Megan Fox Fired From Transformers 3; Which Overtanned Actress Will Step Into Her Short Shorts?
First Skids and Mudflap were canned from Transformers 3, and now this! Our sister site Deadline is reporting that Megan Fox has essentially been fired from the franchise, since director Michael Bay and the studio won't be picking up her sequel option. Was it something she said? (Like, "[Michael Bay] wants to be like Hitler"? Or maybe "I don't know how you saw [Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen] in IMAX without having a brain aneurysm or at least a migraine headache"? And let's not forget about "You don't have to look like an airbrushed Cosmopolitan cover all the time to be attractive"?)
Whatever the case, it's both a long time coming -- as anyone who read the notorious crew letter about Fox would know -- and awfully abrupt, as the studio just cast Patrick Dempsey to play her character's boss. Still, with a little Final Draft "search and replace" and a poignant opening monologue for Shia to deliver to Bumblebee about love and loss, we suppose even this obstacle can be overcome. (Still, Shia, now might be a good time to keep quiet.)
MICHAEL BAY'S REVENGE! No More Megan [Deadline]
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Wow, did Lane Brown and I mind-meld on takes for this story or what? I think we should secretly write each others' posts from time to time, like identical twins who trade boyfriends while no one suspects a thing.
Oh but also, who should fill the short shorts?
Simple. Gabourey Sidibe and the shorty shorts.
Payback is a ... well, you know.
I'm sure this casting change will gravely affect the quality of the storytelling and the coherency of the action.
This is terrible! Now where will a vacuous, self-important, socially awkward pin-up find work in Hollywood? I ask because there are so many there already.
Her comments may have lead to her getting fired, who knows. But I think the problem is more an internal issue Michael Bay can't overcome. You see, in his movies, he likes to blow shit up. And you know, artistically, maybe that's his right. Who can throw stones? So, maybe, just maybe, he was a little threatened by Megan Fox. You know, when you feel like you're the god of blowing shit up, it's probably a little disconcerting when your leading lady so closely resembles an already blown up doll.
What the flip, Hollywood, without her storyline the rest of the movie won't make any sense?!!!?
Didn't she film some test shots already (or something)? Is it possible they got all they needed from her on that day?
I can't wait to hear Shia apologize for this one, too.
I have a hard time watching any action movie in IMAX without getting totally overloaded. I still don't know what happened in the last half-hour of the second Matrix movie.
Still, I'm just SHOCKED that badmouthing your director can cause you not to be in his movie anymore. Who knew?