Brace your inner child as word is circulating that the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ film reboot will rely on an updated origin for the titular turtles. Michael Bay’s own Platinum Dunes production company is overseeing the theatrical reboot of the beloved characters and he recently announced that the change to their beginnings:

Source: Screen Crave

…Bay announced over the weekend at the Nickelodeon Upfront in New York that origin story for everyone’s favorite heroes in a half shell is going to be modified somewhat. And by “modified somewhat,” I mean changed entirely because it popped into Bay’s head one day and so why not? Trucks from space punching each other somehow made sense to film viewers, so why not turtles that know martial arts? Bay stated that “when you see this movie, kids are going to believe, one day, that these turtles actually do exist when we are done with this movie. These turtles are from an alien race and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny and completely lovable.”

My innter child is weeping. It’s been abused sooo much in recent months.

Were “Mutant” ninja turtles something that had to be put on the cutting room floor? I just don’t know yet…

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