Michael Bay to direct TF4 - Peter Cullen returns as Optimus

[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!