The Real Reason Why Hollywood Dumped Megan Fox

Apparently time and money heal all wounds, because by the mid-2010s, Michael Bay and Megan Fox were on good professional terms again — at least, enough to make franchise movies together. Fox starred as April O'Neil in 2014's big-screen, live-action, Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. It was a box office hit, grossing $191 million, making it the highest-grossing film to ever feature the heroes on the half shell. But the 2016 sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, grossed less than half of what its predecessor did and received a lackluster response from critics and audiences. 

This new Turtles franchise represented Fox's most stable and comfortable career path, but that seems to have stalled. Despite the poor showing of Out of the Shadows, Paramount announced that a third Ninja Turtles movie was in development. Unfortunately for Fox, that was back in 2018, and there's been little news or progress on the project. But that might not even matter for Fox, because, according to Variety, when Paramount announced the project, they explicitly called it a reboot. If the studio wants to get past the stench of Out of the Shadows, it's likely Fox wouldn't be asked back.