‘Transformers 5’ Is Now A ‘Big Lebowski’ Reunion: John Turturro & John Goodman Confirmed To Return
Transformers: The Last Knightwill bring back a couple of familiar names. DirectorMichael Bayhas confirmed thatJohn TurturroandJohn Goodmanare both set to return to the franchise — which means, yup,Transformers 5is now aBig Lebowskireunion. Turturro played Agent Simmons in the first threeTransformersfilms, and Goodman voiced Hound in the fourthTransformersfilm.
In addition, Bay also dropped a hint about when we might see the firstTransformers: The Last Knightteaser.
Bay spilled all theTransformers 5updates in aFacebook Livevideo marking the last day of shooting in the U.K. The clip shows him in front of many extras dressed as medieval warriors, which probably has something to do withall that business involving Merlin and King Arthur. He doesn’t make a grand announcement about Turturro or Goodman but simply mentions them while rattling off a list of cast members.
Besides those two, stars returning from previous films forTransformers: The Last KnightincludeMark Wahlberg,Josh Duhamel,Tyrese Gibson, andStanley Tucci. WhileAge of Extinctionfelt like a soft reboot, leaving behind Shia LaBeouf’s Sam Witwicky in favor of Wahlberg’s Cade Yeager and company,The Last Knightseems to be combining characters from all four films. But they’ll be making some new friends, too, as new cast members includeLaura Haddock,Isabela Moner,Jerrod Carmichael,Gil Birmingham,Liam Garrigan, andSantiago Cabrera.
As for when we might get to see all of these people in action, Bay also revealed that the first promo will arrive before the end of the year: “We’re gonna have a teaser coming out, not sure if it’s gonna be November or December.” In the meantime, though, Bay and his team remain hard at work. The filmmaker revealed that the production is now headed to Namibia for “another couple more days of shooting.”
