So wie jetzt bekannt wurde, wird der Oscar-prämierten Drehbuchautor Akiva Goldsman, der unter anderem The Da Vinci Code, I Am Legend und Batman & Robin geschrieben hat, auch das Drehbuch zu Transformes 5 schreiben.
"Goldsman is in deep negotiations to develop Transformers sequels and spinoffs with Michael Bay, who directed all four films in the franchise and could really stand to hand the reins to someone else, as well as producer Lorenzo di Bonventura and executive producer Steven Spielberg" says TheWrap. "The Transformers expansion signals that Paramount is serious about competing with its studio peers when it comes to broadening big franchise properties."
Außerdem heißt es, das Michael Bay eventuell doch den 5, Transformers machen wird. Aber nur wenn er die laufenden Projekte abgeschlossen hat.
Paramount Pictures wants more Transformers. Taking a page from Fox’s incubation of three Avatar sequels and what Disney is doing to revive Star Wars with a sequels and spinoffs, the studio is negotiating with Akiva Goldsman to work with franchise director Michael Bay, exec producer Steven Spielberg and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to organize a “writer’s room” that will incubate ideas for a potential multi-part Transformers sequel, and come up with potential spinoff films based on the billion dollar franchise culled from the Hasbro toy line.
Hollywood PalladiumThough Goldsman is the Oscar winning writer of A Beautiful Mind and many other big pics, I don’t get the impression the deal being negotiated calls for him to write one of these films. His will be an oversight role to secure writers and hatch the movies they’ll script. This is happening very quickly. Bay, who has directed all four Transformers films and most recently helmed Transformers: Age Of Extinction, is readying to next direct the Benghazi siege drama 13 Hours. He’d like to have something hammered out when he completes production so that the next Transformers pic can move forward quickly.
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTIONThis is a major priority for new Motion Picture Group president Marc Evans, who’s tasked with getting more movies made. It marks an intriguing new step as studios put even more of a premium on the care and feeding of tent pole franchises.
Quellen: imdb.com und deadline.com
Diskussion: hier!
