For those that want to break into the industry, start PA’ing. Bobby Glickert did just very that on Michael Bay‘s first Transformers film. Now, after recently being an assistant to director Justin Lin on Fast & Furious, he will have his shot at directing his first feature, Deadline reports. Read the full story

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Despite how much we all hate Michael Bay, the man does know his technical stuff. He is currently underway filming Transformers 3 and we reported it would be in 3D. We now have confirmation from MarketSaw that the film will be shot in native 3D, unlike the post-converted fiascos like Clash of the Titans, Alice In Wonderland and most recently, The Last Airbender. Check out the quote from 3D pioneer Vince Pace below. Read the full story

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Screenwriting cousins Mark and Brian Gunn have been hired to write Paramount’s remake of The Monster Squad. Rob Cohen, who produced the original film, will also produce and direct the new version. [Heat Vision]

The original Monster Squad was released in 1987 and was directed by Fred Dekker, who also co-wrote the script with Shane Black. It followed the story of a group of kids who discover a plot by Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Gill Man and The Mummy to try and take over the world. The choice of Cohen as director is relevant and arguably good considering that he last directed the Universal sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which grossed $389 million worldwide.

The production team also includes big names such as the Platinum Dunes team (Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller) and David Ladd (Hart’s War).

Have you seen the original Monster Squad? Is it deserving of a remake?

Today thanks to /Film we get some petty juicy new details on the upcoming, Transformers 3.  They actually come from an article in the USA Today and we get a whole lot of new information on the film. All the details can be found after the jump, as well as a link to the full newspaper article.

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The last animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film TMNT was a serious disappointment to the hardcore fans of the live action films from the early 90s. Thankfully Michael Bay stills sees promise in the treasured live action franchise and wants to bring it back to life. Read the full story

One can expect a performance about as deep as the above photograph. One can also except it won’t be Whiteley’s fault, but rather screenwriter Ehren Kruger and director Michael Bay’s.

It feels like old news because rumors have been floating around for days. Now it’s confirmed, or almost confirmed, unless something goes terribly wrong in the final stages of contract negotiation.[Deadline Hollywood]

A guess at Whiteley’s capacity in the next picture: she’s Sam’s (Shia LeBeouf) new girlfriend, who’s about as hot and about as sassy as Fox’s character was. As for Fox’s characters departure, I’m sure they’ll just throw in a line of dialogue suggesting that she dumped Sam or vice versa, much in the vein of the 12-frame shot of Sam bandaging his hand halfway through the last film as a means to explain his character losing a finger.

That didn’t make sense, and this assuredly won’t. Whatever, it’s a Transformers movie.

Are you excited about this news? Really?

Paramount has picked up the rights to adapt the upcoming book Gideon’s Sword, the first in a series written by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Variety is reporting. They have allowed for action master Michael Bay to produce the film through his own company Bay Films.

There isn’t very much to say about this one’s plot and all I know is that it the initial book in a series called Gideon Crew. The two authors frequent the best-seller list and dance around the horror/thriller genre. Keep in mind the book hasn’t been published yet.

Meanwhile, Bay is directing/producing Transformers 3 which hits theaters July 2011.

What do you think this story is about? Have you read any of their work?

The rumor mill surrounding Megan Fox‘s departure from the third Transformers film continues with Fox now claiming she quit the film (contrary to earlier reports that she was fired). The star, who spoke out against director Michael Bay‘s on set behavior last year, is said to have had enough of his abusive actions and left the project of her own choosing. Jeff Sneider of The Wrap speculates that the relationship between Paramount’s chairman Brad Grey and Deadline blogger Nikki Finke may have had something to do with the way the story broke (which was heavily in Paramount’s favor). Read the full story

Fans have had their minute to mourn the loss of Megan Fox from Transformers 3, now it is time to move on because according to The Wrap she is already being replaced! Prince of Persia star Gemma Arterton is said to be the front-runner amongst a long list of actresses who could potentially take this coveted role: Read the full story

It turns out that director Michael Bay must have taken Megan Fox‘s comments about his directorial style to heart because Deadline is reporting that the studio has decided against including the starlet in the next Transformers film.  Last year the actress hit out against Bay by comparing the filmmaker to Hitler which only exacerbated the tense working relationship between the two.

Paramount, according to Deadline, has decided to introduce a new love interest for Shia Lebeouf and insist that it was ultimately Bay’s decision to replace the actress.

There is no word on who will be joining the cast for the third film. Principal photography begins this fall.

Do you think Megan Fox deserved to be fired? Who would you like to see replace her in Transformers 3?