Re: DOTM Sentinel Prime Originally Called Ultra Magnus
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:28 pm
Lousy_Autobot_Lover wrote:According to the blog, it was the test screening that drove the change to Sentinel Prime. However we have to wonder if Hasbro had a say in this change. Ultra Magnus has always been a heroic character and doesn't match the role that Sentinel Prime plays in DOTM.
The blog also states that they re-used the Ultra Magnus head as what the Apollo 11 astronauts step on and uncover as they explore the ship.
That does not make sense. So the movie CGI was completed way in advance?
Whatever the case, I would have been fine with Ultra Magnus. It would have been interesting.
That is my question. I've always been under the impression test screenings are done when the film is close to completion but not so close that changes can't be done. As we've seen in video, the security guard on the set in Chicago (8/27/10) states to the crowd that the fire truck parked behind him is Sentinel Prime. That's almost a year ago. As they say during congressional hearings, who knew what, and when did they know it?