Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael are back with an all-new series premiering on Saturday, July 29, during the 4Kids TV Saturday morning block on FOX and Cartoon Network (check local listings). Supported by a new line of action figures and other products from Playmates Toys, the show is part of an overall re-introduction of the TMNT property, which will also see a new CG-animated feature film released by The Weinstein Co. and Warner Bros. on March 30. Imagi Animation Studios in Hong Kong is handling the animation for the big-screen adventure.
Teenage Mutant Nnja Turtles’Fast Forward is set in the year 2105. Brought to the future by Cody Jones, the grandson of Casey Jones and April O’Neil, the turtles longer have to hide under the city streets and are allowed to live among humans while carrying out their heroic acts and keeping the world safe from villainous forces. Don’t expect to see Shredder or any of the other baddies from previous incarnations of the franchise. The show instead attempts to hook new viewers with a fresh approach, new weapons, futuristic vehicles and cool gadgets.
The ‘heroes on a half-shell’ first appeared in 1984 with a black-and-white comic book created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, and published by Mirage Studios. The property quickly grew from an underground hit to a cultural phenomenon that spawned three live-action feature films, two animated series and many successful merchandising lines.
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