Since Michael Bay and Shia LaBeouf have announced their divorce from the Transformers franchise, the hunt has been on for a new leading man. Enter: Jason Statham for Transformers 4.
JASON Statham is being lined up to star in the next Transformers movie.
Huge opening weekend box office returns have convinced studio bosses to green light Transformers 4 but with a new male lead.
And Jason, who’s dating Rosie Huntington Whitely, is said to be the hot favorite.
“One of the stars being mentioned is Rosie’s boyfriend Jason Statham,” says a Hollywood insider.
“It’s clear the franchise still has huge potential but with a new leading man capable of taking Transformers in a new, darker direction. Jason could be just the man to do that and his relationship with Rosie would be an added bonus in marketing the movie.”
Rosie recently revealed how her movie role bought her closer to Jason.
“He’s extremely proud and he’s extremely excited to see the movie,” she said . “I love his films and now I get to love doing action too. So that’s something that we definitely share in common now.”
Thanks to ShowbizSpy for the scoop.