( CNN ) The bot world is getting bigger . Paramount , Michael Bay and Lorenzo di Bonaventura are enlisting Akiva Goldsman to help the studio develop ideas and a team to work on future `` Transformers '' spinoffs and sequels , a source tells THR . The move signals that the studio is looking toward making its Hasbro toy-inspired franchise into a universe in the same vein as Marvel 's `` Avengers , '' Universal 's monster universe ( which will kick off with `` The Mummy '' in 2016 ) and Warner Bros. ' DC Comics superhero universe . Paramount had no comment . MORE : 'Heroes ' alum Masi Oka returning for NBC sequel 'Reborn ' Bay has directed all four of the Transformers films , which have earned $ 3.8 billion worldwide . The most recent , `` Transformers : Age of Extinction , '' starred Mark Wahlberg and opened summer 2014 to earn $ 1.1 billion worldwide . MORE : 'Once Upon a Time ' stars on Hook and Ursula 's `` soul-crushing '' history . Goldsman 's recent work includes writing , directing and producing `` Winter 's Tale '' and writing YA sequel `` Insurgent . '' He 's repped by WME and Hansen , Jacobson . MORE : DC Entertainment unlocks the secrets of 'Convergence ' comic book event . Bay is working on his Benghazi project , `` 13 Hours , '' which he 'll direct . He 's repped by WME and Sloane , Offer . ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter . All rights reserved .
Marvel and DC Comics plans to follow in the footsteps of Paramount with a `` cinematic universe '' It 's enlisting writer and producer Akiva Goldsman to help the studio develop ideas and a team .