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Michael Bay Taking ‘Mutant’ Out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Reboot

Michael Bay is planning to produce a new, live-action version of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” but, if he has his way, he may need to change the name to “Not So Mutant” Alien Turtles.

The director told a crowd recently at the Nickelodeon Upfront New York event that instead of the series fans have loved about a mutant strain of turtles from earth who are obsessed with pizza and turn into two-footed creatures thanks to some transmutant goo, Bay’s reptiles will simply be an alien race.

As first called out on the blog StuffWeLike, Bay explained his vision for the 2013 remake: “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.  The turtles are from an alien race, and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny, and completely loveable.”

A fan of the “TMNT” bemoaned, “‘TMNT’ fans, prepare to have Michael Bay destroy your childhood the same way he’s already done with mine. Three words: They are aliens.”

Fans can be on the lookout for the new, probably explosion-filled, action-packed alien version of “TMNT” that is scheduled to open December 25, 2013.