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Transformers 3, Date Confirmed!

Transformers News: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed!

Monday, March 16th, 2009 8:30PM CDT

Category: Movie News
Posted by: Nekoman   Views: 19,880

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It would seem Paramount and DreamWorks have secured the release date for Transformers 3, which according to Variety is July 1st, of 2011! This would be a safe move on their part, to merely secure the date for it’s theatrical release. Director Michael Bay among others have yet to sign for the possible movie, but that could change at any given time. To read the entire article, click here.
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Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899175)
Posted by Emperor Primacron the 1st on March 16th, 2009 @ 8:35pm CDT
Joey_Macaroni wrote:You beat me to it! Damn pub keeping me from the interweb! :P
I dunno what to think about them setting a date already, I know it was always gonna happen but how about they let us see the second one first before they start talking about the third one!


I think it's similer to the Lord of the Rings films, the scripts and character designs are probably being made as we speak. If this second one goes as well as the first one did, I am sure Mister Bay is going to be doing the next one just as well. :)
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899179)
Posted by Rodimus2006 on March 16th, 2009 @ 8:41pm CDT
The date fits with Mr. Bay saying he is taking a year off once Revenge was finished.

Actually that would be 2 years my bad

TF 1 - 2007

TF 2 - 2009

TF 3 - 2011

A 2 year gap between each films.

Noted: Most trilogies usually have a 2 year gap in between them such as the Matrix Fims and other trilogies so it isnt that big of news.

I knew TF 3 was going to be made cause Bay himself stated that this will be a Trilogy

The only question remains will the original crew and Mr. Bay himself return to direct the epic conclusion of the trilogy.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899181)
Posted by First-Aid on March 16th, 2009 @ 8:46pm CDT
So...Transformers 4 in 2013?
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899184)
Posted by Archanubis on March 16th, 2009 @ 8:49pm CDT
So... what happens if ROTF bombs at the movie theaters?
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899188)
Posted by TRANS+CRAZY on March 16th, 2009 @ 8:57pm CDT
First-Aid wrote:So...Transformers 4 in 2013?


Uh, I don't think they said anything about doing #4. It's mostly going to be a trilogy.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899192)
Posted by Zeds on March 16th, 2009 @ 9:17pm CDT
Great news. I will have a TF fix into my 40s! AWESOME!
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899194)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on March 16th, 2009 @ 9:19pm CDT
I think TF 3 is a no-brainer. Considering that the original pulled in over $700 million worldwide, even if TF 2 does half as well worldwide, that's still $350 million.

Generally sequels of this nature have an even stronger box office than the original because more people have become familiar with the franchise through enjoying the 1st movie in the theater or on video. TF 3 is a pretty safe bet for anyone involved.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899200)
Posted by Autobot Ignition on March 16th, 2009 @ 9:28pm CDT
Oh yeah!
Sorry... Got carried away 8)
Everyone else was asleep, and I think I just woke them all :grin:
I think we all knew there would be a third. It's just great that it's officially been announced.
I'm certain Michael Bay will do it. He did say he could 'see himself doing a third'.
First-Aid wrote:So...Transformers 4 in 2013?

We can hope :P I think there's a very good chance there will be fourth at some point, though they may leave a longer gap before a fourth.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899214)
Posted by dabattousai on March 16th, 2009 @ 10:05pm CDT
Archanubis wrote:So... what happens if ROTF bombs at the movie theaters?


The world ends 2012, the Mayans have said so o.o

So we will never see TF4 in 2013!!!!! :P :P
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899218)
Posted by harvester on March 16th, 2009 @ 10:09pm CDT
I thought I heard somewhere, when they made the first, something like... "Why only do 3?" leaving the idea that why limit to just 3 movies and just leave it open and not call it a "trilogy". Did that change?
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899226)
Posted by Serpent O - R on March 16th, 2009 @ 10:21pm CDT
Rodimus2006 wrote:The date fits with Mr. Bay saying he is taking a year off once Revenge was finished.
...
Noted: Most trilogies usually have a 2 year gap in between them such as the Matrix Fims and other trilogies so it isnt that big of news.


What I think Bay meant by taking a year off after ROTF was that when post is completed about a month before release, He's not going to be involved in any projects for 12 calendar months before picking up another job.

[Umm, sorry bout this, but I nit-pick.]

Your 'noted' example... Movie 2 was like 4 years after the first, then movie 3 was 6 months later...

In Fact, most Sequels adhere to the 'milk it while we can' philosophy, such as; Saw, Scary Movie and Futurama [which I liked, but that doesn't make it less true].

Occasionally we get the 'shit, we need money' Sequel whenever a studio is heading for the red, such as; Crystal Skull, Terminator 3 and The Clone Wars [again, I liked that one... well, at least as a pilot episode].

Before I get any further off-topic, I'll say this. A good movie comes out when it is finished, not when it is scheduled to release...

...Which Bay doesn't understand. Want proof? "Shoot for the Edit"
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899232)
Posted by ashe5k on March 16th, 2009 @ 10:33pm CDT
I thought Bay was taking a year off. That mean they're lining up another director?
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899305)
Posted by Stormrider on March 17th, 2009 @ 7:12am CDT
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899337)
Posted by Ultra Magnus on March 17th, 2009 @ 10:06am CDT
:-?

Curiouser and curiouser...

:-? :???:
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899366)
Posted by Keeperofthespark on March 17th, 2009 @ 11:53am CDT
The world's not going to end in 2012, there is no record of the mayans syaing it would end, wnat to know how I made this discovery look no futhrer than dailycommonsense.com and universetoday.com. That being said, I think we may see a TF 4 in the future.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899387)
Posted by cybercat on March 17th, 2009 @ 1:11pm CDT
Keeperofthespark wrote:The world's not going to end in 2012, there is no record of the mayans syaing it would end, wnat to know how I made this discovery look no futhrer than dailycommonsense.com and universetoday.com. That being said, I think we may see a TF 4 in the future.



But, but, but...what will become of all of these New Agey authors who are raking in wads of cash by throwing the words "2012" "Mayan" and "prophecy" into their book titles?! HAVE YOU NO PITY, MAN!?!

I smell a bailout coming.

Frankly, I'd rather wait the extra year to have a quality movie. After the Summer of Three (Spiderman 3, Pirates 3, etc) I am pretty much done, and more than a little suspicious of bandwagoning sequels for cash. The storytelling suffers, to say the least.

That being said, one can wait *too* long. Look at Indiana Jones.

HK, and the Crystal Skull reference brings us right back to *mayans*. Tidy.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899406)
Posted by harvester on March 17th, 2009 @ 2:07pm CDT
hellkitty wrote: Frankly, I'd rather wait the extra year to have a quality movie. After the Summer of Three (Spiderman 3, Pirates 3, etc) I am pretty much done, and more than a little suspicious of bandwagoning sequels for cash. The storytelling suffers, to say the least.

That being said, one can wait *too* long. Look at Indiana Jones.

HK, and the Crystal Skull reference brings us right back to *mayans*. Tidy.



I agree [and nicely done ;) ], I can't remember too many 3rd movies that were good. IJ & The Last Crusade was a good third movie, Crystal Skulls seems like that's the third [actually it kind of is, Temple of Doom was a prequel =P ]. Anyway BOT; If they stick with what I heard a long time ago and not restrict this as a trilogy and just make movies as the story makes sense, then it has a chance to be good, but if they are forcing a trilogy it will definitely suffer in my opinion.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899416)
Posted by T-Macksimus on March 17th, 2009 @ 2:33pm CDT
Some cast members signed on for a 3 movie deal (Shia, Megan, Peter, the core people) so the time table for the first 3 movies is fairly structured. Whether or not there is a fourth will probably depend on the actors willingness to continue and the studios willingness to pursue it further and if so, will Bay still be at the helm.
I think after the first 3 there should be a little bit of a break so that the studios/powers that be can carefully evaluate their next step so that this franchise doesn't turn into another Rocky series where nobody gives a crap bye the time we hit #5 or 8.

I, for one, don't want to hit the theater in my later years and drop down 20 some odd bucks to go see Transformers: Assault of the Power Scooters. Seeing Grandmas under-powered, 3 wheeled "ATV" with a familiar red w/blue flames deco chasing a familiar looking silvery 4 wheeled scourge of the universe down the halls of the nursing home is not going to break any box office records...

...actually, it just might! Now that I think about it, if they do it right that would be funny as hell!
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899433)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on March 17th, 2009 @ 2:53pm CDT
Its never going to end is it? Well the world ends in 2012 so guess that'll stop it.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899469)
Posted by T-Macksimus on March 17th, 2009 @ 4:04pm CDT
Did anyone really take a good like at how the thread title is worded?
I mean, really think on this one?

Seriously, Giant F***** Robots can get a date just like that and I'm s.o.l. on a friday night? What's up with that? Does Optimus have a profile on Match.com or what?

Sometimes the shortest headings are not always the best. You never know how some nut-job is going to interpet it. Still, I wish the big guys the best of luck. Dating is a pain in this day and age. :P

...and I'm really hoping it's corrected to 2012 and not still set for 2011. Switching captains in mid-stream will likely screw up the works.
Bay started it, let him run the course with it.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899563)
Posted by Keeperofthespark on March 17th, 2009 @ 8:43pm CDT
I have no sympathy for those aithors writing those books, all they're doing is stuffing fear down everybody's throats and thus making more panic for nothing much. I gaurantee by the time TF 3 comes out that year we'll begin to hear more on 2016, or 2014, or 2020, or 2036, or, sigh, you get the picture, it just doesn't it end. One thing I should note that if something does hgappen in 2012 change will happen for the better, we will enter the next cycle of man-the power of love, right now we're in the love of power, and I can really see that.
Re: Transformers 3, Date Confirmed! (899794)
Posted by Jar Axel on March 18th, 2009 @ 12:50pm CDT
Funny thing about that Myan prediction; they never said the world will end they said our world will end and a new one will take it's place. Whether or not we will still be here is up for debate.

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