Transformers 2: 'Dazzling,' 'Scrap Metal'

Sorry, Transformers fans

(NEWSER) - The summer blockbuster: proof that, when it comes to movies, budget is often inversely proportional to quality. In Time , Everett Rosenfeld and Gilbert Cruz reflect on the worst of the worst:

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Director Michael Bay’s only priority: explosions.
2. Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace: “This is the story of a man with too much power and the terrible things he did”—that is, George Lucas.
3. Sex and the City 2: Our heroes go to the Middle East and “proceed to act closed-minded and condescending.”

She may or may not have had a boyfriend at the time...

(NEWSER) - Megan Fox was theoretically dating now-husband Brian Austin Green while filming Transformers, but that apparently didn't stop co-star Shia LaBeouf. Asked by Details if he ever hooked up with Fox, LaBeouf nods and explains, "Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen." More»

Transformer sexpot axed for comparing director to Adolf

(NEWSER) - A key insider has finally confirmed what many suspected: Megan Fox got bounced from the Transformers series that made her famous because she compared her director to Adolf Hitler. The order to fire her came directly from producer Steven Spielberg, reports the Telegraph . The 25-year-old actress claimed last year that she was quitting—before production of the about-to-be-released Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon—in order to pursue other "acting" opportunities. But in fact she was drop-kicked by her bosses immediately after a tirade against director Michael Bay, in which she said he wants to be "like Hitler on his sets." More»

Josh Brolin and Megan Fox are stuck in a badly executed flop

(NEWSER) - Critics pretty much hate Jonah Hex, the new Westernish flick with Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, and John Malkovich.

• Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times : A "smoldering ash heap. ... Brolin's intermittent voice-over narration proves to be the most powerful stuff, with the rest curiously sputtering."
• Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune : "Industrially processed entertainment at it cheapest, nastiest and greasiest."

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a Victoria's Secret Angel

(NEWSER) - Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is the new Megan Fox…in Transformers 3, at least. The Frisky runs down 10 must-know facts about the 23-year-old Brit:

1. Love life: She’s been linked to Kylie Minogue ex Olivier Martinez and Ronnie Wood’s son, and she’s currently dating action movie star Jason Statham.
2. Extracurricular activities: She’s allegedly been photographed holding drug paraphernalia.