A still from Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Los Angeles:
The much-awaited sequel to last year's hit film Transformers: Age of Extinction is slated to hit the theatres in 2017.
Brian Goldner, CEO of toy company Hasbro, which is the owner of the Transformers brand, confirmed the news during a 2015 Q1 Earnings Conference Call, reported Aceshowbiz.
He also shared that writer Akiva Goldsman has been roped in to develop multi-sequels and spin-offs that share universe with the existing Transformers movies.
"Our plan, with the studio and filmmakers, you may have heard, is to hire writers, and we have in fact brought in Akiva Goldsman, to lead a group of writers to really create a strategic plan around Transformers. We think that there can be any number of stories which can be told from the brand that has been around for 30 years, with amazing canon and mythology. We would expect the sequel to the Transformers movie to happen in 2017," he said.
Transformers: Age of Extinction released with Mark Wahlberg as a new male lead, replacing Shia LaBeouf. It became the first film in 2014 to hit USD 1 billion mark despite little critical praise.
The Ted 2 actor is expected to reprise his role for Transformers 5.
Brian Goldner, CEO of toy company Hasbro, which is the owner of the Transformers brand, confirmed the news during a 2015 Q1 Earnings Conference Call, reported Aceshowbiz.
He also shared that writer Akiva Goldsman has been roped in to develop multi-sequels and spin-offs that share universe with the existing Transformers movies.
"Our plan, with the studio and filmmakers, you may have heard, is to hire writers, and we have in fact brought in Akiva Goldsman, to lead a group of writers to really create a strategic plan around Transformers. We think that there can be any number of stories which can be told from the brand that has been around for 30 years, with amazing canon and mythology. We would expect the sequel to the Transformers movie to happen in 2017," he said.
Transformers: Age of Extinction released with Mark Wahlberg as a new male lead, replacing Shia LaBeouf. It became the first film in 2014 to hit USD 1 billion mark despite little critical praise.
The Ted 2 actor is expected to reprise his role for Transformers 5.
