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The era of big stars is over, so are we on the cusp of the era of directors?

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George Chrysostomou on whether we’re entering the era of the director… For many a year now, movies have been marketed and sold on the big name stars who appear in them. For a very long time, this method of selling a movie worked. There were periods of time that people would see Sylvester Stallone attached […]

Ben Hardy and Lior Raz join Michael Bay’s Six Underground

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Michael Bay continues to add to the cast of his new movie, with Empire reporting that Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Lior Raz (Fauda) have become the latest addition to the cast of the action thriller Six Underground. Produced by Netflix and Skydance, Six Underground has been written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool […]

Tyler Perry and Michael Bay teaming up for thriller I Am Yours

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According to Variety, Paramount Pictures has tapped Tyler Perry and Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes to produce a thriller entitled I Am Yours. The project is based on a spec script by Ryan Belenzon and Jeffrey Gelber, and while plot details are being kept under wraps, it is said that […]

Paramount officially removes Transformers 6 from its slate

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Back in February it was reported that Paramount and Hasbro had decided against moving ahead with Transformers 6 following the disappointing reception to last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight, and would instead reboot the series following the release of the spinoff Bumblebee: The Movie this November. Well, that is now official, as Paramount has announced […]

Michael Bay to direct Ryan Reynolds in Six Underground

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Having finished up with the Transformers franchise with last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight, it was announced back in March that Michael Bay would be next directing the action thriller Six Underground. Well, Deadline is reporting that Ryan Reynolds has now signed on to star in the movie, which has been scripted by Deadpool and […]

Michael Bay interested in oft-delayed Spielberg project Robopocalypse, sets 6 Underground as next film

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Steven Spielberg is a one-man movie making machine, yet despite churning out Ready Player One and The Post in quick succession, he has been unable to yank his adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse from development hell. Now it appears that he may have abandoned the idea altogether, because Empire are reporting that another director with a […]

Bring on the Transformers reboot!

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Ricky Church looks forward to the Transformers reboot… Transformers is one of the oldest pop culture franchises and a beloved one for an entire generation. Michael Bay’s films based off the 80s cartoon is much less revered, however. Some of the films have their moments, but they never rise above either an entertaining turn-you-brain-off flick […]

Michael Bay may direct Lobo movie for DC

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Having wrapped up one franchise with Transformers, it looks like filmmaker Michael Bay may be set to join another, with THR reporting that Warner Bros. wants the director for its long-gestating DC Comics adaptation Lobo. According to the site, the studio is yet to begin official talks with Bay, but is keen to have him […]