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Can Her Career Survive After "Transformers" ?

Actress Megan Fox is one of Hollywood's hottest female celebrities appearing on every major magazine cover and dominating the red carpet around the globe. In 2007, her role as Mikaela Banes in the blockbuster film Transformers opposite Shia LaBeouf became her breakout performance and ticket to fame. Fox reprises her role in 2009 for the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. However, with a diva reputation and the news that she was fired from the third installment of Transformers movie franchise that made her a star, is Megan Fox's career in Hollywood going down the drain?Fox has said in reports that she chose to leave the blockbuster movie on her own accord despite several speculations that she had had enough of director Michael Bay's "verbal abuse" and wanted out. Fox has referred to her former boss as "Hitler" and he reportedly said she needs to "grow up."



Hollywood producer Nathan Folks stated that "It is never a good idea to speak negatively about a director you work with - it's a small community. Actors sometimes think they can get away with anything, the egos some possess are out of control. When they stop getting work, they will learn". On the other hand, if Michael Bay's alleged on-set "verbal abuse" is in any way true, Fox should be given credit for her speaking out.



Given that her other movie attempts have been box office flops like "Jennifer's Body" that only debuted at a dismal number five earning just $6.8 million and that she has been slammed by movie crews, will other big name directors be willing to take a gamble and hire the 25-year-old star? Fox might have a hard time pulling on the strings to win the public especially with her negative reputation.



Fox is reported to be joining Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann and director Judd Apatow in bringing back the hit romantic-comedy film "Knocked Up" where Apatow and Universal want to continue that story with Rudd and Mann as a couple and slipping Fox in the story somewhere. Now the details of her character is being kept under wraps but according to some sources, Fox will play an ex girlfriend of Rudd. This project is in development and is set to begin production around fall in 2012.



Megan Fox has got to get her act together because it will be difficult for her to get roles in movies if she has been seen as trouble and problematic with her behavior. However, if she makes the right decisions, there is no doubt that her career in Hollywood can survive.