--- description: Mark Wahlberg is eager to get back to work title: Next 'Transformers' Movie Will Happen in 2017 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25db4e5e53a48c00/6987ec10a988ca73b76b04a3/860810_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Next _Transformers_ Movie Will Happen in 2017 by [Jeff Labrecque / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jeff Labrecque / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 21, 2015 3:22 PM CUT  A scene from Transformers: Age of Extinction. A scene from Transformers: Age of Extinction.Paramount Pictures by [Jeff Labrecque / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jeff Labrecque / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 21, 2015 3:22 PM CUT Since 2007, _Transformers_ fans have never had to wait more than three years for another big-budget installment. And after 2014’s_Transformers: Age of Extinction_ topped a billion dollars across the globe—and broke records in China—fans can expect Paramount to keep to that reliable schedule. During a Hasbro earnings conference call on April 20, CEO Brian Goldner confirmed that the next _Transformers_ movie is expected in theaters in 2017: “We have in fact brought in Akiva Goldsman to lead a group of writers to really create a strategic plan around _Transformers_. We think there are any number of stories to be told from the brand that has been around for 30 years with amazing canon and mythology. We would expect the sequel to the _Transformers_ movie to happen in 2017.” Goldsman, the Academy-Award winning screenwriter of _A Beautiful Mind_, was brought in to develop a wider universe for Paramount’s blockbusters, comparable to what Disney is doing with Star Wars, with an eye on spin-offs that can keep the franchise fresh and the money rolling in. Paramount had previously targeted 2016 as the next _Transformers_ film’s release date, but Michael Bay is currently preparing to direct his Benghazi movie, _13 Hours_. Mark Wahlberg, who joined the franchise with the fourth film, is signed for additional sequels and has expressed an eagerness to get back to work. “I can’t speak for Mr. Bay, but something tells me we’ll be on the set soon,” Wahlberg told [MTV](http://www.mtv.com/news/2030612/mark-wahlberg-transformers-5/ "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/21/transformers-5-2017 "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3829689/transformers-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3829689/transformers-2017/"},"headline":"Next Transformers Movie Will Happen in 2017","datePublished":"2015-04-21T15:22:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:33:00.193Z","description":"Mark Wahlberg is eager to get back to work","url":"https://time.com/3829689/transformers-2017/","keywords":["movies","Transformers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25db4e5e53a48c00/6987ec10a988ca73b76b04a3/860810_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeff Labrecque / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt25db4e5e53a48c00/6987ec10a988ca73b76b04a3/860810_full.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A scene from TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION.","caption":"A scene from TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION.","creditText":"Paramount Pictures","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3829689/transformers-2017/","name":"Next Transformers Movie Will Happen in 2017"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Top 5 Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Masterpieces","description":"Steven James Snyder, Techland's resident movie geek, outlines the top 5 most under-rated sci-fi movies of all time","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xe99vdU4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-01-11T22:26:40.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xe99vdU4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3829689/transformers-2017/","duration":"PT4M45S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3829689/transformers-2017/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```