'Transformers 5' Eyes Nickelodeon's Isabela Moner For Lead Role - Possible Spoiler Included

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Fellow Seibertronians, courtesy of The Wrap we learn that actress Isabela Moner is being eyed for a lead role opposite Mark Wahlberg in Paramount’s “Transformers 5”. The article, which can be found here, is also quoted below, summarizes her acting credits, and the basis of her potential character in the movie. So what do you make of this choice - if it does indeed pan out? Let us know in the comments below.

Up-and-coming actress Isabela Moner is being eyed for a lead role opposite Mark Wahlberg in Paramount’s “Transformers 5”, an individual familiar with the project has told TheWrap.

Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Michael Bay is returning to direct the action-packed sequel, which boasts the involvement of executive producer Steven Spielberg as well as a litany of writers including Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman.
Moner is poised to play the young female lead of Izabella, a street-smart tomboy who grew up an orphan and was raised in foster care. She counts a small Transformer as her only friend… until she meets Wahlberg’s heroic inventor Cade Yeager.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto will produce “Transformers 5” with Hasbro, and Paramount will release the film on June 23, 2017. Production is slated to start this summer in Detroit.

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Re: 'Transformers 5' Eyes Nickelodeon's Isabela Moner For Lead Role - Possible Spoiler Included (1780948)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 14th, 2016 @ 12:08am CDT

welp, 2 theories: Wheelie survived, or we may get movie-verse minicons! :MAXIMAL:

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 14th, 2016 @ 12:13am CDT

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:welp, 2 theories: Wheelie survived, or we may get movie-verse minicons!

Be cool if it was like the Armada companions... like a bike :lol:

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 14th, 2016 @ 12:14am CDT

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I would not mind a movieverse Superion. Actually, scratch that. I want a movie Defensor. He is my favorite combiner (Computron being a close second) So I would not mind in the slightest a Defensor in the movies

Hopefully it would be more tastefully designed than Devs was... :-s

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 14th, 2016 @ 12:26am CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I would not mind a movieverse Superion. Actually, scratch that. I want a movie Defensor. He is my favorite combiner (Computron being a close second) So I would not mind in the slightest a Defensor in the movies

Hopefully it would be more tastefully designed than Devs was...

Yeah, very true, but I think the designs have come a ways since then. They are going for whole new styles now :MAXIMAL:

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Posted by Burn on April 14th, 2016 @ 12:47am CDT

Good luck to the kid if the role is confirmed!

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Posted by Madeus Prime on April 14th, 2016 @ 1:42am CDT

Wow, 14 year olds now? Looks like Michael Bay's pedophilia-like sexualization of young women is going down an even worse rabbit hole.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on April 14th, 2016 @ 2:41am CDT

Madeus Prime wrote:Wow, 14 year olds now? Looks like Michael Bay's pedophilia-like sexualization of young women is going down an even worse rabbit hole.

Wow that's a bit harsh don't you think >:oP

also you saying the writer's have a problem as they probably wrote the part with a teenager in mind.

I smell cade getting a foster daughter in the new film. As for the other tidbit...it would be cool if it was the second coming of minicons, they'll cash in on recent trends and have it transform into a hoverboard :lol:

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Posted by Windsweeper on April 14th, 2016 @ 3:52am CDT

Its Akiva 'Batman and Robin ' that upsets me.

And are we going to get more horrible designs like Drift, Brains and Hound with their'hair'?

Also TF 4 had the worst voice cast with Drift, Crosshairs, Brains and Lockdown .

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Posted by Burn on April 14th, 2016 @ 3:56am CDT

Madeus Prime wrote:Wow, 14 year olds now? Looks like Michael Bay's pedophilia-like sexualization of young women is going down an even worse rabbit hole.

Keep such opinions to yourself please.

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Posted by Va'al on April 14th, 2016 @ 4:55am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Madeus Prime wrote:Wow, 14 year olds now? Looks like Michael Bay's pedophilia-like sexualization of young women is going down an even worse rabbit hole.

Wow that's a bit harsh don't you think also you saying the writer's have a problem as they probably wrote the part with a teenager in mind.

You clearly missed the part where no teenager has ever starred in any film ever, ZW.

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Posted by Microraptor on April 14th, 2016 @ 7:38am CDT

Windsweeper wrote:Its Akiva 'Batman and Robin ' that upsets me.

And are we going to get more horrible designs like Drift, Brains and Hound with their'hair'?

Also TF 4 had the worst voice cast with Drift, Crosshairs, Brains and Lockdown .

How in the PIT does a voice cast involving Ken Watanabe, John DiMaggio, Reno Wilson, and Mark Ryan classify as the "worst"?
Also, if the criteria for bad design is hair, that means Alpha Trion, Arcee, Wreck-gar, Scourge, and Unicron all have "terrible designs" as well.

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Posted by Microraptor on April 14th, 2016 @ 7:41am CDT

In regards to the topic, however, I love the idea. And given how he actually PARODIED his habit of sexualization with Tessa, I'm sure it'll be fine. And even if he does sexualize her, at least it won't be as bad as Kiss Players.

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Posted by reluctantyouth on April 14th, 2016 @ 7:59am CDT

This is nothing new people. I think going with a younger teen is more feasible given the cheesy dialogue at times. I'd rather hear it come from a real teenager's mouth than a 20-24-year-old pretending to be a teenager. Am I wrong? :HEADHURTS:

My only hope is that we finally see the death of Bumblebee in this movie. Please spare me all the comments about how popular a character he is and Hasbro will never... . We all know he is getting his own movie anyway...why not kill him off in this one and set a new movie sometime between 2 and 3 or 4 and 5? I loved Ironhide and he got the boot post haste. TF4 would have been better with Ironhide than bringing in Hound. I loved Hound's design and Goodman rocked it don't get me wrong.

Down with Bee has been my mantra for the last 3 films...hope it comes true. I will be boycotting Bee solo film as well. ;)^

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Posted by ZeroWolf on April 14th, 2016 @ 8:59am CDT

Sorry, I think bee will be with us for some time yet, especially with him being the lead in RiD. As for his solo movie it may be a prequel the the first film, before he arrives on earth but at the same time I can see it being set between 5 & 6.

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Posted by reluctantyouth on April 14th, 2016 @ 9:13am CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Sorry, I think bee will be with us for some time yet, especially with him being the lead in RiD. As for his solo movie it may be a prequel the first film, before he arrives on earth but at the same time I can see it being set between 5 & 6.

So true ZeroWolf...a man can dream though. A prequel to the first film would make the most sense. We could also see a solo film between 5 and 6 as you said. I'll still boycott. I like the RID representation, but it's nice to keep the animated and film universe as separate entities.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 14th, 2016 @ 2:44pm CDT

Microraptor wrote:
Windsweeper wrote:Its Akiva 'Batman and Robin ' that upsets me.

And are we going to get more horrible designs like Drift, Brains and Hound with their'hair'?

Also TF 4 had the worst voice cast with Drift, Crosshairs, Brains and Lockdown .

How in the PIT does a voice cast involving Ken Watanabe, John DiMaggio, Reno Wilson, and Mark Ryan classify as the "worst"?
Also, if the criteria for bad design is hair, that means Alpha Trion, Arcee, Wreck-gar, Scourge, and Unicron all have "terrible designs" as well.

I agree with both of these points. I thought the "hair" was done well, and the voice acting was very good. They all did a good job, and Goodman and Watanabe were awesome. Loved them both :MAXIMAL:

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 14th, 2016 @ 4:38pm CDT

I hope Wheelie survived. I didn't mind him in RoTF, and there was no explanation for his disappearance. He was just gone after the pyramid scene. And why do we need a new teenager? Is Nicola Peltz still going to be cast?

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Posted by Emerje on April 14th, 2016 @ 6:45pm CDT

Does the guy really need a second daughter? Hey, movie people, you realize you're making a movie about toys right? Howabout targeting your demographic by, you know, giving him A SON!? A tom boy isn't the same as a boy. Can't wait to see how they top the short shorts and trying to explain why the boyfriend wasn't a pedophile in the last movie. :roll:

Emerje

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Posted by ZeroWolf on April 14th, 2016 @ 6:59pm CDT

Emerje wrote:Does the guy really need a second daughter? Hey, movie people, you realize you're making a movie about toys right? Howabout targeting your demographic by, you know, giving him A SON!? A tom boy isn't the same as a boy. Can't wait to see how they top the short shorts and trying to explain why the boyfriend wasn't a pedophile in the last movie.

Emerje

To be fair the ages were only an issue because of where the film took place. Had it took place in the UK, there would if been no problem and no one would of batted an eyelid

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Posted by Emerje on April 14th, 2016 @ 8:08pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Emerje wrote:Does the guy really need a second daughter? Hey, movie people, you realize you're making a movie about toys right? Howabout targeting your demographic by, you know, giving him A SON!? A tom boy isn't the same as a boy. Can't wait to see how they top the short shorts and trying to explain why the boyfriend wasn't a pedophile in the last movie.

Emerje

To be fair the ages were only an issue because of where the film took place. Had it took place in the UK, there would if been no problem and no one would of batted an eyelid

She should have just been 18 and it would never have been an issue. Instead they go out of their way to make her underage and further out of their way to explain why it's OK. There's something messed up about that.

Emerje

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Posted by Sabrblade on April 14th, 2016 @ 10:04pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
Emerje wrote:Does the guy really need a second daughter? Hey, movie people, you realize you're making a movie about toys right? Howabout targeting your demographic by, you know, giving him A SON!? A tom boy isn't the same as a boy. Can't wait to see how they top the short shorts and trying to explain why the boyfriend wasn't a pedophile in the last movie.

Emerje

To be fair the ages were only an issue because of where the film took place. Had it took place in the UK, there would if been no problem and no one would of batted an eyelid

She should have just been 18 and it would never have been an issue. Instead they go out of their way to make her underage and further out of their way to explain why it's OK. There's something messed up about that.

Emerje

The sad thing is that they put more effort into the explanations given in that scene than those given in any other scene throughout the movie.

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 15th, 2016 @ 11:08pm CDT

Fellow Seibertronians, director Michael Bay is scouting for locations for the upcoming Transformers movie, and it appears that, he’s in the United Kingdom, at Stonehenge in fact. Michael Bay has posted a new photo to his Instagram account that would hint at what may be a location in Transformers 5. Check out the picture below, and let us know what you think; we've seen all sorts of exotic locations in the Transformers movies, how do you feel about Stonehenge being in the next one? Let us know in the comments below.

Scouting, it begins

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Posted by Brakethrough on April 15th, 2016 @ 11:12pm CDT

Rock Lords: Origins

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Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 15th, 2016 @ 11:14pm CDT

Brakethrough wrote:Rock Lords: Origins

lol

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Posted by First Gen on April 15th, 2016 @ 11:42pm CDT

Wonder how this will tie into the re re re re origin.

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Posted by Rainmaker on April 15th, 2016 @ 11:46pm CDT

inb4 Stonehenge blows up

:MAXIMAL:

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Posted by Amelie on April 16th, 2016 @ 2:05am CDT

I can't see them being allowed to film near it, let alone around it.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on April 16th, 2016 @ 4:34am CDT

or it could simply be a BW reference! since there was a similar stone structure in that show

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Posted by ZeroWolf on April 16th, 2016 @ 4:48am CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:or it could simply be a BW reference! since there was a similar stone structure in that show

It's most likely a bit of both. It's already shown that the creators have been to earth in the past so it could be an important plot point.

It could also be an interesting way to bring primal and Co into it by saying they are primitive tfs from the days of the dinobots. Though far from satisfactory.

As for shooting around stone henge, I'd imagine you could get permission to do none intrusive shooting on the site bit that's it anything else would have to be a recreation set else where or cgi

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Posted by RevTibe on April 16th, 2016 @ 6:02am CDT

Go here for the Richard Newman-voiced version!

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 16th, 2016 @ 2:34pm CDT

Amelie wrote:I can't see them being allowed to film near it, let alone around it.

They were granted access to the pyramids for RoTF, which are supposed to be sacred.

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Posted by Optimum Supreme on April 16th, 2016 @ 4:03pm CDT

Stonehenge is actually an ancient spacebridge, I KNEW IT! :lol:

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Posted by Amelie on April 16th, 2016 @ 5:29pm CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Amelie wrote:I can't see them being allowed to film near it, let alone around it.
They were granted access to the pyramids for RoTF, which are supposed to be sacred.

The Pyramids are huge and considerably more stable than Stonehenge. Not only that, but the area itself has many other heritage sites connected to it. This is an area they've never even fully excavated to its fullest yet.

There is also the (very minor, imo as it rarely happens) fact that Stonehenge is still used as an active site of worship.

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 17th, 2016 @ 9:43am CDT

Amelie wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Amelie wrote:I can't see them being allowed to film near it, let alone around it.
They were granted access to the pyramids for RoTF, which are supposed to be sacred.

The Pyramids are huge and considerably more stable than Stonehenge. Not only that, but the area itself has many other heritage sites connected to it. This is an area they've never even fully excavated to its fullest yet.

There is also the (very minor, imo as it rarely happens) fact that Stonehenge is still used as an active site of worship.

Well then I do think the best Bay will get is some wide shots, maybe some of the actors running around in the vicinity a safe distance away. Then the closeups would be all CG rendered.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on April 17th, 2016 @ 10:56am CDT

or he'll make a full scale replica & blow that up

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Posted by TFIta369 on April 17th, 2016 @ 11:21pm CDT

I don't see how they will have this film ready in 14 months if they haven't already started filming or announced the cast. :O

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 17th, 2016 @ 11:32pm CDT

TFIta369 wrote:I don't see how they will have this film ready in 14 months if they haven't already started filming or announced the cast. :O

They did it with the previous movies. The cast wasn't fully announced until almost summer, the filming all took place over the summer and fall, and from there it was mostly just CGI and editing. It works out :MAXIMAL: