Michael Bay was set to exit the Transformers franchise after the third instalment, but was tempted back by Paramount to direct the fourth after being promised he could reboot the series, somewhat, and was even offered the opportunity to helm Pain and Gain first as a deal-sweetener. It worked out gangbusters for everyone (except viewers, […]
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‘Transformers 5’ dated for 2017 (maybe)
April 7, 2014 
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In news that should surprise no one and depress most, a fifth Transformers movie is being considered for 2017. Transformers World got their hands on some leaked concept art for Michael Bay’s upcoming fourth instalment, Age of Extinction, which included a placeholder logo for its sequel. That’s about as deep as the scoop gets, though […]
Continue readingThe ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ trailer has Dinobots, prominent American flags
March 5, 2014 0 Comments
The full-length trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction has arrived, promising pretty much the same stuff we got from its three predecessors. Despite jettisoning the cast of the original trilogy and transplanting them with Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor, Age of Extinction looks like business as usual from Michael Bay. The presence of screenwriter Ehren Kruger (who scripted […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Transformers 4 – Age of Extinction
September 5, 2013 0 Comments
The official subtitle of Transformers 4 has been revealed on its very sandy teaser poster. It’s been christened: Age of Extinction. This title – and the general fossilised nature of the one-sheet – seems to confirm those rumours that Dinobots would share the screen with the Autobots and Decepticons this time around. Great news for […]
Continue readingKelsey Grammer to play villain in Transformers 4
May 2, 2013 0 Comments
Frasier Crane, friend of the Decepticons. Kelsey Grammer has been cast as the human baddie in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4, Deadline reports. Though details are under wraps, he will reportedly play a “counter intelligence guy” called Harold Attinger. The pic will also feature fellow series newcomers Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, and Jack Raynor. Scripted […]
Continue readingAussie Brenton Thwaites cast in Transformers 4
December 14, 2012 0 Comments
For those concerned Michael Bay’s fourth Transformers flick wouldn’t have gorgeous teenagers to lust over, calm those nerves! Australian Brenton Thwaites (Home and Away) and Nicola Peltz (The Last Airbender) have scored plum roles in the feature. According to Twitch, Peltz will play Mark Wahlberg’s daughter in the flick, while Thwaites will appear as her biker boyfriend. Radical! […]
Continue readingMark Wahlberg really will star in Transformers 4
November 9, 2012 0 Comments
It was rumoured months ago, but Michael Bay denied it. Now, Bay and Paramount Pictures have announced Mark Wahlberg will indeed star in Transformers 4. Wahlberg worked with Bay on his (relatively) small budget black comedy Pain and Gain. It seems the experience was a positive one for the both of them. “Mark is awesome. We had […]
Continue readingMark Wahlberg in talks with Michael Bay for Transformers 4
October 24, 2012 0 Comments
Mark Wahlberg is in very (very) early talks with Michael Bay regarding Transformers 4, Twitch reports. Twitch notes the preliminary nature of their chats, but the site has been reliable on casting scoops in the past. It was revealed last week that a teenage girl would be the focus of the new instalment, as opposed to Shia […]
Continue readingMichael Bay is sick of his actors complaining about Transformers
October 19, 2012 2 Comments
Brace yourselves, because you are about to read something that positions Michael Bay as both reasonable and perhaps even respectable. Earlier this week, Hugo Weaving revealed that he is yet to see any of the Transformers movies in which he provided the voice of Megatron, and that he considered the gig “meaningless.” He is now the […]
Continue readingMichael Bay cutting budget of Transformers 4
June 25, 2012 0 Comments
Michael Bay has informed the L.A. Times of his plans for the fourth instalment of the Transformers franchise. Bay confirmed that the original cast are gone, and that Shia LaBeouf‘s character Sam Witwicky will not be-recast. He also assures us it’s not a reboot; the “story” from the original trilogy will inform the future adventures, but he’s embarking […]
Continue readingAnthony Mackie in talks for Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain
February 24, 2012 0 Comments
Anthony Mackie (Half Nelson, The Hurt Locker) is in negotiations to star opposite Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson in Michael Bay‘s crime caper Pain and Gain. According to Variety, Mackie would play the third lead in the picture. Said to be a relatively smaller budget exercise for Bay – at least, smaller than the presumed budget of his […]
Continue readingMichael Bay to helm Transformers 4
February 14, 2012 0 Comments
Hardly the most exciting or surprising news, but at least now it’s official. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirmed at Toy Fair 2012 that Michael Bay will indeed return to direct the fourth instalment of the Transformers series. Speaking to MTV, di Bonaventura said “Michael’s going to direct, and it’ll be [released] in the summer of 2014”. Bay […]
Continue readingEd Harris to reteam with Michael Bay for Pain and Gain?
February 3, 2012 0 Comments
The Rock star Ed Harris might reunite with director Michael Bay for Pain and Gain, Vulture reports. Ironically, Dwayne Johnson – aka The Rock – is already set to star in the pic, which has been nicknamed “Michael Bay’s Fargo”. Said to be a relatively smaller budget exercise for Bay, it is based on a true story in […]
Continue readingMichael Bay in talks for Transformers 4
December 8, 2011 0 Comments
Big budget blockbuster aficionado Michael Bay is reported to be in final negotiations to direct a new Transformers film, according to Vulture. The directorial king of explosions and clichéd plotlines is said to be heading back for the fourth film in the ultra successful franchise. Although details are being kept on the down low for […]
Continue readingSpielberg and Bay in discussions for Transformers 4; Statham eyed as star
October 18, 2011 2 Comments
File this one under ‘no duh‘. Hasbro wants more Transformers films and is in ‘active discussions’ with Paramount, director Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg about getting to work on a fourth instalment. According to The Hollywood Reporter – who captured Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner’s conference call regarding their third-quarter earnings (augmented by the billion […]
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