Megan Fox is an American actress who got global recognition after her first breakthrough role in Transformers (2007). She previously played supporting roles in various other movies and TV shows. Her most notable performances are in Jennifer’s Body, Jonah Hex, Robot Chicken, New Girl (where she temporarily filled Zooey Deschanel’s spot), and Think Like A Dog.
She was just 20 when she got cast in Michael Bay’s Transformers, which was a super hit. Fox portrayed Mikaela Banes, a high school girl who enjoys fixing automobiles and has learned this expertise from her father. It stars Shia LaBeouf playing Sam Witwicky and Fox playing his co-star and love interest.
The 2007 film was a big commercial success, grossing over $700 million globally. Its sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in 2009, made $836.3 million. It ends with Fox’s character, Mikaela, expressing her love for Shia LaBeouf’s character, Sam.
Although fans were eager to see Fox in the third edition of the film series, Fox’s departure as Mikaela was revealed by the Transformers: Dark of the Moon producers in 2010, which left the fans feeling shocked. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon was released in 2011. The third Transformers movie from Bay turned out to be a turning point for the series. The first movie in the series to gross more than $1 billion was Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Instead of Fox, a new character Carly, Sam’s latest love interest, is played by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in the franchise. It is scarcely explained in the movie why Sam and Mikaela broke up. This caused a lot of confusion among the fans as to what specifically led Fox to abruptly leave Transformers? or what caused her character to be scraped out of the script for the third installment.
Fox’s Comments About The Director
Fox had an interview with Wonderland in 2009 to talk about her career and the franchise’s success. She compared Michael Bay, the director, to Hitler in the interview, stating that he was like a “nightmare” to work with on the sets of Transformers. This comment stirred a lot of controversies.
The star’s representatives claimed that she wanted to go, but other reports asserted that her criticism of Bay was the real reason behind her termination from the franchise.
Transformers 3: Bay Criticized Megan Fox’s Work Ethic
Many of the crew members criticized Fox’s work ethic, which led to the speculation that the comments were not the only reason for her dismissal from the franchise. For instance, Fox was charged with lacking enthusiasm for her acting work by screenwriter Ehren Kruger. She gave off the impression of being an actress who didn’t want to take part. He said that although she claimed to want to, she wasn’t acting as though she did.
Bay stated that she was always on her phone and lacked focus, indicating that she lacked a commitment to her art and a strong work ethic. This could have also added to harboring an ill wit toward Fox, eventually leading to her dismissal from Transformers 3.
Many sources stated that Stephen Spielberg, the producer, had a hand in getting Megan Fox fired from the set. According to a 2011 GQ interview with Bay, he said that Spielberg was so offended by Fox’s words he immediately ordered Bay to dismiss her from the franchise.
What Has Megan Fox Been Up To Since Then?
As of today, the two seem to have reconciled as she appeared in two of his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films as April O’Neil. Fox has recently said that she eventually realized her mistakes. She is aware that, at the time, an apology would have made room for her in the Transformers franchise.
Megan’s absence in Transformers 3 turned out to cause a huge setback to her career. She did not appear in many blockbusters since then and stated that she is not eager to return to the spotlight following her statement.
She received criticism from Bay for her attitude on the set, which may have made other directors hesitant to collaborate with Fox. Fox remains a prominent figure, but her acting career never entirely recovered from her remarks about Michael Bay.
