Even though the pre-production for Transformers 5 is still in a state of limbo, one aspect of the nature of the Age of Extinction sequel seems to be clearer.

Dwayne Johnson To Replace Mark Wahlberg In Transformers 5?  

The fact that the movie will in a way helm a new phase in the Transformers series seems certain. Michael Bay's exit will determine a new course for the franchise. Bay is definitive to the series, as he has been directing them from the very first one, and his exit is bound to redefine the franchise. While there is no news as to who will be taking on Transformers 5, it has also been suggested that the films will also get a new cast. As Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, and Nicola Peltz haven't breathed a word about returning for Transformers 5, which was initially being pitched as the second in the trilogy, which was started by Transformers: Age of Extinction. Even if Tranformers 5 plays sequel to Age of Extinction, the new director's vision will definitely take it to a new place.

Bay's exit from the franchise was made official as he announced that he was moving on to other things leaving the Transformers franchise behind, taking on an intense project of another nature.

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Variety reported that the director has signed on to helm a Paramount movie based on the book, Thirteen Hours: A Firsthand Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff. The book investigates the terrorist strike on the U.S. Special Mission Compound & CIA Annex in Benghazi.

On August 11, IndieWire reported that Bay had hinted at the fact that he might not be as keen on directing the sequel to Age of Extinction. The revelation came from an MTV interview, the director did just after wrapping work on Transformers 4. "There's a lot that's unexplored, but that's for the next director to figure out," he said. Bay had previously stated that if he sticks with the franchise the new movie will be probably be as long as Age of Extinction. 

The fifth instalment in the action franchise has been immersed in a swirl of rumors and uncertainties of late. It has been reported that the plot of the movie hints at a beast wars themed story with Optimus Prime off looking for his maker in space, while the Maximals fight the Predacons one earth.

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

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