ANT-MAN Writers Join The TRANSFORMERS Spin-Offs; 'Cybertron' Movie Planned?

ANT-MAN Writers Join The TRANSFORMERS Spin-Offs; 'Cybertron' Movie Planned?

Last week we found out a few of the names involved in Paramount's plans for an expanded Transformers universe, headed by I Am Legend's Akiva Goldsman. Now it appears Ant-Man duo Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari have been tapped to join them. Read on for more!

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By Minty - May 27, 2015 01:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Transformers
Source: Deadline

The Transformers writers room has just gotten a little bigger. Deadline are reporting that screenwriting duo Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari have joined up with Paramount Pictures to help bring to life an expanded universe for the multi-billion dollar franchise, including prequels, sequels and, of course, spin-off movies. While they aren't likely to be recognizable names yet, the pair did help re-write Ant-Man for Marvel, in the wake of Edgar Wright's departure.

Barrer & Ferrari join fellow MCU scribes Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk), Art Marcum & Matt Holloway (Iron Man) in the Transformers writing room, alongside Jeff Pinker (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman and Akiva Goldsman (I Am Legend). So far it is unclear which writer will be working on which film, but Deadline have claimed that Barrer & Ferrari expect to be working on a live-action feature. The site also believes that one of the titles in the works at Paramount is an origins story set on Cybertron, with the working title of Transformers One.

What do you think of this arrangement? Is this perhaps a sign that the new Ant-Man script will be something special - or could it be taken in the opposite manner? And how do you like the sound of a Transformers expanded universe? Leave your thoughts in the usual place!
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jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 1:21 PM
but why ?
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 1:23 PM
the writers list kinda give me no hope. Penn, Goldsman.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 5/27/2015, 1:25 PM
Cybertron movie??? I'm in!
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 5/27/2015, 1:26 PM
The Transformers comic clearly knows what's up!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 5/27/2015, 1:29 PM
The best part about this is that there's no way Michael Bay can direct all of these movies, so we might actually get something decent! :D
Calculon
Calculon - 5/27/2015, 1:30 PM
I don't think it's too late to save this franchise. Some decent writing and more interesting characters and action can redeem it. I also really want to see Cybertron transform eventually. That'd be so badass!
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 1:30 PM
anyway ... get rid of Optimus Prime, give the robots at least some dimension, introduce Unicron as the villain. In new Mad Max there is a great scene where the truck is slowly falling spart in slow mo. You can see evey part of the truck. Guess what ... That's how Transformers should transform. Change the robot design. Let it be more similiar to cartoon. And don't mix it with G.I.Joe because ... just ... NO
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 1:33 PM
[frick]ing shared universes everywhere now ...
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 1:34 PM
:):):)
BlackestNight
BlackestNight - 5/27/2015, 1:34 PM
That is actually a great list of writers.

Remember users of CBM: just because a person was associated with a bad movie doesn't mean that person lacks talent!

ex. Michael Bay - Bad Boys
Ben Affleck - Gigli

etc...

BlackestNight
BlackestNight - 5/27/2015, 1:35 PM
Also...

*please be a reboot**please be a reboot**please be a reboot**please be a reboot*
MyNameIsKhan
MyNameIsKhan - 5/27/2015, 1:35 PM
1 and Dark of the Moon were actually good, 2 was too overstuffed and 4 was just god awful, even though Mark was awesome. But this is intriguing to say the least......
TheBeard
TheBeard - 5/27/2015, 1:41 PM
The first transformers movie should have been set on Cybertron.
McGee
McGee - 5/27/2015, 1:43 PM
It's only a matter of time before me and Minty merge together and become McGinty.
McGee
McGee - 5/27/2015, 1:44 PM
It really is our final form.
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 5/27/2015, 1:44 PM
So MCU and bayformers will be indistinguishable.
Check please.
superherodevourer
superherodevourer - 5/27/2015, 1:51 PM
Yes! Yes!! All marvel writers and eventually the whole MCU should hook up with Michael Bay. The alliance of the century! Lord knows they definitely have a lot in common.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 1:54 PM
you know ... there is a difference between good idea and sloppy writing (Goyer) and good idea, sloppy writing and no respect for the source material (or as i like to call it"trying to be smarter than the guy who wrote the source material") (Penn)


not to mention Penn and Goldsman always try to water down a source material.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 2:00 PM
^actually @GentBat is right. What more can you squaze out of Transformers. Besides Unicron.
TheEpicJuicebox
TheEpicJuicebox - 5/27/2015, 2:03 PM
This could redeem the franchise
SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/27/2015, 2:05 PM
Bring back Jazz and Ironhide!!!!!
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 2:12 PM
@TheEpicJuicebox

i doubt it will redeem it because just like they showed us in T4 (half of the movie was a product placement) this is in 90% studio movie. 10% belongs to actor and the director. The writer was there just to give you the plot and create some characters with some lines. There is no fun in it. Just money.
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 5/27/2015, 2:13 PM
Chris Pine in talks to play Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/wonder-woman-chris-pine-steve-trevor-1201472335/
jerryblake
jerryblake - 5/27/2015, 2:13 PM
At least with Marvel you can say there are interested in characters from their cinematic universe.
RexBlazer1
RexBlazer1 - 5/27/2015, 2:18 PM
Thing about this is, I'm a bit worried for a few reasons.

1. I heard that the writer of Batman & Robin was going to be involved.
2. I understand that they are trying to pull a Marvel and create a cinematic universe for the Transformers, but the reason it worked for Marvel is because they went into it with a plan. They'd better have a plan for this, because if not, then it'll be the same cluttered, unfocused mess that we've seen before.
3. Admittedly, I'm relieved that Michael Bay isn't directing these new films, but he is still on as a producer.
CaptainMexico
CaptainMexico - 5/27/2015, 2:26 PM
It will be interesting to see how they will shamelessly plug all the stupid brands if the movie takes place on cybertron. Maybe they will explore the ancient celestial origins of Mountain Dew while they are up there?
Invictor
Invictor - 5/27/2015, 2:28 PM
No, reboot this and the Ninja Turtles; that's the best route to go.
scmittydude
scmittydude - 5/27/2015, 2:43 PM
I just looked at these writers' imdb pages.... no hope...none...
Minty
Minty - 5/27/2015, 2:43 PM
"McGinty": The pinnacle of human evolution.

It doesn't get better than this kids.
BrokenMachines
BrokenMachines - 5/27/2015, 2:55 PM
@superior @BlackestNight. YES. REBOOT. No prequel necessary if we start over.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 5/27/2015, 3:19 PM
A prequel of the Cybertron War. ya know, this is all that the fans wanted. Most of us have been saying simply take out most of the "humans" in transformers, and we wil lprobably have a good movie. Awesome news.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/27/2015, 3:32 PM
A movie set on Cybertron? Oh no! They're going to actually have to write characters for the Transformers!
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/27/2015, 3:33 PM
But honestly, a movie actually about Transformers would be 100X better than a movie about Shia LaBeuf featuring Transformers!
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