The Energon Pub

Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:55 pm

Michael Bay has told USA Today that Shockwave will be in Transformers 3 and also it will be in 3D as well.

Everyone should check out this article.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/109/1096422p1.html

News Credits: 104 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:10 pm

Front paged and credited.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:14 pm

Really? I though Bay said no to 3d. Is this another one of his fibs? I just hope if it is true they make Shocky look respectable.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:18 pm

Holding my glee until I see what Shocky looks like. Promising though... :KREMZEEK:

Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:19 pm

Hopefully Corey Burton got the job then.

Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:21 pm

Adding Shockwave to the movie is the only logical thing to do. :lol:

But seriously, my favorite Decepticon is going to be in TF3! Now all I need to see is Sixshot and Blitzwing....

News Credits: 10 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:23 pm

FINALLY!

I just hope this really IS Shockwave we'll see and not some generic one eyed villain with no character. Shockwave has some very distinct traits, I hope the writers don't try to reinvent the wheel like they did with Jetfire.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:28 pm

very excited & happy about Shockwave!!!! (so far) Hope he doesn't get butchered.

Not happy about 3D. Really not happy, it will more than most likely be post-converted & will look like s&*t (think Clash of the Titans). They've already started filming now & I doubt they're using the Fusion Camera system that Cameron used for Avatar. If TF3 were actually filmed in 3D, then I'd be excited, but as of now, I think they'll go cheap & post-convert it. Just an attempt at a cash grab. F that. I'll see it in Imax, but not feelin the 3D esp. if it's post-converted.

News Credits: 7 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:33 pm

Finally, we'll get a movie-style toy of Shockwave.

I REALLY hope this isn't a lie...

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:45 pm

Lastjustice wrote:Hopefully Corey Burton got the job then.

Man, I hope so too. I was disappointed by Frank Welker's "un-digitized" voice in ROTF, but there's NO reason why they can't duplicate Corey's Shockwave in TF3.

Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:46 pm

I really don't care about the 3D part. However Shockwave is cool.

Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:49 pm

Wow. Just Wow. I love Shockwave. I wonder if he's gonna be like his first movie game counterpart. I doubt it, though. But I'm happy nonetheless. Hopefully this is true.

News Credits: 668 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:53 pm

I'm none too pleased with this story.

1.) It's the end of the movie series, apparently. (Where does that leave us after 2011?)

2.) It had better be in 2-D as well as 3-D because I won't go watch it in 3-D, no thank you.

3.) The first movie was lackluster, the second one was good, but I don't want it to be the highpoint of the trilogy.

I like that Shockwave's going to be the villain, but seriously? None of the rest of the news sounds good.

I do worry about what the future holds in terms of TFs. Once the movies aren't there to bring in an audience, I wonder what Hasbro will do.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:57 pm

1 - I don't trust a word of of Bay's mouth.

2- Shockwave was in the first movie game, at least in the ps2 version. I hope they don't just copy that form.

News Credits: 104 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:06 pm

Autobot032 wrote:I do worry about what the future holds in terms of TFs. Once the movies aren't there to bring in an audience, I wonder what Hasbro will do.

A reboot of the series with more accurate G1 looking bots..
Hell they seem to like to reboot everything (upcoming Spider Man, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hulk, Captain America {yes, there was a low budget late 80's movie}, etc..) so once Bayformers are done, someone else takes the reigns and gives us some G1 goodness..

Hey, it could happen.. TF has been around this long so it has staying power.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:08 pm

I have the dramatic Chipmunk look on my face. :shock:

News Credits: 32 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:09 pm

Knowing Michael Bay, Shockwave will be voiced by Vegita, again.

Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:11 pm

that's awesome that shockwave's in the movie!
but what about megatron? i mean he's alive and i think they'should make him galvatron!
hmm i have so much in my mind but i'll let it be, let's just hope this movie turns out to be the best out of the 3! :-?

News Credits: 4 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:14 pm

Great that everyone's favorite 1 eyed Decepticon Shockwave is getting his live action movie break. Could this mean Grimlock and crew will make their Prehistoric debut as well.

News Credits: 668 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:22 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:I do worry about what the future holds in terms of TFs. Once the movies aren't there to bring in an audience, I wonder what Hasbro will do.

A reboot of the series with more accurate G1 looking bots..
Hell they seem to like to reboot everything (upcoming Spider Man, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hulk, Captain America {yes, there was a low budget late 80's movie}, etc..) so once Bayformers are done, someone else takes the reigns and gives us some G1 goodness..

Hey, it could happen.. TF has been around this long so it has staying power.

Oh, I'm certain we're destined for a reboot. Problem is, when it's time to do so, will anyone care? The better option is to have an ending that could tie up loose ends, but still leave a door open. That way a new director could step in and continue the story. Keep the same bots, add new ones, and change the humans.

And I saw the '80s Captain America. It was terrible. lol Ned Beatty was the only highlight of that film.

I'm not sure I want a straight G1 revival in the movies. I actually do like the universe the Bay movies have made, but I would like the heart and sweetness of G1 in the movies.

Optimus was a hero, Bumblebee was the plucky little hero who fought against impossible odds, etc.

This set of movies was more realistic, the world's response would be as Bay has shown us, but I kinda want fantasy.

I want the fantastical. That's what makes TFs tick.

News Credits: 10 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:23 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:I do worry about what the future holds in terms of TFs. Once the movies aren't there to bring in an audience, I wonder what Hasbro will do.

A reboot of the series with more accurate G1 looking bots..
Hell they seem to like to reboot everything (upcoming Spider Man, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hulk, Captain America {yes, there was a low budget late 80's movie}, etc..) so once Bayformers are done, someone else takes the reigns and gives us some G1 goodness..

Hey, it could happen.. TF has been around this long so it has staying power.

Pretty much what I've been hoping for.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:32 pm

Corey Burton for Shockwave! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 37 · Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:39 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:I do worry about what the future holds in terms of TFs. Once the movies aren't there to bring in an audience, I wonder what Hasbro will do.

A reboot of the series with more accurate G1 looking bots..
Hell they seem to like to reboot everything (upcoming Spider Man, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Hulk, Captain America {yes, there was a low budget late 80's movie}, etc..) so once Bayformers are done, someone else takes the reigns and gives us some G1 goodness..

Hey, it could happen.. TF has been around this long so it has staying power.

I dont want no damn G1 movie! LOL! It would just be the same things from G1 in movie form, nothing will be exciting and we'd know how everything ends. Besides, the G1 vehicle forms dont really exist now adays and since these movies are probobly going to be around for another 10 years those cars will be no more. And I dont think transforming robots would look that blocky in the real world, they have to have car parts haning off of them like an engine or somthing thats covered by a car piece.

Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:01 pm

Autobot032 wrote:3.) The first movie was lackluster, the second one was good, but I don't want it to be the highpoint of the trilogy.

Seriously? You found the first movie to be lackluster compared to the second? You have it SO backwards. The second was complete rubbish, utterly devoid of plot and sense.

More on-topic though, if precedence is any indicator, we'll just see a character with the name of Shockwave that shares some basic traits. I'm thinking one eye, transforms into something that can shoot. Will it be purple? Definitely not. Will it be the cold, calculating, logical robot we all know and love? Similarly not. Just like all of Bay's other decepticons, "Shockwave" here will be a bland killing machine.

I call this the "Sideswipe Effect."
Step 1: Apply name to a character to please the fans.
Step 2: Make sure to include some basic superficial similarities between original and new namesakes (Sideswipe was a sports car, Jazz had a visor)
Step 3: Either completely disregard established character traits, or make sure the character has only three seconds of screen time so that the character traits can't be revealed.

Honestly, I would much prefer a movie full of Jolt-like characters. Completely new characters that may or may not reuse names from extremely minor third- and fourth-tier robots from Energon or Machine wars, and have completely new looks and personalities. I want to be able to connect to completely new characters, not be disappointed when the new version of the character doesn't match up to the old one.