Hey folks, Harry here... Variety is stating that Paramount is hot to do a back to back filming on the next 2 TRANSFORMERS - which Ehren Kruger has hatched a notion for - the Mountain is currently seeking writers. Negotiations are a brewing for Michael Bay, but we do know that Shia LaBeouf will not be back, but we're told that they're going after Jason Statham to take lead duties. Statham is well known for his capacity to kick more ass than LaBeouf... but most of that kicked ass belonged in R-territory, not PG-13. I'd shiv, whoever needed shivving, to have everyone go crazy and get Bay back to R-territory where I most love him too. But I know. TRANSFORMERS is for kids. SO - let's say they get Jason Statham for TRANSFORMERS 4&5... I'd love it if they just imported his Chev Chelios character from the CRANK series... because... CRANK: TRANFORMERS kinda works... Bumblebee could juice Chev whenever he needed a jolt or two.
Right now, the story Variety has is a little science fiction. Paramount has a lot to make happen for this story to come true. They're gonna have to pay out the wazoo to tie Bay up for 2 more films. Bay may insist on shooting a dream project first. I mean, it is a pretty big commitment. They're gonna have to get their scripts written. Well, that's never stopped them before. And they're gonna need to actually talk to Jason.
For me, this would be a chance to reboot the franchise, now that Shia is apparently out. Tonally the whole thing could shift. What do you folks think?
