MICHAEL BAY is set to direct “6 Underground” from a script by “Deadpool” screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. The film, from Skydance Media, is expected to be released in summer 2019. Its plot details are being kept under wraps.

“Throughout his career, Michael Bay has been unparalleled in creating global theatrical events,” Skydance CEO David Ellison said Wednesday in a statement. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have this amazing team come together, bringing their unique style and vision to the movie.”

Bay will also helm “Robopocalypse,” the long-in-the-works adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson’s best-selling 2011 novel. Wilson’s novel centers on humanity’s war against robots controlled by a powerful artificial intelligence. Steven Spielberg, who worked with Bay on the “Transformers” series, is continuing on as a producer.(SD-Agencies)