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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you guys need to watch japan's version of TMNT. POWER RANGERS!
Seriously, Mr. Bay, I doubt you understand the magnitude of these changes…I can’t even see how this will work. If he wants to make an alien/martial art movie, that’s fine but to call it TMNT is crazy.
Now, Bay has released a statement … saying, “Fans need to take a breath, and chill. They have not read the script. Our team is working closely with one of the original creators of Ninja Turtles to help expand and give a more complex back story.”
He continues, “Relax, we are including everything that made you become fans in the first place. We are just building a richer world.”
This is bullshit! Micheal Bay=Ruining childhood stories!
This sounds ridiculous.
Tough edgy funny and completely lovable?
Somehow those descriptions don’t go well together. I have no hope for this project considering Bay gave us the “funny” in Transformers that we all love so much.
teenage alien ninja turtles.
Hopefully someone talks him out of this. DO NOT GO ALL DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION ON THE NINJA TURTLES!