The dust has barely settled in Cuba from the filming of Fast & Furious 8 just last April when Cubans are finding themselves once again welcoming the production crew of the second big budget film to be shot on their soil. Michael Bay is back onset to direct and filming is a go for "Transformers 5: The Last Knight." Cuba's official newspaper "Granma" has released an official statement from the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry that scenes are scheduled to be shot in the Cuban capital in parts of the Malecon seawall and Old Havana.
Filming overseas isn't new to Hasbro's multi-billion movie franchise. China, Egypt and Jordan provided the setting for the previous Transformers installments. Cuba seems to be the newest crowd favorite becoming a popular location for American movie producers Relations between the 2 countries have improved in late 2014 begun by Presidents Obama and Raul Castro. The first time since the 1962 embargo and the U.S. government had given the greenlight to film on the island.
The Last Knight shall be picking up from where the franchise left off in Age of Extinction where Optimus Prime left Earth in search of the creators of their race. Mark Wahlberg shall be brought back to reprise his role as Cade Yeager as well as Josh Duhamel and possibly Tyrese Gibson who'd both sat out Extinction but were part of the first three. Megan Fox had been taken out and replaced from the third installment due to "differences" with Bay. The 2 have reportedly made up so some speculate that Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox might be brought back as well.
Scriptwriters are reportedly Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, known for their work on "Iron Man", as well as Ken Nolan who'd written for "Black Hawk Down."
Either way, fans the world over await expectantly.
