Michael Bay is more than meets the eye, with no ‘Pain’, no ‘Gain’

Michael Bay had said before the release of “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen” that he wanted to direct a smaller more personal “Pulp Fiction” type film. Apparently that is no longer the case, Bay is meeting with Hasbro, the company that holds "Tranformers" rights, in Rhode Island to incorporate new characters into the multi-million dollar franchise. Bay is also working on a script with Ehren Kruger, who wrote the latest installment of the series, and Steven Spielberg,.

The film is set to release on July 1, 2011. Paramount and DreamWorks will produce it like the previous two films.

The release date was mentioned in March but Bay was not sure he would be willing to direct the robots again so quickly. Seemingly he intends to leave behind “Pain and Gain.” “Pain and Gain” was to be a “kidnapping and extortion thriller about a pair of idiot bodybuilders,” according to IMDB Pro. Bay intends to follow the third “Transformers” film with “Pain and Gain” as of right now.

There is also development surrounding “I Am Number 4” and “Bad Boys 3.” “I Am Number 4” has three writers attached and follows “nine alien teens that come to Earth after their planet is destroyed by an enemy species. But soon discover that their enemy is now after them on Earth,” according to IMDB Pro.

Finally, Megan Fox will also be returning to the sequel. Fox and Bay have had their differences in the past few months, but she will be back to fight alien robots, according to Bay’s post on his official forum. Bay has not dropped the feud between the two though as he posts:

Megan Fox, welcome back. I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture. Please consult your Physician when working under my direction because some side effects can occur, such as mild dizziness, intense nausea, suicidal tendencies, depression, minor chest hair growth, random internal hemorrhaging and inability to sleep. As some directors may be hazardous to your health, please consult your Doctor to determine if this is right for you.

Megan Fox can currently be seen in the Twentieth Century Fox film, “Jennifer’s Body,” and will next star alongside Josh Brolin in the Legendary Pictures and DC Comics produced “Jonah Hex.”

Thank you to SlashFilm.com for breaking this story.