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Not really, I just thought it was a funny way to say that Michael Bay confirmed British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new Megan Fox - in Transformers 3. God only knows what sort of circus sideshow sex act Rosie had to perform to get the part. When Megan “auditioned” Bay filmed her washing his Ferrari - amongst other things he probably did while filming her. Whatever it was that got Rosie the part, Bay isn’t saying anything except that she got the part, just as we predicted a few weeks ago.
It’s official — Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will replace Megan Fox in the Transformers franchise. Director Michael Bay welcomed the 23-year-old Brit on his official Web site Wednesday evening.
“I would like for all you S4TE fans to welcome Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to the world of Transformers,” the post reads. “As some of you might know, she’s the new female lead in Transformers 3.”
This isn’t the first time the supermodel has teamed up with the acclaimed director — though it will mark her acting debut. The two first worked together when Bay helmed Victoria’s Secret “A Thousand Fantasies” ad in 2009.
But don’t expect Fox, who starred opposite Shia LeBeouf in $1.5 billion-grossing franchise, to hold any grudges.
“Megan Fox left on her own accord,” a rep for the actress, 24, told UsMagazine.com on May 19. “She wishes the franchise well.”
Fox and and Bay have notoriously butted heads over the years: Fox accused the director of forcing her to model skimpy outfits and said he was a “nightmare to work for.” The director responded by saying she “needs to grow up” before calling her “dumb as a brick” and “ungracious.”
[From Us Weekly]
Welcome, Rosie. You’ve got some large shoes to fill. And I mean that - Megan had big feet that she was always jamming into her always-open mouth. Here’s what I want from Rosie - I want interesting interviews without all of the douche talk about how various people are “like Hitler”. I want you to pose on red carpets with your mouth closed. I want you to take the money and run.
Also, there’s something very strange going on with her lips. In some photos, the top lip is ridiculously full - in others, it’s normal-sized. Is she just getting lip injections on the upper lip?
Rosie in London on February 23, and at a Victoria’s Secret event on March 1, 2010. Also, in London on Feb, 9, June 2 & Sept. 10, 2009. Credit: WENN.
Back during the heyday of the Michael Bay-Megan Fox War of Attrition, several commenters noted that Bay and Fox seemed to interacting like two spurned lovers, or two people who had f-cked for various reasons, and it was horrible, and now they were both pissed at each other. I agree - there’s absolutely no reason for both Megan and Michael Bay to still be talking about all of their bullsh-t, especially now that Megan is no longer attached to anything involving Bay, if they didn’t have some personal (sexual) history. Anyway, E! News ran a rundown of several rumors for why Bay and Fox split ways a week ago, and many of the “sources” are very Fox-friendly. Makes me think she’s still trying to get her “side” of the story out. She needs to let this sh-t go:
The truth may set you free, but it also might not get you invited back to Michael Bay’s movie set. Despite Megan Fox’s poor choice of words, the sentiment behind them was dead-on. Sources close to both Megan and Bay are confirming just how terrible the situation was for the smokin’ star and the hot-headed director.
Read on for the dirty behind-the-scenes deets:
“Megan only got $800,000 for Transformers 2,” claims a robot-flick insider very familiar with Fox’s personal and professional dealings. “I heard her say she only got $800,000 several times, and, I guarantee you, that’s why she didn’t do the third one. She wanted more money.”
While Megan may not have been paid equal to, say, Shia LaBeouf, another source tells us the money stuff isn’t true.
“She got paid way more than that,” says a close Fox friend and ally. “This was never about money. It’s always been how she was treated as a human being, it just wasn’t good.”
No discrepancy on that from our Transformers source—like, at all:
“[Megan] would constantly complain about having to go to work, she never wanted to do it,” dishes the franchise know-it-all. “Bay would constantly scream at her. He would scream at everyone, but especially Megan. Imagine a really, really bitchy grandmother on the set, and that’s what Michael Bay is like.”
Calls to reps for both Bay and Fox have not been returned, as yet.
M.B. certainly has the reputation around town of being very hard to work for, especially if you’re a woman. Our Transformers insider says Megan told him: “All [Bay] wants to do is shoot my ass and my tits, I hate him!’”
While Megan’s mouthing-off ways may helped seal her Transformers 3 fate, our Fox insider adds Megan would have “never” gone back, anyway. “Not the way she was treated.”
You know what, girlfriend, if Bay was that much of a pain to work for you’re better off, right?
“She’s incredibly happy right now,” adds Megan’s pal, “she just celebrated her birthday at Matsuhisa, she was more gorgeous than she’s ever been.”
As you should be, babe! On the bright side, aren’t the third flicks on these franchises even more hideous than the second? You won’t have any problem finding roles, we heard you just had two over the weekend!
[From E! News]
Oh, poor baby, she only got $800,000. For the first one - for the second she probably got at least $5 million, by my calculations. And double that if she had done the third film. Are we supposed to feel for her? “Oh, he only wanted to shoot my ass.” Do you have anything else to offer, Megan? Of course, Michael Bay has been out trying to reform his image too - letting it leak to The Sun that he was so concerned about Megan’s weight and how he wanted her to look healthy. So both of them need to let this sh-t go and understand that sometimes it’s just a bad, nasty f-ck and you’re never going to get that time back. Let it go! Which makes me wonder if Bay is still “auditioning” Rosie Huntington-Whiteley…
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The news came out Wednesday evening that Megan Fox was likely fired from Transformers 3. Just a few hours later, People Magazine put up an exclusive statement from Megan’s rep: “Megan Fox will not be starring in Transformers 3. It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best.” So Megan was announcing that she was quitting the franchise, and many of us rolled our eyes and moved on with a “Sure, whatever you say, Megan.” Granted, she could have quit. But I still thought it was more likely that Michael Bay got the last laugh and canned her unprofessional, smack-talking ass.
Now The Sun has a new theory on why Bay and Fox split ways. According to their sources, Bay and Fox had a major fight over Megan’s slender figure. As in, Bay thought she was too thin and unhealthy-looking to convincingly play “the girl who runs around with her boobs out”. So they fought and Megan stormed out.
MEGAN FOX quit movie blockbuster Transformers 3 after a blazing row with superstar director MICHAEL BAY over her vanishing weight, The Sun can reveal.
Fox’s fragile frame concerned the director and his team on the set as they prepared to shoot the third installment of the movie franchise that made her a star. Bay, 45, thought the 24-year-old looked “unhealthy” and wanted her to put on weight if she wanted to resume her role as Mikaela Banes in the third film.
This sparked a massive fight and left the blockbuster looking for a new leading lady with production beginning this month.
A source on the movie revealed yesterday: “Megan stormed out after a huge row with Michael Bay. He thinks she has lost too much weight and looks too frail. He wanted her to put on some weight and it all kicked off. The crew don’t think she looks well, let alone the wholesome, curvy star they cast in the first film. She’s going for this gaunt, pale image and it just looks unhealthy.”
This is not the first time Fox - who regularly tops world’s sexiest woman polls - has found herself at the centre of the size zero row. She has been criticised for revealing she guzzles down neat vinegar as a quick fix to shed pounds. She has also previously told how she fell into depression after her weight plummeted.
She said last year: “I turned into a zombie. I lost like 30 pounds. I was telling myself I was method acting, which was not true. I ended up getting sick and my hair started falling out.”
And just this week she told a magazine: “I’ll starve to death before I’ll cook for myself. I think I could survive a week without eating.”
Fox and director Bay have had a volatile relationship since he cast her in the Transformers film that shot her to superstardom. She compared the director to Adolf Hitler in an interview last year and called him a “nightmare” work - for sparking rumours she would be dumped from the third film. But he tried to dispel the rumours when he announced the movie in October, writing online: “Megan Fox, welcome back. I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture.”
Rumours swept Hollywood this week that Fox had been fired by the director. But Fox’s spokesman insisted yesterday: “Megan Fox will not be starring in Transformers 3 It was her decision not to return.”
The franchise is one the most successful in Hollywood history having made more that £1 billion worldwide. Brit star GEMMA ARTERTON, 24, is among the favourites to take over the female lead in the franchise.
[From The Sun]
Eh. I think this kind of sounds like it was put out by Bay’s people. Like, they wanted him to seem like the good guy who was really concerned about his fragile star and he put his foot down because he was so concerned about her health. As far as Megan looking unhealthy - well, she’s always been really thin, right? She’s a petite girl.
Meanwhile, everybody’s new favorite game seems to be Transformers casting. As The Sun claims, Gemma Arterton’s name is being mentioned, but I don’t really think she’s in the running. Esquire is suggesting actresses like Emmanuelle Chiriquí (but she’s even thinner than Megan Fox!), Odette Yustman (who?), Laura Ramsey (she was in two episodes of Mad Men) and Ashley Green (boring). They also mention Katy Perry for some reason. But my favorite of the Esquire names is Mila Kunis. Mila wouldn’t be a bad choice at all!
Would you like to know who I want to replace Megan? And since I’ve never seen these f-cking movies, it’s not like this casting decision will really sway me anyway, but I just like the idea of this person replacing Megan Fox: Jessica Biel. Think about it… Biel should be the obvious choice. She thinks she’s gorgeous (like Megan), she constantly gives interviews where she sounds full of sh-t (like Megan) and her acting range is limited (like Megan). Plus, she’s desperate for work!
