Michael Bay to direct TF4 - Peter Cullen returns as Optimus

[i_amtrunks]

IMO the best parts (visually) of DotM were the scenes set in space, here's hoping that this may be more "transformers in space" than the first three.

I live action version of the 1986 movie could be hilarious too...

[5FDP]

If they're going for redesigns they should enlist the help of Matt Tieger and High Moon Studios. If the bots are anywhere near half as cool as the FoC designs, they'll be on a winner. That would also open up a lot of creative freedom without being restricted to licenses.

Of course, none of this will ever happen.

[Trent]

Why won't he just stop???

[Decepticon]

Brillliant!! Cant wait.

[SkyWarp91]

Yes this may be good for his wallet, but isn't it bad for his career if he wants to try out new movies? Won't other producers just refer to him as the Transformers guy for the rest of his life in Hollywood? It's kind of like George Lucas, who most people recognize for Star Wars and Indy.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Yes this may be good for his wallet, but isn't it bad for his career if he wants to try out new movies? Won't other producers just refer to him as the Transformers guy for the rest of his life in Hollywood? It's kind of like George Lucas, who most people recognize for Star Wars and Indy.

Wasn't he already just "The explosions guy" anyway? Besides the Bad Boys series he didn't seem to have much of a reputation outside of that IIRC.
No, wait...there was the "US Army" bit too.

Either way, it's a safe bet it'll be more of the same - light on plot/characterisation, long on length, big on explosions and the US Army, and a few decent toys.
Maybe they can can TF Prime just as it's really getting into the swing of things for it this time.

[GoktimusPrime]

If the next Transformers movie actually:
+ Has a coherent story/plot
+ Treats the Transformers as characters and not set pieces/space-monsters
+ Focuses on the Autobots as the primary protagonists instead of humans
+ Develops the Decepticons as meaningful antagonists - more than just mere complications for the protagonists
+ Doesn't contain gratuitous female booty shots
...I'll eat my hat.

Wasn't he already just "The explosions guy" anyway? Besides the Bad Boys series he didn't seem to have much of a reputation outside of that IIRC.
No, wait...there was the "US Army" bit too.

Bay's relationship with the military is very impressive, you have to admit that. Few other directors can get that level of intimate cooperation with the US armed forces. And it makes sense for the story to involve the military, as surely humans won't just sit around while alien robots wage an intergalactic war on Earth (like say, in TFPrime where they appear to be awfully inactive (<_<)). But at the same time I don't like it when the focus on the military gets overdone and takes the limelight away from the Transformers.

Either way, it's a safe bet it'll be more of the same - light on plot/characterisation, long on length, big on explosions and the US Army, and a few decent toys.

The toys will be up to HasTak. Decent may be the best to hope for... I don't have great faith in media-based TF toys and much prefer TFs to be made as toys first, but for the live action movies I can understand the need to design them as screen characters first (not so much for the cartoons though).

Maybe they can can TF Prime just as it's really getting into the swing of things for it this time.

Oooh, maybe they'll axe TF Prime just as things are getting really good, just like they did with Beast Wars and Animated!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

+ Doesn't contain gratuitous female booty shots

To be fair, I quite enjoyed the gratuitous female booty shots.

Bay's relationship with the military is very impressive, you have to admit that.

I'll pay it's impressive, but I'd kind of like a Transformers movie to be more about the actual Transformers than their pet human soldiers.
I mean, it's sort of like if Michael Bay did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and made them space aliens or something instead of mutant ninja turtles...oh, wait.

The toys will be up to HasTak. Decent may be the best to hope for...

Credit where credit's due, between the legions of Bumblebees we have got some sweet toys out of the Movie lines, especially some of the Scouts. They're mostly characters who didn't actually appear in the movies, sure, but toys like Deluxe Wreckage and DotM Voyager Skyhammer are pretty damn good. I really liked RotF Brawn despite his kibble, Ransack/Divebomb was just awesome (I mean, a biplane? That's freaking cool), and Recon Ironhide is a solid figure with oodles of guns. And of course RotF gave us Voyager Bludgeon, even if the design sort of predates RotF.

Oooh, maybe they'll axe TF Prime just as things are getting really good, just like they did with Beast Wars and Animated!

Yay! C'mon Hasbro, bring back Animated for Season 4 please. *sigh*

[liegeprime]

Why won't he just stop???

reason? - Kaching Kaching$$$$$$$