<text>  CNNThe 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 Marvels Avengers, Universals 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 Ursulas soul-crushing history . Goldsmans recent work includes writing, directing and producing Winters Tale and writing YA sequel Insurgent. Hes 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 hell direct. Hes repped by WME and Sloane, Offer. 2015 The Hollywood Reporter. All rights reserved. 