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The next three Transformers films will roll out annually; Bumblebee solo film confirmed

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Transformers 4 is a terrible, terrible movie. It’s so magnificently terrible, that even I feel like I wasted R50 on a ticket to see a bloated special effects budget run havoc with Marky Mark and pals in tow. And I’m the kind of guy who has a treasured DVD copy of Tom Green’s underrated comedy classic Freddy Got Fingered on my movie shelf. It’s a film so bad, that not even Optimus Prime riding a gigantic fire-breathing Cybertronian T-Rex could save it from a critical ripping.

Thing is though, Transformers 4 managed to actually make a sizeable amount of coin at the box office. With an international haul of over $1.1 billion, Transformers: Age of Extinction was a runaway success for Paramount, despite the fact that the plot was denser than Waspinator’s attempts to solve a Sudoku puzzle. It’s also proof that there is no Primus, but there most certainly is a Unicron out there if such a film does exist.

And Paramount obviously wants more. A fifth Transformers sequel starring the robots in disguise was inevitable, but Paramount is stepping up their plans with an entire trilogy of new sequels to light the darkest hour of a Hollywood executive’s empty cocaine cabinet according to Variety. Transformers 5 is now penciled in for a June 23 2017 release, while films 6 and 7 will arrive in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

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That June release date for Transfivers means that it’ll be facing some stiff competition from Warner Bros. and their Wonder Woman solo flick, while film six will face off against Legendary’s Godzilla 2. Transformers 5 will also see director Michael bay return alongside Mark Wahlberg, who is most likely eager to resume being constantly out of breath and looking like he desperately needs to pop a few anti-constipation tablets.

How Paramount intends to crank out annual films is the mystery here, unless they’re taking a Lord of the Rings approach and filming all three at the same time so that they can be released piecemeal in their own extended universe of robot on robot violence. On the plus side, at least I’ll hopefully get some kickass new toys from the Merchandise Prime for my shelf.

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UPDATE: Since writing this article it’s been revealed that what was previously referred to as Transformers 6 will in fact be a standalone Bumblebee movie, which had been rumoured for some time now. Hasbro’s Tom Warner confirmed the spinoff plans during an investor conference call for Toy Fair (via Coming Soon):

This summer we worked closely with a talented team of A-list screenwriters to map out the future of the Transformers cinematic universe, and as Brian announced earlier, things kick off in a major way in 2017 with the release of Transformers 5 in June. And we’re working on a spin-off movie centered around Bumblebee for 2018 and the next chapter for 2019.

This would make the untitled Bumblebee movie the first step in expanding the franchise into a Marvel-styled shared universe as was previously announced. The yellow Bumblebee has been the main Autobot in the film franchise outside of Optimus Prime, so having him lead the first spinoff makes a lot of sense. Just get ready for an entire movie where the hero talks in radio sound bites.

Last Updated: February 15, 2016

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  1. $1.1 billion…. If the Decepticons landed today I’d totally sell out the human race.

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    • Kromas untamed

      February 15, 2016 at 14:11

      Sell out the human race? I would ask them if I could pull the trigger.

      All hail our Decepticon overlords!

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    • miaau

      February 15, 2016 at 15:59

      Look, other than Optimus, the Autobots are just not as cool as the Decepticons. Sad, but here the good guys are just not good enough

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      • Hammersteyn

        February 15, 2016 at 16:06

        Great point

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  2. DragonSpirit009

    February 15, 2016 at 13:28

    Ugh the last Transformers was just… just bleh! I just hope they stop getting girls who looks blanking into space while all hell breaks loose in the background.

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      February 15, 2016 at 13:31

      That’s what happens when their only reason for being there is to look pretty.

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      • Hammersteyn

        February 15, 2016 at 13:37

        But now I see all women in those movies as sex objects

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        • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

          February 15, 2016 at 13:53

          Why would you? I mean it can’t be that bad…
          http://i.imgur.com/ECxroUp.gif

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            February 15, 2016 at 15:24

            Where’d I leave my Crocs & Unicorn?

      • DragonSpirit009

        February 15, 2016 at 13:41

        I know but it just frustrates me. I just want to slap them through the face and scream “Do something stupid!”

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          February 15, 2016 at 13:43

          They are – starring in a Transformers movie. 😉

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  3. Original Heretic

    February 15, 2016 at 13:36

    I only watched the first one and even at that point, I didn’t see the point.

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  4. miaau

    February 15, 2016 at 13:55

    The first movie was magnificent, it was fun and had great pacing. After that, all went downhill. Still fun to see giant robots battling, but each movie was progressively weaker. That is sad. Seems to happen often, Batman Forver and the Batman with Mr Freeze, whataver name that was, I am crying when I think of you.

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  5. Greylingad[CNFRMD]

    February 15, 2016 at 13:58

    With them catering for an audience that is as young as we were when the cartoons started, I can’t fault them for the spongy story and all of the lens flare created by a pair of glasses covered in crude oil… But I won’t watch any of these…

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    • Kromas untamed

      February 15, 2016 at 14:13

      And yet the R rated ott amazingness that is Deadpool did rather well.

      Rather well indeed.

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      • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

        February 15, 2016 at 14:18

        Exactly! Also, I don’t think I really want to expose any of my kids to the transformers yet, being only 2 years old he demands “Helikopter Movies Pappa!” but some of those decepticons…

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        • Kromas untamed

          February 16, 2016 at 05:10

          hope you don’t submit them to turtles either. I mean I am all for corporal punishment but that would be just cruel. 😛

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          • Greylingad[CNFRMD]

            February 16, 2016 at 09:31

            Currently Turtles are more like torture than anything else, I mean it’d be a life lesson to teach them about how plastic surgery has negative effects on the human body, having them stare at a porcelain doll for two hours would be better than exposing them to what has become a plastic Megan fox, I hear her action figure contains less pollutants…

  6. fred

    February 15, 2016 at 15:12

    Should have stopped after the first

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  7. Quentin Huggett

    February 15, 2016 at 15:49

    WTF for. The last one was the worst movie i have ever seen.

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