{"id":15585,"date":"2019-01-11T10:21:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T15:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/rise-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-kat-graham-ant-ward-andy-suriano\/"},"modified":"2019-01-14T12:08:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:08:43","slug":"rise-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-kat-graham-ant-ward-andy-suriano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/rise-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-kat-graham-ant-ward-andy-suriano\/","title":{"rendered":"Kat Graham, Ant Ward &amp; Andy Suriano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ant Ward and Andy Suriano, animators and <\/em>Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<em> executive producers, and actress Kat Graham talk to <\/em>TV Kids<em>&#8216;\u00a0Kristin Brzoznowski about what separates this latest iteration of the <\/em>TMNT<em> franchise from those that have come before.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"5988080291001\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\n                    loop autoplay\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Ward and Suriano also talk about the series\u2019 unique look and feel and finding the perfect April O\u2019Neil in Kat Graham. Graham, best known for playing Bonnie Bennett on <em>The Vampire Diaries<\/em>, shares why she was drawn to the project and what is\u2014and isn\u2019t\u2014different about being voice talent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/em> is Nickelodeon\u2019s reboot of the 35-year-old <em>Ninja Turtles\u00a0<\/em>franchise. The 2D animated series brings back the four mutant turtle brothers\u2014Leo, Mikey, Raph and Donnie\u2014who have a new look, new weapons and new powers. As they battle mutants in New York\u2019s Hidden City, they once again find a friend and ally in April O\u2019Neil\u2014and still manage to take their famous pizza breaks. 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