The future of Transformers movies continues to stall out.
While participating at a panel at Botcon 2025, director Josh Cooley has reportedly confirmed that Paramount currently has no plans for a sequel to Transformers One, news that won’t surprise fans given the film’s underwhelming box office run.
The update comes via an X user and the TFW2005 forums, where fans are discussing Cooley’s remarks. While the animated prequel had been hyped as a fresh start for the franchise, pulling in just $129 million globally on a reported $75 million budget made a follow-up unlikely.
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Paramount Transformers plans “murky”
This adds to the silence surrounding the rumored Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover movie. Chris Hemsworth was said to be attached, but there’s been no official word or development updates in months.
As we recently went over, The Wrap has reported that Paramount’s plan for future Transformers movies remains murky.
Transformers on pause at Paramount?
Combined, it’s looking more and more like Paramount is pressing pause on Transformers, or maybe waiting for the dust to settle on the Skydance acquisition before making any big moves.
The situation is also made worse by Hasbro stepping back from financing its own films, instead shifting focus to its Magic: The Gathering brand.
Rise of the Beasts was released in 2023 and only brought in $441 million, which is in stark contrast to the billion dollar Michael Bay movies. Bay’s final film in the franchise, The Last Knight, topped out at $605 million.
What’s next for Transformers?
Hasbro did recently announce the Transformers: Cyberworld animated series and toy line launches next month. It’s a new digital series rolling out on the official Transformers YouTube channel through summer 2026.
The Walking Dead and Invincible creator Robert Kirkman has also been publishing new Transformers comics through Skybound.
