‘Transformers 4′ Will be a Reboot – I HATE You Hollywood
Published by Seth Quillen in: Film -- Date: 16 Feb 2012 Comments: 0
After the small body building film Pain and Gain, Michael Bay will return to the robots as director of Transformer 4, which is actually a reboot so I guess it’s Transformers 1. I’ll use my favorite phrase here: No one ever accused Hollywood of being creative, well I never did at least.
So let’s talk about the Transformers reboot. First off, the only good things about Bay’s Transformers franchise was the nostalgic nature of the first film and second the amazing action sequences spread throughout all the Transformers trilogy. And I guess Megan Fox is pretty hot. Now, while the rebooting of a franchise that just started in 2007 annoys the crap out of me, there wasn’t a lot I liked about those films so maybe a restart is in order. Maybe they could get it right this time. Maybe the film could be smart with good dialogue and great acting. But alas, they picked Bay to reboot it, so what the hell? I know the Transformers movies made a ton of money and that’s all Hollywood really cares about but come on, show just a couple ounces of respect for the mass viewing public. They’re going to buy your over priced 3D tickets, you could at least give them something worth watching. The Transformers Reboot hits theaters on June 29, 2014
Anyway, here’s the full press release:
FIRST UP FOR THE PROLIFIC FILMMAKER IS “PAIN AND GAIN” STARRING MARK WAHLBERG AND DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON, FOLLOWED BY A NEW INSTALLMENT IN THE HUGELY POPULAR “TRANSFORMERS ” FRANCHISE, TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 29TH, 2014
HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 13, 2012) – Paramount Pictures announced today that director Michael Bay has signed a two-picture deal with the studio, which will commence this spring with the filming of “Pain and Gain,” and will be followed by the next installment in the hit “Transformers” franchise.
Based on a true story, “Pain and Gain” follows a group of bodybuilders who engaged in a campaign of kidnapping, extortion and murder in Florida. First told in an article from the Miami New Times, “Pain and Gain,” will be directed by Bay and will star Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Expected to begin production in early spring, the movie’s producers include Bay, Donald De Line and Ian Bryce.
Following “Pain and Gain,” Bay will bring audiences a new take on the “Transformers” franchise as he begins production on the fourth installment in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. The third, and most recent installment of the franchise, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” is the fourth highest global grossing film of all time with 1.24 billion dollars of worldwide box office success. Directed by Bay, the movie will re-unite the filmmaking team from the hit franchise, including producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto and Ian Bryce; and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. Paramount Pictures will release the film on June 29th, 2014.
“Michael has been working on PAIN AND GAIN for a number of years but has patiently waited for the perfect casting to trigger a start,” said Adam Goodman, President of Paramount’s Film Group. “Clearly his patience has paid off as we couldn’t be more excited about this combo. His passion for this project is just awesome.”
