Following Megan Fox’s somewhat abrupt departure from the Transformers franchise last week, there’s been much Internet speculation as to whom director Michael Bay would choose as a replacement.
Gemma Arterton, fresh from her appearance in Prince Of Persia, was thought to be in the running, while other names attached to the role included Miranda Kerr, Bar Refaeli and Brooklyn Decker.
Now, however, it appears that Bay’s selection is, in fact, none of the above. According to GeekWeek, the actor lined up to play the girlfriend role in Transformers 3 will be 23-year-old Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. If her name doesn’t sound too familiar (and we must admit, we hadn’t heard of her, either), she’s a British model whose great-great grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntingdon-Whiteley.
Other than the fact that she’s dating Hollywood hard man Jason Statham, Huntington-Whiteley’s acting CV seems rather thin, though her experience as a Victoria’s Secret and Pirelli calendar model probably makes her more than qualified to take on the role of Michael Bay’s eye candy in-residence.
Specific details of Huntington-Whiteley’s character have yet to be announced, but expect to see her draped over a motorcycle in a giant robot movie near you soon.
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