Transformers One director Josh Cooley has stated a sequel isn’t occurring.
The 46-year-old filmmaker had helmed the 2024 flick for Paramount Animation, although Cooley has now stated the studio is “not ” in making a follow-up to Transformers One.
Talking on a panel on the Transformers conference BotCon, the director stated: “I want I had one thing to announce, however I don’t. What I’ve been informed is that Paramount Animation just isn’t considering making a sequel.
“That’s what I used to be informed. I want we may. I’ve concepts, too. So it could have been cool. We’ll see what occurs. You by no means know.”
Transformers One – which stars Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Brian Tyree Henry and Jon Hamm – explores the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron as allies on Cybertron earlier than a rift turned them into enemies.
As struggle brews, their decisions form the destiny of their world – and the way forward for all Transformers.
When Transformers One launched in September, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura teased the movie may very well be the beginning of a trilogy.
When Collider requested di Bonaventura and Cooley if a trilogy was potential, the producer stated: “I do not assume something’s modified for us.
“The reality of the matter is you by no means get to the second film until all people reveals up on the field workplace. We each stated to ourselves, ‘That is approach too onerous to make one good film to start out pondering lots concerning the second film.’”
Whereas the image was obtained effectively by critics, Transformers One had a disappointing efficiency on the field workplace.
On a manufacturing funds of roughly $75 million, Transformers One pulled in $129.4 million, making it one of many lowest-grossing motion pictures within the franchise.
Di Bonaventura – who has been hooked up to the Transformers sequence since 1986’s The Transformers: The Film – teased Transformers One had a number of plot threads about Optimus Prime (Hemsworth) and Megatron (Henry) that might simply be picked up in a future movie.
He stated: “Alongside the way in which, there have been concepts that we have been like, ‘Properly, that may’t slot in right here. Let’s maintain onto that. Let’s not overlook that concept.’ Though I am positive we have forgotten a few of them.”
Cooley agreed and added they have been positively taking part in with the thought of creating sequels to Transformers One, however emphasised that he and di Bonaventura have been going to attend to “see what occurs” with the film.
He stated: “I am unable to assist however … Sure, we have been pondering of this one story for this second, for this film, however it’s about in the direction of the final yr of a movie the place I am unable to assist however go like, ‘Properly, how would this [to] naturally progress?’
“So we have some concepts, we talked about a couple of issues, and we’ll see what occurs.”
