Casey Jones

It’s not too much longer until we get to see the latest take on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when the sumptuous looking Mutant Mayhem hits theaters in a few weeks. But that didn’t stop the filmmakers behind it from coming to San Diego with some shiny new footage anyway.Turtle Power with Melissa Navia | First FandomsDonnie, Raph, Mikey, and Leo traded the sewers of New York City for Hall H of San Diego Comic-Con today to star in a new clip from the upcoming film. Actors Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, and…

Screenshot: ParamountOur first look at TMNT: Mutant Mayhem introduced us to a vivid, animated world of some truly teenaged mutant heroes—it’s the first time Leo, Raph, Mikey, and Donnie have actually been voiced by teens. But what’s bringing these kids to the surface world of NYC? A major new threat that no version of the TMNT have ever faced before.Spoilers of the Week: July 1stThat sinister figure is Superfly, played by Ice Cube, a new fly mutant created for directors Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears’ new movie—not to be…

Image: Hasbro, Super7, LegoWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly look back at the best toy news and releases you may have missed. This week Lego’s got a pair of ships to welcome back the return of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Super 7 brings a hero in a half shell ready to rock, and Hasbro finally adds fan-favorites Shipwreck and Polly to its G.I. Joe Classified Series lineup. Check it out!Lego Star Wars: The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter MicrofighterWe’ve already raised serious concerns over the practicality of The…

Photo: Kyle Barr/GizmodoEarlier this week, Paramount and Nickelodeon gave us our long-awaited first glimpse at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the next animated reboot of the legendary heroes in a half-shell. But what would new Turtles be without some new toys?Today in New York City at Play Dates NYC, Playmates officially unveiled the first toys inspired by the new movie and its updated redesigned takes on young Mikey, Donnie, Leo, and Raph. As well as figures for all fourin multiple scales and variations,…

Image: NetflixThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been around for decades, and through all the various interpretations, April O’Neil and Casey Jones have been their first (if not only) human allies. Between the two of them, it’s April who tends to get the spotlight the most, and Casey tends to show up later in the story. But Paramount was apparently at one point considering giving the hockey mask-wearing vigilante his own space via a solo film. Jason Eisener, director of Hobo With a Shotgun and the recently released…

Image: Nickelodeon/NetflixNickelodeon’s short-lived Rise of the Teenage Mutant Turtles may have caught flack when it first debuted, but it soon found itself an audience that’s been very happy to sing the show’s praises for years. Now that the newest iteration of the Turtles have landed their own movie on Netflix, which also holds the complete first season, it’s been the perfect time to talk about what the future could’ve held (and possibly still does?) in store for this new take onLeo, Raph, Mikey, and Donnie.On…

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles always caught a bit of a rap from old-school TMNT fans for its focus on hijinks rather than particularly serious adventures for the most part. Let this opening sequence from the show’s new movie prove, however, that’s not always the case.Ahead of the film’s release on Netflix this Friday, the streamer has released the opening four minutes of the film, which opens not with the Rise gang of goofy teen turtles as we know from the show, but in a post apocalyptic future where, uh...…

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the most recent television iteration of the world’s favorite terrapin heroes, generated a lot of buzz, from its initial announcement all the way through its two seasons on Nickelodeon. While the show did receive an arguably satisfying conclusion in 2020, it was later announced that an original Netflix film would continue where the series left off, bringing with it some shakeups in the Turtles’ team dynamic and the proper introduction of several franchise mainstays into the Rise…

Screenshot: Nickelodeon/DotemuThere’s not much you can thank one-hit ‘90s wonder Vanilla Ice for, but among those few things is this: he tied the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles inextricably with rap music. Of course, he did it by performing the confounding “Ninja Rap” in the second TMNT movie, Secret of the Ooze, but the many, many TMNT-themed raps that have followed have been pretty great. And now, we can add Ghostface Killah and Raekwon the Chef’s “We Ain’t Came to Lose” in that very specific half-shell.The song is part…