Michael Bay has hit out at Paramount's decision to announce the release date of third Transformers movie.
The studio announced that the film will arrive in cinemas July 4, 2011, despite Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the sequel to the 2007 hit, not having been released yet.
Writing on his Shoot For The Edit website Bay said: "I said I was taking off a year from Transformers.
"Paramount made a mistake in dating Transformers 3 - they asked me on the phone - I said yes to July 4 - but for 2012 - whoops! Not 2011!!!
"That would mean I would have to start prep in September. No way. My brain needs a break from fighting robots."
Transformers: revenge of the Fallen sees Shia LaBeouf return to the role of teenager Sam Witwicky who once agin finds himself in the middle of a war between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is released 26th June.
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