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Michael Bay Announces Departure from the 'Transformers' Franchise

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Schlorgan

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The Last Knight had different writers than the previous four. That might be enough to get me to see it, depending on the critical reception (I only saw the first one and didn't like it).
 

Tigress

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Yay! Now reset the movies so we can ignore Bay's movies and give it to Joss Whedon. I don't even care if you do a G1 or something new (actually, sadly after trying to rewatch G1 I say do a total reboot with G1 maybe inspiring it but make it new).
 

sphagnum

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Yay! Now reset the movies so we can ignore Bay's movies and give it to Joss Whedon. I don't even care if you do a G1 or something new (actually, sadly after trying to rewatch G1 I say do a total reboot with G1 maybe inspiring it but make it new).

They are continuing the Bayverse with different writers and directors after this.
 

Schlorgan

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The time is now.

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Jumeira

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Bay is a great pop-corn flick movie maker, he should stick to stylish police/agent action movies which were good fun.

On that note, Bad Boys 3 please. Include the Rock, will be a huge hit.
 

Wolfe

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Hey, "Bumblebee pees on well respected actor John Turturro" doesn't write itself.

Speaking of BB, it still blows me away that they've kept this "his voice thingy is broken, he speaks through the car radio!" thing going this whole time.
 

Schlorgan

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Bay is a great pop-corn flick movie maker, he should stick to stylish police/agent action movies which were good fun.

On that note, Bad Boys 3 please. Include the Rock, will be a huge hit.

http://ew.com/article/2016/08/11/bad-boys-3-title-bad-boys-for-life/

Speaking of BB, it still blows me away that they've kept this "his voice thingy is broken, he speaks through the car radio!" thing going this whole time.

The part I hated is that they resolved that at the end of the first movie then just forgot about it in the sequels.
 
seeing Optimus Prime become a straight up murderous shit has been hilarious. it all culminates to the last knight trailer where they tease him killing bumblebee and mark wahlberg haha
 

Toa TAK

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nope. not even close.

noone does stupid confused voice better than Mark Wahlberg. his performances in Boogie Nights and Pain and Gain are amazing.
Nailed it.

His overly earnest performance in the last transformers was one of the best things about that flick
 
This the THIRD fucking time hes said this. At this point I'm not even mad at Bay any more, just get the series some decent writers.
 

Silkworm

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Oh just let Guillermo del Toro take over the reigns and put it in the same universe as kaiju :p

edit: Or just have Chris Miller direct and cross it over with 21 Jump Street/ Men in Black universe :p
 

duckroll

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It's bitter sweet, but I agree. It's time to move on and direct another film, until Paramount drops another 10 suitcases of case at your door. Then Transformers 6 will beckon. Until then Mr Bay, thanks for all the kickass robot action. :D
 

Tizoc

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It's bitter sweet, but I agree. It's time to move on and direct another film, until Paramount drops another 10 suitcases of case at your door. Then Transformers 6 will beckon. Until then Mr Bay, thanks for all the kickass robot action. :D

Eh I've seen better.
 

Rymuth

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It's bitter sweet, but I agree. It's time to move on and direct another film, until Paramount drops another 10 suitcases of case at your door. Then Transformers 6 will beckon. Until then Mr Bay, thanks for all the kickass robot action. :D
I swear I thought were leading up to dropping names like Thundercats or Masters of the Universe
 
Whoever takes over is screwed from the get go. After 6 Bay movies the franchise is too entrenched in it's OTT crassness that there's no room to move.

I know a reboot won't happen, but I'd pay good money to see one.
 
He won't leave until he's fired. These guys can't give it up.
Hideo Kojima said every Metal gear was his last until they had to drag him out the fucking building.
 

Rymuth

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He won't leave until he's fired. These guys can't give it up.
Hideo Kojima said every Metal gear was his last until they had to drag him out the fucking building.
Kojima's nowhere near as powerful as Bay. This guy told Affleck to shut the fuck up and he once walked out on a Samsung publicity stunt.
 
Hopefully he's being pulled into the mcu. Can't imagine marvel is happy with the action scenes in their blockbusters thus far, esp. compared to transformers/avatar/dcu. Transformers is becoming oldish at this point so they're striking while the iron is hot.
 

Kid Heart

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We've been through this song and dance so many times that until a new director is announced I refuse to believe it.

They way I see it, they should just have Bay direct the sixth movie and then reboot it. His paycut has to be getting rather hefty at this point, so I don't see Paramount being able to afford him for these things forever. Just have him close out the latest trilogy, and then bring in a new director with a new vision.
 

Hitman

Edmonton's milkshake attracts no boys.
The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).

There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference.

In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

Holy crap that sounds bad. Fucking Horrible.
 

Grewitch

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4 movies deep and not even a hint of this greatness.

Oh Bay, you done fucked up good.

THis announcement feels very much like the binman knocking on your door saying this is his last time. Just put the trash in the compactor and get gone. Geez, I don't need an announcement for that, buddy.
 
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