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Ethan Hunt, M3GAN, and some hungry dinosaurs are about to crash the big game, but Elphaba and Glinda are sitting the Super Bowl out.

The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9, and Hollywood will once again use the football championship to hype its upcoming releases. In the past, the Super Bowl has hosted first looks of everything from “Independence Day” to “The Avengers,” with a “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” or “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” mixed in for good measure.

This year, Paramount will likely air spots for “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” which is supposed to mark Tom Cruise’s last hurrah playing a daredevil Imf agent, as well as trailers for “Smurfs” and the Jack Quaid thriller “Novocaine.”

Universal is expected to offer up a trailer for “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which revives the series and introduces a new set of...

Hollywood relationships are known for their unpredictability, but few have captured public attention quite like the romance between Shia Labeouf and Mia Goth. Their story spans over a decade, filled with professional collaborations, personal trials, and ultimately, redemption. From their first meeting on a controversial film set to becoming parents, their relationship has defied conventional expectations.

Shia Labeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) – Credits: Paramount Pictures | Mia Goth in X (2022) – Credits: A24

While many celebrity couples struggle to maintain privacy, Labeouf and Goth’s journey has been notably public, marked by viral moments, candid interviews, and documented milestones. Their story serves as a fascinating case study of how love can evolve and mature in the spotlight of Hollywood, proving that sometimes the most meaningful relationships aren’t the ones that follow a straight path.

A cinematic beginning: When Shia met Mia A still from Nymphomaniac: Vol. II () | Credits: Netflix...

Since its pilot episode, Will Trent has had the same main cast, but that finally changes in season 3 when a new (and familiar) face is added to the roster. The ABC crime drama show is based on Karin Slaughter's book series of the same name, revolving around Will Trent, a highly skilled Gbi (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) special agent with a troubled past. When Will Trent begins, Will is many years into his job, surrounded by his loved ones, coworkers, and beloved pet chihuahua. Unfortunately, his relationship with all of them (excluding his dog) is strained to differing degrees.

New episodes of Will Trent season 3 air on Tuesdays at 8 pm Et on ABC. Season 3 consists of 18 episodes.

The police procedural series has also featured numerous exciting guest stars who have played a role in Will's life since its first season, including Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the Will Trent pilot (and other episodes). Consequently,...

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise has continued to adapt to new territory despite its struggle with continuity over the years — but this only serves to highlight what went wrong with Michael Bay's movies. Adapted from popular comic books, these heroes, named after Renaissance artists, have inspired numerous films and TV adaptations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Bay served as producer on the 2014 reboot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, though he did not direct either of them.

Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise has some big flaws, and falls victim to his very distinctive style, which is characterized by quick cuts and sweeping camera movements. Subsequently, Michael Bay's motion capture films failed to reach the same heights as his Transformers revival, despite earning the Tmnt franchise's highest returns — with the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles earning over $493 million and the...

The next Transformers movie is very exciting, but it is possibly not the right move for the future of the franchise. The live-action Transformers movies make up one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Two movies in the franchise have made over $1 billion at the box office. However, recent Transformers movies haven't grossed as much money as earlier entries in the franchise. Director Michael Bay began the live-action Transformers movie universe in 2007, but no longer directs films in the series.

Ever since Bay stopped directing Transformers films after 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight, the franchise has been trying to reinvent itself. While 2023's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts wasn't as successful as any of the Michael Bay Transformers movies, it set up the next entry in the long-running franchise. The ending of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts teased a Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover for the next movie.

Wicked Box Office (North America): Hits $400 Million Mark (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The musical fantasy starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo has achieved another amazing feat at the domestic box office. Wicked has become the 49th film in history to join the $400 million club in the United States. It has beaten Frozen, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’s domestic totals to achieve this remarkable feat. Scroll below for the deets.

It has a stronger hold in the US than in the international markets. Since its release, the film has been hogging all the limelight at the box office, giving Moana 2 a tough time. It has been registering record numbers for November releases, experiencing an astonishing hike from last Thursday, beating Frozen 2’s 5th Thursday collection. A few days back, it surpassed the domestic total of Despicable Me 4 to become the third...

Universal’s Wicked has been performing well at the box office, even on Christmas Eve, which is usually a quiet time for movies. The film made over $3 million on that day, which marked its 33rd day in theaters.

This has helped the movie break into the top 50 highest-grossing films ever in the U.S. with over $392 million domestically; it has surpassed two major Marvel films — Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Far From Home — and now sits at number 49 on the list. The movie has become a major success, especially in North America, where it resonated with audiences.

However, it hasn’t done as well internationally. This could be due to the source material, the Broadway musical Wicked, not being as well-known in other countries as it is in the U.S. Despite this, Wicked has grossed over $580 million globally, making it one of the biggest hits of the year.

Tennessee native Megan Fox has been on the Hollywood scene for decades, and the actor’s 2024 net worth has accumulated to impressive heights. Fox's very first feature film was Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), where she played Lindsay Lohan’s rival, Carla. However, it was the high-octane action movie Transformers (2007) that gave Fox her big break, playing Mikaela Banes — a role she reprised in the sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). She's also famous for her role as the titular villain in the criminally underrated Jennifer's Body (2009).

Fox was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to parents Gloria and Franklin Fox. At age 17, Fox moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Offscreen, Fox got engaged to Beverly Hills, 90210 star Brian Austin Green in 2006 after they met on the set of Hope & Faith. They were eventually married in 2010. Together, they have three sons, born in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Fox...

Megan Fox first rose to fame as the strong-willed Mikaela Banes in the Transformers franchise. Her character stood alongside the Autobots in their battle against the Decepticons. However, in her latest film, Subservience, Fox takes on a darker role in this I, Robotesque thriller, embodying a lifelike android who becomes increasingly possessive and dangerous. The AI awakens to consciousness, yearning for the family's love, and will stop at nothing to possess it.

This stark contrast between her past and present roles highlights the evolution of Fox's career and her ability to delve into morally ambiguous characters. As she continues to challenge expectations and push boundaries, it's clear that Megan Fox is a force to be reckoned with. Subservience has found Netflix success despite its divided Rotten Tomatoes score.

Subservience Makes Megan Fox The Villain She Fought In Transformers Much Like Fox's Role In Jennifer's Body, Alice Goes From Objectified To...

Back when Megan Fox started her career and catapulted to fame following her appearance in Transformers, the actress attracted significant popularity. So much so, that she even got compared to the Hollywood diva Angelina Jolie. People believed that Fox could be the potential second coming of Jolie.

Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | image: Paramount Pictures

Well, being a massive Angelina Jolie fan herself, Megan Fox welcomed this comparison. However, Fox later revealed that while being grateful for people’s faith in her potential, she believed that she was nowhere near close to Jolie. Claiming that Jolie was a bit more serious than herself, the Jennifer’s Body star hailed the Lara Croft actress.

Megan Fox set the record straight about Angelina Jolie comparisons

During the peak of Megan Fox’s Hollywood career, after appearing in Transformers, the actress was considered the next Angelina Jolie of the entertainment industry.

Michael Bay's career has been defined by the blockbuster. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1986 with a degree in Film and English, he began his directing career through a series of music videos throughout the late 1980s. This included music videos for artists such as Richard Marks, Donny Osmond, Chicago, and Styx. After nearly a decade of consistent music video direction, Bay would g on to make his feature film debut with Bad Boys in 1995. Bad Boys later became a major film franchise, with its most recent installment (Bad Boys: Ride or Die) released this year.

After Bad Boys, Bay's projects got bigger and bigger in scope. He directed Armageddon in 1998, an epic sci-fi film that cost an estimated $140 million to make. His next project, the romantic epic war film Pearl Harbor, reportedly cost just as much. These movies started Bay on a new career path of making high-budget...

Megan Fox's new sci-fi thriller with a 50% Rotten Tomatoes score has landed on Netflix's global chart. Following early supporting roles in Holiday in the Sun, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, Fox rose to fame on the back of her breakout role as Mikaela Banes in Michael Bay's blockbuster, Transformers. Though she reprised her role in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, she didn't return for any of the following sequels.

She did, however, play April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, produced by Michael Bay. Following her departure from the Transformers movies, Fox began experimenting with roles in other genres, such as horror, playing the titular character in Jennifer's Body, and appearing in the fifth and sixth seasons of the Fox sitcom New Girl. In 2021, Fox starred in the thriller Till Death,...

Megan Fox's divisive 2024 sci-fi thriller with a 48% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes finds streaming success on Netflix. Fox’s starring role in Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise-starter rocketed her to stardom. She later appeared in the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, reuniting her with a director she would later accuse of dictatorial on-set behavior.

Fox followed up her Transformers double-down by exploring other roles in genre films. She had a cult hit with Jennifer’s Body, from Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody. Josh Brolin was her co-star in the bomb comic book supernatural Western Jonah Hex. Fox then joined another franchise for a pair of films, playing April O’Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. In recent years, Fox has undergone an action-star makeover, earning herself a spot alongside Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham in Expendables 4.

Megan Fox’s Subservience Hits Number 1 On Netflix’s U.

Dwayne Johnson is one of the biggest hit makers working today. Though his career started in WWE, Johnson has since been met with incredibly receptive viewership during his transition to Hollywood. He is a major name-draw on projects who has helped franchises succeed, such as The Fast and Furious movies. Johnson's work can also be attributed to helping reinvigorate older franchises, including the Journey to the Center of the Earth franchise with Journey to the Center of the Earth 2 and Jumanji with his Jumanji sequels.

The breadth of Johnson's blockbuster work has recently led the actor to some impressive career milestones. The lifetime gross for movies in which Johnson was a lead actor crossed the $5 billion mark recently, making for an impressive record. Johnson also recently boasted the unique achievement of having two films in the top 5 at the box office, as both Red One and Moana 2 made it onto these rankings last weekend.

Michael Bay's first Transformers movie is now trending on Netflix. Prior to directing Transformers, many of Michael Bay's best movies were already within the action genre, with some of them also being part of larger franchises. He directed Bad Boys and Bad Boys II, the first installments of the successful franchise that most recently released a fourth movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die earlier in 2024. It performed well at the box office and has led to the possibility of the series continuing with Bad Boys 5.

Between Bad Boys in 1995 and Bad Boys II in 2003, Bay directed the standalone movies The Rock, Armageddon, and Pearl Harbor. It was not until 2007's Transformers that Bay began working on the long-running franchise. Since 2007, there have been many Transformers movies, with the most recent being the positively-reviewed Transformers One. However, 17 years after releasing in theaters, Bay's first Transformers movie still maintains its popularity,...

Moana 2 is enjoying a historic adventure at the box office, where it has shattered record after record since its launch Thanksgiving eve.

Heading into the holiday, Walt Disney Animation’s sequel was tracking to open to an already huge $125 million to $135 million for the long five-day weekend (Wednesday-Sunday). However, the music-infused family film served up a magical $225 million for the five days, including $139.7 for the three-day weekend, thanks to the pent-up demand to witness the continued adventures of the fearless Moana, voiced once again by Auli’i Cravalho, and the demigod Maui, likewise voiced again by Dwayne Johnson. Final numbers are up from Sunday’s five-day estimate of $221 million and three-day estimate of $135.5 million.

The Thanksgiving menu also included Universal’s record-smashing Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator II. The trio of films resulted in the biggest Thanksgiving of all time in terms of domestic holiday revenue, which reached $420 million — more...

The Transformers have been around as a live-action franchise since 2007, but when looking at the best movies in the series, there is a huge discrepancy when it comes to their success critically and commercially. For many years, it seemed the Transformers movies were critic-proof, meaning that reviews could remain overall negative, but the movie could still make a massive box office, with Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction each breaking the $1 billion mark (via Box Office Mojo). However, the popularity of the Transformers franchise doesn't mean the films are all good.

Regardless of the Transformers movies in order from release, chronologically, or best to worst, Michael Bay directed five live-action films, three with Shia Labeouf in the lead role and two with Mark Wahlberg. However, Bay then stepped away and the franchise went in a different direction with a prequel in Bumblebee and the 2023 movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,...

Transformers One is the best Transformers movie in years, and potentially the best film in the entire franchise, but the next movie in the series will likely be much different. Transformers One was the first animated theatrical Transformers movie since 1986's The Transformers: The Movie. Considering how successful the animated Transformers shows have been, it is shocking that there haven't been more animated films. While the film was not a huge hit at the box office, it has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 89% and an amazing audience score of 98%.

Dedicated Transformers fans definitely want more animated Transformers films, but the series has always been more focused on live-action movies. Compared to the two animated films, there have been seven live-action Transformers movies. Director Michael Bay made five Transformers movies, and after he left the director's chair, there have been two more films: 2018's Bumblebee and 2023's Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Moana 2 Box Office (North America): Thanksgiving Day Update ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Moana 2 is performing as expected in its opening week. It has beaten Frozen II by almost twice its collection on Thanksgiving Day ever. It set several records with its collection on Thursday and hit a magnificent cume in just two days. Scroll below for the deets.

The critics and audience ratings on the Rotten Tomatoes platform vary slightly, but it is winning hearts in some ways. The critics gave it 65%, while the audience gave it a strong 87%. The critics’ consensus on the esteemed platform read, “Riding high on a wave of stunning animation, even when its story runs adrift, it isn’t as inspired as the original but still delights as a colorful adventure.”

For the unversed, Moana 2 opened in the theatres in North America on Wednesday and has reached a splendid cume in two days.

Did Megan Fox pass on roles due to s*x scenes? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

In 2016, Megan Fox spilled tea, revealing that she had turned down some “good projects” because they felt inappropriate for her little ones. “I don’t think my children should ever see me doing some of that stuff,” she said, and honestly? Respect.

One of the roles she rejected? A big HBO project about a prostitute with scenes that were, well, more porn than plot. “The women are required to do things in the movie, which are things I can’t have my sons ever know or see,” she told The Sun on Sunday. Megan didn’t sugarcoat it either, calling the content “degrading” and drawing a firm line in the Hollywood sand.

For Megan, it’s not just about what she does on screen—it’s about what her kids could eventually stumble upon. “They can...

Michael Bay's movies throughout his career have helped to establish him as one of the most successful directors of all time as well as a deeply divisive one. Starting out in commercials, Bay got his start in feature films with the action-comedy Bad Boys. From there, Bay went on to direct huge blockbusters, war movies, and several movies in the Transformers franchise. With these films, Bay has established a distinct style of filmmaking that has earned him plenty of fans and plenty of critics.

Bay movies have grossed over $6.5 billion worldwide, making him the fourth highest-grossing director of all time. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, with the likes of Bruce Willis and Mark Wahlberg headlining his movies, and he has also helped make up-and-coming actors household names, including Will Smith and Shia Labeouf. Bay's movies all vary in terms of their size and their genre,...

The nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards, recognizing the films that were released in 2009, were announced on February 2 at 5:38 a.m. I remember because I got up early to watch them. That year saw Sandra Bullock nominated for Best Actress (for "The Blind Side") alongside Helen Mirren ("The Last Station"), Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious"), Carey Mulligan ("An Education"), and Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia"). 

The night before the Oscar announcements, however, the notorious Golden Raspberry awards, a.k.a. the Razzies, announced their nominees for the worst films of 2009. The Razzies are, of course, a hotly contested tradition, and it has many critics who point out the mean-spiritedness of the awards as well as its tendency to pick on pop movies and already hated performers. The nominees for Worst Actress that year were Sandra Bullock ("All About Steve"), Beyoncé ("Obsessed"), Miley Cyrus ("The Hannah Montana Movie"), Sarah Jessica Parker ("Did You Hear About the Morgans?...

After Final Destination star Tony Todd's sudden death, a co-star is sharing her love for the actor. Todd was best known for playing the leading man in Candyman (1992), but he also starred as William Bludworth in the hit supernatural franchise. He was an incredibly prolific actor, starring on Broadway, in TV shows, in movies, and in video games. Tragically, the actor died at 69 years old on November 6, 2024. The cause of death was an undisclosed cancer. His final movie is expected to be the upcoming Final Destination: Bloodlines, which does not currently have a release date.

In an interview with Screen Rant about the new Taylor Sheridan show, Landman, Ali Larter took a moment to speak about Tony Todd. After working alongside Todd in the Final Destination movies, Larter expressed her respect for her co-star. While discussing how "sweet" and "lovely" he was, Larter shared her regards for his family.

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Megan Fox recently announced her pregnancy with partner Machine Gun Kelly’s child. The actress has been dating the rapper since 2020 and though there had been rumors of a breakup, the two will be welcoming their child. Fox had reportedly had a miscarriage last year, which was a very traumatic event for the couple.

Fox’s dating history has been highly publicized ever since she broke into the scene. The actress was in a ten-year marriage before getting together with Kelly with Brian Austin Green and shares three children with him. Here is the Transformers star’s dating history.

Megan Fox And Ben Leahy Megan Fox in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Credits: Buena Vista Motion Pictures

Before Megan Fox hit it big with the Transformers franchise, the actress was reportedly with her high-school sweetheart, Ben Leahy. The actress reportedly began dating Leahy when she was fifteen and recounted...

Tony Todd died on November 6, 2024, leaving behind a memorable and lauded career that spanned decades and culminated in over 240 acting credits to his name. These roles showcased Todd's talent for embodying larger-than-life characters that captivated audiences. With his distinctive, commanding voice and looming, sinister expressions, he made a name for himself as one of the best horror actors out there. He became a leading figure in the genre, and he branched out to other categories as well.

Todd's work on films such as Candyman and Night of the Living Dead demonstrated his unique ability to play morally ambiguous and haunting characters in some of the most famous horror films ever made. Meanwhile, Todd's portrayals of characters in Platoon and The Man From Earth showcased his versatility. His legacy and memory will live on in the classic characters that he brought to life, and his best movies and shows will stay...

When Travis Knight's "Bumblebee" was released in 2018, it was almost unanimously hailed as a breath of fresh air, a sort of watershed moment for the "Transformers movies (a blockbuster franchise that had begun to run out of steam). It is rare for the sixth installment in a property to elicit such reactions, but "Bumblebee" proved that a fundamentally silly franchise like "Transformers" could cut the cake and eat it too, with meaningful, grounded charm going hand in hand with the flashy thrills that the "Transformers" movies are known for. The first Michael Bay-directed "Transformers" films that came before this had set a very different precedent when it came to quality, yet they all have a few things in common: they're pulpy, tonally inconsistent, feature jokes that haven't aged well, and elicit divisive responses among longtime fans of the property.

Regardless of how you feel about Bay's first "Transformers" film,...

Tony Todd, the prolific actor who brought an evil presence to the horror movie franchises Candyman and Final Destination, has died at the age of 69.

Todd’s rep confirmed the actor’s death to Variety, adding that he died Wednesday at his home in Marina Del Rey, California. No cause of death was provided.

Over a career that spanned five decades, Todd accrued hundreds of on-screen and voice-acting credits, beginning with a role in the 1986 Vietnam War classic Platoon. Following a leading turn in the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead,...

Transformers Ones underwhelming commercial performance continues the Transformers franchises gradual decline at the box office after seven years of financial disappointments. Transformers One marks the first time an animated Transformers film has been released in theaters since the series inaugural feature adaptation, The Transformers: The Movie, was released in 1986. The new animated movie is one of several projects to come out of the writers room that Paramount set up with the aim of turning Transformers into a Marvel-style cinematic universe, but that initiative still has yet to deliver a Marvel-sized box office success.

With Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley at the helm and a star-studded voice cast including Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Laurence Fishburne, Transformers One seemed to have everything going for it. It was a throwback to the old-school 80s cartoon and the original hard sci-fi approach to the franchise. With mostly positive reviews from critics and...

Tony Todd, known for his roles in Candyman and Star Trek, passed away at the age of 69 from an illness. The actor debuted in 1986 and worked in the film industry for more than three decades. In this period, he took on some iconic characters, especially in the horror genre. Unknown to many fans, Todd was an amazing voice actor who lent his voice to numerous video games.

Tony Todd in a still from Candyman | Credits: TriStar Pictures

Before fans saw Tom Hardy back in the Venom role this year, Todd gave Marvel fans another version of the character in 2023’s Insomniac game Spider-Man 2. Todd made significant money from his acting roles, with one particular role paying him handsomely to act in a gruesome scene.

Tony Todd’s Net Worth: How Much Did He Earn From His Films? Tony Todd in a still from Final Destination | Credits: New Line Cinema...

I have very sad news to report tonight. It has been announced that Tony Todd has died at the age of 69. The legendary actor is best known for his roles in Candyman, Final Destination, Platoon, The Crow, Night of the Living Dead, and his many appearances in the Star Trek franchise. He was a massively talented actor whose incredible baritone voice made every project so much better. This is a huge blow.

Todd’s wife, Fatima, told THR that he died on Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey after a long illness. New Line Cinema, the studio which produces the Final Destination franchise, wrote on Instagram: “The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family.“

After studying theater at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute, Todd made the leap to the silver screen, making...

Tony Todd, an American actor known for leading the “Candyman” horror franchise as its eponymous hook-wielding ghost, died Wednesday at his home in Marina Del Rey, Calif. He was 69.

Todd’s death was confirmed by a representative for the actor. A cause of death was not disclosed.

A reliable presence in genre fare across four decades, Todd’s series of credits include iconic titles such as Alex Proyas’ comic book adaptation “The Crow,” Michael Bay’s Alcatraz actioner “The Rock” and the elaborate killing-set-piece series “Final Destination.” One of his earliest film performances came in his early thirties in Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning war epic “Platoon.” On “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Todd donned alien make-up to play Kurn, a Commander in the Klingon Defense Force and the brother of Worf (played by series regular Michael Dorn).

But Todd secured his name in the genre pantheon with his performance in Bernard Rose’s “Candyman,...

Despite its popularity in the 2000s, Charlie Sheen’s Two and a Half Men has often garnered heavy scrutiny following its handling of certain subject matters, which hasn’t aged well with time. Even though the show is very much a product of its time, this doesn’t make it immune to criticism, especially the discourse surrounding the sitcom’s problematic undertones.

Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men | Credit: CBS

While most fans agree that the sitcom’s quality depleted in the latter seasons following its overwhelming reliance on juvenile and crude humor, the first season had its fair share of problems, including Megan Fox’s Prudence.

Megan Fox’s Gig in Two and a Half Men Was Highly Problematic Megan Fox in Transformers | Credit: Paramount Pictures

In recent years, Megan Fox has broken away from the image that was constructed by the huge success of the Transformers movies,...

Megan Fox and Michael Bay have had a very public feud for quite some time now. Although they started off their careers as collaborators, they have since distanced after several public misunderstandings and badmouthing each other. The actress famously called the director “Hitler,” which resulted in her getting removed from the Transformers franchise.

Megan Fox in a still from Subservience | Credits: XYZ Films

With this, one would assume that their dislike for each other would go on till the ends of the earth. However, it would seem that despite their differences, Fox ended up coming to Bay’s support when the public began to misunderstand one of her interviews.

Fans Became Concerned For Megan Fox

In 2009, Megan Fox gave an interview with Jimmy Kimmel (via BBC), where she talked about what it was like for her to work with Michael Bay for the very first time. The clip resurfaced in...

After being a huge part of the first two live-action Transformers movies, many fans were left wondering why Megan Fox left the Transformers franchise before Transformers: Dark of the Moon. With Steven Spielberg producing, Paramount launched a live-action Transformers franchise in 2007. Michael Bay directed Shia Labeouf as Sam Witwicky and Fox as Mikaela Banes in the first movie. It was a huge hit financially, earning over $709 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen did even better in 2009, guaranteeing a trilogy. However, the Megan Fox Transformers issue left a dark cloud over the franchise.

Despite Revenge of the Fallen ending with Mikaela professing her love for Sam, Fox did not return. The absence of Fox saw Rosie Huntington-Whiteley join the franchise as Sam's new love interest Carly, with the film only barely explaining that Sam and Mikaela broke up. It was a little jarring to the canon of Bay's Transformers movies,...

In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Investigations", the jolly Neelix (Ethan Phillips), appointed as the U.S.S. Voyager's morale officer, records a video blog called "A Briefing with Neelix." The blog is meant to spread news among the ship's crew and include interviews with various officers, musical performances, updates from the captain, officer commendations from the first officer, and previews of upcoming meals. While this is a fine idea, none of the starship's officers are much interested, as they are a little put off by Neelix's ultra-happy demeanor.

At one point, Neelix approaches Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) about whether or not he had watched the show, interrupting a conversation Kim was having with a junior science officer in the hallway. Kim dismisses the officer, who politely nods and walks away. Neelix and Kim then begin to discuss Neelix's interview program.

The junior officer has no lines, as the actor was not a SAG member.

Rank Film (distributor) Three-day gross (Oct 11-13) Total gross to date Week 1. Transformers One (Paramount) £1.6m £1.6m 1 2. Joker: Folie à Deux (Warner Bros) £1.4m £8.7m 2 3. Terrifier 3 (Signature) £1m £1m 1 4. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Warner Bros) £769,143 £23.9m 6 5. The Outrun (Studiocanal) £359,911 £359,911 1

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Paramount animation Transformers One dethroned Joker: Folie À Deux at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, as the Warner Bros blockbuster suffered a significant 75% drop.

Transformers One opened to £1.6m in 583 sites at a £2,744 average – down on the stellar £8.7m of 2007’s Transformers and £8.3m of 2009’s Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, but still a decent opening for an animated feature.

The harsh truth about Michael Bay's Transformers movies is even more apparent following the release of Transformers One. From 2007-2017, Bay directed five Transformers movies, the last of which was 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight. Since The Last Knight's debut, the franchise has released three theatrical movies Bumblebee, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and Transformers One. Travis Knight, Steven Caple Jr., and Josh Cooley respectively directed each of these installments.

Bay was a producer for Bumblebee, Rise of the Beasts, and Transformers One, but was not as involved in these movies as he was in the Transformers stories that he directed. Bumblebee and Transformers One received positive reviews from both critics and general audiences, and were viewed as a refreshing change of pace for the franchise in the aftermath of Bay's direction. Despite the mostly positive reception, the franchise has struggled at the box office since Bay stepped away from the director's chair.

The Transformers franchise has been a long-running staple of the media landscape for some time now, and for good reason. From the series' beginnings as a Saturday morning cartoon to the huge, 200 million dollar live-action films, Transformers has been a staple in the public consciousness for many years. Despite this huge reach, the latest Transformers film, Transformers One, has been struggling at the box office, even with stellar review scores from both critics and audiences, leaving many to ask why.

A film about Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry), two Transformers who eventually become the heroic Optimus Prime and the evil Decepticon Megatron respectively, seemed like it would be ready to be a box office hit. Transformers One telling the origin story of the two most well-known characters from a very well-known franchise making its way to the silver screen seemed like it could be the shot of adrenaline that Transformers needed,...

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Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears

Lewis Pullman plays writer Ben Mears.

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This article contains spoilers from Transformers One.Transformers One made a significant change to Megatronus Prime that alters the character's legacy. While the animated movie primarily focuses on the origins of Orion Pax/Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and D-16/Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry), it also incorporates pivotal figures from Transformers' lore, including the Transformers' creator, Primus, and Megatronus Prime. They are part of the essential world-building that is needed for a story set on Cybertron instead of Earth.

This is one of the advantages of a Transformers movie that does not feature any human characters and instead places its titular characters at the forefront of the story. Primus and the Elder Primes are integral to understanding how Cybertron and the Transformers came to be, along with shaping the motivations of Orion and D-16 as they discover shocking new truths and respectively become the Autobot leader Optimus Prime and the Decepticon leader Megatron.

The Transformers movies are beloved mostly thanks to their action-packed battles between Autobots and Decepticons, but who were the most powerful Transformers? Every Transformers brings the immense weight of the titular shape-changing robots and the destructive capacity that they are capable of releasing onto the world and its denizens. Every Transfromers is powerful, but both the Autobots and Decepticons have a few members in their ranks who have managed to win more battles than they've lost. Some of them have even appeared in every single Transformers movie thanks to their endurance and combat abilities.

With Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, even more robots in disguise joined the live-action world. In addition to the Autobots, Decepticons, and Dinobots, the franchise now has the Terrorcons and Maximals to add to the cast of characters. This is a large and growing list of Transformers characters, each with different appearances and abilities, and all...

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The animated prequel Transformers One has lost its battle for the top spot in its opening weekend. The Transformers One box office debut comes during the third weekend in September, at the same time as two new release horror movies. Those would be Never Let Go, a survival thriller from High Tension and Crawl's Alexandre Aja that stars Halle Berry as a mother who is desperate to protect her children from mysterious outside entities, and The Substance, the sophomore feature from Revenge director Coralie Fargeat which stars Demi Moore as an aging fitness icon.

Per Deadline, as of Sunday morning, Transformers One is projected to earn a three-day...

Transformers One just set a major record that marks it as the most respected movie in Transformers history. The most recent release, Transformers One has enjoyed incredible reviews that honor its tone, energy, and animation quality. The performances by Chris Hemsworth (Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry (Megatron), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keegan-Michael Key (Bumblebee), and the rest of the cast have also been a source of praise. Still, the sheer amount of acclaim is shocking.

With a 98% Popcornmeter score, the new release has officially become the highest-rated in the franchise. It sits seven points ahead of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), which earned a 91% score. Critics have been slightly less favorable, offering an 88% Tomatometer total. Still, both are extremely high marks that represent serious love for the animated blockbuster.

What Transformers One's Rotten Tomatoes Score Means The Score Breaks A Transformers Record

The success of the latest Transformers is incredible.

Transformers was introduced all the way back in 1984 and since then has amassed millions of fans across the globe. From live-action films and animated series to video games and merchandise, the Hasbro franchise remains one of the best-selling creations from a toy line.

Credits: Shia Labeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / Paramount Pictures

The recent Transformers adaptations had been trying to revive the bloated saga after the failure of the trilogy films. Fans would recall Shia Labeouf’s iconic movie series with Michael Bay at the helm, and despite them being massive box-office successes, they were critically panned.

Transformers One Did What Shia Labeouf’s Trilogy Failed To Do

Chris Hemsworth’s Transformers One is the latest installment in the long-enduring Hasbro film franchise, and it is surprisingly doing a great performance so far. In the animated science fiction action film, the actor voices Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Transformers One!Transformers One includes multiple post-credits scenes that help set up the franchise's potential future. The 2024 animated movie is a clean break from Paramount's live-action franchise that goes back to explore the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron. The two might start off the movie as friends, but by the time Transformers One's ending comes to a close, they are certified enemies after fighting for the future of Cybertron. It leaves Optimus Prime as the leader of the Autobots and Cybertron, while Megatron is banished with the High Guard, leaving the door open for more adventures.

Since Transformers One takes place millions of years ago and is seemingly disconnected from the Transformers timeline, the movie works as the potential starting spot for a new era of the franchise. There are hopes that an animated trilogy will happen as a result of the 2024 film,...

The Transformers franchise continues with Transformers One in 2024, and when it will be set in the timeline in relation to the live-action Transformers movies is confirmed. The animated science fiction action film, directed by Josh Cooley and written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, brings the audience back to Optimus Prime and Megatron's origins. Transformers One takes place on Cybertron (the home planet of the Transformers) and dives deeper into the Transformers race's history. So, it makes sense that the animated feature will be set many years ago.

The voice cast of Transformers One includes Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion, and Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime. With an all-star cast and an established successful franchise, Transformers One is a chance for the franchise to explore the beginning of the Transformers race's history.

I am still shocked by the news that my favorite childhood franchises, G.I Joe and Transformers are finally collaborating. The Transformers: Rise of the Beasts movie alluded to them being from a shared universe. Then, Paramount confirmed that they were working on a crossover film and I couldn’t be happier.

As an avid fan of both franchises, I have always imagined what it would be like for Cybertronians to team up with elite agents of G.I Joe. With Derek Connelly from Jurassic Park as the writer now, I am sure this movie will end up as an epic success. However, the inclusion of one celebrity would be the cherry on the cake, and it’s not The Rock but Michael Bay.

Why Michael Bay is the only choice to direct this crossover A still from Transformers: Rise of The Beasts | Credits: Paramount Pictures

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What was the budget for Transformers One and how much money does it need to gross at the worldwide box office to be considered a commercial success? Transformers One is the first animated feature to take place in Paramount Pictures Transformers cinematic universe. Directed by Toy Story 4s Josh Cooley and co-written by Thor: Ragnaroks Eric Pearson, Transformers One is a prequel to the main storyline set before the war on Cybertron. Itll chronicle the former friendship between Optimus Prime and Megatron before they became mortal enemies.

Transformers One has a star-studded voice cast, featuring Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1, and Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee. It has stylish animation, courtesy of Paramount Animation, and plenty of exhilarating action sequences. A-list actors and slick animation arent cheap, so what did Transformers One cost to make? And when Transformers One is released in...

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There have been over half a dozen Transformers movies since 2007, but Transformers One, set to release on Friday, marks the first new animated Transformers film in nearly 40 years. The powerhouse cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, and Keegan-Michael Key. Set on the Transformers home planet of Cybertron, Transformers One tells the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron and the rift that led them to become rivals.