Just when I was starting to think the Hasbro Cinematic Universe was dead in the water, news comes that Paramount are developing two new takes on the iconic toy and animation brand.
While Skybound are doing amazing things with their Energon Universe comic series, with an animated series rumoured, which includes GI Joe, Transformers and (coming soon) M.A.S.K, the big screen outings are a harder egg to crack, it seems.
When 2023’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts introduced GI Joe in a post-credit scene, it looked like the Hasbro universe was up and running but when that movie didn’t deliver, the whole thing seemed to die off and then Transformers: One (which was superb) failed to deliver and, despite several rumours about more big fighty robot movies coming, the GI Joe corner of that world seemed pretty low on news.
Bay returning? No GI Joe crossover? What is happening to the Transformers movies?
Even Rise of the Beasts star Anthony Ramos, when asked last month about movement, implied that the recent Paramount/Skydance buyout has put a damper on things, saying: “Come on, talk to Paramount. I mean, everybody’s buying everybody now. So, Paramount, talk to Skydance or talk to whoever … all of them, just hit them up, if you’ve got their number. Shout them out.”
But now, it seems things may be happening again. Albeit in a weird way.
Word is that Max Landis, writer of Bright and Mr Right, as well as being both disgraced and canceled during #MeToo (you can google it if you wish) and Danny McBride, actor and writer of Halloween Ends and The Righteous Gemstones, are both working on scripts which, while separate projects, could also, conceivably, be merged into one movie.
FIRST LOOK: M.A.S.K (Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand) gets Energon comic series
Wut?
There’s no word if this is the GI Joe/Transformers movie that Rise of the Beasts set-up, or perhaps a standalone GI Joe movie that may eventually come around and link into the Transformers franchise, but as of now, at least there’s some movement.
But they’ll be working hard to make something better than what we’re getting over at Skybound Comics.
Thoughts? I know you have them and I wanna hear ’em all.
Looks like the Transformers: One sequel is no longer happening
Source: THR
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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