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Detroit Scouted For Transformers Sequel

Date: Thursday, March 13th 2008 5:28pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Rumors
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.comics2film.com

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Comics2film.com has reported that Michigan has now also been scouted as a possible location for Transformers 2. According to the site, the Michigan Film Advisory Commission said that six new scripts, including Transformers 2, have been submitted to them in the last four weeks, with budgets ranging from $1.5 million to $40 million. Parts of the first movie was also shot in Detroit. Detroit is also the location where the main office of the General Motors Corporation is located.

"Focus on the Decepticons", "All Hail Megatron" and the Future of Simon Furman

Date: Wednesday, March 12th 2008 5:01pm CDT
Categories: Cartoon News, Comic Book News, Rumors, People News
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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IDW Publishing's Editor-in-Chief Chirs Ryall has leaked some information pertaining to upcoming Transformers comics releases over on the IDW Publishing Forums.
Be warned that there are many slight spoilers over the future of IDW's Transformers comics, without any names or plotlines being revealed.

On Page 6 Ryall discloses that Simon Furman is not leaving IDW:
Is Simon leaving us? Oh, no. I would never want to lose Simon, and he's got lots of things planned for this year and next. Will the Revelations arc be the very end of this entire storyline? Well, no.

Next up Ryall discusses the "All Hail Megatron series:
We'll likely announce details of All Hail Megatron by week's end (and show two amazing images from it. Plus I'll no doubt show more in my blog). I expect that announcement to rock things quite a bit, so it'll be fun to let the initial reaction to that settle, get the Focus On in everyone's hands.

Before going on to tease us with:
there's no mandate to focus on the movie--we'll have some nice G1, movie, and Animated comics to come, so all areas will be nicely represented.

Ryall then goes on to say that we had all be ready for the introduction of "Trevor Hutchison", someone who we cannot find by google searching.

To close Ryall then confirms in a later post that "Focus on the Decepticon's" will be available within the next fortnight.

But wait, there's more! In another IDW Forum thread Ryall discloses even more hints about the future of IDW Transformers comics:
The general direction is bad-assery. The general direction will also become more clear after we announce All Hail Megatron.

The G1 continuity will still be the most prominent of all the lines, but the movie continuity and the Animated will also be represented (with new comics, not just the screengrab books). Something for everyone.

The BW universe isn't dead at all. We'll do more.

And to close, Shane McCarthy, writer of the "All Hail Megatron" series will be joining in with Chris Ryall in an upcoming Q&A session sometime in the not too distant future.

Michael Bay in Egypt for TF2 Location Scouting?

Date: Tuesday, March 11th 2008 4:11pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Rumors
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): Nelson, shootfortheedit.com

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Nelson, administrator for the official Michael Bay site, has posted an updated saying that Transformers Movie director Michael Bay may be scouting Egypt for possible shooting locations for the Transformers Movie sequel.

See Nelson's original post by clicking here.

First Images of Animated Voyager Grimlock In Color!

Date: Tuesday, March 11th 2008 2:28am CDT
Categories: Toy News, Rumors
Posted by: Bed Bugs | Credit(s): s250, xuhuanmml of ACToys.net

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Seibertron.com member s250 has located our first look at how the upcoming Transformers Animated Grimlock figure will look like. The original post was made by xuhuanmml of ACToys.net and can be viewed by clicking here.

To join in the discussion, click here.

Without further ado, here's the mirrored image:

IDW to Reprint Transformers Movie UK only stories?

Date: Sunday, March 9th 2008 5:27pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, Movie Related News, Rumors
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): newsarama, Steve White, Chris Ryall

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In Replying to a Steve White Interview relating to the Titan UK Transformers Magazine, IDW Publishing Editor in Chief Chris Ryall has implied that IDW will be reprinting the original 10 page Movie Universe stories:

Quote:
Originally Posted by STL
Hopefully IDW reprint the inside stuff later on.

We will be, starting this July.

Whether or not all issues will be reprinted is not yet known, however 9 issues of the Titan UK Magazine have gone to print thus far, the first 6 being based before the movie, issues 7 and 8 set "while the credits of the Movie were rolling" and starting with issue 9, an all new story set post movie in an alternate Universe, where Megatron has died, but the Decepticons were victorious in the battle of Mission City.

All stories are written by Simon Furman, with art duties shared across the issues by artists such as veteran Geoff Senior (#1), Nick Roche (#2), Andrew Wildman (#3), Don Figueroa (#4), Guido Guidi (#5) and Marcelo Matere (#6).

"Reign of Starscream" not to affect Movie Continuity?

Date: Sunday, March 9th 2008 5:04pm CDT
Categories: Comic Book News, Movie Related News, Rumors, People News, Collectables
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Chris Ryall

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Chris Ryall has once again updated his blog with some information pertaining to the upcoming IDW Publishing's "Reign of Starscream" comic, set in the 2007 Movie continuity.

Ryall not only mentions that this comic will likely have little to no bearing on the upcoming Transformers Movie Sequel, but also gives some insight to what will occur during the series. Be warned there are some minor spoilers ahead:

"Doing sequels to movies that nevertheless don't affect any coming sequel have a long tradition in comics (anyone else remember Han Solo's giant green bunny sidekick in Marvel's STAR WARS series?), and we've been having a lot of fun with this one. Expect to see some new faces, some familiar faces, some explanations for certain, shall we say, quirks in the movie's script, a return to Cybertron (and another planet, this one in our solar system), and much more in this series."

"Reign of Starscream" is written by Ryall and Chris Mowry with Alex Milne and Josh Perez, on art and colours duty respectively, and should hit the shelves in mid April 2008.

To check out Ryall's full blog update, and to check out the 3 preview pages of art, please click here.

More Botcon Add-On Package Rumors + 7:7 Bot / Con Ratio Confirmed

Date: Friday, March 7th 2008 11:39am CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News, Rumors, Collectables
Posted by: Tigertrack | Credit(s): darth convoy, Pete@Botcon.com

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More Botcon Mold Rumors...

Please ignore this if you do not want to possibly be spoiled...continue on at your own risk.






'Darthconvoy', a source that posts on another site --A source who also just happens to have had CORRECTLY predicted all the molds, and color styles for the 5 piece boxed set for Botcon 2008-- reports that the two molds that will be in the other add-on set are...

Toy Rumor 1 with grey and green color.

Toy Rumor 2 with remolded head.

Are these the actual toys? What characters could they be? Check out the galleries of these toys in their original forms by clicking above!

And in case you forgot, the other rumored add-on set is none other than CLASSICs Hot Rod with black paint job, and 'evil' mirrorverse goatee, and Energon Megatron, in heroic shades of blue, black and grey, possibly including a kinder, more compassionate remolded head.

Of course, it's a rumor until we see or hear more!

Join the already going thread here that gives a little more detail to the rumor...only a little.

New Update!

Pete@Botcon has stated on the club forums that this year's set is balanced as far as numbers are concerned with 7 Autobots and 7 Decepticons. So keep that in mind while speculating who these new characters are.

Transformers 2 To Be Shot in Philadelphia?

Date: Tuesday, March 4th 2008 11:48am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Rumors
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.mainlinetoday.com, johndoe4880, Nelson, Michaelbay.com

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An article on Philadelphia and its western suburbs finding their place as locations for Hollywood motion pictures has appeared the site of Main Line Today. Amongst the many movies listed for using Philadelphia as the location to shoot their materials, Transformers 2 is named by the article as possibly also shooting here.

Administrator Nelson of Michael Bay's official website has reported that location scouting for the Transformers Movie sequel has begun in Washington DC and Philadelphia this week. See Nelson's original post by clicking here.

Transformers Animated on DVD June 17th?

Date: Tuesday, March 4th 2008 9:34am CST
Categories: Cartoon News, Rumors, Digital Media News
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): TVshowsondvd.com, backpack, Lawson

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TV Shows on DVD is reporting that a DVD of the new Transformers: Animated series is scheduled for release on June17th 2008. Not much in terms of details at the moment, but initial reactions combined with the run time of 70 minutes suggests that this may be a DVD-release of the three premiere episodes "Transform and Roll Out"

More on this story as it develops.

See the article on TVshowsondvd.com by clicking here.

Marvel Transformers RRP has been set.

Date: Sunday, March 2nd 2008 4:13pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Rumors, Collectables
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): marvellousnews.com, Nekoman

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Seibertron's own Nekoman has informed us that the RRP (Recommended Retail Price) has been set for the forthcoming Marvel Transformers figures.

According to Marvellous News.com The 8 Marvel Transformers figures to be released in 2008 (featuring Hulk and Ironman) will retail in the USA for US$14.99 each.

To check out the full Marvellous News article, please click here.

To further discuss the Marvel Transformers Pricing, please see Nekoman's original thread.