Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Movie, 2016, The Michael Bay films, Set in New York and Dimension X
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is #11 of 16 in release order and #11 of 16 in chronological order in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The story
After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows recap
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) sees the Shredder escape and team with the alien Krang to bring the war machine Technodrome to Earth. Dave Green directs this sequel to the 2014 film. Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett) has taken public credit for stopping the Shredder (Brian Tee) while the brothers stay hidden. April O'Neil (Megan Fox) learns that scientist Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry) is helping him, and a teleport breakout drops the Shredder in Dimension X, where Krang (Brad Garrett) trades him mutagen for building a three-part device. Stockman uses it to turn two convicts into Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (Sheamus), and corrections officer Casey Jones (Stephen Amell) joins the hunt. When Donatello (Jeremy Howard) finds the mutagen could make them human, Leonardo (Pete Ploszek) hides it, and the secret splits him from Raphael (Alan Ritchson) and Michelangelo (Noel Fisher). A police station raid exposes the Turtles and lands April and Casey in custody, and a fight aboard a jet over the Brazilian rainforest fails to stop the last piece reaching the Shredder.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ending explained
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ends with the Turtles stopping Krang's invasion with police help. Krang has frozen the betrayed Shredder in his trophy collection, and once Vern's footage clears April and Casey, Chief Rebecca Vincent (Laura Linney) backs the brothers as they leap from the Chrysler Building onto the half-built Technodrome. Donatello shorts out Krang's robot body, April, Casey and Vern seize the portal device from Bebop, Rocksteady and Karai, and the Turtles throw the ship's beacon back so the Technodrome falls through. Raphael has already smashed the mutagen, and the brothers turn down a public debut. A planned third film was scrapped after weak box office.
Post-credits scenes
No. Out of the Shadows has no mid- or post-credits scene.
Where to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 38%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- Chronological order: after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, before Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
What to watch before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
In release order, 9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles essentials come before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
Cast
- Pete Ploszek as Leonardo
- Alan Ritchson as Raphael
- Jeremy Howard as Donatello
- Noel Fisher as Michelangelo
- Megan Fox as April O'Neil
- Stephen Amell as Casey Jones
- Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick
- Laura Linney as Chief Vincent
- Tyler Perry as Baxter Stockman
- Brian Tee as Shredder
- Gary Anthony Williams as Bebop
- Stephen Farrelly as Rocksteady
Directed by Dave Green.