# Why Harry Potter and Transformers Won't Team Up

> Paramount and Warner Bros. can't make Harry Potter and Transformers crossover due to licensing.
- Title: Why Harry Potter and Transformers Won't Team Up · IndieWire
- Summary: Paramount and Warner Bros. can't make Harry Potter and Transformers crossover due to licensing. Complicated licensing agreements prevent Paramount and Warner…
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- Source: IndieWire — https://indiewire.com/news/analysis/why-harry-potter-transformers-wont-do-skydance-crossover-1235220538
- Author: Brent Lang
- Published: 2026-10-07T12:31:46+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: harry potter, transformers, paramount pictures, warner bros discovery, skydance, crossover movie, entertainment, culture
## Licensing Hurdle
Complicated licensing agreements prevent David Ellison from pulling off crossovers between Paramount and Warner Bros.' biggest franchises.
## 2022 Attempt
In 2022, Brian Robbins, then leading Paramount Pictures, wanted to bring two cinematic universes together for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
## Spielberg Approval
Steven Spielberg, the franchise's executive producer, gave sign-off for G.I. Joe to appear in a coda to Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
## Hasbro Blessing
Hasbro, the company behind both toy lines, also gave its blessing for the cameo and future crossover projects.
## Michael Bay Resistance
Michael Bay, the director of the first four Transformers movies, worried bringing characters together would 'cheapen' the series.
## 50 Calls
Robbins called Michael Bay 50 times to get him to sign off on the crossover project.
## Key takeaway

Complicated licensing agreements prevent Paramount and Warner Bros. from making a Harry Potter and Transformers crossover movie.