Despite rampant rumors claiming that Michael Bay will no longer direct "Transformers 5," sequel star Mark Wahlberg claimed otherwise.
"I don't," the 44-year-old actor-producer told Collider about his knowledge of the franchise.
"Just that Akiva [Goldsman] and those guys are starting to write and break stories, and stuff like that. But [Michael] Bay is in Malta shooting Benghazi, and I'm in New Orleans shooting Deepwater. We'll get together when he gets back."
Wahlberg insisted that Bay is definitely on board to helm "Transformers 5."
Executive producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura added that Bay is still on board as previously reported by Screen Rant.
"I think it's one of those classic things where somebody reported that and suddenly it became our plan," he said of Bay allegedly handing over the directorial responsibilities to someone else.
"We have never discussed the idea of how to hand it off, honestly. It's not like we don't think, well what happens if Michael doesn't do it, of course you do. But we want to keep Michael on this, so we're not spending any time worrying about who could come in. We're trying to figure out how to keep him going and keep him excited."
Venture Capital Post previously reported that Michael Bay has decided to step down and leave the franchise.
In other "Transformers 5" movie news, there have been speculations claiming that the sequel will finally feature a "G.I. Joe" crossover.
And while it's not going to happen right away, Bonaventura acknowledged the idea.
"I don't think they run out of stories yet," Bonaventura told Games Radar. "I think later on that's a possibility but I don't think in the near future at all. It's not something we talked about either. You know, there's a lot more story to be told in both cases."
"I think if in some moment we all think, 'You know what, it's time to bring the two of them together' then we'll do that, but I think they're strong enough to exist on their own," he added.
