We are very near to the release of the fifthTransformersmovie in ten years. All of which have been directed by Michael Bay. And all of which have made tons of money at the box office. So don’t expect Paramount to close that door anytime soon. In fact, they are just getting started. There aresequels, spin-offs and everything in betweenin the works over the coming years. So, what’s next? It hasn’t been firmed up yet, but we could be looking at aTransformers Prequelset in ancient Rome sometime in the next couple of years.
The news comes from a new story in Empire Magazine that details thewriter’s roomParamount assembled to put together thisTransformerscinematic universe.Transformers World 2005got their hands on the full article and, though the mention is very brief, aTransformersmovie in ancient Rome is being considered. Here’s what Empire had to say about it.
“Also coming is an animated prequel about the origin myth of the Transformers' home planetCybertron, written by Ant-Man’s Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, set billions of years ago. And discussions have been had about one set in Ancient Rome.”
So there you have it. It was recently said by Michael Bay that there were plans for14 different Transformers movies. That is not to say that all of those movies are going to get made, but there are plenty of options on the table. It looks like at least one of those options just might have Optimus Prime duking it out in an arena, alaGladiator. Depending on your overall view of theTransformersfranchise, that may sound absolutely awesome or truly, seriously terrible.
As for the animated prequel being discussed there, that is something that has been in the cards for a couple of years now. Paramount first announced those plans back in 2015, but this Empire article reiterates that the animatedTransformersmovie, which will be something of an origin story written byAnt-Manscribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, is still very much a part of the plan. Since we haven’t heard anything about that movie for a while, that is definitely worth noting. It is also becoming more common for studios to supplement their big franchises with animated movies, like Sony is doing with theiranimated Spider-Manmovie. Also, many fans still consider the 1986 animatedTransformers: The Movieto be the bestTransformersmovie, that may not be a bad idea.
To date, theTransformersmovies have made $3.77 billion worldwide, andTransformers: The Last Knight, which arrives on June 21, should be adding quite a bit to that total. The franchise appears to be critic-proof, so why wouldn’t Paramount keep churning these things out? Plus,Transformers: The Last Knightlooks like it will be introducing the alien robots throughout many different historic periods, which could sort of help set up the idea of them showing up in ancient Rome.Transformersdoing aBen-Hur-style chariot race, anyone?
