A Message from a Tumblr Prime
The Transformers fandom has finally been given an update on the status of Transformers One, and not the kind it was hoping for:
Josh Cooley confirmed that Paramount has no plans to continue forward with a sequel to the 2024 movie at this time.
This can be blamed on:
the movie’s underperformance at the box office,
Hasbro deciding to no longer fund movies,
Paramount’s upcoming merger with Skydance,
The shift of priorities regarding animated movies.
I know how this looks, everyone, so I’ve compiled a list of facts and speculation to clear up any confusion before someone gets hurt:
Josh said no sequel is CURRENTLY being planned.
Paramount's animation is being RESTRUCTURED under the upcoming merger with Skydance, bringing all of it under a single unit, which means a delay in recent things while they focus on that.
The entire trilogy for all three movies has already been mapped out by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and he’s still very hopeful it will happen one day. And when I say mapped out, I mean extensively, beginning middle and end. If Skydance likes it, they could very well greenlight it. It would also lower the risk when/if Paramount decides to revisit it.
The cast WANTS to come back for it.
The movie is actually performing better on streaming AND internationally than it did in just the American box office. This is what the executives are actually paying attention to.
If there’s no hiccups with the Skydance merger, this could mean animation veterans mixed with new animators. Skydance’s animation style fits perfectly with the animation style of Transformers One.
Hasbro does not own the film rights to Transformers. Paramount does. If anything, Hasbro pulling back from film funding means Paramount has MORE room to make creative decisions and listen to the audiences instead of watching the schedule for toy releases.
We are not alone in this.
You may not see it loudly, but many in the fandom DO love this movie, and ARE just as angry it flopped and ARE organizing campaigns to prove it.
Till All Are One,
Physalia Prime
