Although it's highly likely, we don't know for certain if there will be a fourth Transformers movie or if Michael Bay will take the reigns. But one man who hopes he will is Steven Spielberg who executive produced the previous 3 installments..
I hope so, because I think he made the best of the three with this last one. I certainly can’t imagine anybody other than Michael being equipped to make another Transformers. He’s invented a genre and he’s got the secret formula.
I'm not sure it's accurate to say Bay invented mediocre sci-fi action movies, but he certainly made the most money in history from them. Anyway It was recently revealed that Spielberg and George Lucas had a bit of a barny over the use of aliens (sorry guys, "inter-dimensional beings") in the last Indy flick; Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. Here Spielberg addresses that, while defending the movie at the same time.
I’m really proud of the movie. I loved bringing Marion back. I love the fact that Indy now has a son. It’s a family action film, and I love that whole conceit. It’s public that George and I and Harrison all had a clash about genre and concept. But I’ve always told George’s stories. My biggest contribution was adding the father to the third movie. That was my idea, to cast Sean Connery as Harrison’s father. I am best friends with George and I’m very obedient to the stories that he writes. I’ll fight things I don’t believe in but ultimately if George wants to bring interdimensional beings into Crystal Skull, I will do the best job I possible can to acquit George’s idea and make him proud.
And what about the 5th outing for Dr Jones? No massive reveals but he does say intriguingly that they have decided on the genre..
It’s up to George. We have already agreed on the genre of the fifth movie, we already have a concept in mind. I don’t know where George is with the story. There is no Indy 5 until George says there is.
So a new genre again? I guess you could call the last one sci-fi..or at least dabbling in the sci-fi genre. Can we expect the follow up to go down a different route in that respect? As for Spielberg's quotes, I am a huge fan of the man and think he can be one of if not the best director in the business but at times I just wish someone right at the top would come out with it and admit: "Ok, we know these movies suck..but they make us obscene amounts of money. We're happy". I won't hold my breath.
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