Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Spielberg Guides New Transformers Film as Michael Bay Weighs Return
A new live-action Transformers movie is being planned.
Steven Spielberg will help guide its creative direction.
He will work with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Michael Bay, who directed several earlier movies in the series, may return to direct.
He read a script by Jason Fuchs and met with Spielberg.
The filmmakers have not shared what the new story will be about.
The project is still in its early stages.
The Transformers franchise has made more than $5.4 billion around the world.
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have tapped Steven Spielberg to oversee the next live-action Transformers movie’s creative direction.
Spielberg will work with longtime producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura as the film is developed.
Michael Bay is in early discussions to direct and agreed to come aboard after reading Jason Fuchs’ script and meeting Spielberg.
The screenplay is by Jason Fuchs, but the story remains under wraps and the project is in its early stages.
The franchise has earned more than $5.4 billion worldwide; Bay last directed a Transformers film in 2017.
- Who
- Paramount Pictures and Hasbro; Steven Spielberg will guide the creative direction, and Michael Bay is in early discussions to direct.
- What
- A new live-action Transformers movie is being developed.
- When
- The project is in its early stages; Bay met with Spielberg earlier this week, according to the article.
- Where
- Not specified.
- Why
- The filmmakers are expected to guide the film with the aim of retaining the spirit of the early movies.
- Studios and company
- Paramount Pictures and Hasbro
- Creative lead
- Steven Spielberg
- Potential director
- Michael Bay is in early discussions to direct and has agreed to come aboard.
- Screenwriter
- Jason Fuchs
- Producer
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Franchise worldwide earnings
- More than $5.4 billion
- Bay’s last Transformers film
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)