Transformers is one of those properties that will probably be around forever in one way or another. Right now, it's enjoying a new surge in popularity thanks to solid TV efforts in recent years and live-action movies that actually feel like Saturday morning cartoons. Up next, we also have Transformers One , the franchise's first animated movie made for theaters in decades, so of course, we're hearing more about the Cybertronians' big screen future.
Collider recently talked to veteran producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura about what's next for Hasbro and Paramount Pictures' big-screen efforts when it comes to one of their most reliable money-makers. The full interview packs a number of generous answers and is well worth a read, but we've picked the most interesting bits here, and I have some thoughts of my own. After rumors started to heat up following Rise of the Beasts' decent-enough financial performance (later boosted by strong home market numbers) in summer 2023, Paramount confirmed at CinemaCon 2024 that the next Transformers movie would be a crossover with G.
I. Joe as teased at the end of the Anthony Ramos-led installment. Both diehard fans of Hasbro's IPs and Paramount had been fantasizing about the idea for years, and the new, less self-serious Transformers timeline seemed like the perfect time to give that a go.
There's one major problem though: G.I. Joe, after two so-so movies, never took off on the big-screen in the same way as Transformers.
Paramount and Hasbro's secret.