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The 'Transformers' franchise will continue for at least the next 10 years.
Four hugely successful films in the sci-fi action series have already been made and now Hasbro Studios President Stephen J. Davis has revealed the adventures of Autobots Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Drift will carry on with director Michael Bay definitely attached to the sequels.
Speaking at the MIP Junior event in Cannes, he said: "Well, you're gonna see a new 'Transformers' movie coming from Hasbro and Paramount and Michael Bay and our other partners. In fact, we just finished, which some of you may have read, just an incredible experience. We decided that we wanted to plot out the next 10 years of the 'Transformers' franchise and so we got together in a room over a three-month period of time."
Production for the fifth film in the series is due to start next year and is scheduled for release in 2017.
But the studio boss added that it's taken a bunch of "creative" people, including Oscar winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, to make a systematic plan for the franchise up to movie number eight.
He added: "Nine of some of the most creative writers I have ever worked with, shepherded by Akiva Goldsman, who many of you may know won an Academy Award for 'A Beautiful Mind' and written a bunch of really great movies, and they plotted out the next 10 years of 'Transformers'. Similarly, we're doing the same in television and in digital. So stay tuned, 'Transformers 5' is on its way, and 6 and 7 and 8."

Daniel Craig doesn't "give a f***" if a black actor is cast as the new James Bond.
The 'SPECTRE' star, 47, has admitted he's not bothered who takes on the role of the lead character when he steps away from the franchise because he's confident "the right person" will be chosen to portray the British spy.
He is quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: "The right person should do the job, and I don't give a f*** what colour their skin is. It shouldn't be an issue."
However, the handsome actor isn't so sure a female should play the secret service agent, but hasn't ruled it out.
He added: "[A female to play James Bond?] That's another story. But why not? Jasmine Bond?"
Meanwhile, although Craig previously hinted he was ready to quit the franchise after the upcoming movie, he has now insisted that he will make at least one more.
He said previously: "It's getting harder. But such is life. I'll keep going as long as I'm physically able. I'm contracted for one more - but I'm not going to make predictions.
"These movies don't get made very often. It's just the fourth time for me, a spit in the ocean. If you don't get excited about making a movie of this size with this cast, with Sam Mendes... then go home."
Craig's assertion that he will be back for another James Bond movie comes just one month after he seemed to indicate 'SPECTRE' was his last.
Meanwhile, 'Luther star' Idris Elba is the hot favourite to take on the lead role following Craig's departure.

Kirsten Dunst thinks television is "much harder" than film.
The 'Fargo' star believes the film industry is becoming a "weird place" with creative people having more success on the small screen.
She shared: "Doing a television show is much, much harder work than film, because you're doing 10 pages a day. You don't get that many takes. And my character does not stop talking.
"People don't go to the cinema unless it's an event any more. So the movie industry is in a weird place, for sure, and the creative people are blossoming on television."
The 33-year-old actress also believes there are too many films about, causing some to get "lost" in the traps of Hollywood.
She added to The Observer magazine: "There are just too many movies being made, I think. So many of them get lost. Too many cooks in the kitchen - the studio's editing it, the producers are editing it, the director's editing, too. But everyone has their hand in it, so whose movie is it at the end of the day?
"People don't need all the money they're using. That's the other thing: when you have too much time, too much money, the creative starts to slip away. It just does."

Drew Barrymore won't let her kids act until they are 18.
The 40-year-old actress - who shot to fame when she was just seven years old and was in rehab at 14 - knows Olive, three, and Frankie, 18 months, may "hate" her tough stance but she is determined to shield them from the limelight while she can.
She said: "I would not let them act. I want them to be kids. They might hate me for it, but there is no way until they are 18."
However, when they reach adulthood, the 'Miss You Already Star' - who is married to Will Kopelman - will support her daughters if they do decide to follow in her footsteps.
She added: "If they are 18 and still serious about it, of course I'd support that. I'll take it one step at a time."
Drew's kids don't see her as famous and she hopes they are "empowered" by her decision to be a working mother, and don't resent her career as she has a good work/life balance.
She told Grazia magazine: "My kids know me as the one who wakes them up every day and takes them to classes and gets them dressed. They don't see me as some famous figure.
"You make your work a positive thing so your kids see that work is empowering, but then spend more time with them than everything else, so they see it doesn't take you away from them."

Chiwetel Ejiofor thinks his name has helped his career.
The 38-year-old actor - whose was born in London to Nigerian parents - was advised to change his surname when he was first starting out to avoid only being offered African parts, but he refused to do so and thinks it has actually given him more opportunities.
He said: "I couldn't understand what the problem was. I mean, bring it on. Let's do that!
"They seemed to think it was a negative, but it allowed me to work in Africa, in England and in the States."
Though he has been working in theatre since he was 15 years old, the 'Martian' actor never imagined he'd make it as a film star.
He said: "I didn't think I had a chance of being a film actor. My focus was trying to get into the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) or the National Theatre. The thought of being a star never occurred to me."
And Chiwetel's mother initially wasn't very happy with his career ambitions.
He said: "I got good grades, so she wanted me to go to university at least. But at 15 I was quite wilful and demanding. I got a scholarship to MALDA and said I'd support myself with this job and that. It was a fait accompli, you know."
The '12 Years a Slave' star's sister, Zain Asher, is a news anchor for CNN, a job he admits he isn't cut out for.
He told Red magazine: "I'm too sensitive to do what my sister does. She's interacting with the reality of the social and political world. It would drive me completely nuts."

John Boyega went to a 'Star Wars' convention disguised as a Stormtrooper.
The 23-year-old actor - who will portray lead character Finn in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' - was advised by security not to try and mingle with fans at the event, but came up with a way of going undetected.
He explained: "We went to California to do a 'Star Wars' celebration and I decided I wanted to go to the floor where they sell merchandise.
"Thousands of fans were there and security told me, 'You can't go to the floor, you're in 'Star Wars'.' So I go, 'OK, give me a Stormtrooper helmet and I'm gonna go out.' So they gave me a helmet and no one noticed."
However, John adopts a more low-key approach to going around undetected in his native Peckham, south London.
He said: "If you're in a 'Star Wars' movie and still want to go round Peckham, get yourself a Vauxhall Corsa - no one notices you.
"Don't carry a lightsaber, don't squint your eyes or do the handsome face. But think about it like this - you've got a Peckham native in 'Star Wars'."
While the film hasn't come out yet, John is already receiving fan mail from fans of the franchise, though he finds answering the letters can be a chore.
He told heat magazine: "I'm getting some fan mail already and they're so sweet.
"I do sign them. I mean, my dad has to force me a bit because it's so much paper but I really appreciate it."

Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes can read each other's minds.
Having made three films together, including two James Bond movies, the friends revealed they have learned how to finish off each other's thoughts without uttering a word.
Daniel said: "It's true. To go through something with somebody, and having worked incredibly closely as we have on this, it would have been impassable not to. It's been also incredibly calm, on the whole.
"'Skyfall' was quite frenetic, there was a lot going on, there was a lot of pressure on it. This one ['Spectre'] has been bigger and a lot more to do. Our communication thing is a joke, but it's actually very true. There's a lot of things we've not had to say."
The pair met on the set of 'Road to Perdition', which Sam directed and hand-picked Daniel to star in.
And the friends and collaborators admitted they can communicate "in noises" as they are so in tune with one another.
Sam added to Empire magazine: We speak only in noises. There's some truth in that. By the end, you're so tired that you're going (moans) There's a couple of moments where I inhaled to give him a note and he was like, 'I know what you're going to say." I didn't even get a note out.

Sony is reportedly developing an animated 'Ghostbusters' movie.
According to The Wrap, the new film will be told from a ghost's point of view and is going into development at Sony Pictures Animation.
Although the studio denied such a move just a few weeks ago, insiders insist that the animated movie will go ahead and writers will soon start work on the project.
The animated TV show 'The Real Ghostbusters' ran from 1986 to 1991 but it is not yet known if the new movie will feature the original supernatural squad from that series and the two films and recognisable elements from such as the original Ecto-1 car which the Ghostbusters used to travel around New York City.
Meanwhile, it was previously revealed that Bill Murray filmed a cameo in the 'Ghostbusters' reboot because he wanted to give it his blessing.
The 64-year-old actor - who played Peter Venkman in 'Ghostbusters' and 'Ghostbusters II' - admitted he thought long and hard about working on director Paul Feig's new movie and took on a small role so that everyone would know he approved of it.
Speaking about the film, which stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, he explained: "I thought about it for a very long time. Like, many, many months. No, that's not right. I was seriously thinking about this for years, really.
"It kept eating at me, and I really respect those girls. And then I started to feel like if I didn't do this movie, maybe somebody would write a bad review or something, thinking there was some sort of disapproval (on my part).
"I like those girls a lot. I mean, I really do. They are tough to say no to. And Paul is a real nice fellow."

Gary Barlow has recruited a number of Eighties pop stars for the soundtrack to 'Eddie The Eagle'.
The Take That star has been in discussions with Alison Moyet, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark), Ultravox, ABC, Howard Jones and Spandau Ballet about writing and recording music for the movie about Eddie Edwards, the British ski jumper.
Producer Matthew Vaughn told the Daily Mail: "Gary has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He knows a lot of the participants and has a great knowledge of the music of the Eighties."
Referencing the Beatles' legendary producer, he added: "Gary has become like the George Martin of this album."
Meanwhile, Eddie has revealed the forthcoming film about his life is only 10 per cent accurate.
The 51-year-old retired athlete - who achieved worldwide fame in 1988 when he became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping - will be played by Taron Egerton in the new flick.
He said: "I've been warned only 10 to 15 percent of it is based on my life."
Eddie - who finished last in both the 70 metre and 90 metre events at the Calgary Winter Olympics - admitted to being "anxious" ahead of the movie's release, which is scheduled for next year.
Eddie, whose real first name is Michael, told BBC News: "I've not really seen the script so I don't know what they've picked out of the things that happened in my life and what is made up.
"There's always a certain amount of it [poetic licence] but I'm kind of anxious - what exactly have they put in about my life and how have they portrayed me."
As well as starring Taron Egerton, the movie will feature Hollywood star Hugh Jackman as ski expert Chuck Berghorn, who's Eddie's mentor.