As fans would know, Megan Fox had a major role in the first two Transformers films, which was released between 2007 and 2009 and was directed by Michael Bay. In the films, she played the role of Mikaela Banes, a car mechanic and the love interest of Shia LaBeouf’s Sam Witwicky. She helped him, Optimus Prime, and the Autobots fight the threat of the Decepticons.
At the end of 2009’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Banes confessed her love for Sam and reciprocated his feelings, thus implying that the two had become a couple.
However, in the third film, Transformers: The Dark of the Moon (2011), Fox did not return to reprise her role and was replaced in the role of Sam’s primary love interest by Rosie-Huntington Whiteley’s Carley. Sam even mentions in the film that he and Mikaela broke up.
Transformers fans have often wondered whether or not Megan Fox was fired and was replaced in the love interest role following Revenge of the Fallen. So, this article will dive deep into the query and try to answer it.
In May 2010, Paramount Pictures, the studio behind the production of the Transformers films, revealed via the TV Fanatic outlet that Megan Fox was originally attached to the third film of the franchise, Dark of the Moon, and was expected to return as Mikaela Banes. The movie studio also revealed that Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey would have a significant role in the film as Mikaela’s boss.
However, in a 2009 interview with the Wonderland news outlet, Fox was asked by the interviewer some questions his brother had regarding her working relationship with Transformers director Michael Bay. This had stirred up the controversy pot as she compared the atтιтude of Bay on set to that of French dictator Napoleon and Nazi Germany leader Adolf Hitler.
“God, I really wish I could go loose on this one. He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous madman reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.”
However, Megan Fox added that while he was not on set, Michael Bay was a socially awkward person, who was “vulnerable” and “fragile.” The actress also said that she enjoyed that aspect of his personality.
As per ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, following her controversial statements, three unnamed members from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen film crew criticized Fox’s atтιтude and actions on set during the filming of the movie. They even sent an open letter to the news outlet, calling her unprofessional and a “grump on the set.” The crew members also defended Michael Bay and stated that the director only wanted everyone who was part of the crew to bring their best to the table.
