Michael Bay is quitting the Transformers franchise
We reported back in March that Bay was aiming to take a yearlong break from the series. The studio was proposing a July 4, 2011 release date and Bay said he wanted to make the film for a 2012 release. Now, apparently, he is done with the franchise completely and, when asked if he would come back for a third film, he said the studio would have to look elsewhere for a director.
"After the three and a half years I've spent making these movies, I feel like I've had enough of the Transformers world. I need to do something totally divergent, something without any explosions."
to read more and we'll definitely keep you posted on these new developments as soon as more information arises.UPDATE: (6/18/09 6:15 PM PST) Michael Bay himself recently posted on one of his message board threads that the story is untrue. Here's the message Bay left on his message board.
Hah,
Love press how they spin. Never said it - just wanted a vacation is more to the point. And no I don't read the good or the bad reviews.
Love press how they spin. Never said it - just wanted a vacation is more to the point. And no I don't read the good or the bad reviews.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was released June 24th, 2009 and stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Dunn, Julie White. The film is directed by Michael Bay.
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wabashman75
transformers 2 was the biggest abortion of a movie i have EVER seen..Please let someone else direct it.- or at least have someone on staff that actually knows anything at all about transformers.. thanks for ruining my childhood mr. bay
3 years agoby @wabashman75Flag
LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega
I'm glad he's staying on. Bay's perfect for the Transformers movies. Sure, he doesn't have a great track record before the first movie, but he's sure as hell made up for it!
Bring on Transformers 3, with Michael Bay directing!!!
3 years agoby @epsalonFlag
Chad Vital
Lol cbf
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
CBF
I've seen Chad_Vital's image before on the net. It's a girl fingerbanging another girl over the counter.
And yeah Michael Bay is directing Transformers 3 and then that's it. So it's going to be a complete trilogy.
3 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
Chad Vital
Apparantly one is bending the other over the counter and teasing her. And they are sexy so yeah lol.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Lol to the 6 comments below. :)
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Chad Vital
Girls, you can goto my profile and see the larger version
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
T.Clark
Dude, you're a guy calling yourself Megan Fox, maybe you should take care of some personal issues before you try playing "peace maker"
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
T.Clark
Hey, Delgren is the other newkill...how original...it's not like anybody else has ever copied a user's name and pic...idiot
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
T.Clark
Why the F*CK are there two Newkill200s?...and why isn't spell check saying that's not a word? lmao
Hey, I just thought of a good idea...IF Bay doesn't decide to return for a third movie, then Louis Leterrier would be the perfect
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Newkill3000
Yeah, your right Ottley. Get the f*ck with the program Movieweb. First you post false stories. Now your late.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
LMAO, this news is old, how the hell is this an update.
Bay rules met him wednesday, along with the cast and crew at the Midnight IMAX Primere.
He only ever stated that he wanted a vacation, nothing more nothing else. Basically the studio 'Dreamworks' which is co-run by Executive Producer Spielberg, released an official release date penned for June / July 2011.
MB just said listen, i've been doing this robot stuff for ther pass 5yrs now and i want a break to do some proper action and finish off another project which has been long overdue to have its trilogy complete and yes its BAD BOYS 3.
He just stated he wanted to do BB3 first which would take a year and a half at most and then work on Transformers 3, which a release date according to Bay....4th - 5th July 2012.
ROTF is nothing more than a good action flick with robots bashing ten ton of sh*t out of each other, with massive explosions anmd well Megan Fox running around in hot pants and skimpy tops, with a tiny ass no brainer plot
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
ALor2
ya as long as he makes transformers 3 then i don't care how long it takes.
3 years agoby @champ2Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Lol to Chad. Hahaha. I always liked Bay; his attitude, vision for movies, and love for cars/explosions. Glad he's still on.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Chad Vital
Why do people hate Bay so much haha? He makes good action films. Apparantly that's a crime nowadays. Shame on you Bay for making how many blockbuster movies? *shakes finger at him*
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
ZanyZap
This is not April F*cking Fools Day, Michael Bay!
On a side note; I really don't care. If he's in, great; if he's out, great!
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
JonSpidey07
I saw a video on YouTube
they pretty much established this franchise was a trilogy from the start
Im fine with Bay taking a short break as long as Transformers 3 is on the way
3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
ridgl
didn't think so either
3 years agoby @ridglFlag
Messenger
HAHAHA I KNEW IT! But come on guys you CAN NOT knock someone for wanting to do something different, or even a grow a bit from the norm of your usual stuff.
3 years agoby @messengerFlag
Delgren
F*cking Michael Bay, give me a break! "I want to something totally different, something without explosions." Are you kidding me, thats like your bread and butter dufus. What a retard.
3 years agoby @delgrenFlag
soylent green Lantern
F*ck.
3 years agoby @soylentgreenmonkeyFlag
hmty2002
what the f*ck man if he is not going to be in the third if there's a third i think it will suck.this is bull sh*t he should finish the third one if there's going to be one...............
3 years agoby @hmty2002Flag
zoolander86
I'm am so releved I thought it would turn out like the old batman films where burton left schumaker came on and made batman look like a gay queer either way I'm glad he's back. THANK YOU MOVIE GODS
3 years agoby @zoolander74Flag
GK
Besides he'd never quit....
He's Michael Bay.
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
GK
WTF!??!!? Dude. Michael. Your jokes suck.
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
ZanyZap
Fair point, MovieBuff
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
ZanyZap
I don't know who could "realistically" replace him. Sure, Spielburg, Jackson, or Snyder, would be great, but as Vis pointed out, they would never do it.
Personally, I'd like Tony Scott, but teen-action does not seem to be his forte.
3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
MovieBuff
Just a ploy for more money. They all do it. Remember Jon Favreau and Iron Man 2? Making it public that he wasn't doing the sequel do to the fact he wasn't getting paid what he deserved, helped him get a nice substantial raise.
Now... Bay may not be doing it for extra cash now... its most likely he wants a year off like he originally said, but.... by saying he's done for good may inspire the studios to cough up extra money when the time comes to start filming the third installment. And they're WILL be a third installment. REVENGE OF THE FALLEN is gonna cash in big time.
3 years agoby @moviebuff123Flag
WiseGuy
I can understand that. He's had enough of robots and explosions, he needs to do something different. I am perfectly fine with that.
I also have my doubts about Revenge and the first was good but not that great.
3 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag
soylent green Lantern
F*ck. There is no one to replace him. Zack Snyder would just have the entire 2 and a half hours in slow-f*cking-motion (that's not saying I didn't love "Watchmen"). And if Roland Emmerich did the franchise, it would just be Hell on Earth.
3 years agoby @soylentgreenmonkeyFlag