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Date: Friday, August 18th 2006 3:15pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News,
Rumors
Posted by: Bed Bugs |
Credit(s): Shinobi Rendar
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Seibertron.com member Shinobi Rendar has found some interesting images for us.
Here are the four pictures:
Group Shot
Prime in truck mode
A frozen transformer?
Bumblebee in robot mode?
Sources of these pictures are unverified at the moment, we'll keep you updated with further developments.
Date: Friday, August 18th 2006 1:00pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News,
Event News,
Digital Media News
Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, TheMovieBlog.com, Shinobi Rendar, SEIBERTRON.com News Crew
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Hey everyone,
The SEIBERTRON.com news staff will be updating this news post with information as it becomes available over the next couple of hours. For those of you who don't know, there will be a webcast wtih
Transformers movie screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman at 1pm Central (11am Pacific, 12pm Mountain, 2pm Eastern). They will be announcing the official identities of the Autobots and Decepticons that will be in the movie.
Some of the Transformers names that have been announced so far were simply placeholder names and apparently only Michael Bay and the CEO of Hasbro were the only ones (until now) who knew the true identities. The current names currently believed to be already known are Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee and
Starscream. Various rumors have been circulating the past few days that even announced names like Brawl, Vortex, Jazz and Ratchet could be optional at this point.
Stay tuned Seibertronians ... it's going to be a wild afternoon!!!
Ryan
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: TRANSFORMERS Webmaster Program
Date: Aug 17, 2006 6:32 PM
Subject: TRANSFORMERS Announcement - Time and Link for Orci and Kurtzman webchat
Giant Freakin' Robots Are Coming!
Friday, Aug. 18th, at 11AM, Pacific Standard Time. Watch screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman reveal the names of ALL the TRANSFORMERS appearing in the film at this link:
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/transformers.html
The above link is the direct URL for 8/18's online event.
See you online, Webmasters. Roll out.
Don't forget to check out the teaser trailer at TransformersMovie.com.
Update:
The Autobots and Decepticons who will be in the Movie have been announced! here they are:
Autobots
Optimus Prime--The Valiant Leader, Described as noble and Shakespearian.
Bumblebee-- the Underdog/Scout First Transformer on Earth and most like Spike.
Jazz--Stylish guy, takes pieces of foreign cultures he likes the best and adapts to them. Described as Rock'n'Roll and loyal.
Ratchet--Medic/Science Officer Described as , the Smartest Autobot.
Ironhide--Autobot Muscle/Warrior, Described as the classic cowboy and Optimus Primes oldest friend
Decepticons
Megatron--His evil will be more in depth, a firm believer in survival of the fittest he believes it is his right as a superior being to rule.
Starscream--Backstabber, still questions what would happen if he were to lead, said to be engaged in a secret plot to dethrone Megatron but waiting for the right opportunity.
Brawl--
New Character Mad all the time and always looking for a fight. Like Ironhide First non flying Decepticon,
Bonecrusher--
New Character Closest thing to a Constructicon--Hates all other Decepticons other than Megatron, respects fascism only.
Barricade (Cop Car)--
New Character The Decepticon Hunter/Tracker. Described as the camouflaged hunter
Frenzy--Originally going to be Soundwave, but changed to become a smaller stealth spy.
Blackout--Takes out Earth Defense Systems with an EMP. Also in charge of transporting Decepticons, has a large alt. mode.
Scorponok-- References were made to Beast Wars Dinobot, his alt mode will appear totally logical one you see the movie.
Contest!!!!!! There will be a contest for fans to submit a line that you feel that Peter Cullen must say as Optimus Prime!
The writers also did a Q&A session after announcing the movie roster:
Q: Were you fans of the franchise way back when?
A: Yes, they both grew up with the G1 Cartoon and wanted to do the movie right. The Cartoon was much more of an infulence than the toys.
Q: What’s the transformer to human screen time ratio?
A: The early versions of the script leaked onto the internet were misleading. Pages of Dialogue can vary in screen time massively. The Transformers to Humans ratio should be very close to 50/50 in terms of screen time.
Q:Why is the Camaro being used for Bumblebee?
A: "Clothes don’t make the man", the characters are still the same as they were in G1. For instance Bumblebee is still the same character we know and love from G1, just updated with a new Alt. mode.
The new Alt-modes, specifically Bumblebee, are a lot to do with what would be cool now to todays Spike. They also don't want to cheat in the transformation, meaning no size or mass shifiting. they wanted the transformations to be believable and new alt-mode were chosen for that purpose.
Q: How is this movie going to appeal to the female and non-Transformers Fan audience?
A: The story is designed to be understandable to all movie goers be they fans of the Transformers or not. References will be made that fans will understand but the moive will appeal to all. They see this as an amazing opportunity to do something on par with Jurassic Park!
Plus there will be hot guys and cool smart women for both the female and male fans alike.
Q: Will Megatron insult Starscream at least once in the movie?
A: Definitely yes. One thing they were clear about from the begining was the relationship between Megatron and Starscream will mirror that of the original G1 Cartoon.
Q: Why so few Autobots compared to Decepticons?
To outnumber the Autobots and put them at a disadvantage. Ths makes for very intense action scenes with the Decepticons firepower far outweighing that of the Autobots. This will also be telling of the larger Cybertronian War, these are the only Autobots availble to stop Megatron at that time due to the war raging elsewhere. The Autobots have to use their friendship to win.
Q:How close has Hasbro been involved?
Very close, they had a Hasbro adviser there as the wrote. They went to the Hasbro HQ to look through the design catalog. Hasbro were very clear about what the Transformers world meant to them and that it was Character, not toy, driven.
Q: Who would win in a street fight between Megatron and Optimus Prime?
A: Watch the movie and you WILL definately find out.
Q: Will the Transformers use Lazer weapons or more conventional weapons like Bullets and so on?
A: When in thier earth alt-modes to maintain thier disguise they will use Earth weapons like bullets and missiles. However in robot mode they will use Energy Blasts and more advanced/alein weaponary.
Q: Why not Shockwave?
A: Same reason many other major characters are missing they had to chose the right characters so that each had a designated purpose. However, the film has been written with story threads that will alow for further G1 characters to make an appearence in sequels.
Q: How do you feel about Michael Bay directing?
A: They feel Great. Bay was their first choice and definatly the right guy for the job. He to really wanted to know about the story and characters and trusted Orci and Kurtzman to remain faithful to the fan perspective. Whatever people have said about Bay not being a Transformers fan Bay knows vehicles like no other director.
Q: Can you tell us about any other voices?
A: Not yet. It is a 'work in progress' right now.
UPDATE
In case you missed the webcast you can see a full recording of it
here coutesy of Yahoo.com
You can also view a video clip of John Campea of
TheMovieBlog.com giving his views on the webchat
here
Date: Thursday, August 17th 2006 3:07am CDT
Categories: Movie Related News,
Rumors
Posted by: Alex Kingdom |
Credit(s): Kary, Road Buster, Lawson, TheMovieBlog.com
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Kary of the
Don Murphy Message board has posted an images of what might be the robot mode arm of Optimus Prime from the forthcoming Dreamworks movie!
Since then images of Primes head, Brawls Shoulder and Bumblebees foot have surfaced. Please be aware that these images are not yet confirmed.
If you're having trouble viewing these images Scroll down to see the images posted by various members of our forums or take a look at the forum thread
here.
UPDATE:
TheMovieBlog.com have contacted Paramount concernig these images and recieved conformation that "These images are real and authentic". Read the article
here at TheMovieBlog.com
Date: Tuesday, August 8th 2006 10:27am CDT
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): Reximus Prime
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Fellow Seibertronian, Reximus Prime, has been busy this morning providing us with new links regarding Dreamworks' upcoming Transformers movie.
First up:
Access Hollywood has posted a
lengthy behind-the-scenes video (which appears to be uncut for the most part) from the set of the Transformers! In the first part of the video clip,
Michael Bay is directing Spike/Sam Witwicky (actor
Shia LaBeouf) who is being attacked by a Decepticon. Toward the end of the video clip, Spike pushes Mikaela (actress
Megan Fox) to the ground as Bumblebee spins and kicks up a bunch of dust. It's a neat behind-the-scenes look at what is really starting to look like a kick ass movie. You can view the video yourself at
AccessHollywood.com.
Next, Reximus Prime has sent us a link regarding some information that the first BIG Transformers movie trailer will be unveiled this coming November. The information was originally posted by MichaelBay.com admin,
Nelson. It is unknown at this time if the trailer will debut online first, in front of a movie first or on Sony's upcoming Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary 2 disc special edition DVD.
There are two links where this information from
Nelson can be viewed:
Link #1 (about 1/2 way down)
Link #2
The second link has the better quote about this from Nelson:
Just got off the phone with Bay.
Apparently Bay, Paramount and everyone else in the production is pleased with the reaction the Transformers' announcement is getting.
I asked when will the teaser trailer come and he indicated that MAYBE around Thanksgiving.
And now for my teaser: I asked him about the next real teaser/trailer and what they had in mind, and all I can say is ......... kick-ass "mother-*****!!!!!"
Date: Thursday, July 20th 2006 6:31pm CDT
Categories: Cartoon News,
Movie Related News,
Press Releases
Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Matrix_Prime and Transformersthemoviedvd.com
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Sony has updated the website for Transformer: The Movie 20th Anniversary DVD,
Transformersthemoviedvd.com. Sony has added all new sections to the website. It now has links for Artwork, Transmisions, Upcoming Promotions and Contests, Downloads, Special Features, and Multimedia. They have also revealed the full cover for the 20th Anniversary DVD which can bee seen
here. The Special Features listed on the site are:
(Click on the image below to view a 600 pixel wide version of cover)
Brilliantly remastered and color-corrected!
Limited Edition 2-DVD set!
New 16 x 9 widescreen version
Exclusive interviews and commentaries
Here's Sony's full press release which details all of the features on this 2-Disc DVD set:
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SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS SPECIAL FEATURES LINE-UP
FOR HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED 2-DISC COLLECTION:
TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION DVD
Ultimate TRANSFORMERS Limited Edition DVD To Feature Three Versions Of Film; Commentary Tracks and Interviews; Sneak Peak At Next Summer's Major Motion Picture Event; And Much More
Legendary Artist Don Figueroa Crafts Exclusive New "Transforming" Cover Art For This DVD
New York, New York, July 21, 2006 - SONY BMG Music Entertainment will help usher in the next phase of TRANSFORMERS mania as it unveils the specifics of its November 7th release of
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD. Since announcing the title in June, fans have been clamoring for more details nearly as much as Decepticons clamor for Energon and they will not be disappointed. Sony BMG Home Entertainment has gone to painstaking lengths to put together the ultimate package that will surely appeal to the huge, passionate and multi-generational TRANSFORMERS fan base.
For the 20th anniversary edition, Sony BMG Home Entertainment completely re-mastered and color-corrected the film and will present
Optimus Prime, Megatron and the rest of the star-studded Autobots and Decepticons in true splendor through three distinct versions:
- 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN PRESENTATION which has not been seen anywhere since the movie was in theaters 20 years ago.
- AUTOBOT MATRIX OF KNOWLEDGE PRESENTATION Truly showcasing the pop culture phenomenon that is THE TRANSFORMERS, SONY BMG has created a special version of the film for the DVD release. The Autobot Matrix of Knowledge will feature trivia and fun facts about the movie itself, the TRANSFORMERS brand, and the pop culture references in which TRANSFORMERS has been spoofed/tributed. Approximately 100 fun facts will show up on screen throughout the movie. Many of the factoids were provided by fans through a special DVD site created by Sony BMG to solicit input -- marking the first time that the huge TRANSFORMERS fan base has ever been asked to participate in the creation of a TRANSFORMERS home entertainment release.
- FULL SCREEN EDITION
Adding to the excitement for this DVD, Sony BMG Home Entertainment has partnered with Paramount Pictures to provide a behind-the-scenes sneak peak at next summer's highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS live action movie event. The special feature segment on the DVD will include comments from Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg who share their vision and passion for TRANSFORMERS.
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD will take viewers even more inside this cult favorite than ever before through all-new interviews and first-time-ever commentary tracks. Exclusive new interviews with director Nelson Shin, story consultant Flint Dille and Sue Blu, the voice of fan-favorite Arcee, are included in this fantastic new special edition DVD.
To further commemorate the 20th anniversary of the film, SONY BMG is providing fans with some extra-celebratory content that lets them track back to the true origins of the TRANSFORMERS. After careful consideration and preparation, Sony BMG has scoured the archives for the best TRANSFORMERS-related footage available, and the DVD will include the original commercials for the toy line and movie -- allowing viewers to see how and where the phenomenon began.
Beyond the actual DVD content, Sony BMG Home Entertainment is expanding the DVD's collectibility to the packaging itself. The company has commissioned fan-favorite artist Don Figueroa to create the imagery for a special "transforming" cover. Through his much-heralded work with TRANSFORMERS, Don's art brings to life the characters so many have grown to love. With
Optimus Prime appropriately situated in a position of prominence on the cover, the Autobot leader is joined by
Megatron, Bumblebee, Starscream, Blaster and more of the most popular TRANSFORMERS characters on the first image of the special "transforming" cover.
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie features the voice of Orson Welles in his final role, as well as stars Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, John Moschitta, Peter Cullen, and Frank Welker. The DVD also features a winning soundtrack featuring the iconic theme "The TRANSFORMERS" performed by Lion, and the popular "The Touch," performed by Stan Bush. The movie, set in 2005, chronicles the efforts of the heroic Autobots to defend their home of Cybertron from the evil Decepticons and Unicron, a huge robotic creature that devours planets.
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD will take viewers even more inside this cult favorite than ever before through all-new interviews and first-time-ever commentary tracks. Exclusive new interviews with director Nelson Shin, story consultant Flint Dille and Sue Blu, the voice of fan-favorite Arcee, are included in this fantastic new special edition DVD.
To further commemorate the 20th anniversary of the film, SONY BMG is providing fans with some extra-celebratory content that lets them track back to the true origins of the TRANSFORMERS. After careful consideration and preparation, Sony BMG has scoured the archives for the best TRANSFORMERS-related footage available, and the DVD will include the original commercials for the toy line and movie -- allowing viewers to see how and where the phenomenon began.
Beyond the actual DVD content, Sony BMG Home Entertainment is expanding the DVD's collectibility to the packaging itself. The company has commissioned fan-favorite artist Don Figueroa to create the imagery for a special "transforming" cover. Through his much-heralded work with TRANSFORMERS, Don's art brings to life the characters so many have grown to love. With Optimus Prime appropriately situated in a position of prominence on the cover, the Autobot leader is joined by Megatron, Bumblebee, Starscream, Blaster and more of the most popular TRANSFORMERS characters on the first image of the special "transforming" cover.
TRANSFORMERS: The Movie features the voice of Orson Welles in his final role, as well as stars Eric Idle, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Casey Kasem, Robert Stack, John Moschitta, Peter Cullen, and Frank Welker. The DVD also features a winning soundtrack featuring the iconic theme "The TRANSFORMERS" performed by Lion, and the popular "The Touch," performed by Stan Bush. The movie, set in 2005, chronicles the efforts of the heroic Autobots to defend their home of Cybertron from the evil Decepticons and Unicron, a huge robotic creature that devours planets.
Date: Sunday, July 9th 2006 3:20pm CDT
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Raymond T. |
Credit(s): www.donmurphy.net
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Don Murphy, one of the producers on the new
Transformers movie, has given a
quick update on his
board. Here he said the following.
"....the announcement teaser seems to be having the desired effect- people who don't know anything about the film's existence are loving it
.... it is undecided if anything will be shown at ComicCon... we are still shooting the movie after all... but it seems for sure that there will be special limited edition ComiCon Posters and tee shirts given away.... get yours early (I wish there actually WAS a Secret Blog to dicuss them).
... Did anyone see THIS website get pulled down for running Bumblebee photos? http://www.themovieblog.com/archive..._paramount.html
...The first cut of SHOOT EM UP Really rocked my world.
HAPPY SUNDAY.
DON'T BE A STRANGER.
Don"
Date: Wednesday, July 5th 2006 4:14am CDT
Categories: Movie Related News,
Digital Media News
Posted by: Raymond T. |
Credit(s): www.automobile.com
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Views: 21,506
A nice little
article has appeared on the site of
automobile.com about the appearance of the Camaro and Mustang cars as alternate modes for Bumblebee and Brawl respectively, to be featured in the new Michael Bay Transformers movie.
Although the article doesn't really add something that the hardcore followers of the movie do not already know, it is still a nice article to read.
Date: Tuesday, July 4th 2006 12:56am CDT
Categories: Movie Related News,
People News
Posted by: Alex Kingdom |
Credit(s): christian
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Fellow Seibertronian
christian who sent us this
report about his day trying out for the Transformers Movie, has got back in contact with us to tell us more! Turns out he didnt get a part, but his girfriend did! He shares the following account and pictures with us:
Hey guys! A few interesting details...
Unfortunately I didn't get cast as an extra, but my girlfriend did! She went down to the stages for a wardrobe fitting today and found out that filming begins on Wednesday, the 5th, on the Universal Studios backlot. They are going to be filming the high school scenes the week of July tenth at a high school in Pasadena. The other day on the way to work we saw Bumblebee on a flatbed trailer headed towards the construction stages! The truck had "Cinema Services Motion Picture Car Transport" on the side and BumbleBee was sandwiched between a couple of SUV's on the flatbed. They all had fake license plates and BumbleBee had some "battle damage" painted on. I have a few pictures from my cell phone- not amazing but you get the idea at least. We went down to Universal Studios today and took the tram tour to try to get a glimpse of the sets being built. Couldn't see much, but we did see one building dressed like a museum (I think) that had huge banners on it displaying an exhibit called "Giants of the Machine Age- 1918 to 1941" (got a cell phone pic of that too). Maybe Spike's class goes on a field trip to the museum...? We also saw a wall being built with holes blown out of it, a couple of tanks and a fleet of police vehicles. Here are the links for pictures:
Date: Tuesday, June 27th 2006 12:02pm CDT
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Seibertron |
Credit(s): Milanion, Prime Evil
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Ain'tItCoolNews.com has posted the first image on the 'net of one of the robots from Dreamworks' upcoming Transformers Movie.
The image is clearly illegal, but this picture of Bumblebee in robot mode laying on a trailer is our first peek at Michael Bay's vision for how the Autobots and Decepticons will be immortalized on the big screen come July 4th, 2007. To view the picture, please visit AintItCoolNews.com
here ...
Date: Tuesday, June 13th 2006 6:30pm CDT
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Hotrod |
Credit(s): Solidus™, sumrow7 and tstrayer76 of Flickr.com
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Views: 13,381
Our own Solidus™ has pointed out two new galleries of movie pictures at
Flickr.com. The first gallery was posted by sumrow7. It contains shots from the "Brawl" and Bumblebee car chase. Click
here to see the chase pictures.
The second gallery, posted by tstrayer76, contains some more photos of the human characters at Hoover Damn. Click
here to view the second gallery.
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