Looks like the third and inevitable chapter of Transformers is officially on its way with about two years for us to mentally steel wool the sight of Devastator’s balls out of our head.
Michael Bay announced on his blog today that pre-production has officially started on the third film in the series, and a release date has been set: July 1st, 2011. Mark it on your calendars kiddies. Ehren Kruger (Reindeer Games, The Brothers Grimm, Blood and Chocolate) is returning to write the script, although there has been no word as of yet on the involvement of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
The first Transformers wasn’t without its flaws, and though Bay was clearly listening to the fans and gave them what they wanted, the second had its flaws too. I expect the third to have more of what the fans want (like Dinobots – hopefully not Unicron) and less Ghetto Jarjar Twins.
I don’t understand the Bay Haters. Sure, his movies are not Citizen Cane (and I despise that reference like every film has to be some legendary classic) but he is entertaining, and he is awesome. Thats what he does. Awesome. And I am not saying he is perfect, but I tend to be purely entertained when I see his films, so bring em on!
Don’t like Bay’s version of awesome? Then don’t contribute to the truckloads of money this film is guaranteed to make anyways.
I am curious if Orci and Kurtzman will return. I’d like to see others contribute to the franchise so we don’t just get more of the same. As much as I tend to be forgiving of the film’s flaws (and there are lots) I don’t see any reason to continue making them.
