Yesterday, it was announced that Megan Fox would NOT be reprising her role in the third Transformers movie.
Now, you can't really say this is surprising--unless you happen to believe everything directors and film studios say.
Fox made disparaging (and, let's be honest, stupid) comments about filming Transformers. The movie's crew fired back, but the director, Michael Bay, said that Megan's verbal missteps are what makes her so charming, and he'd be happy to work with her again.
I guess he meant--"I'd be happy to work with her again--but not on another Transformers movie."
Some people pointed out that the movie might actually make more sense without Fox, since the relationship between her and Shia Labeouf's character always seemed a little...far-fetched.
Strangely enough, however, Patrick Dempsey just joined the cast of the third film, and it was reported that he would be playing the boss of Megan Fox's character.
Does this mean recasting?
Either way, it's unlikely to think that movie would do poorly even if you replaced the entire original cast. It's not like anybody goes to see Transformers for the actors.
Ironically, that's something Megan Fox pointed out, and got in trouble for.
So what does this all mean for Hollywood's former favorite bad girl?
Her last film, Jennifer's Body, was supposed to prove that Fox could open a movie on her own without giant robots (but with girl-on-girl action and fangs) and when it bombed, more than a few people blamed Fox's less-than-stellar public persona.
Oh sure, if you strip her down and put her on men's magazines, she'll sell, but that's not the same thing as selling a movie.
Her next movie, Jonah Hex, hasn't generated much buzz, but one could argue that even if it does do well, it might just be Fox tagging on to another big budget summer blockbuster.
So basically, the girl can't win.
Or does it mean that Hollywood oppresses out-spoken--
Wait, why are we still talking about her?
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Nor do I particularly care.
I have enjoyed reading some of her off-the-cuff lightning bolt bon mots; and I think that DEFINITELY being outspoken and/or honest can get you in trouble in Hollywood.
That said, the reason T2 was a failure in my viewing eyes, i.e., I did not like it, had nothing to do with the acting or non-acting of Ms. Fox.
But let's be honest, Hollywood doesn't really care whether you are smart or not, no matter what your gender. (No one really cares what Brad Pitt's IQ is.) But in Hollywood you do get penalized if you don't play nice with the other celebs. Meagan Fox has been caught out a number of times dissing fellow celebs, and that tends to get you remembered in the bad way.
Two observations: Megan Fox's ouster from Trannie3 says more about her acting than her off-screen persona. If you don't got the goods, you don't get the parts, not after the first couple movies anyway.
Second, Megan Fox is one of a long list of actors whose roles in action movie sequels were recast. No one is declaring the end of Katie Holmes' career because she wasn't cast in The Dark Knight. No one is writing the obit for Terrence Howard's career because his role in "Iron Man" is now being played by Don Cheadle in "Iron Man 2."
Megan Fox is beautiful and boring onscreen. We only pay attention to her offscreen when she's scantily clad or saying something shocking. Not much to base a film career on, really. Buh-bye....
Michael Bay.
Without even knowing the details, it's perfectly obvious what's happened here. How can two such giants of the cinema, so talented, so very special in their own ways, share the same soundstage? The same country? It's a miracle they did T-! & 2 without mutually exploding.
Chalk her dismissal, her tragic departure, up to the only explanation that makes sense: creative differences.
on the other hand, megan fox is early in her career but is probably no angelina jolie.
yeah, I gotta say, [snif] theres some chance that her 15-20minutes is up.
I'm just saying, she is unbelievably beautiful.
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She is, as far as I'm concerned (and I suspect as far as every 13-year-old boy is concerned), the whole show.
Also, she's pretty. She had better tow the line, by making everyone feel good about themselves, or risk the inevitable shunning.
There's not much else to say about her.I've already said far more than I should.