Megan Fox: The Ego That Destroyed Her, and Nobody Is Talking About.
Hollywood careers don’t fail by accident.
Megan Fox was the biggest star on the planet. Then Hollywood erased her. Here’s the real reason Megan Fox got blacklisted.
In 2007, Megan Fox was everywhere. Transformers made her a household name. Magazine covers. Late-night jokes. A billion dollars at the box office. She was the face of a generation.
Then she opened her mouth.
In this video, we break down the Michael Bay scandal that destroyed her career – the Hitler comment, the Spielberg phone call, and the slow, brutal blacklist that followed. We look at the box office flops, the straight-to-DVD movies, and the cold hard numbers that prove Hollywood turned its back on her.
And here’s the real question: can she ever come back?
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Chapters:
1:07 – The Untouchable Years
3:27 – The Cracks Before the Earthquake
6:02 – The Michael Bay Scandal
9:25 – The Aftermath – Cold Hard Numbers
12:39 – Can Megan Fox Come Back?
10 Comments
You lost me at "nobody expected much". What the fuck are you talking about?? Transformers was hyped up and expectations were so high they were unattainable. Christ
I really feel bad for Megan Fox; her career fell apart 16 years ago, and her ex-husband Brian Austin Green, who was controlling and manipulative, began to mistreat her soon after. To protect herself from further abuse, she treats Machine Gun Kelly poorly.
It's tough to predict how Transformers 6 will turn out for Michael Bay, especially since Shia LaBeouf is dealing with sobriety issues, Hasbro is cutting back on funding these films, and Megan Fox has been through two abusive relationships creating an expectation for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to come back, which complicates things even more. It's really discouraging to think about the long hours Michael dedicates to making these movies—14 to 18 hours a day—working on script breakdowns, storyboards, budget meetings, hiring important crew members, and scouting locations, only to see his lead actors struggling with personal problems that impact all their work.
This is everything I dislike about wanting to be a movie director.
Shia LaBeouf felt he wasn't being paid fairly. He asked for between $18 million to $55 million to be in Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, but Paramount Pictures thought he was only worth another $15 million. Steven Spielberg also didn't want to collaborate with Shia anymore because he was upset after Shia apologized for messing up the legacy of Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
To be honest, Steven Spielberg suggested that a more seasoned actress like Michelle Trachtenberg would be a better fit for the role of Sam’s girlfriend. But really, all Michael Bay seems to care about is that Megan Fox is attractive and not so famous that he could claim he discovered her two decades ago.
Sydney Sweeney is absolutely going to star in Transformers 6, directed by Michael Bay.
Honestly, when actresses set boundaries on film sets, it can seem a bit hypocritical, especially when they have a hard time landing roles and really need work. Megan Fox called out Michael Bay for how he sexualized women in his films, but later on, she had to model to help her family because studios thought she was difficult to collaborate with.
I think she was not talented enough to bounce back. In some cases an actor becomes "radioactive waste" but their performances are still praised. When she lost the Hollywood machinery behind her, she didn't had the skill to back up a star status.
-She was never an especially strong actress, was always famous for her looks
-She never actually got naked in a film
The explanation for her being washed by '10 isn't surprising
8:59 Oh please! Sounds like you have a crush on her the way you are making excuses for her bad behaviour. People need to remember that actors/actresses are still employees, you can't talk shit about your boss and expect to have no repercussions. She should have kept her comments to herself and did her job, that's what we all get paid to do in our jobs. She was very wrong. The success got to her head and she thought she was untouchable.