ENI has posted the first image of the re-issue of the DVD of Transformers. Under the promotion title of "Transformers Bring Home a Hero Promo", the one disc sets will come with either an Optimus Prime or Megatron face mask. The two discs will also be re-released with a transforming Megatron package. Finally, on the same date will be the Blu-Ray edition of the movie. The sets will be released on September 2, 2008.Transformers Bring Home A Hero Optimus DVD
ENI has posted the first image of the re-issue of the DVD of Transformers. Under the promotion title of "Transformers Bring Home a Hero Promo", the one disc sets will come with either an Optimus Prime or Megatron face mask. The two discs will also be re-released with a transforming Megatron package. Finally, on the same date will be the Blu-Ray edition of the movie. The sets will be released on September 2, 2008.TF2 Teaser Poster?
Seibertron.com found the poster to the left that could be a teaser poster for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Where the picture came from, where the poster was found, and really anything that could help in validating it is not available. Also the tiny size is all that is available so trying to figure out details is difficult. Basically there is a whole lot of nothing for something that is supposed to be the real deal. I figure its fake because if its not that is not going to do a whole lot to get people excited for the sequel. Thanks to Russell for the heads-up.Fox: No Brunettes Allowed
According to Star Magazine, apparently the reason that nothing but blondes has been cast in the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is because of an edict from Megan Fox:Megan is definitely the star of the sequel, and she wants to keep it that way. It’s fine with her if there are hot blondes in the film, but she’s made it clear that she doesn’t want any brunettes.I don't know if its true but considering the things you hear Hollywood starlets in general demand and rumors of Megan's ego I have to say it sounds plausible.
The picture (one of the best ones I have seen of her) and info from TOB. Thanks to Russell for the link.
Transformers 2 Is Voight-less
In an interview with Collider.com, Jon Voight said he will NOT be in Transformers 2, contradicting a statement that he would be from Tyrese. I guess at that point Tyrese thought he was still going to be in it but that changed as since then Voight accepted the role of the villain for season 7 of 24 which will occupy an unknown amount of his time. This begs the question of who his "replacement" will be for the purpose of access to military assets.The interview was conducted after the 2008 Saturn Awards where Transformers won Best Special Effects. The video interview is here. Thanks to Russell for the link and post title.
The highlights:
- "I am not in Transformers 2."
- Started 24 work that day, joined the show because fan of the show and Kiefer Sutherland.
- Knocked out by the finished work on Transformers and not surprised by its success.
- Impressed by the CGI, "fantastic, just fantastic."
- Praised Michael Bay for his work, "attention to detail...impressive imagination, a great sense of humor. He's got enormous personality on the set. It gets great results, gets everyone going..."
Trailbreaker Fan Made Concept Art
From Jolin and Jester, the team that brought you the Jetfire concept art, comes the below Transfan made concept art of Trailbreaker. His vehicle mode is a Chevy Tahoe Offroad Edition. Whether or not Trailbreaker is going to be in TF2 is unknown but this piece of work makes a good argument for his inclusion.
SAG Strike Threat Grows
LA Times is reporting that the strike threat has Hollywood on edge as the countdown continues to June 30th when all SAG actors are likely to strike as talks between SAG leadership and the studios have failed to reach an agreement.The talks have become so continuous that the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) broke away from SAG after more then 25 years of co-representation and where able to reach an agreement modeled after those reached with the Director's Guild of America (DGA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA). SAG has refused a similar agreement citing it not going far enough to meet their demands.
This disagreement with handling of this issue extends beyond the AFTRA to include the SAG membership itself with many members expressing dissatisfaction with the lack of progress and the hard line that SAG leader Alan Rosenberg has had. The heart of the disagreement is DVD residuals, cut of advertisement fees used within a project, and fees for their images being used online. Essentially they want more then already agreed on with the DGA and WGA and as a result the studios are balking.
The actually strike is not expected to start until after July 8th. In part because of the July the 4th holiday but also because on July 8th, AFTRA's membership is expected to vote in support of the reached contract. If that occurs it could put a major dent in SAG's position. Despite that, 90% of SAG’s membership fuels the TV and movie industry so a strike would bring Hollywood to a near standstill.
SAG has granted waivers to 350 independent films (those made outside the studio system) but major studio projects have not been granted waivers as a result this directly impacts Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which has built-in hiatus to plan for the event. The length of this hiatus is not known and if the strikes goes past the planned schedule that could prevent the movie from meeting its release date.
So to sum, SAG doesn't appear close to an agreement. If a strike occurs it will likely start July 8th or shortly after. Transformers 2 production is already shut down and when they return is unknown. The impact on current and future projects will pretty much be immediate.
Transformers 2 Plot Spoilers
The day after Transformers 2 started its shooting hiatus (confirmed, Bay already at his home in Miami, FL), more plot details have come out about the movie. From The Movie Blog, where I added links to related posts. Thanks to Jeff for the link.It happens that they were in the classroom scene that was being shot yesterday with Rainn Wilson. The shoot was to cover two separate days within the movie, the first day of classes for Sam, and the second day of class.
On the first day of class, Sam goes crazy just before getting to class for some reason. It seems there is some object that he was exposed to that affected him, our guess is the splinter from the cube. Anyways, Rainn Wilson asks the class to turn to the first page of the text book (which, apparently, Rainn Wilson’s character is the professor of the class AND the writer of the Astronomy text book that they are using in class). Wilson’s character’s name is Professor Colon (pronounced: koh - lawn). Everyone except Sam turns to the first page. Sam, instead, read the entire book in 5 seconds by just flipping through it, then starts telling Wilson’s character about what parts of his book are wrong. He also starts talking about how Einstein was wrong. Sam gets up from his seat and goes up to the chalk board and starts writing a lot of weird symbols on the chalk board (probably Cybertronian). Then he starts asking why nobody understands and then he leaves class. On the second day of class, he apparently returns, but acts less crazy.
The reason we suspect that it is an object he touches that makes him crazy is because there was a scene shot earlier where he was on the phone Fox’s character Mikaela, and he was asking her if she had “it” and then told her to make sure she doesn’t touch “it”. Our guess is the “splinter” (left over piece of the Allspark Cube), but it could be something else, of course.
Oh, and the last scene that was filmed on Wednesday evening was of Sam arriving to class while riding the red motorcycle that people have seen in pictures. I don’t think that proves whether or not it is a Transformer or just a motorcycle, but it could be worthwhile information in the future.
Cheeseburger reported a similar story about the plot few days ago. One possibility is that the red motorcycle scene with Shia and Megan filmed on the last day could be one of the last scenes of the movie. A reward to her for job well done during the course of the movie and shows a character progression. Shia is less chaotic (books ordered rather then disorderly), she is driving him around rather then vice versa, the relationship is strong (rather then in trouble from Isabel's Alice), and she has had a change in financial situation. Just an idea to toss around.
