Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles no longer Mutants?

Fans are both excited and concerned about the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and it is completely understandable. It is such an amazing franchise that they want more but don't want it to be ruined. Well, the net has been buzzing with news recently concerning the film. Paramount announced recently that the new live action / CGI combo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be released on December 25, 2013. Now the producer of this new movie, Michael Bay (Transformers), has made an even bigger announcement that fans may feel is crossing the line. Watch this brief clip (15 seconds) of Michael Bay making the announcement.


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Take a moment and let what he just said sink in.

"When you see this movie, kids will believe one day that these turtles do exist, when we’re done with this movie. These turtles are form an alien race, and they’re going to be tough, edgy, funny and completely loveable."

Alien race?! Does this mean that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are no longer mutants? Any fan of the franchise will tell you that this is more than a huge change to the turtles' origin story. This is messing around with people's childhoods and the turtles that they love. This combined with the "tough, edgy, funny and completely loveable" description and it's clear that Bay is definitely throwing his own style to these turtles. How do you feel about this origin change? Like it? Hate it? Already driving out to beat up Bay?

Source: Bleeding Cool