Former WWE Champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reported to be in consideration for the leading role in Transformers 5, where he would replace Mark Wahlberg, according to several movie websites.

The stories making the rounds are that The Rock, along with Bruce Willis will be brought over for a crossover story with G.I. Joe as both franchises are owned by Paramount Pictures and that the movie, scheduled for release in 2017 and the first movie in the franchise withouth Michael Bay as director could see a complete overhaul, despite the Transformers franchise being one of the best selling in Hollywood.