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‘Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise

Following a lengthy search Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have set Steven Caple Jr. to direct the new Transformers pic in the reinvented universe.

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Following a lengthy search, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios have set Steven Caple Jr. to direct the new Transformers pic in the reinvented universe.

Transformers has been one of Paramount’s biggest draws since the franchise was launched in 2007, grossing more than $4 billion worldwide over five films. Following the release of 2017’s Transformers: The Last Knight, director Michael Bay parted ways with the series to focus on new original material. After that, the studio decided to do a full revamp of the property, starting with a writers room that would develop multiple ways to pursue a new film, leading to 2018’s Bumblebee.

Bumblebee was actually filmed as a prequel to the Bayformer movies. They did test screenings with that version and it had Megatron frozen in the ice and the appliances became Transformers like in one of the Bayformer movies.

But then when they did reshoots they removed most of the Bayformer stuff to make it a reboot and we got THIS:

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I want the first ten minutes or however long it was of that movie to be a whole movie.

 

[ManaByte]

I want the first ten minutes or however long it was of that movie to be a whole movie.

Well you're getting that. In addition to this sequel they're also working on an all-CG animated Cybertron prequel.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Well you're getting that. In addition to this sequel they're also working on an all-CG animated Cybertron prequel.

Have you tried that new Netflix series? It's pretty good.

 

[ManaByte]

Have you tried that new Netflix series? It's pretty good.

I like it, but as long as Peter Cullen is still breathing he should be hired to voice Optimus.

 

[Calcium]

Hollywood needs to learn that the best Transformers movie isn't going to have human characters in it. Stop trying.

 

[Ballthyrm]

Bumblebee was pretty good, really showed that you need an animation director behind the camera to get good transformers.
It felt a little bit like the old Herbie line of Disney movie

 

[SirKicksalot]

The animation guy did such a good job with Bumblebee I was sure they'd want him back. He had perfect control over framing and movement.
Bayhem is fine (The Last Knight is my favourite) but I wanted more movies like Bumblebee.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

The animation guy did such a good job with Bumblebee I was sure they'd want him back. He had perfect control over framing and movement.
Bayhem is fine (The Last Knight is my favourite) but I wanted more movies like Bumblebee.

I never botherd with the last knight. I was done after age of extinction. It was legit good?

 

[SirKicksalot]

I never botherd with the last knight. I was done after age of extinction. It was legit good?

Certainly better than Age of Extinction. It's 100% retarded but it's fun and (unfortunately) a better sequel to Independence Day than Resurgence.

 

[Kittehkraken]

I thought Bumblebee was hot garbage.

 

[MadAnon]

Can't believe trash like this posts half a billion $ box office numbers.

 

[Fugitive Sex]

These people really don't know what fans of Transformers want.

 

[888]

Good. I liked bumblebee.

 

[slugbahr]

Can't believe trash like this posts half a billion $ box office numbers.

Titanic and Avatar say hello. Several times.

 

[ManaByte]

I never botherd with the last knight. I was done after age of extinction. It was legit good?

No, it's shit. They made Hotrod a Lambo with a thick French accent.

 

[Neolombax]

Liked the Bumblebee movie a lot. Dont mind another movie in that universe.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Transformers is like a Hollywood essential at this point

 

[GreyHorace]

Bumblebee was so good and actually made me excited for another Transformers movie. That said:

I want the first ten minutes or however long it was of that movie to be a whole movie.

This. They really should stop shoehorning humans into these movies. The draw has always been the robots so give us what we want.

 

[lock2k]

Will it be anything like the Michael Bay movies?

If not, good.