'TMNT: Mutant Mayhem': Ayo Edebiri Says April Is Her Own Person This Time
The Big Picture There are a number of artists having big years right now but, dare I say, Ayo Edebiri is having one of the best of the bunch. Not only did she just score her first Emmy nomination for her work in Season 1 of The Bear, but she’s also exceptional in the recently released second season of the hit series and has three stellar films coming out back to back to back — Theater Camp, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and Bottoms.
And finally, we have Edebiri’s new movie hitting theaters nationwide this weekend, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in which she takes over the iconic role of April. Edebiri’s version of the character has had enough of being dubbed “puke girl.” She wants her peers at Eastman High to respect her, and she might have found the perfect way to make that happen — by teaming up with the Ninja Turtles. Turns out, the Turtles also just want to fit in.
“I really like working with people. I like working with kids and I really love history. I love English. So I think before I could conceptualize doing something like this as an actual career path, that was a job that made sense to me and I knew there were skills in that job that I was decent at. The actual teaching part? I don't know. Not so much really.
Edebiri’s instincts were on point. Not only was there a special spark between the two right from the start, but there was also significant opportunity to grow alongside one another. While discussing her experience working on Bottoms, Edebiri highlighted qualities of their collaboration that have stayed the same over the years, but also elements of their approach to the work that have evolved.
As one might expect, Edebiri was most looking forward to taking cooking classes when she was first cast in the show, but she also pinpointed a particular quality of Sydney’s that wound up being more creatively fulfilling for her to play than she ever could have imagined:
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