In a recent interview, Tyrese Gibson commented on the possible future of the Transformers franchise. On the much-discussed topic of the potential departure of Michael Bay he says that:
“There are no concepts, no direction, no nothing for Transfomers 4, because everyone has been so focused on Transformers: Dark of the Moon. But here is the safety net. Are you ready for this? Michael Bay decides to not come back for Transfomers 4. There is always Steven Spielberg! I am not saying that Steven Spielberg is for a fact going to direct Transfomers 4. But it is a beautiful safety net to know that one of the biggest, most respected directors in the world happens to be an executive producer on Transformers. He is someone who knows this world. And he could easily step in and direct Transfomers 4 if he decided to.
Take this as what it is – one actor’s comments that should Michael Bay not return to take the helm for Transformers 4, then executive producer Steven Spielberg might take the lead. But also bear in mind what Tyrese says about Transformers 4 – There has been no work done on it because everything they have is being put into making Dark of the Moon a success.
Elsewhere in the interview, Tyrese also confirms Mudflap and Skids are not in Dark of the Moon.
Check out the full interview on Movieweb by clicking here.
Prowl2000
george lucas. Who else has strange aliens on the mind all the time… Think last Indiana Jones movie.
Spiderskater3
um TF4 story um UNICRON! and introduce Rodimus. duh! theres plenty of story to tell. But they gotta do it right.
Mospeada
Spielberg still has a feel of old time Hollywood blockbuster, though. Bay's is the complete opposite, of modern slam-bang blockbuster. Some prefer the older.
Blackout32
Oh man not another movie even though I do like them, I just want a change. I hope 3 is all we get in a triology cause frankly I would really like it to sort of go back to some G1 style.
ease
With all due respect,love Speilbergs films. However That last Indy film was straight rubbish! I thought Bay humor was bad with the humping dogs/robots,twins etc. But thats nothing compared to Shia swinging on vines like a monkey,the tired & obvious stunts or the lead fridge that can survive a nuclear blast. If his next few directorial projects are on point,then i'm on board. Also still a little upset with what Orci & Kurtzman did with ROTF & Mission Impossible 3.
Splintershot
This times a million (I have nothing against Abrams, I just like Spielberg a whole lot better.)
OH MY GOD.
If this rumor is true, it will officially be one of the highlights of my life.
Ceasar121
This is exactly the reason he SHOULD NOT direct one. His best movies came out 20-30 years ago… most of his recent stuff is meh, tho I personally liked Indy 4.
Yes, because 300, Watchmen and Sucker Punch had no emotion. Snyder and Bay are nothing alike. Snyder has large amounts of emotion in his movies.
I still can't believe I even read Snyder being like Bay. That's incorrect on so many levels.
Yes, because he is not involved with the franchise and has less insider info about it's inner workings than you do.
Trust me, if he said it, it's been discussed by people that matter at some point during the the movies run.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
This.
This.
I swear if I hear one more person talking about Chris Nolan or James Cameron doing TF movies, I'm going on a killing spree. Especially Nolan… his style of directing is nearly the same in every movie… His style does not evoke the wonderment and sense of fantasy needed in a TF movie.
iceburn9
The best way forward, in my view, would be to go back before the current continuity and explore the wars on Cybertron.
I see no point in rebooting the current franchise and retelling again, how Transformers came to Earth. I simply can't fathom the people who want to see the same story, told in a different, better way (or at least that's what they assume it would be), when there are tons of other TF stories and lore that can be explored.
Leadfoot
This really doesn't seem likely to happen. At all. Spielberg has a history of being the guy who directs the first movie in what becomes a franchise with sequels, but the sequels are always handed off to someone else. That being said, I can"t see how this could be anything but a positive thing if it were to actually happen.
BlueAngel_Bolt
If they make Transformers 4 I DEMAND that Unicron be in it.
Fishdirt
Since there was officially no tf 2 or tf 3 but people called it such then if they did make a wfc movie it'd be tf 4 (though why they would make a movie of a story that's already in a game is beyond me unless some people couldn't beat it…which is still weird because it was a simple game).
Optimus1986
I personally don't want TF4. I'd rather see them do something based on WFC.
xZAOx
Yeah. This being on the front page is embarrassing.
PropagandaWar
Yeah cuz he has a sense of humor. Tight ass whiney bitches who probably couln't take a punch usually are the one's to complain. I don't see Spielberg taking the helm. Producing yeah but not Directing.
Maetel
yeah i'm not putting any faith in comments made by a supporting actor that maybe has total of 30 minutes screen time across the 3 movies about the future development of the multimillion franchise hammered out between hasbro, paramount and spielberg.
don't know how many people mentioned nolan, but i concur if any one, he should be the next one directing the new movies. he's pretty much proven he can direct with well crafted special effects while maintaining a coherent plot.
payton34
This is neither news, nor is it a rumor. This is just Tyrese talking out of his ass.
ginrai
Sure there were. That whole bit about Improving the franchise, not destroying it or erasing it. That's pretty constructive. Then the bit about getting another director to try and make a different type of film.
If I wanted to be mean, I'd have just said something short like "The movies are crap, reboot them".. which seems to be the other major consensus in the thread. But I didn't, I respectfully stated that I disliked them and thought that with a change of direction (namely by a director I like) they could be better while still working with the material that Bay created.
You just didn't want to read that, so discounted it.
Fishdirt
Didn't really say Spielberg would (and it doesn't really fit his M.O. he's usually on a project fully from the start and not just in producer shoes).
If they do a fourth I expect a reboot with new designs.
Ephland
There weren't any.
ginrai
Star Trek was good. I know they can write, when given a chance. You don't even bother to comment on the constructive aspects of my comment, instead like every other person who loves the movies you attack any perceived slight in some quixotic crusade to defend Micheal Bay's honour.