Michael Bay in talks to direct next Transformers film

Michael Bay is in talks to direct Paramount's eighth live-action Transformers film, The Hollywood Reporter reported on 6 October 2026. Bay directed the franchise's first five entries, from Transformers (2007) to The Last Knight (2017), the same report said. Steven Spielberg will executive produce and oversee creative aspects alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the report said.