Transformers 6 Removed From Paramount's 2019 Release Schedule

The futurity of theTransformersfilm franchise is in doubtfulness after Paramount Pictures pulledTransformers 6from its 2019 acquittance calendar . Michael Bay kicked off the bouncy - actionTransformersfranchise in 2007 and continued send sequels with Shia LaBeouf in the title function untilTransformers 3 : Dark of the Moonin 2011 . Then , Bay and Paramount took the serial in a unlike direction withTransformers 4 : years of ExtinctionandTransformers 5 : The Last Knight , both of which were poorly received by critic and audiences likewise . And it seems that the reaction to the latter motion-picture show has make the studio to pull up their upcoming sequel .

Although critical receipt has n’t always been transformer ' strong suit , the film serial has always get in a sinewy amount of money at the global box office . However , Paramount start to see the tides turn whenThe Last Knightgrossed just over one-half of what the premature two films grossed , despite its estimated yield budget being the highest in the franchise . So , it was clear that Paramount was going to go in a new focal point for its next film : Bumblebee , a spinoff that would serve as an line story for the sports fan - preferred Autobot and be direct by Laika CEO andKubo and the Two Stringshelmer Travis Knight . A full - fledged sequel was hypothecate to add up out next yr in 2019 , but it seems that ’s no longer bechance .

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The Wrapreports that Paramount has pulledTransformers 6from its 2019 sacking slate , leavingBumblebeeas the only enfranchisement - connect film in production for now . Starring Hailee Steinfeld , not to mentionBumblebee in his classic VW Bugform , theBumblebeefilm is still on track to release this December . Paramount was set to releaseTransformers 6on June 28 , 2019 , but now , that slot will be use up over by Tiffany Hadish ’s comedyLimited Partners .

While its jarring to discover that a tentpole celluloid is being rip from a studio apartment ’s dismissal docket , the news show belike wo n’t hail as double-dyed shock to those who ’ve been track the progress of the franchise . At the Toy Fair in February , news show emerge from Hasbro ’s investor panel that theTransformersfranchise would be"reset " following the release ofBumblebee . Although that news was later walked back , it ’s potential that Paramount is depend into doing just that . After all , the studio is perform a exchangeable reset for theirTerminatorfranchise following the release of 2015’sTerminator : Genisys .

Perhaps the most revealing sign that the nextTransformersfilm would n’t be a go came with a reveal ticket that did n’t include the bequest franchise , butBumblebee , anotherG.I. Joefilm ( 2020),Micronauts(2020 ) , andDungeons & Dragons(2021 ) . Theredidappear to be a bit of wiggle - room , however , with the generic annunciation of a Paramount / Hasbro event film for 2021 . With the latest turn of event forTranformers 7 , the pressure now lie down squarely on the shoulders ofBumblebeeto keep theTransformersfranchise going .

Luckily , Bumblebeehas a great storyteller at the helm with Knight , even though the spinoff is only his 2nd movie , overall , and his first hot - action venture . IfBumblebeeis successful , then the hypothesis exist for a sequel based on the hemipteron for the 2021 engagement or anotherTransformersspinoff , if not a rebootedTransformersfilm altogether .