Micheal Bay Reveals The Influence Behind Replacing Megan Fox For Transformers 3!

Micheal Bay Reveals The Influence Behind Replacing Megan Fox For Transformers 3!

The Transformers: Dark Of The Moon director, Michael Bay, reveals that the film's producer, the legendary Steven Spielberg was a driven force behind replacing Megan Fox!

By WesleyGibson - Jun 19, 2011 02:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Transformers
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

With it's much-anticipated release a couple of weeks away, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon is knowingly the first installment lacking eye candy from actress Megan Fox. And while the studio claimed the reason behind the actress' absence was "to pursue other acting opportunities,", director Michael Bay has now revealed who influenced his decision in letting her go.

"You know the Hitler thing. Steven (Spielberg) said fire her right now." The Hollywood legend was outraged after the screen beauty compared Michael Bay to Hitler during a press interview.



Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Alan Tudyk, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, and John Malkovich, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is set to be released in theaters June 29.

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claybo4131
claybo4131 - 6/19/2011, 3:12 PM
Maybe cause she can't act, though I do not see how Victoria Secret girl can do better
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 3:26 PM
She was wrong to say that Michael Bay was like Hitler but it is undeniable that Michael Bay is the epitome of a jackass filmmaker.
RunDTC
RunDTC - 6/19/2011, 3:26 PM
I now hate Steven Spielberg.
SHHH
SHHH - 6/19/2011, 3:35 PM
Her Best Work! No Talking..

jazzman
jazzman - 6/19/2011, 3:37 PM
@herofreak15

how show skin make her upset she like showing her skin so thats b.s. story
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 3:44 PM
Jazzman@ We all know that Michael Bay is a pig and a jackass so he should not be defended as if he was completely innocent. He had to have done something to make her all of a sudden just start speaking about him as she did. Don't get me wrong she was wrong to say what she said because it made her look very ungrateful but also keep in mind there had to be a reason why she said it.
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:01 PM
@herofreak15 have you ever seen Jennifer's Body. Case closed.
LP4
LP4 - 6/19/2011, 4:04 PM
Spielberg...damn
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:04 PM
@JatevinM Because she was trying to act like a diva. Her head got to big to fast that is why. Think with your big head not your little one.
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:06 PM
@LP4 dude jews take the Hitler thing pretty serious
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 4:07 PM
Dmon@ Think with your big head as well then sir. Its not like everyone doesn't already know that Michael Bay is a douche. There has to be an actual reason, you know something that occurred to make her refer to the man as Hitler.
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:12 PM
@JatevinM she got thrust into stardom to quick, and got to full of her self.
LP4
LP4 - 6/19/2011, 4:13 PM
@Dmon- Yeah...i guess.

I wouldn't know...I'm a Catholic ;P
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:14 PM
Anyway Fox's character was never a real character from the Transformers cartoon. At least Rosie is playing Carly Miller who Spike/Sam Witwicky eventually marries in the cartoon.
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 4:15 PM
Dmon@ I'm sorry but I don't like that excuse because if thats the case then the same thing would have happened to the Harry Potter kids and quite a few other stars who found over night stardom. Plus I wouldn't mind it nearly as much if I knew that her character would get a respectable send off rather than just being tossed aside. It also pisses me off that Michael Bay chose to replace her with Rosie who in my opinion is in no way attractive. Fox should have at least been replaced by a good actress who is attractive. Rosie's casting just solidifies that fact that Bay is just chasing skirts.
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:17 PM
@LP4 think of it this way its one thing to call your boss Hitler to his face when quitting your job. Its another to tell the media and they blast it every where and expect to keep your job.
LP4
LP4 - 6/19/2011, 4:20 PM
@Dmon- Yeah...so then I'm surprised it was more of a Spielberg decision rather than a Michael Bay decision.

btw- I've noticed some of your posts in the past dude, cool that we vote the same way! So few of "us" on this site if ya know what i mean -_^
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 4:21 PM
@LP4 yeah ;)
LP4
LP4 - 6/19/2011, 4:51 PM
@Dmon- Well...for what it's worth the new chick is pretty hott still, so I'm good with whatever ;D
Urban8er
Urban8er - 6/19/2011, 4:59 PM
It's still going to SUUUUUUCK
MikeZ
MikeZ - 6/19/2011, 6:33 PM
Well, you know what, Michael Bay needed a little fire lit under his ass.

Here's my take. Michael Bay and co. should've waited until the Writer's Strike back in 2007 to end before beginning work on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. You know how long Disney and Pixar took to work on Toy Story 3 before it came out? 11 years. And look what came out of that? I probably shouldn't begrudge Bay, because at least some people are ballsy enough to go against the grain and not let something disrupt their vision, but had we not seen what came about, you might as well just put shit on pause.

And the other thing, if Megan Fox was this scumbag diva on the set, then why would Michael not fire her on the spot and start over. It doesn't matter if it'll cost cash or that it'll screw production up, because this mother[frick]er Bay has been in the Hollywood game for over a decade, and probably has enough [frick]-you money to easily clean up house. I guess when it comes to this guy, I guess there's no limit to enough. But what do I know, because Revenge of the Fallen earned $402,076,689 during its run in theaters and on DVD, I could imagine. But at that cost, Michael Bay made one of his worse films ever.

Also, why wait 8 months after she made this statement to fire Megan after the "Hitler" statement? If it were to passively [frick] with her, that's another dumb and childish thing Michael did, so he ain't any better. The better man would've just fired anyone who'd dare talk smack rather than string her along.

As for Megan Fox? Her career logic isn't the best, because she stars in dreck deserved for the Wal-Mart discount bin. But c'mon, people, let's not act like she's the worst human being out there, and suddenly kiss the ground Bay walks on when we've all talked shit about him. Below is a link that'll hopefully stake my claim.

Howard Stern Sues Sirius XM

An article that proves that some people will piss and moan to get their way, while the better person (i.e. Fox) made the conscious decision to not turn something so petty into this blown-out drama.

The only way I'll get off this is if the following things happen:
- These people have to just disappear for good: Justin Bieber, the Kardashians, Paris Hilton (sad thing is she has a good sense of humor about herself), Miley Cyrus (though it's getting close), the Teen Moms, the Twilight franchise (it will soon; the actors aren't bad in other films), Speidi (that's an insult to Spider-Man), Jesse James, the Real Housewives of wherever, and anyone else on the top of my head.
- Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson return to relevancy (I just started watching The O.C. on DVD - how these girls stopped making movies is insane, though I hear Barton has 5 movies in the works).
- Marvel needs to get the rights back for: Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, and X-Men.
- Drop all this tween garbage off the Disney Channel. I've been a supporter of the Mouse House for too long to get bombarded with annoying slags who overact or can't sing.
- New albums from AC/DC, Guns 'N Roses,
- If Rosie Huntington-Whitley is about to become the next big actress, get her a top-tier agent. The big mistake with Megan Fox was that she got sold as a sex symbol when I thought she was gonna be this fearless, bad-ass chick who wasn't gonna take shit. I guess that's why I had respect for her, and I still do.
- Where's Victoria Justice's career. Beautiful and talented actresses like her don't come dime a dozen.

AND FINALLY?

- The Howard Stern Show. Something needs to happen, because with the show being just unlistenable (I quit cold turkey last year, I just go on SFN for shits, giggles, and updates) and Howard in such a level of delusion and narcissism, either he needs to get off his ass and give me a reason why I renewed my SIRIUS/XM subscription for this year, or the SIRIUS/XM brass just need to pull the plug. Suing the company to just recently resigned to for five years is the epitome of asshole behavior.

Okay, done!
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 6:42 PM
RoadDog@ Brilliance is entangled in that post.
MikeZ
MikeZ - 6/19/2011, 7:00 PM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 6:42 PM

Thanks for the ass-kiss. I try to be thorough as possible.

BTW, look for a fancast coming from me in due time. :-)
patriautism
patriautism - 6/19/2011, 7:32 PM
Hey I'm Jewish and I call people Hitler all the time when they're being racist. Her comparison wasn't about racism though, it was just silly.
Michael Bay is obviously more like Stalin. haha.
Spielberg also told Bay that Transformers 2 was awesome..So I don't think Bay should really take his advice.
Dmon
Dmon - 6/19/2011, 8:01 PM
@RoadDogXXIV I agree with your list sadly even though Axl got his voice back, Slash will never go back and G N'R is not the same without him.
MikeZ
MikeZ - 6/19/2011, 8:07 PM
@ patriautism - 6/19/2011, 7:32 PM

Interesting comments.

@ Dmon - 6/19/2011, 8:01 PM

OUCH!
Protonite
Protonite - 6/19/2011, 8:12 PM
I don't think it's going to be THAT different TBH. They're replacing 'like' for 'like'. It's not like they've replaced Megan Fox with someone like Charlize Theron or some such.

Anyway, assuming the reason she got canned was because she refused to show some skin, then yes, she's entitled to refuse to such, but that is hardly Bay's fault, is it? C'mon, let's be honest here. She famous because of her looks and not her "acting skills". And she's hardly been "Miss Modesty" throughout her career either. And as much of a pig as Bay is, if his cash cow refuses to do "hot scenes" that brings all the horny nerds to the theater, then he doesn't have any choice but to replace her, does he?
mapleleafsfan93
mapleleafsfan93 - 6/19/2011, 8:15 PM
okay pointless
JatevinM
JatevinM - 6/19/2011, 8:53 PM
Danny@ Dude seriously..like seriously.
starburst
starburst - 6/19/2011, 11:25 PM
Uhm, frankly Bay, Fox, and Shia, should all be shitcanned. Althese movies have sucked, I don't care what kind of numbers they are pulling down. Any way now that the last of this gobot trilogy is about to come out, do you think there will be a real Transformers movie?
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