Megan Fox will not be acting/appearing/sweating in TRANSFORMERS 3

Megan Fox will not be acting/appearing/sweating in TRANSFORMERS 3

May 20

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen was fucking atrocious. There’s no finer way to put it.  The first film was barely tolerable but the sequel was a horrendous pile of scrap metal that happened to make a bucket-load of cash. The only thing I enjoyed was being able to smirk at the screen whenever Michael Bay blatantly took advantage of Megan Fox’s assets in sweaty slow motion– it was beyond obvious and quite ridiculous to sit through.

Turns out Megan Fox won’t be part of any sexy campaign for Transformers 3 as she has been removed from the production just weeks away from shooting. Recasting has begun and there will be a new love interest for Shia LeBeouf.

Depending on your source, Megan was either sacked by Michael Bay or she decided to leave the franchise on her own (according to her publicist). The story that Fox decided to leave the franchise is harder to swallow because one would feel Megan doesn’t have a lot else going for her at the moment. Jennifer’s Body was an embarrassing debacle that didn’t make any money and Jonah Hex looks like it’s poised to tank and fizzle at the box office. Apart from these two films, Transformers is all Megan Fox had going for her acting career.

So, what would cause Michael Bay to ditch his sexy meal ticket from the third Transformers? How about the time she called him ‘Hitler’ after Transformers 2 wrapped? Or, even better, what she had to say on The Early Show last year after Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen arrived at the box office:

“I don’t know how you saw it in IMAX without having a brain aneurysm or at least a migraine headache. I’m in the movie, and I read the script, and I watched the movie, and I still didn’t know what was happening. So I think if you haven’t read the script and you go and you see it and you understand it, I think you might be a genius. This is a movie for geniuses.”

Yeah. That’ll do it. Disappointing thing is, I actually give her credit for having the balls (so to speak) to say the things she has.

Smart move or silly move by Michael Bay? Sadly, I don’t think it’ll make much difference. There are plenty of ways to find and sell sexy to an audience. Even Megan Fox was nobody until Transformers. Still, it’s surprising and a little strange that she won’t be appearing in the third instalment.

This story is still green so I’m sure we can expect follow-ups in the coming days.