ScreenCrave readers, there simply are no words… Sigh. I’ll do my best. Stiff upper lip, folks, we’re gonna get through this one together: Hasbro and Michael Bay are developing Transformers 4. God help us all, they’re developing Transformers 4!
The kingpin of blockbusters debuted last week to ridiculous numbers. Michael Bay‘s Transformers: Dark of the Moon now has the highest opening weekend of 2011, a title that previously belonged to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. But despite the big numbers, the latest installment didn’t do as well as 2009′s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which made $108.9 million during its opening weekend. Much to our speculation, Universal’s new film Larry Crowne came in at No. 4 with a poor opening of $13 million. And Fox’s new chick flick Monte Carlo came in at No. 6 with $7.6 million.
After the second film – which star Shia LaBeouf and director Michael Bay have publicly apologized for -there was hope that Transformers: Dark of the Moon would settle Michael Bay down, and give him a better story to tell. Working with 3-D, his hyper-editing style wouldn’t work in the format, and there would be no “afterthought” Imax scenes. There would also be no writer’s strike, so the script could be written in a more timely and coherent fashion. And though Michael Bay does action on a scale that is unmatached in the industry, it’s pretty much the same movie, except this time on Ritalin. Find out more below…
Bad news, fans of Michael Bay or adenoidal, shiny films with no inherent plot or reason for being other than to mesh loud, repetitious noise with garishly epileptic editing, explosions, and actors who always look sweaty (ok, so this is still just directed at Michael Bay fans then)—the notoriously, well, awful director (awful in that his movies are the equivalent of about 50,000 empty calories, but gosh, they sure look shiny and neat, huh?) has said that his next film, now that Transformers: Dark of the Moon is done with, will be very, well, un-Michael Bay.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits theaters June 28, but the film premiered in Moscow a couple days ago, with director Michael Bay and stars Shia LaBeouf, John Malkovich, Tyrese Gibson, Jush Duhamel, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in attendance. We will have our review online shortly, but until then, Paramount has sent us a video of Linkin Park playing at the premiere. Check it out…
UPDATE: We’ve heard from people who’ve seen the film and were told that the twins do not appear in the final cut.
Remember the robots in Transformers 2? The ones that most people thought were racist? The ones Michael Bay said wouldn’t be in Transformers 3, aka Transformers: Dark of the Moon? Well – according to the voice of Skids – the duo were to appear in the third film. Check out the full quotes after the jump…
First vampires, then werewolves, now zombies and robots have taken over the movie industry. According to Deadline, Michael Bay and his production company Platinum Dunes have partnered up with Sony Pictures to create Zombies vs Robots. This isn’t a joke! The film is an adaptation of the IDW comic book of the same name.
It’s been almost two years since Michael Bay’s Transformers Revenge of the Fallen hit theaters and people are still recovering from it. The film was a box office success but critically it was panned six ways from Sunday. Fanboys who anxiously awaited its released were even turned off by the lame story. After the dust settled, Bay and star Shia Labeouf acknowledged that there were some issues with the sequel that they couldn’t deny. Now that the third film Transformers Dark of the Moon is upon us, it’s time to really clear the air.
According to former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 7 is a date that lives in infamy because of the events that happened in 1941. This was the pivotal day that Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii, which catapulted the U.S.’s involvement in World War II. Throughout Hollywood’s long and lush history many directors have tackled the various wars that this country has fought. It’s almost a rite of passage for some, therefore in 2001 we shouldn’t have been surprised when Bad Boys helmer Michael Bay grabbed Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett, and traveled to Hawaii to make a movie and blow some sh*t up!
