Megan Fox was recently fired from Transformers 3. Or she quit. Or she and Michael Bay had a name-calling contest and Michael finally won. Whatever theory you adhere to, the end result is no Foxy in Cars That Turn Into Machines And Do Shit - or whatever that overrated pile of crap is called. Though some have taken her lack of inclusion in the flick as the tolling bell on her 15 minutes of fame, many others believe it's a rather savvy career move on her part. How could setting herself free from that crapfest, whatever way it went down, be a bad thing? What could take down this beauty with the motormouth? The same thing that fells many an actress, if they don't deliver the goods. Nope, not the casting couch. Dirty pillows are a dime a dozen in Tinseltown. It's something greater than nooky - the almighty box office returns. It's no secret that Hollywood is suffering the worst summer season in recent history. Whether that be the fault of tired material, inflated 3-D prices, the economy or all things combined is debatable. It's a pretty obvious that studio moguls need to step up their game in this shifting entertainment climate. But, in the immediate future, there's got to be a scapegoat for each film that fails to become a blockbuster. Sex & The City 2 felt the bitter lash of nasty reviews. Older women and their dusty ovaries were suitably chastised for loving the series, but not supporting the movie. Even the testosterone-fueled A Team hasn't hit the mark. It's stiff competition (pun intended) for those summer dollars, and Jonah Hex was expected to be at the top of the heap (along with Iron Man 2 and Toy Story 3). Instead, the film opened to an embarrassing $5 million. Sure, $5 mil might sound great to you or me (it sounds really, really great), but that's beyond a flop in BO (box office) terms. To put that in perspective: more people wanted to see the horrible Ashton Kutcher/Katherine Heigl helmed Killers in its third week than they did Hex's opening weekend. Once again, scathing reviews may have scared away customers - but wasn't Megan Fox in a corset supposed to be insurance in such a circumstance? Sure, Josh Brolin will shoulder some of the blame - but he's been at this game a long time and has a body of work to sustain him. And Megan? Well, I'll let Gawker sum her up:
[Everyone loved Megan Fox! She was hot and had interesting
thumbs and knew how to fix a car in Daisy Dukes, which is often the hardest way
to fix a car. Plus she could speak robot or something. She was totally the hot
piece of, like, 2007. So hot that she was allowed to behave like a buffoon in
magazine interviews -- trying to sound all smart and dark, but still sexy!, when
talking about milk farts -- and, even worse, allowed to keep acting terribly in
movies. There was Transformers 2 and then that Diablo Cody micklemuck
Jennifer's Body, which bombed. Oh and speaking of bombs? Her Jonah Hex just
became the dud of the summer. So really, Fox is kinda done. One of her two
upcoming projects is a movie starring Mickey Rourke about an angel getting
rescued by a trumpet player. Seriously! Thus, it is time for Megan Fox to
retire. She had a good run of it, coasting along on raveny good looks and a
penchant for talking about farts. But those jigs are up -- the teenage boys who
once loved her are now in college and are now really focused on brainy, driven
women. (Right?) What could her next career move be? Maybe she could go to
medical school and become a gastrointestinologist.]
Think Fox wasn't supposed to be responsible for a good portion of the ticket sales? Try the fact that she's listed as a main cast member in all promotional materials - but only graces the screen for approximately eight minutes of the movie. While I don't see medical school in Megan's future, a saucy talk show might be just the ticket. Hollywood is all about passing the buck - though the suits usually hope we pass the buck from our wallets to their palms. Looks like everyone is gonna have to start working harder.
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