Relatively new site GeekWeek broke the scoop last Friday, and Deadline seems to be confirming that Victoria’s Secret model (and Jason Statham girlfriend) 23-year-old Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (photo below) is the frontrunner to replace the departing Megan Fox in Michael Bay’s Transformers 3.
According to Deadline, Huntington-Whiteley was among the shortlist of three relatively new women to the movie business including Sarah Wright and Brooklyn Decker, the latter being a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model who is appearing in Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston’s 2011 romantic comedy Just Go With It.
Later in the day, their story was amended to say that Huntington-Whitely, who has absolutely no acting experience except for what she does on the runway during Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows, has gotten the role as long as things don’t fall apart in negotiations.
Transformers 3 began production on May 17, shooting in Los Angeles, gearing up for a release on July 1, 2011.
