Max Nicholson of IGN posted a short interview with Transformers Director Michael Bay, bringing to light some more promises from the director that Transformers fans have come to be all too familiar with.
In the 4th installment of the live action Transformers series, Bay states this film will be “much more cinematic” and “won’t [have] any goofiness.” This is followed up with describing star actor Mark Wahlberg’s character as a “wacky inventor.”
Also interesting to note is Bay’s mention of his decision to return to the franchise, which he credits to the Universal Studios Transformers ride and seeing so many kids anxiously waiting to ride the Transformers thrill ride.
Check out the full interview after the jump and let us know what you think of Bay’s interview answers. While epic in scope, Michael Bay’s last three Transformers movies have been criticized in the past for their few hokey moments. (Giant robot testicles come to mind…) However, that might not be the case for Transformers 4, which Bay recently stated is going for a more serious tone.
“I wanted the first [three] Transformers to be very suburban and less cool,” the director told Yahoo! Movies while talking about next year’s fourth Transformers installment. “This is a much more cinematic one. I focused on keeping this one slick. There won’t be any goofiness in this one. We went a bit too goofy [on the last one].”
Of course, it won’t all be grim ‘n’ gritty. Mark Wahlberg’s character, for instance, plays a “wacky inventor” who is turned off by his daughter’s new race car-driving boyfriend — not exactly the most grounded premise, on paper. Perhaps Bay is more referring to the Transformers themselves and their storyline.
On what brought him back to direct Transformers 4, Bay said, “It was the Transformers ride [at Universal Studios]. It was seeing this two-and-a-half hour line, with all these kids lined up.” Indeed, a literal thrill ride is the way to any action-fimmaker’s heart.
Transformers: Age of Extinction hits theaters on June 27, 2014.
Maetel
money? shit tons of money? i'm going to go ahead and guess money.
Nightrain
Michael Bay is full of shit.
Gingerchris
The writer puts the film on paper. The director puts the film on screen.
BW megatron
I love humor in a movie, the autobot twins in ROTF were great, the other "humor" was plain stupid, if that is goofyness i'm glad it's gone! Now keep the real fun humor in it and not the flat sex or toilet jokes.
Markdelg
I absolutely loved the first movie and still do. It single-handedly renewed my interest in collecting again. I rewatched the old G1 cartoon and discovered the Japanese versions that I never even knew existed, all thanks to Michael Bay.
And I was so excited about the sequel…and then…well…yeah.
And then I went into the theater hoping DOTM would make up for it…and…well…yeah.
I don't know what happened after the first film. It was like the franchise immediately became a soulless, churned-out product, and I don't have any illusions that this new movie will be any different.
BeeOtch217
ChibiGingi
Oddly enough, the fart joke in ROTF bothered me at first, but then I remembered that there was an entire episode of Beast Wars that was leading up to what was the most epic fart joke and most humiliating defeat ever, so… It was very easy to forgive the writer that slipped that joke in there after remembering that episode.
Seriously… nothing could top that fart joke.
transformervic1
Fucking nailed it.
botfan
You guys realize the director doesn't just blindly pick up a script and start shooting. A lot of what's in there, and especially tone, are in the director's hands. The director is where all the blame lands when the movie sucks. Scripts evolve with what he wants. The only exception to this rule is during editing, especially when the studio steps in. It's easy to change one movie into a completely different movie simply by messing with the editing. Only here do directors lose their movies, otherwise, it's all them.
TheDemonDzko
People's reaction in this thread honestly make me sick to be a Transformers fan…
AgentAlabama113
Sounds good to me. The goofiness is getting repetitive.
BooyakaDragon
Kind of a stupid question, but isn't it technically the writer's fault for the goofiness? I'm not too familiar with the major details of film production.
Enigma2K2
Once again, I am reserving judgment until the movie is done. But I have NO FAITH in him making the Transformers movie that I want to watch.
Paradigm-Shift Prime
Skeptical bot is skeptical.
We'll see if it's less for 11 year olds this time.
Jigsaw25
1. Even if they did fire him, what would it matter? It's the screenplay that matters and Michael Bay has never written anything in his life.
2. You want more robots? Give them about 100 million dollars more. You take that amazing CGI for granted, it takes a lot of time and money to give them the screen time that they already had in the other movies, plus animating Devestator fried their computers, so what's a whole movie with robots going to do? Also, Transformers 2 aside, there were only 4 jokes between the other two movies that were over the top inappropriate and if you're seriously to stuck up to tolerate 3 or 4 Raunchy jokes in two movies that total 298 minutes…well that's your problem.
3. Here we go again with that "Respect the source Material" That source material that has been reinvented again and again over the past 30 years. Why can't these movies be their own thing? Oh and "stupid names?" I guess nothing can compare to awesome/badass names like "bumblebee" or "Blaster."
4. Again, give them more money.
5. A. If you seriously can't tell what's going on, I suggest you get Glasses, because I can see everything as clear as day. I can even give you a play by play of every single thing happening on screen. B. So I guess keeping the allspark out of the Decepeticons hands, fighting to save the sun, and fighting for the freedom of the human race doesn't give the explosions a place in these movies about warring robots? Did you complain about the explosions in the G1 movie, because by your logic they were meaningless too? C. So Sam getting killed in ROTF wasn't Dramatic, even with Mikelea screaming and crying over his dead body? How about when OPtimus got killed and Sam looks on with a look of sadness and horror on his face? Not good enough? Well at least these scenes were 10X more dramatic then when Ratchet and ironhide got killed in the G1 movie.
There's nothing wrong with goofiness in Transformers, show me ONE Transformers show that wasn't goofy. G1 alone was absolutely ridiculous. Decepticons getting drunk on energon, going to dance clubs, dancing to Weird Al? If Michael Bay put any of that in his movies you'd all want him dead. All of you waiting for "the Dark Knight" take on this toy commercial are never going to get it, get over it.
Yeah, I get it. Dick and Fart Jokes have no place in Transformers…..oh wait, scratch that: Dick Jokes have no place in transformers. Fart jokes on the other hand, were already used in beast Wars.
Mark as a wacky Inventor doesn't bother me. Sexual jokes do but Hey, whatever, if it's just 1 or 2 in a 2 and half hour movie, I can tolerate it. Just as long it isn't as overused and over the top as Transformers 2.
I wonder how many Transformers movies Michael Bay has to make before people stop using Transformers 2 as a crutch in their arguments against these movies. I heard he might direct 5 and 6 and by the time he's done with them we'll have 5 transformers films with no robot balls, robot humping, dog humping, bud brownies etc etc. By the end of Transformers 6, will people finally let Michael Bay live down the robot balls?
General Magnus
Wait, there´s billions of Transformers and no one told me?
Prime Jetscream
Except that was back before DOTM (or maybe even ROTF, I don't remember) and he can't control what Hasbro demands.
bny888
Should we believe Mr. Bay, that is the question, remember when he said the Dinobots won't be in the movie? There's your answer.
Rob
OMG that is a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to see someone else take a crack at the framchise. I know I am biased to change directors (I don't like Bay's Transformers) but, you have to admit it's been 4 movies and 7 years already. Each one followed by Bay's usual "This is my last one" I am tired of seeing the same thing over and over again.
motorthing
Plenty of gay-porn you can watch for that crap if that's your taste. Keep any other "wacky" ideas you have to yourself would be a better suggestion.
Whine about that.