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Originally Posted by CelticMutt

Hasbro's ending the live action movies because of how poorly the last two performed, especially as far as the toys go, with a lot of the fault being how poorly Paramount has handled the franchise. They're still intending on making their live action Hasbro Cinematic Universe, which will eventually include the Transformers.

This is fake news. We at Voltron would kill to have the retail sales figures and presence of Hasbro's TF movie line, so it really isn't anything to do with that at all, and everything to do with the creative vision they have for the brand.

Hasbro has a dream of being a completely integrated company, that owns or controls the entire production, distribution and marketing chain of its products. It's a lofty vision but has investors foaming at the mouth, which is where the money is coming from. There are thousands of rich men and women gunning for them.

The rumour mill is/was that from 2019 there will be a new "Hasbro One Universe" where all of the action franchises will reside regardless of medium, and it's being kicked off by IDW Publishing in late 2018. The first film set in this universe will be MASK (out in 2021), directed by the person behind Straight Outta Compton and Fast & Furious 8. Paramount is distributing MASK, but it won't be their movie, it'll be produced and owned by Hasbro Studios.