The respected veteran also has big hopes for an upcoming slate of franchise installments as well as original features.
Now, there are so many women at the table.
RAMSEY NAITO:Im so confident about it.
TMNT: Mutant MayhemParamount.
I feel like its the Cannes of animation festivals.
We feel like its a safe place to show a work-in-progress.
DEADLINE:Mutant Mayhemhas a unique animation style.
Ramsey NaitoParamount
What was the process like developing the project?
And bringing the team on board including Seth Rogen and Jeff Rowe?
Then, lucky for us Seth was a superfan; he grew up withTurtlesand really loved it.
It has so much energy look-wise.
The development was born out of the teenage part ofTMNTthat was really organic.
DEADLINE: How would you categorize it within the franchise?
DEADLINE: Its been almost two years since Paramount and Nickelodeon Animation combined forces under one roof.
How has this alignment helped the growth of the content and your overall vision for the studio?
The bottom line is that the inclusion really did mean something to us and opened up so many doors.
There is nothing like a theatrical play.
How important are franchise films to your business strategy for the studio?
NAITO:The strength of every franchise comes from the talent behind those franchises telling those stories.
DEADLINE: What to you makes a film theatrical?
NAITO:It is truly a resonant cast.
In animation, its a perfect thing to create because in animation everything is created.
DEADLINE: At Annecy, youre also involved in the Women in Animation World Summit.
How have you seen the evolution of women working in animation across your career?
Now, there are so many women at the table.
Its really great and inspiring and empowering.
I feel like theres more support for women in our industry than ever before.
Women are coming into the workforce in a really big way and thats great.
A big part of the culture is changing in general.
In a world of inclusion, we are providing opportunity for everyone.
We also have to provide a culture to keep developing opportunities along the way.
How do you work to strike that balance?
And it does require really smart clever writing by writers who have wit and language.
DEADLINE: What was the first animated movie you remember seeing?
NAITO:Fantasia, I loveFantasia.
DEADLINE: Do you think that experience had any impact on what you do today?
NAITO:Yes and no.
