Fox to star in forthcoming remake, reuniting with Transformers director after two-year spat that began when she compared him to Hitler
It is one of the most high-profile Hollywood spats of the past few years, and now apparently resolved. Megan Fox, who departed from the Transformers series of movies after comparing director Michael Bay to Hitler on set, is to reunite with the film-maker on his controversial Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox will star as April O'Neill, a reporter and the turtles' human friend in the comic books, animated TV series and series of films. Bay himself confirmed the news with a short post on his blog. He wrote: "TMNT: we are bringing Megan Fox back into the family!"
Fox was the female lead in the first two blockbuster Transformers films, but was replaced on 2011's Transformers: Dark of the Moon by the British underwear model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley after comments made during an interview with Wonderland magazine the previous year. "Michael wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So, he's a nightmare to work for," she was quoted as saying. Bay later said that producer Steven Spielberg had ordered him to fire the actor over "you know, the Hitler thing".
Bay and Fox reportedly reconciled over a series of recent meetings, with the actor finally won over after viewing storyboards for the new Ninja Turtles film. Bay is producing, with Jonathan Liebesman of Battle: Los Angeles set to direct. The project drew ire from fans and voice talent last year after rumours that the new team of heroes-in-a-half-shell would be aliens from another planet, rather than the traditional mutated reptiles. Bay also drew criticism after issuing a statement calling for fans to "take a breath, and chill".
The project, which will see turtles Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael depicted via motion capture for the first time, seemed to have been shelved in June last year. It now appears to be back on the slate at the film-maker's Platinum Dunes production company for a still-unspecified release date.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/feb/22/megan-fox-michael-bay-ninja-turtles
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