Transformers on the GM Catwalk

Front paged and credited!

I invented that phrase, you know.

Goes to show how much Bay knows about TF's if he immediately felt the Camaro was a perfect fit for Bumblebee. That makes for one of the most inappropriate choices of characterization for me.

GM are mere months away from becoming fithly stinking rich and they know it.

"The first time I saw the new Camaro, while touring the GM Design Center, I knew immediately that it would be the perfect 'Bumblebee,'" said Michael Bay, the film's Director. He continued, "It's got beautiful lines and a classic, timeless look. There were no other cars that came even close."

Did he mean no other car came close at GM?

Nothing realy new in all that.

As for Bays comment about the classic Camaro being perfect for BB with nothing coming close, well, not to nitpick, but the Trans-Am for that year was the same thing with a pointer front.

Sorry, had to say it.

However, my first car was a beat up old Camaro that looked just like BumbleBee, I'm gonna have to paint him white.

Psychout wrote:GM are mere months away from becoming fithly stinking rich and they know it.

Oh yeah Don't forget Ford's got its own stake in this too since Barricade is a Mustang cop car. But they are not going to be getting as much from this as GM is.

Hey, I think it would be really nice to have Autobot Track added in the live-action Transformers movie as a dark blue, 2008 Corvette Z06....and like the old G1 Transformers cartoon, Track's car mode can fly in the air and kick ugly movie Starscream in the butt lol!! If Autobot Track is not in the 1st movie, I'm hoping we will see him in the 2nd Transformers live-action movie with Autobot Hound as a Jeep Wrangler....that would be sooo cool....more cool if Michael Bay and his team decided to add the Stunticons in the 2nd or 3rd live-action movie of the Transformers. Hey, we Transfans can only hope for the best....right??? I think I'm wetting myself here....g2g lol

Transformers fan 4ever,
Transfan_in_Houston :BOT2:

"GM will roll out a fully integrated marketing and promotional effort around the film in the near future, including a major Chevrolet promotion, according to Jackson."

Win Bumblebee! I can see it now, having a prize of one of the 4 cars that star in the movie.. maybe 4 grand prize winners and each get to pick one.

Grimshock wrote:Goes to show how much Bay knows about TF's if he immediately felt the Camaro was a perfect fit for Bumblebee. That makes for one of the most inappropriate choices of characterization for me.

Would a Cobalt have been better?

Liege Evilmus wrote:Nothing realy new in all that.

As for Bays comment about the classic Camaro being perfect for BB with nothing coming close, well, not to nitpick, but the Trans-Am for that year was the same thing with a pointer front.

Sorry, had to say it.

However, my first car was a beat up old Camaro that looked just like BumbleBee, I'm gonna have to paint him white.

Actually, it says he spotted the classic lines of the new Camaro, of which there aren't any plans for a Firebird/Trans Am version.

Awww, I posted this before and got no credit

Anyhow, Im pretty sure that line about the Camaro is Bay doing some solid marketing.

As far as promotions, I think theres rumors of being able to get the movie edition camaro in yellow/black with the autobot symbols from the factory.

*sigh*

What Michael Bay means is that for the character the writers had scripted for Bumblebee's role, the Camaro was the perfect fit. He was not saying, "OMG that Camaro looks just like a VW bug!"