Las Tortugas Ninja 3 May 2026

The story kicks off when April O'Neil buys an ancient Japanese scepter as a gift for Splinter. Unbeknownst to her, the scepter is a magical time-travel device. When she activates it, she inadvertently swaps places with Prince Kenshin from 1603 Japan.

After being absent from the second movie, Elias Koteas returned to play Casey Jones (and his ancestor, Whit). Las Tortugas Ninja 3

The Vibe: After the dark grit of the first film and the neon-soaked "Secret of the Ooze," the third installment takes a sharp turn into historical fantasy. It’s a "fish-out-of-water" story that swaps the sewers of NYC for the feudal landscape of 16th-century Japan. The Plot: Turtles in Time The story kicks off when April O'Neil buys

Raph gets the most emotional heavy lifting here. He forms a bond with a young boy named Yoshi, making him realize that he might actually prefer the quiet, respected life of a warrior in ancient Japan over being a "monster" in a New York sewer. After being absent from the second movie, Elias

While the previous films focused on the Foot Clan, this one features samurais, gunpowder plots, and horseback chases. It feels more like a classic Kurosawa film... if the lead actors were wearing giant rubber turtle suits. Production Trivia:

Although set in Japan, the movie was actually filmed in Astoria, Oregon , using the rainy Pacific Northwest to stand in for the Japanese countryside. The Verdict