Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Next Chapter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Next Chapter is a 2025 film and the sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. It is the second film in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cinematic Universe, a revised version of the Michael Bay movies.

Synopsis
Plot details are inspired by the first draft of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem...

[The first draft was] completely different. Could not be more different. We've thrown away... we've made like eight versions of the movie to get to this version of the movie, and they're all radically different from each other. But in the first version of the movie, they were in high school by like page 20, Shredder was a villain, and Baxter Stockman was a villain. It was so different from what's there now. And it was just a long process of honing in on what we actually cared about as filmmakers.

Plot
Agents from the Techno-Cosmic Research Institute are on a mission to kill Baxter Stockman and steal something that he created: mutagen. The leader of the TCRI Agents, Spider Bytez, a muscular and tough man, tells the agents that the mutagen is capable of merging an animal with a human. Spider Bytez tells the agents to break in, kill Stockman, and steal a vial of a green substance. As the agents broke in, they found Baxter Stockman growing mutagen. Before the agents could shoot their laser weapons at them, Baxter made a deal with them. He would give them the mutagen, and Baxter would be home free. Spider Bytes tells the Agents to hold their fire, he has a "better idea". Spider Bytez says to "take him to Shredder." One of the Agents uses his stun weapon to knock Baxter out. The agents pick Baxter's unconscious body up. Baxter's hand still gripped a vial of mutagen, but he drops the vial. The agents don't notice. The vial rolls over into a storm drain. No one, not even Dr. Stockman himself, could have predicted the chain of reactions that held on that day.

Eleven years later, four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles grabbed their ninja weapons - Nunchucks, sai, staff, swords - and set out on a night raid. Moments later, in a dark alley, Leonardo, the leader of the four brothers, pulled out a very ancient-looking scroll. The scroll has a list of -- GROCERIES. The Turtles all have one job to do. As they stealthily infiltrate the grocery store, they steal everything they need for groceries for Master Splinter. Leonardo says to head back, Master Splinter is waiting for them. Michelangelo says they could go to a movie. The Turtles are all down for the movie (except Leonardo who reluctantly comes). They go see an outdoor movie: Mean Girls. The Turtles watch from a distance on a billboard. Michelangelo thinks it's hilarious. Raphael thinks it's boring because there's not enough action. Donatello likes it but says he hates it to impress his brothers. Leonardo just stares at a pretty teenage girl (who is later revealed to be April O'Neil). After the movie is over, Leo is really worried and says that they have to go home now. The rest of the Turtles say "fine!", and call their brother a buzzkill.

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Characters

 * Michelangelo
 * April O'Neil
 * Raphael
 * Oroku Saki/The Shredder
 * Donatello
 * Leonardo
 * Bebop
 * Screwloose
 * Splinter
 * Karai
 * Rocksteady
 * Baxter Stockman
 * Wingnut
 * Casey Jones
 * Leatherhead
 * Slash
 * Krang
 * Mondo Gecko
 * Genghis Frog
 * Man Ray