Entertainment Weekly confirms that Hasbro has hired writer Akiva Goldsman to head up the writing team that will work on expanding the Transformers movie world into a broader cinematic franchise. CEO Brian Goldner revealed this in Hasbro's quarterly earnings conference call yesterday, and added that Transformers 5 is expected in 2017. A director is not mentioned, and while Michael Bay was named in connection with the project in rumors it's entirely logical that the financially successful director would be consulted on what "his" franchise would do next. Keep reading for more info!
Goldsman, the Academy-Award winning screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind, was brought in to develop a wider universe for Paramount’s blockbusters, comparable to what Disney is doing with Star Wars, with an eye on spin-offs that can keep the franchise fresh and the money rolling in.
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