As Transformers 4: Age of Extinction release to mixed reviews, the future of the franchise is already being discussed.

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It as being speculated that Michael Bay might not be coming on board for the next movie in the franchise, in a recent interview a producer for the film addressed the rumors surrounding Transformers 5.

In an interview with Screen Rant dated June 27, producer Ben Kendrick spoke about Age of Extinction and Transformers 5.

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Kendrick dismissed the rumors about the producers looking for a replacement for Bay in the movies.

"I think it's one of those classic things where somebody reported that and suddenly it became our plan. We have never discussed the idea of how to hand it off, honestly," he said. "It's not like we don't think, well what happens if Michael doesn't do it, of course you do. But we want to keep Michael on this, so we're not spending any time worrying about who could come in. We're trying to figure out how to keep him going and keep him excited."

Meanwhile, it doesn't seem like Age of Extinction has been a success with critics as it has gotten some pretty bad reviews pointing to a sensory overload with excessive use of technical, CGI mined wizardry and a lack of a strong plot, with the human characters almost rendered meaningless. 

Transformers: Age of Extinction will hit theaters on June 27, 2014.

Watch the trailer for the movie here:

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