IGN has confirmed the Transformers movie universe will likely be reset following the release of Bumblebee , which hits theaters on December 21.

We are working with the new Paramount leadership team to lay out the future of Transformers films and there will likely not be a movie in 2019. We’re very much looking forward to Bumblebee coming in December.

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A Hasbro representative provided IGN with the following statement:Hasbro will have more creative control over the film franchise moving forward. This confirms comments made at Toy Fair, reported by TFW2005 , that there will be no new Transformers film in the near future. A new team at Paramount will reportedly reboot the live-action series.It's also worth noting Transformers 6, the would-be sequel to last year's The Last Knight, is no longer listed on Hasbro and Paramount's upcoming movie slate.For more on Transformers, check out the first photo from Bumblebee . The film is set in 1987 and stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider, and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Read what Steinfeld had to say about the Transformers spin-off. Also be sure to check out our review of The Last Knight , which we think is "another loud, brash bot-filled slog."

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