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Megan Fox: It Was My Decision to Leave Transformers
Megan Fox is seeking to transform rumor to fact.
The actress is slamming speculation she was booted from the third installment of the Transformers action film franchise.
“Megan Fox will not be starring in Transformers 3," reps for the actress, 24, tell PEOPLE. "It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best.”
Citing unnamed sources, Variety reports the studio and the film's director, Michael Bay, intend to case another actress as star Shia LaBeouf's love interest to move the story in a different direction.
Shooting for the film, slated for a July 2011 release, is expected to kick off this summer in locations across the U.S.
Fox, meanwhile, is prepping for the June 18 release of Jonah Hex, an action film she stars in opposite Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Will Arnett.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a surprisingly sudden axing, Megan Fox will not return to star in "Transformers 3," which began shooting this week in Los Angeles.
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The actress last year likened franchise director Michael Bay to Hitler and Napoleon, and said he was "a nightmare to work for." Still, it is unusual to eliminate an actor or actress so closely associated with the movie, not to mention a key character in the movie, just as it begins production.
The move is also unusual since word around Hollywood talent agencies was that Bay and writer Ehren Kruger were planning on creating a female nemesis for Fox.
Bay and company now plan to take the story "in another direction," according to insiders, and will cast a new love interest.
The third installment of the popcorn blockbuster had been amassing a higher level of actors, with John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Patrick Dempsey being new additions.
Fox returns to theaters next month in "Jonah Hex." Her non-involvement in "Transformers 3" was first reported by Deadline.com.
Megan Fox: It Was My Decision to Leave Transformers
Megan Fox is seeking to transform rumor to fact.
The actress is slamming speculation she was booted from the third installment of the Transformers action film franchise.
“Megan Fox will not be starring in Transformers 3," reps for the actress, 24, tell PEOPLE. "It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best.”
Citing unnamed sources, Variety reports the studio and the film's director, Michael Bay, intend to case another actress as star Shia LaBeouf's love interest to move the story in a different direction.
Shooting for the film, slated for a July 2011 release, is expected to kick off this summer in locations across the U.S.
Fox, meanwhile, is prepping for the June 18 release of Jonah Hex, an action film she stars in opposite Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Will Arnett.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64J04920100520
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a surprisingly sudden axing, Megan Fox will not return to star in "Transformers 3," which began shooting this week in Los Angeles.
FILM
The actress last year likened franchise director Michael Bay to Hitler and Napoleon, and said he was "a nightmare to work for." Still, it is unusual to eliminate an actor or actress so closely associated with the movie, not to mention a key character in the movie, just as it begins production.
The move is also unusual since word around Hollywood talent agencies was that Bay and writer Ehren Kruger were planning on creating a female nemesis for Fox.
Bay and company now plan to take the story "in another direction," according to insiders, and will cast a new love interest.
The third installment of the popcorn blockbuster had been amassing a higher level of actors, with John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Patrick Dempsey being new additions.
Fox returns to theaters next month in "Jonah Hex." Her non-involvement in "Transformers 3" was first reported by Deadline.com.
