Bay to replace Fox in 'Transformers 3'?

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Michael Bay has reportedly suggested that Megan Fox's role on Transformers 3 will be limited.

According to Perez Hilton, a source has revealed that the director, who recently took another swipe at the 23-year-old beauty for comparing him to Hitler, is considering scaling down Fox's on-screen time to the first 15 minutes of the movie before being killed off in a "gory death scene" and then replaced by another actress for the remainder of the action film.

The insider said: "Michael’s pretty much discovered Megan and now he’s very quietly looking for her replacement. He hasn’t decided if he’s going to kill her off in the next movie, but he just wants to be prepared."

Transformers 3 has been confirmed for a summer 2011 release.