Creed 2 director Steven Caple Jr. will helm a new Transformer feature film for Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studio.
According to Deadline, Caple Jr. met with Paramount Motion Picture President Emma Watts and is at the top of the list for studio executives and producers to direct one of the new Transformers movies currently in development.
A report from January stated that Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are developing two new Transformers movies, with two different writers penning the scripts. One is reportedly based on the popular Beast Wars: Transformers computer-animated TV series, with the second taking place in the Bumblebee movie universe.
Independence Day: Resurgence and Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt is reportedly working on one of the movie scripts, with Army of the Dead writer Joby Harold penning the other. The scripts by Vanderbilt and Harold are being written as Paramount and Hasbro look to develop the two movie projects concurrently. Harold's script would be chosen as the next project in the Transformers universe, with Caple Jr. coming on board to direct.
Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley is also reported to be helming an animated Transformers prequel movie for Paramount Pictures and Hasbro's entertainment studio eOne.
Source: Deadline