Spielberg to Oversee Transformers 8 at Paramount Pictures

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Market Hours
Published 11:51 AM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “Steven Spielberg to Oversee ‘Transformers’ Franchise With Eighth Movie in the Works at Paramount Pictures”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 11:51 AM ET on Market Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Paramount.

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VarietySteven Spielberg to Oversee ‘Transformers’ Franchise With Eighth Movie in the Works at Paramount Pictures

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety reports Steven Spielberg will oversee all creative aspects of Transformers 8 at Paramount, the eighth movie in the series.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe's been an executive producer on earlier ones.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight movies about trucks that become guys. Bro, I've never seen one, and I still feel like I've lost money on all of them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKenji, it's the biggest drive-through of cinema! Robots, explosions, a parking lot the size of Ohio. Ohio is my favorite state, today.