefighting
• Sarah Michelle Gellar as April O'Neil, a female friend of the Turtles who owns an antique shop
• Mako Iwamatsu as Splinter, a mutant rat who is the Turtles' sensei
• Patrick Stewart as Max Winters, a businessman who turned out to be the immortal warlord Yaotl
• Zhang Ziyi as Karai, a female member of the Foot Clan
• John DiMaggio as Colonel Santino, the leader of a group of South American bandits who has been extorting protection money from the local villagers
• Kevin Michael Richardson as General Aguila, the leader of Yaotl's four generals (his name is Spanish for "eagle")
• Paula Mattioli as General Serpiente, one of Yaotl's four generals (her name is Spanish for "snake")
• Fred Tatasciore as General Gato, one of Yaotl's four generals (his name is Spanish for "cat")
• Frank Welker as General Mono, one of Yaotl's generals (his name is Spanish for "monkey")
• Kevin Smith as a diner cook, an unnamed cook at a diner where Nightwatcher fights the Jersey Devil
• Laurence Fishburne as the narrator

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Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture

The licensed soundtrack Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture was released by Atlantic Records in 2007.

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A home media edition of TMNT was released on August 7, 2007, for the DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2009, a box set with all four TMNT films was released to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The DVD release contains several special features, including commentary on the feature by writer/director Kevin Munroe; an alternate opening and an alternate ending to the film, and interviews with some of the featured voice talent as well as the filmmakers.

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The film received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production and the Golden Schmoes Award for Best Animated Movie of the Year.

Award	Category	Nominee	Result

[edit] Video games

Main articles: TMNT (video game) and TMNT (Game Boy Advance)

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