Paramount's long-awaited animated Transformers: The Last Knight.
Lately, more attention has been paid to the spinoff movie the first live-action Transformers film not directed by Bay, though he did serve as producer. Instead, relative newcomer Travis Knight directed the movie and helped to refresh the franchise along the way. Despite Bumblebee being the lowest-grossing Transformers film, it was nonetheless a critical success.
Per Deadline, Paramount and Hasbro's eOne are working on the animated Transformers film, which will be a prequel. It will focus on though an animated Transformers film was in the works well before.
Director Josh Cooley's most recent credit was his feature directorial debut, The Incredibles. All told he's had a hand in eight Pixar feature films, as well as two of the studio's shorts. This news means he'll be working with Paramount for the very first time.
The choice of Cooley as director makes a lot of sense, considering he's already worked on one major franchise in Toy Story. It's also possible the studios behind the movie are looking to replicate the critical success of Bumblebee, whose director had also only helmed one feature before. The Transformers franchise has benefited from Bay's experience, but this news shows the series is ready for a new vision.
Source: Deadline
