Michael Bay NOT Directing TF5?

According to IGN, Michael Bay is stepping down from the Transformers director's chair. Instead, Bay will be directing a drama based off of the novel "Thirteen Hours: A Firsthand Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi" by Mitchell Zuckoff. The film will be a Paramount Pictures production. Stay tuned for more Transformers 5 news as it happens.

UPDATE: This news has turned out to be actually not confirmed and Bay has still made no statement on his continuation with the franchise.

 Apologies for the lack of posting since Transformers 4 came out.

Transformers 5 Pushed to 2016

Transformers 5 has been pushed up from its original 2017 release to summer 2016 according to Paramount Pictures svp EMEA Edward Ryan after a pre-screening of Transformers: Age of Extinction at CineEurope. The list of 2016 Paramount films also included Paranormal Activity 5, Ben Hur, Beverly Hills Cop, GI Joe 3, Star Trek 3 and Hansel and Gretel 2.

TF5 Confirmed for 2017

Hasbro has officially announced that Transformers 5 will hit theaters during the second quarter of 2017. This will mean there will be a three year gap between movies, just like between Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction. There is no word on if Michael Bay will be returning to direct the fifth installment.