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Quiller-Bee · 08-27-2006, 09:43 AM

I'm a longtime Transformers fan, and have been into them even a little longer than I have been the TMNT. That having been said, I'm okay--just okay--with most of the designs that have been "leaked." However, I'm not at all happy with what we've seen of Starscream or Megatron thus far. Starscream looks like a Transformer, just not Starscream. (Truthfully, the same thing applies to Bumblebee, IMHO.) Megatron, on the other hand, looks like the bastard offspring of an Eva Unit from NGE and something out of Guyver. We'll see how the movie turns out, but my expectations are honestly pretty low at this point. If the trailer looks bad, I won't even see the movie at the theater.

Spawn Guy · 08-27-2006, 09:52 AM

Megs has that whole "Give me your sole" thing going on.

*Spitfire* · 08-27-2006, 09:52 AM

Havn't bothered to peak at this in awhile...all I can say is wow...not only was I not intrested in this movie to begin with now I'm even more turned off from it. It looks like it's going to be a good old fashioned anime robot rumble...yay?

*Raph's Girl* · 08-28-2006, 01:15 AM

SCI FI Wire got a rare peak at the production of director Michael Bay's upcoming Transformers movie in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 26, including the first up-close look at the disguised versions of four key Autobots: the chartreuse search-and-rescue vehicle Ratchet, the giant black GMC 4x4 Ironhide, the sleek silver Pontiac Solstice sports car that is Jazz and the muscle-y yellow-and-black Chevy Camaro that is the new Bumblebee—so new that the car in the movie is a prototype for a vehicle that hasn't even gone into production yet.

In interviews with cast and crew, SCI FI Wire also got a preview of the film and learned a few key spoilers:

•The film will offer background about the origin of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The plot will be set in motion when 18-year-old Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers his grandfather's pair of century-old glasses, improbably laser-etched with a map and information about the location of a key artifact, the "Energon" cube, which he then tries to sell on eBay. The movie will follow five separate storylines, which will all converge with a final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, starting at Hoover Dam and ending in an American city that looks a lot like Los Angeles.

•The film is seeking permission to be the first production to film the exterior of the Pentagon since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; the movie will also shoot in various cities, including L.A., Chicago, Detroit and Washington.

•The film will feature a top-secret military unit called Sector 7.

•Voice casting of the Transformer robots is being left until later in the production, except for Peter Cullen, who was previously named to reprise his role as Optimus Prime. In particular, producers wouldn't say whether Frank Welker, who voiced Megatron in the 1986 animated Transformers film, would voice the character in the movie.

•The movie will use a mix of computer animation and large-scale puppetry to depict the giant robots. Megatron will appear as a plane, not a giant gun, as he did in early versions of the franchise.

•The film's first full trailer will appear sometime during the holiday season this year.

Overall, director Bay told SCI FI Wire that the movie strives for realism, despite its cartoony origins. "I only wanted to do Transformers if I could do it realistic," Bay said in an interview. "And from what I've seen and what we've done with our digital studies, putting it in real-world stuff, that is lot so of effects around that are real effects, that's how we make it realistic." When Bay got the first call from producer Steven Spielberg, he said, "my first thought was, 'Nah, I'm not interested.' And just because I thought, 'OK, how am I going to do a toy movie?' And then I realized, when I went to Hasbro, 'OK, start over and go for [a] realistic alien-invasion-robot movie on Earth.' And so, with that thinking in mind, that's how I went about it."

On a hot Saturday, Bay and his crew shot a scene on a blocked-off street in the heart of downtown L.A. The scene featured the four Autobots, accompanied by military crews led by co-stars Tyrese Gibson and Josh Duhamel, and young stars LaBeouf and Megan Fox, who plays Mikaela, LaBeouf's love interest. In the scene, the commandoes see what they believe to be Air Force jets flying overhead, then realize that the coming flying machines are something else—Decepticons in disguise?—and throw smoke grenades to obscure their positions as dozens of civilians run screaming around them. Ironhide, the black truck in the lead of the column of Autobots, appears to collide with a delivery truck carrying Furbys (the talking furry animal toys that are also made by Transformers maker Hasbro). The truck is on a gimbal, which allows it to swing up and stand perpendicular to the street, as if knocked on its end. The idea is that the Furbys will be knocked from the truck, in flames, then activate when the Energon cube flies overhead. "We just wanted to have burning Furbys on the ground, you know?" Bay said with a laugh. "We're going to be blowing up a lot of little Furbys." Transformers is currently in production, with an eye to a July 4, 2007, release.

Raph's Girl note: Soo... a kid sells an energon cube on ebay and a truck load of Furbies are gonna blow up.... Sounds like a fun product placement movie to me!

PsychoJoe · 08-29-2006, 08:35 PM

Image Heavy Post

These are on set pics. Check it out:
Jazz

Ratchet

Iron Hide

Bumblebee

There are more on set pics at LatinoReview.com. Here is the link to the site:
http://latinoreview.com/filmpreview.php?id=254

Here is a close up of Bumblebee's face:

This is a pic of a poster of Optimus Prime. It was posted at www.tfw2005.com:

Spawn Guy · 09-01-2006, 09:25 PM

The die hard fans can crucify this all they want, but that looks cool. When you think about, alien robots should look just that...alien.

**GK Punk** · 09-01-2006, 09:28 PM

Love Prime, hate Bumblebee.

Quiller-Bee · 09-02-2006, 10:03 AM

Prime looks great. Bumblebee's face = meh.

*Brodie* · 09-02-2006, 11:05 AM

Anyone else think Bumblebee looks like a robot version of Mac from Mac n Me?

Spawn Guy · 09-02-2006, 11:18 AM

Not really. Looks kinda insect like.

*Raph's Girl* · 09-02-2006, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spawn Guy

Not really. Looks kinda insect like.

Perhaps that's why his name is Bumblebee!

Spawn Guy · 09-02-2006, 02:54 PM

That was my point. Better than a viking.

Lady Venus · 09-02-2006, 05:13 PM

Love Bumble bee but hate the body.

PsychoJoe · 09-06-2006, 09:16 PM

Ain't It Cool News.com just released new clearer and closer pics of Optimus Prime and a closer look at his face:

Here is a link to a interview with Shia LaBeouf and there are some spoilers:
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=24383

**GK Punk** · 09-06-2006, 10:14 PM

I'm not so down for his face now that I've seen a close up. Something just seems off. It doesn't look bad though. I overall like his design.

But I just read...:

Spoiler:

TheShowstoppa · 09-07-2006, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michi heavenly6

I'm not so down for his face now that I've seen a close up. Something just seems off. It doesn't look bad though. I overall like his design.

But I just read...:

Spoiler:

According to the Feb. 2006 Script, that would be true. I read the script and liked what I read. I don't remember them very much from when I was young, but looking at what I saw, I liked it very much. Has anyone here posed the pic of Megatron yet? There's been a lot of backlash because of that design. I say he looks fine considering what goes on in the script. However, Someone made a fan rendition of same body type and people loved it. I say give him the megatron head that everyone wants and leave the body alone.

Optimus looks amazing. I'm totally stoked that Bumblebee turns out to be my favorite line of cars ever! (Camaros rawk my sawks!!)

**GK Punk** · 09-07-2006, 12:39 AM

Dude, I felt the same about Bumble Bee. He was my favorite as a kid, and Camaros are my favorite cars

Couldn't be happier.

Do you still have that script or know where I Can find it? PM me if you can help!

PsychoJoe · 09-07-2006, 12:51 AM

At tmz.com, there is a short video of the set on the streets of Downtown LA, and you also get a glimpse of Jazz and Ratchet drive by.
Here is the link to tmz.com where you can view the video:
http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/30/transf...meets-the-eye/

*ZariusTwo* · 09-07-2006, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheShowstoppa

According to the Feb. 2006 Script, that would be true. I read the script and liked what I read.

If you were more of an avid fan of TF (and I'm begging you to rewatch the original series to become one), you'd know Prime and Megatron being what they are in this film is an affront.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spawn Guy

That was my point. Better than a viking.

No it's not "better" than the horned head approach, in the context of a live action movie, that would actually look like a superior design and interpretation, and if it happened you would'nt complain either

And yeah, the fans will crucify this, given we've had more investment in this for a long time and know TF better than anyone who defends this movie, and not the shill fans who'll prefer any kind of Hollywood PC s*it.

Spawn Guy · 09-07-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

No it's not "better" than the horned head approach, in the context of a live action movie, that would actually look like a superior design and interpretation, and if it happened you would'nt complain either.

Yeah I would. What the hell does a pair of horns have to do with anything when the guy wearing them is named after an insect?

08-27-2006, 09:43 AM	#161
Quiller-Bee Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Hive - Quadrant 2, Sector 7 Posts: 264	I'm a longtime Transformers fan, and have been into them even a little longer than I have been the TMNT. That having been said, I'm okay--just okay--with most of the designs that have been "leaked." However, I'm not at all happy with what we've seen of Starscream or Megatron thus far. Starscream looks like a Transformer, just not Starscream. (Truthfully, the same thing applies to Bumblebee, IMHO.) Megatron, on the other hand, looks like the bastard offspring of an Eva Unit from NGE and something out of Guyver. We'll see how the movie turns out, but my expectations are honestly pretty low at this point. If the trailer looks bad, I won't even see the movie at the theater. __________________ May you get to Heaven an hour before the Devil knows you're dead.

08-27-2006, 09:52 AM	#162
Spawn Guy Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth 616 Posts: 1,481	Megs has that whole "Give me your sole" thing going on. __________________ *THE TECHNODROME'S LITTLE YELLOW BOX LOVER* madpiratebunny (19:26:51): oh goodness, I've got an idea SpawnGuyThing (19:26:57): Do tell madpiratebunny (19:27:02): nononono madpiratebunny (19:27:05): no telling SpawnGuyThing (19:27:10): ... SpawnGuyThing (19:27:27): But I'm the imaginery friend you always wanted SpawnGuyThing (19:27:36): Your supposed to tell me everything

08-27-2006, 09:52 AM	#163
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Havn't bothered to peak at this in awhile...all I can say is wow...not only was I not intrested in this movie to begin with now I'm even more turned off from it. It looks like it's going to be a good old fashioned anime robot rumble...yay? __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

08-28-2006, 01:15 AM	#164
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	SCI FI Wire got a rare peak at the production of director Michael Bay's upcoming Transformers movie in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 26, including the first up-close look at the disguised versions of four key Autobots: the chartreuse search-and-rescue vehicle Ratchet, the giant black GMC 4x4 Ironhide, the sleek silver Pontiac Solstice sports car that is Jazz and the muscle-y yellow-and-black Chevy Camaro that is the new Bumblebee—so new that the car in the movie is a prototype for a vehicle that hasn't even gone into production yet. In interviews with cast and crew, SCI FI Wire also got a preview of the film and learned a few key spoilers: •The film will offer background about the origin of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The plot will be set in motion when 18-year-old Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers his grandfather's pair of century-old glasses, improbably laser-etched with a map and information about the location of a key artifact, the "Energon" cube, which he then tries to sell on eBay. The movie will follow five separate storylines, which will all converge with a final battle between the Autobots and Decepticons, starting at Hoover Dam and ending in an American city that looks a lot like Los Angeles. •The film is seeking permission to be the first production to film the exterior of the Pentagon since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; the movie will also shoot in various cities, including L.A., Chicago, Detroit and Washington. •The film will feature a top-secret military unit called Sector 7. •Voice casting of the Transformer robots is being left until later in the production, except for Peter Cullen, who was previously named to reprise his role as Optimus Prime. In particular, producers wouldn't say whether Frank Welker, who voiced Megatron in the 1986 animated Transformers film, would voice the character in the movie. •The movie will use a mix of computer animation and large-scale puppetry to depict the giant robots. Megatron will appear as a plane, not a giant gun, as he did in early versions of the franchise. •The film's first full trailer will appear sometime during the holiday season this year. Overall, director Bay told SCI FI Wire that the movie strives for realism, despite its cartoony origins. "I only wanted to do Transformers if I could do it realistic," Bay said in an interview. "And from what I've seen and what we've done with our digital studies, putting it in real-world stuff, that is lot so of effects around that are real effects, that's how we make it realistic." When Bay got the first call from producer Steven Spielberg, he said, "my first thought was, 'Nah, I'm not interested.' And just because I thought, 'OK, how am I going to do a toy movie?' And then I realized, when I went to Hasbro, 'OK, start over and go for [a] realistic alien-invasion-robot movie on Earth.' And so, with that thinking in mind, that's how I went about it." On a hot Saturday, Bay and his crew shot a scene on a blocked-off street in the heart of downtown L.A. The scene featured the four Autobots, accompanied by military crews led by co-stars Tyrese Gibson and Josh Duhamel, and young stars LaBeouf and Megan Fox, who plays Mikaela, LaBeouf's love interest. In the scene, the commandoes see what they believe to be Air Force jets flying overhead, then realize that the coming flying machines are something else—Decepticons in disguise?—and throw smoke grenades to obscure their positions as dozens of civilians run screaming around them. Ironhide, the black truck in the lead of the column of Autobots, appears to collide with a delivery truck carrying Furbys (the talking furry animal toys that are also made by Transformers maker Hasbro). The truck is on a gimbal, which allows it to swing up and stand perpendicular to the street, as if knocked on its end. The idea is that the Furbys will be knocked from the truck, in flames, then activate when the Energon cube flies overhead. "We just wanted to have burning Furbys on the ground, you know?" Bay said with a laugh. "We're going to be blowing up a lot of little Furbys." Transformers is currently in production, with an eye to a July 4, 2007, release. Raph's Girl note: Soo... a kid sells an energon cube on ebay and a truck load of Furbies are gonna blow up.... Sounds like a fun product placement movie to me! __________________

08-29-2006, 08:35 PM	#165
PsychoJoe Random Punk Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 38	Image Heavy Post These are on set pics. Check it out: Jazz Ratchet Iron Hide Bumblebee There are more on set pics at LatinoReview.com. Here is the link to the site: http://latinoreview.com/filmpreview.php?id=254 Here is a close up of Bumblebee's face: This is a pic of a poster of Optimus Prime. It was posted at www.tfw2005.com: __________________ Last edited by PsychoJoe; 08-31-2006 at 09:09 PM.

09-01-2006, 09:25 PM	#166
Spawn Guy Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth 616 Posts: 1,481	The die hard fans can crucify this all they want, but that looks cool. When you think about, alien robots should look just that...alien. __________________ *THE TECHNODROME'S LITTLE YELLOW BOX LOVER* madpiratebunny (19:26:51): oh goodness, I've got an idea SpawnGuyThing (19:26:57): Do tell madpiratebunny (19:27:02): nononono madpiratebunny (19:27:05): no telling SpawnGuyThing (19:27:10): ... SpawnGuyThing (19:27:27): But I'm the imaginery friend you always wanted SpawnGuyThing (19:27:36): Your supposed to tell me everything

09-01-2006, 09:28 PM	#167
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Love Prime, hate Bumblebee.

09-02-2006, 10:03 AM	#168
Quiller-Bee Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Hive - Quadrant 2, Sector 7 Posts: 264	Prime looks great. Bumblebee's face = meh. __________________ May you get to Heaven an hour before the Devil knows you're dead.

09-02-2006, 11:05 AM	#169
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Anyone else think Bumblebee looks like a robot version of Mac from Mac n Me? __________________ Stupendous Monster

09-02-2006, 11:18 AM	#170
Spawn Guy Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth 616 Posts: 1,481	Not really. Looks kinda insect like. __________________ *THE TECHNODROME'S LITTLE YELLOW BOX LOVER* madpiratebunny (19:26:51): oh goodness, I've got an idea SpawnGuyThing (19:26:57): Do tell madpiratebunny (19:27:02): nononono madpiratebunny (19:27:05): no telling SpawnGuyThing (19:27:10): ... SpawnGuyThing (19:27:27): But I'm the imaginery friend you always wanted SpawnGuyThing (19:27:36): Your supposed to tell me everything

09-02-2006, 02:54 PM	#172
Spawn Guy Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth 616 Posts: 1,481	That was my point. Better than a viking. __________________ *THE TECHNODROME'S LITTLE YELLOW BOX LOVER* madpiratebunny (19:26:51): oh goodness, I've got an idea SpawnGuyThing (19:26:57): Do tell madpiratebunny (19:27:02): nononono madpiratebunny (19:27:05): no telling SpawnGuyThing (19:27:10): ... SpawnGuyThing (19:27:27): But I'm the imaginery friend you always wanted SpawnGuyThing (19:27:36): Your supposed to tell me everything

09-02-2006, 05:13 PM	#173
Lady Venus Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hangin' out in the Turtles' Lair Posts: 1,268	Love Bumble bee but hate the body. __________________ RIP Mommy Angie! Se onr sverdar sitja hvass! (May your swords stay sharp!) - Eragon Sig made by: Joe

09-06-2006, 09:16 PM	#174
PsychoJoe Random Punk Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 38	Ain't It Cool News.com just released new clearer and closer pics of Optimus Prime and a closer look at his face: Here is a link to a interview with Shia LaBeouf and there are some spoilers: http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=24383 __________________

09-06-2006, 10:14 PM	#175
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I'm not so down for his face now that I've seen a close up. Something just seems off. It doesn't look bad though. I overall like his design. But I just read...: Spoiler: That Prime and Megatron are BROTHERS(!?!) In this movie?

09-07-2006, 12:39 AM	#177
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Dude, I felt the same about Bumble Bee. He was my favorite as a kid, and Camaros are my favorite cars Couldn't be happier. Do you still have that script or know where I Can find it? PM me if you can help!

09-07-2006, 12:51 AM	#178
PsychoJoe Random Punk Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 38	At tmz.com, there is a short video of the set on the streets of Downtown LA, and you also get a glimpse of Jazz and Ratchet drive by. Here is the link to tmz.com where you can view the video: http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/30/transf...meets-the-eye/ __________________ Last edited by PsychoJoe; 09-07-2006 at 01:58 AM.