‘Transformers 5′ Expected in 2017

Marvel Studios has made shared universe multimedia franchises the most cohesive and lucrative entertainment business model of the 21st Century. But even as DC Comics/Warner Bros. and Star Wars (the grandaddy of all shared universes) both gear up for some shared universe expansions of their brands, it seems that almost every blockbuster franchise wants to change up their business model to compete in a post-Marvel world – and that includes the Transformers franchise.
Today we get official confirmation that the Transformers shared universe is coming – as well as word that indicates Transformers 5 will be arriving in 2017.

Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner said this on the state of the franchise:

“Our plan with the studio and filmakers you may have heard some writers being hired and we have in fact brought in Akiva Goldsman to lead a group of writers to really create a strategic plan around Transformers. We think there are any number of stories to be told from the brand that has been around for 30 years with amazing canon and mythology. We would expect the sequel to the Transformers movie [TF4] to happen in 2017.”

While this is indeed confirmation of an intended release date, it’s not exactly new news, and there are still many factors at play with the franchise.

Date Uncertainty

Paramount once indicated that Transformers 5 was coming in 2016, but Bonaventura then said that wasn’t the case. Transformers 4 star Mark Wahlberg has indicated that filming could start soon – that should mean that the release date is not certain or fixed..

Bay or New Director?

We’ll keep you updated on the status of Transformers 5 and the larger shared universe.