Are you tired of theTransformersfranchise yet? If you aren’t, Paramount is going to make sure that you are before they finally stop making these movies.Michael Bay, who has directed everyTransformersmovie so far and is planning on departing the franchise after the upcomingTransformers: The Last Knight, recently confirmed that the studio has 14 differentTransformersmovies in some stage of development. Yes, 14 of them. That is not to say that all of these movies will definitely get made, but they are there just waiting to be made.
According toYahoo! Movies, the director declared that Paramount has more than a dozen variousTransformersmovies outlined, courtesy of a writer’s room that was assembled in 2015. The announcement was made byMichael Bayduring an event forTransformers: The Last Knight, which was held recently at London’s Cineworld IMAX on Leicester Square. The director, who was reportedly looking pretty casual and wearing a Boba Fett shirt, showed off a bunch of footage from the upcomingTransformersmovie and decided to break the news that they can expect a whole lot more from the franchise in the future. So strap in, moviegoers. Here is the official synopsis forTransformers: The Last Knight.
“The Last Knightshatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance:Cade Yeager(Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock). There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.”
14 movies is an absolutely eye-melting amount of giant robot action, but money talks, and theTransformers moviesmake a lot of money. To date, despite the fact that the movies have been lamented by critics and seemingly by many audience members as well, theTransformers franchisehas brought in $3.77 billion worldwide. Few franchises can claim that kind of dominance and Paramount is short on bankable properties, so they are going to want to go with the hot hand. Next year will see the release of theBumblebeesolo movie, which recently brought onKubo and the Two StringsdirectorTravis Knight. This will apparently be the first of the 14Transformersmovies that are outlined. One down, a baker’s dozen to go.
Like it or not, Paramount is going to keep making these movies until the cash stops rolling in, and there is no indication that is going to happen in the immediate future, so get ready for a whole lot ofTransformersfor the next decade or so. The cast forTransformers 5includesMark Wahlberg,Isabela Moner,Josh Duhamel,John Turturro,Stanley Tucci,Laura HaddockandAnthony Hopkins.Transformers: The Last Knightis directed byMichael Bayand is set to hit theaters on June 23.
