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Isabela Moner wanted for female lead in Transformers 5

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It looks like Paramount and director Michael Bay may have found their female lead for the fifth instalment in the Transformers franchise, with The Wrap reporting that Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School) is being eyed to join Mark Wahlberg in the cast of Transformers 5. According to the site, Moner […]

Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing

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Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]

Filming underway on Transformers: The Last Knight, viral teaser released

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Following this month’s title reveal, director Michael Bay has taken to Instagram to announce that filming is underway on Transformers: The Last Knight, while Paramount Pictures has released a viral teaser for the latest instalment in the blockbuster franchise… Something wicked this way comes. #transformers pic.twitter.com/biCufISsGE — Transformers (@transformers) May 27, 2016 According to ScreenRant, […]

Michael Bay confirms Megatron return for Transformers: The Last Knight

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Following last week’s viral teaser [watch it here], Michael Bay has taken to Instagram to share a brief teaser for Transformers: The Last Knight, confirming that the Decepticon leader Megatron will be back for the fifth instalment of the blockbuster franchise… https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFEZ9vIWv1/ Transformers: The Last Knight reunites Michael Bay with Transformers: Age of Extinction star […]

Transformers 5 titled Transformers: The Last Knight

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Paramount Pictures has announced that the fifth instalment in the blockbuster Transformers franchise will be titled Transformers: The Last Knight. Here’s a look at the official logo… Accompanying the news in the launch of an Instagram page, whcih features an animated look at the title, complete with Autobot leader Optimus Prime… https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/   Transformers: The […]

Hasbro chief says Bumblebee could get a Transformers spin-off

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Yesterday we posted some news concerning Paramount and Habsro’s expanding ‘Shared Transformers Universe’, with Ant-Man screenwriters Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari signing on to develop a prequel movie set on Cybertron, and now Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has revealed that a Bumblebee spin-off could also be on the cards. “Many of you know Bumblebee; the yellow […]

Machinima and Hasbro to complete the Transformers: Prime Wars trilogy with Titans Return and Power of the Primes

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Following the success of the digital series Transformers: Combiner Wars, Machinima and Hasbro have announced that development is underway on the final two chapters of The Prime Wars Trilogy, Transformers: Titans Return and Transformers: Power of the Primes. “Transformers has always been fueled by the brand’s rich, compelling characters and storylines, and Transformers: Combiner Wars tapped […]

Laura Haddock joins Transformers: The Last Knight

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With production on Transformers: The Last Knight now well underway, British actress Laura Haddock has revealed on Twitter that she has signed on to appear in the fifth instalment of the Michael Bay-helmed franchise. Haddock, whose credits include The Inbetweeners Movie, Da Vinci’s Demons and Guardians of the Galaxy, posted the following video, sharing her […]

Paramount sets release dates for Transformers 5 and 6 and Bumblebee spinoff

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Having set up a writers room last year to plot out the future of the franchise, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have today announced a new slate of three Transformers films, set for release in 2017, 2018 and 2019. First up comes Transformers 5, which sees Michael Bay returning to direct from a script by Art Marcum […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #4

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #4… RODIMUS, MEGATRON and the exiled crew of the Lost Light realise that there’s only one thing they need to do before they can resume their quest. Unfortunately, that thing is “save the world.” Can the AUTOBOTS overcome the odds and save the day? To be honest, probably not. […]