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Transformersis one of the most fan-favorite franchises in Hollywood. The franchise based on Hasbro’s toy line has broken some major records in the recent past. Although it can’t be said that the franchise has been flawless throughout but the fans saw a major change when Mark Wahlberg joined the franchise in the fourth movie which was originally intended for Jason Statham.
Rumors stated thatTransformers: Age of Extinctionwill replace Shia LaBeouf with Jason Statham until they cast Mark Wahlberg as the new main human lead. Being the fourth movie in Michael Bay’s universe, the movie garnered a massive box office total even after attracting a lot of negative reviews from everywhere.
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Was Jason Statham going to be a part ofTransformers?
The fans were surprised when the lead Shia LaBeouf and director Michael Bay both confirmed that they would not return for a fourth installment ofTransformers.Amidst that, many rumors also arose that Jason Statham will join the franchise and shoot two movies back to back.
But later on, as Michael Bay finally agreed to return to the franchise,Jason Stathamalso denied the rumors which ledMark Wahlbergto join the cast ofAge of Extinction.In an interview with MTV, theExpendablesstar claimed that theTransformersrumors are nothing but an internet hoax.
“You know, I don’t know how those things start. You read them. Someone told me about it. [But] the internet is a dangerous place. There’s a lot of stuff out there.”
Even after denying his involvement, Jason Statham praised Bay as a talented director. Surprisingly, the movie starring Mark Wahlberg grossed over $1.1 billion even after collecting extremely negative reviews. Unfortunately, the last movie in Michael Bay’s franchise titledTransformers: The Last Knightcouldn’t replicate the success of the fourth movie and turned out to be a commercial and critical disaster.
Following the failure ofThe Last Knight,we got the end of Michael Bay’s era in the franchise which headed towards a new spin-off prequel series that just dropped its latest movie titledRise of the Beasts.
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How is theTransformersprequel series going?
The prequel series started with 2018’sBumblebeewhich turned out to be the firstTransformersmovie not directed by Michael Bay. Instead of the director’s chair, Bay returned as a producer of the film starring Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Dylan O’Brien, and many others.
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After the success ofBumblebee,the prequel series returned withRise of the Beastswhich follows theBeast Warsstoryline. The recently released movie created quite a mixed response where the audiences are appreciating the movie more than the critics.
With Paramount’s plans to release more sequels and a possible crossover with theG.I. Joefranchise, the world of Optimus Prime can have a better future than the original franchise.
Transformers: Rise of the Beastsis running in theaters near you.
Source:MTV
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
