The deadline has passed and the chips are in, and it looks like the next Transformers movie missed the boat on this one. Variety are reporting that amongst a number of other major sequels being planned, Transformers did not complete the writing phase in time for the planned industrial action.
It seems that successful labor talks will now be necessary to kick-start the process and allow the sequel to hit theaters on the projected release date. We’ll cross out fingers on this one.