Transformers Movie News

Ronnie Sperling Joins the Movie Cast

Date: Monday, June 5th 2006 3:49pm EDT
Category: Movie News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Superherohype.com and The Hollywood Reporter

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Superherohype.com has reported, a report by The Hollywood Reporter, that a new person has joined the cast of the upcoming Transformers movie. Comedian, Ronnie Sperling is latest person to join the cast for the Transformers movie. Here is what the article said:

"Comedian Ronnie Sperling has joined the cast of DreamWorks-Paramount's "Transformers: The Movie." Appearing alongside Bernie Mac, Josh Duhamel and Jon Voight, Sperling will play a lead scientist in the movie based on the 1980s Hasbro toy line. He can be seen in the Nickelodeon movie "Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up." Sperling is repped by Stage 9 Talent and K.S.A."

Click here to read Superherohype.com's original article.

New Article About Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci

Date: Friday, June 2nd 2006 10:22pm EDT
Categories: Interviews, Movie News, People News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Nelson of Michaelbay.com and the-trades.com

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The-trades.com has posted an article about Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Both Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are the screenwriters for the upcoming live action Transformers Movie. In the article Kurtzman and Orci address their work on the movie:

"Kurtzman and Orci agree that writing the script for Michael Bay’s Transformers film is by far the most challenging project they’ve worked on to date “It’s a new paradigm,” Orci points out. “It’s a live action and super special effects heavy, but the robots have to be characters, and they have to interact believably with humans. It takes out of the box thinking.” Kurtzman adds, “A lot of the requirements of film storytelling are very different from the requirements of comic book storytelling. If you look at movies like X-Men, they find an amazing way to balance and vary the two worlds. That’s totally what we’re going for.”"

Go to The-trades.com to read the entire article.

Movie Script Writer Roberto Orci posts again!

Date: Thursday, June 1st 2006 6:36pm EDT
Categories: Movie News, People News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.donmurphy.net

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After saying his goodbye last month on the Don Murphy Board last month, script writer of the Transformers movie now being shot, could not stay away for long and has decided to post here again. With his return he made several comments. Following are some excerpts from his posts on the forum.

"I can tell you this: If you saw Optimus Prime in a police line-up among other Transformers of every sort, YOU WOULD KNOW WHICH ONE WAS OPTIMUS"

"without confirming or denying anything about a teaser trailer, I can say that it will rock! If there is one"

"i think a lot of fan questions (I include myself in that) about tone and personality, and human to tf ratio, etc, will start t to be answered as we se the movie being cut together.

The script is a plan, but the movie is the execution. The better we get as writers (assuming we're getting better), the more we feel that what we are writing on the page will translate appropriately to the screen. But you never know till you see it.

It's also why script leaks can be misleading. Alex and I are still learning how to read scripts in terms of imagining them on the screen. It's a skill that has to be learned.

anyway... like that.

But I'm optimistic."

"I may have said it before, but as far as script changes go, the script is not done for me and Alex until the movie is locked, which is months and months after shooting has wrapped. And I guess we're luck y that way. Once a script is written, writers are often thanked and dismissed and the machine takes it completely over. But that has not been our experience with Dreamworks or Paramount and I think/hope the movie will be better for it".

"I guess all I can say is that IF you see Soundwave, he will be the closer to the one you know and love than any of the rumors would lead you to believe"

"Michael was indeed telling you the truth when he said that the names aren't decided yet"

Ain't It Cool News Movie Update

Date: Thursday, June 1st 2006 12:57am EDT
Category: Movie News
Posted by: Darth Bombshell | Credit(s): AICN, Master Fwiffo

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Ain't It Cool News has updated with even more spoilers about the upcoming Transformers movie. Included in this update are pictures of Bonecrusher, Devastator and Bumblebee. In additon, they've also posted a summary of info regarding several important plot points of the movie, including Megatron's (rumored) alternate form and the mysterious object sought after by the Transformers.

Click the link provided to see the pics and the summary, provided by Master Fwiffo, on the original news posting on AICN.

Pictures of Vehicles to be Used in the Transformers Movie?

Date: Wednesday, May 31st 2006 3:33pm EDT
Categories: Movie News, Rumors
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Endboss, Sallokin of Neogaf, and DerLange_313 of Pagenstecher.de

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The movie rumors are really starting to be cranked out. Yesterday we reported a story here about rumors reported by Sallokin of Neogaf, and later posted an update with a photo of a tank and a Mustang police car. Now Sallokin has added more pictures of the tank and Mustang police car, and has added new new images which include pictures of a 1975 Camaro and a 2008 Camaro. You can view the pictures here.

That is not all of the new pictures that are surfacing. Our own Endboss has found some more photos. DerLange_313 of Pagenstecher.de has posted a ton of pictures that are suppose to be from the movie. They include pictures of the same vehicles Sallokin posted plus many more. Check them out here.

Sony Launches Website for New Transformers: The Movie DVD

Date: Wednesday, May 31st 2006 12:42pm EDT
Category: Movie News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Transformersthemoviedvd.com

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It looks like Sony is really taking their 20th Anniversary Special Edition release of Transformer: The Movie very seriously. Sony has launched a website dedicated to the 20th Anniversary Special Edition of Transformers: The Movie. The new website, Transformersthemoviedvd.com, does not have much to offer right now. The front page of the website has the same image as one of the one's released yesterday. The website also offers fans the chance to sign up to receive updates about the movie. Check it out here.

Recent Movie Rumors Confirmed as False

Date: Wednesday, May 31st 2006 12:01pm EDT
Category: Movie News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Nelson of michaelbay.com

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Yesterday we reported here, a rumor about details on civilian vehicles to be used in the movie. It seems the information reported is false. Nelson, an administrator at Michaelbay.com reports that Michael Bay says the rumor is fake. Click here to see Nelson's post.

Transformers: The Movie to Air in the UK!

Date: Wednesday, May 31st 2006 11:46am EDT
Category: Movie News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Kern and Frobman

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Good news for our friends in the United Kingdom. Our own Kern and Frobman have reported that Transformers: The Movie will be airing in the United Kingdom. On Saturday June 3, 2006 NickToons will play Transformers: The Movie at 3:00 pm.

More Movie Rumors About Autobots and More

Date: Tuesday, May 30th 2006 8:00pm EDT
Categories: Movie News, Rumors
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Sallokin of Neogaf

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And the Movie Rumors continue to fly! It seems like every day more and more information and rumors, about the upcoming live action Transformers Movie, are leaked out. Today is no different. Earlier today we posted this story about possible civilian vehicles to be used in the movie. Now Sallokin of Neogaf, who states that he works at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, reports some new rumors. Here is what Sallokin reported:

"Hey, I work out here at Holloman AFB, in New Mexico. The Transformers movie started filming here last week. Some slight spoilers Bumblebee is going to start out as a 1970's Camaro, get really f-ed up, then be rebuilt as a 2008 Camero. Starscream is going to be an F-22 Raptor, and the according to some of the gaffers, Optimus Prime is going to be a fire truck. I've also seen a call shee that had something regarding Vortex on them. They're basing part of the story on the war in the middle east with terrorists etc. They've done some filming with actual Autobot frames that stand roughly 15 feet high. They've done a shot where they buried an autobot (I don't know which one) in sand and had the fans blow the sand off of it as its eyes flickered to life. They're filming out in restricted areas, so cameras, cell phones, etc are prohibited. This info isn't 100% as it's come from different people associated with the production (extras, assistants, gaffers, caterers) but you can expect most of this in the film."

and

"Apparently this is Bay's decision, but it could change as they haven't done any filming with Prime yet. The production is moving to Albuquerque in about a week, then out to the Hoover Dam, then to Salt Lake, and back to L.A. I actually just got in from driving around the crew at a party they were having here on base. Apparently the region they were filming in out in the desert here is supposed to be Quatar"

also

"Like I said, I'm not 100% sure about the fire truck thing, as scenes with prime haven't been done here at Holloman, or at all as I've been told. But some of the Military fire trucks look very different from the civilian types we tend to think about when we hear the word fire truck. I believe the reasoning behind the fire truck thing has to do with them not really knowing what to do with Prime's trailer had he been a semi. Again most of this info is second hand anyway, so take it with a grain of salt."

To read original post click here. Please remember these are only rumors.

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UPDATED @ 7:54 PM Central!!!

These props were parked outside of my office today, the tank is going to get blown up tonight, and that Mustang police car is apparently one of the cars that helps destroy 1975 Camero Bumblebee. It's getting blown up tonight as well from what I hear. The big rumor is that the 2008 Camero, and two 2009 GTO's are going to be delivered to the Auto Shop near my office sometime this week. I'll try to sneak a photo or two if the manager will let me near the building.

New Movie Rumors: Details on Civilian Vehicles to be used in the Movie

Date: Tuesday, May 30th 2006 3:10pm EDT
Categories: Movie News, Rumors
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Rattrap of Cybertroncinema.net

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Cybertroncinema.net has posted some new rumors about the upcoming Transformers Movie. Their source Rattrap "works with special cars." He reports that:

"I can’t say much, but what I can say is we are working on 12 vehicles. There are some military vehicles, but another group is working on them. I'm working with a red Hummer which will be Ironhide. They were going to have him a pickup truck, but they changed it at the last minute. They have already finished some of the vehicles and the only two left are the Hummer and a big red and blue semi. Yeah that’s right, Optimus looks like the original, but updated. He was originally blue but Bay said differently. Also, I heard who all the voice actors are, but sadly I cannot say. But you will be proud of the two big Autobot names. Like I said, I can’t share anything else except the obvious. There are 5 main Autobots and 5 main Decepticons and so forth. What I can say is that this will not be like Godzilla or Street Fighter. No, it sadly will not be like Lord of the Rings, but it will however be more like Batman Begins or x-Men. Trust me, you will believe in what we have been doing...

Rattrap"

To read the orginal report click here.