Tag: Transformers
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Seth Rogen Advised Jonah Hill To Steer Clear Of Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers’ Sequel
Imagine a world wherein Jonah Hill played a notable role in Michael Bay’s 2009 critically-panned ‘Transformers’ sequel, “Revenge of the Fallen.” Not quite on my bingo card either. However, that reality wasn’t too far off – if it wasn’t for the astute, almost clairvoyant advice of Seth Rogen.Read More: Adam Wingard Says The Ugly Robots…
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Seth Rogen Advised Jonah Hill to Turn Down ‘Transformers’ and Make His Own Robots Movie
Entertainment Weekly reported in 2008 that Jonah Hill was entering negotiations to join Shia Labeouf and Megan Fox in Michael Bay’s “Transforms” sequel. Hill’s profile was on the rise after his breakthrough role in the 2007 comedy blockbuster “Superbad,” and the second “Transformers” sequel was one of the hottest studio tentpoles in development. Hill turned…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Raises the Question: Is Nonsense the New Normal? (Column)
By now, a great many people have seen “Godzilla vs. Kong,” and what a lot of them seem to agree on — even many who like it — is that the movie makes almost no sense. That’s nothing new. A number of noteworthy blockbusters have had issues in the how-exactly-does-this-parse? department, like “Pirates of the…
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Daily Podcast: Thor: Love and Thunder, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Comic-Con, Transformers, Batman, and The Suicide Squad
On the March 29, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Thor: Love and Thunder, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Comic-Con, Transformers, Batman, and The Suicide Squad. In The News: Chris:…
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New ‘Transformers’ Movie in the Works From ‘Charm City King’ Filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto (Exclusive)
Get ready for more Transformers.Paramount Pictures has made a blind script commitment to develop a new feature based on the popular Hasbro brand.Marco Ramirez, the showrunner of Netflix’s Marvel show The Defenders, is set to write the script while Angel Manuel Soto, who directed last year’s teen drama, Charm City Kings, is attached to direct.Logline…
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Daily Podcast: Black Panther 2, Thor: Love and Thunder, Predator, Wonder Woman 1984, Disney, Scream and Transformers
On the November 23, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Black Panther 2, Thor: Love and Thunder, Predator, Wonder Woman 1984, Disney, Scream and Transformers. In The News: Ben: ‘Black Panther 2’…
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‘Transformers’ Franchise Embarking on a New Course with ‘Creed II’ Director Steven Caple Jr.
At the beginning of the year, Paramount Pictures hired two different writers to pen two different Transformers scripts that would be developed concurrently. Joby Harold, who wrote King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, was one of the writers hired to pen a new installment of the franchise, and now that project is looking to bring…
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Hasbro PulseCon Coming This Week with ‘Star Wars’, Marvel, and ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Reveals & More
This week will bring the first ever Hasbro PulseCon online for fans in the United States and Canada. It’s basically Hasbro’s virtual substitute for the lack of conventions available for them to announce the latest merchandise for properties like Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, Ghostbusters, Magic: The Gathering, and Dungeons & Dragons.…
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A ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Transformers’ Crossover Now Exists in Toy Form
Top Gun: Maverick is due to fly into theaters this December, but if your need for speed remains unsatisfied, can I interest you in…a toy? Hasbro and Paramount have created a Top Gun Transformers crossover character called Maverick. If you’re hoping this will be a jet fighter that transforms into a giant Tom Cruise, I’m…
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Josh Cooley to Direct Live-Action ‘Little Monsters’ at Universal
Josh Cooley, the director and writer of Pixar’s “Toy Story 4,” will next direct an all-ages film called “Little Monsters” at Universal, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.“Little Monsters” will be a live-action and animation hybrid that will bring Universal’s classic monster movie characters to a new generation. The film will be…