‘Transformers 4 And 5’ May Shoot Back-To-Back, Jason Statham Could Star
Our box office dollars asked for it and now Paramount is hoping to deliver a double dose. Earlier today, news broke thatHasbro is keen ongetting directorMichael Bayback behind the camera to shoot a fourthTransformersfilm.Varietyis now reporting the plan is much bigger than that. They’re actually considering filming a fourth and fifth film simultaneously – much as Warner Bros. did withThe Matrixsequels, Disney did with the second and thirdPirates of the Caribbeanfilms and Universal is considering with the sixth and seventhFast and Furious movies.Transformers: Dark of the MoonscreenwriterEhren Krugerreportedly has an idea for both films and they’re current looking for writers. There’s more after the jump.
Variety’s storystates that the decision to film both films in one big chunk actually saves money in the long run because there’s not as big a rush on expensive visual effects, no need for difficult contract negotiations with the actors and, in the case ofTransformers, more time is given to designing and creating the all-important toy tie ins.
They also report Shia LaBeouf will not be back and that sources close to the production are, in fact,interested inJason Stathamto star in the films but no formal offer has been made.
If this does end up happening – and with the last film grossing over $1 billion dollars why wouldn’t it – it would be a massive commitment by all parties. In the past, Michael Bay was very vocal about wanting to move away from these films after three of them, and though doing two films back to back seems to go against that,Varietyreports the aforementioned negotiations do suggest he’ll return. Personally, while I don’t want to see two moreTransformermovies, I really don’t want to see two more Michael BayTransformermovies. We’ve seen it. Let someone else have the huge checkbook.
What are your thoughts on this? Will it happen? Do you trust Ehren Kruger?
