Michael Bay to direct TF4 - Peter Cullen returns as Optimus

[fatbot]

Bay on TF4:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=91761

[SharkyMcShark]

Sounds okay. He'll need a complete set of new baddies though - who is left?

[SkyWarp91]

Unicron?

As for the budget decrease, perhaps they expect the movie to make a billion therefore they can expect more revenue!

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm quite happy that it's not a reboot.

Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark

Sounds okay. He'll need a complete set of new baddies though - who is left?

+ Galvatron (the original toy tech specs doesn't make him out to be Megatron - that was something the cartoon created; Galvatron's a separate character in the IDWverse).
+ Bludgeon (though it may retcon the movie comicverse)
+ Straxus/Darkmount
+ Jhiaxus
+ Ratbat
+ Mega Zarak (I'm just suggesting this name since Scorponok's taken for a different character)
+ Thunderwing
+ Trannis (a very obscure character, but so was Sentinel Prime)
+ Gigatron
+ Overlord
+ Deathsaurus
+ The Liege Maximo

...or they could use any other Decepticon -- it doesn't have to be named after a pre-existing Decepticon leader, does it? I just hope they don't go reviving Megatron or any other Decepticon that they've previously killed. Dead Transformers need to stay dead in the movieverse IMHO.

[Megatron]

Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

I'm quite happy that it's not a reboot.


+ Galvatron (the original toy tech specs doesn't make him out to be Megatron - that was something the cartoon created; Galvatron's a separate character in the IDWverse).
+ Bludgeon (though it may retcon the movie comicverse)
+ Straxus/Darkmount
+ Jhiaxus
+ Ratbat
+ Mega Zarak (I'm just suggesting this name since Scorponok's taken for a different character)
+ Thunderwing
+ Trannis (a very obscure character, but so was Sentinel Prime)
+ Gigatron
+ Overlord
+ Deathsaurus
+ The Liege Maximo

...or they could use any other Decepticon -- it doesn't have to be named after a pre-existing Decepticon leader, does it? I just hope they don't go reviving Megatron or any other Decepticon that they've previously killed. Dead Transformers need to stay dead in the movieverse IMHO.

If I could ask for just ONE thing for TF4...
If they don't I'm just not going to bother watching TF4 at all.

[Verno]

The 4th and final film. They need a new baddy. The temptation would be too large not to use Unicron.

[theheretic]

Originally Posted by Verno

The 4th and final film. They need a new baddy. The temptation would be too large not to use Unicron.

Sorry to disappoint but it's only the final film for Michael Bey, there's supposedly going to be atleast one more. Maybe his new direction will be full of beast modes :-)

[Verno]

Originally Posted by theheretic

Sorry to disappoint but it's only the final film for Michael Bey, there's supposedly going to be atleast one more. Maybe his new direction will be full of beast modes :-)

Just like #3 was meant to be the final film for Michael Bay?

[griffin]

I thought TF2 was meant to be the last film for Michael Bay.

(then Hasbro gave him complete creative control, and commission for every TF Movie toy sold to get him back for the third one... I wonder what they gave him this time to sign onto a fourth. )

[Verno]

Originally Posted by griffin

I thought TF2 was meant to be the last film for Michael Bay.

(then Hasbro gave him complete creative control, and commission for every TF Movie toy sold to get him back for the third one... I wonder what they gave him this time to sign onto a fourth. )

Directorial control of Season 4 of TF: Prime.