Transformers live action movie!

[the_Web_Slinger]

geek?! I am not a geek, I'm a fanboy!

[corfy]

Sorry, I stand corrected.

[spida]

5 things we didn't know about Transformers? Pshaw.......give us something hard! LOL!

[chernabog_ca]

Actually AskMen is wrong on number 2. They state that Bumblebee is going to morph into a VW Beetle which is not the case. He's going to be the new Camaro concept.

[jmcc]

Yes, chernabog_ca, it is true. More info and images here.

(source: michiganclassics.com)

[corfy]

The TransformersTheMovie website (http://www.transformersmovie.com) is reporting that Peter Cullen will be doing the voice of Optimus Prime.



Transform and roll out!

[Granite]

Edit: Source: Yahoo! live webcast with main screenwriters for film

This is what I got:

Optimus Prime
Bumblebee (confirmed to be a camero!)
Jazz
Ratchet
Ironhide

Megatron (original dynamic with "starscream" included)
Starscream
Bonecrusher
Brawl
Barricde
Scorpinoc
Frenzy

Funny thing also: "Cool Women" and "Hot Guys", ergo -- great for all audiences!

Other Notes:
--Intentional for Decepticons to outnumber Autobots
--All characters were intentional choices -- not just that they are "cool"
--Voice casting still in flux, however Peter Cullen was once again confirmed as Optimus
--Contest: Look for a contest soon to find a line written by a fan for Optimus Prime to say. Maybe will start in a few weeks.

[Jake]

Confirmed: Megatron has balls of steel!



lmao

damn it, why didn't I think of making a movie where your super CGI robots could just be regular cars driving on the street.

[TigerClaw]

Check out some of these new leaked pictures.

Optimus Prime



Bumbobee



Ironhide, Bumbobee, Optimus Prime and Ratchet



This might be Megatron incased in some ice.

[Jake]

I don't like Optimus, I like the classic one much better,

BTW, these aren't from the movie but sure look kickass...




from:
http://www.3dblasphemy.com/OPTIMUS/OPTIMUS.html

[farmboybob]

Rumor is that this is Optimus...



The site on the pic won't load for me, so I don't have any legit sources to go with it.

[jmcc]

From jalopnik.com:

Optimus Prime:

(another source indicated by jalopnik.com)

And Ironhide:





Ratchet reflected on Optimus Prime:



My first reaction was like Jake. I love the original G1 TV series, but I believe the robot modes of this movie look very fine. It was a surprise for me the first time I saw this images. What I don't like is that, apparently, all vehicles in the movie will be American made. No place for the original VW Beetle, Porsches or Lamborghinis we loved when we were children.

G1 Ironhide transformation:

(source)

Cliffjumper and Ratchet:

(source)

[Jake]

They're ok, I like the originals better though. I guess we'll see how it works out.

BTW Ironhide and Optimus are the two most common cars in Texas...

:-)

[Gaumont]

so why are these alien robots (who looks like earth cars) coming to earth and fight?

[Jake]

************MAJOR SPOILERS (though you probably know them anyway)****************










Crash course in Transformers:

Cybertron is a planet engulfed in war and an energy crisis (or rather something like a food shortage since they're machines) and Optimus gathers a bunch of these guys and goes looking for fuel in a spaceship called the Ark (one smart spaceship). Midflight they (Autobots) are attacked by the opposite faction (Decepticons) and end up crashing on Earth.

The Ark sends out probes to see what the robots can change into to blend in and survive. The probes encounter trucks, sedans, and other things. Thus the robots are given the morhping configurations of these machines.

Both factions fight on Earth because they're very elite groups so they figure if either kills the other leader then they can go back to Cybetron and claim victory.

That's sort of it in a nutshell.