Don Murphy mini Q & A

TFormers.com posted a little Q and A with TF producer Don Murphy.Q: Is the whole Brawl, Devastator, Bonecrusher thing acurate?A: Nothing is set in stone. They're still far off from the final script. Q: What's happening with Soundwave in the movie?A: Soundwave is still in the script but he might be put off until the next movie since currently having him as a CD and not mass-shifting could make it seem really strange for a lot of people. Q: Any info on the soundtrack to the movie?A: That will be probably done in the final cut of the movie...so nothing until then. Q: Will Soundwave's voice be sy

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"It's a wrap."

Don Murphy posted on his board in a thread called "Shoot "Em Up" that "It's a Wrap." Usually this term is used to indicate that shooting is done for the film. It could mean that the human side of the casting is complete for filming in May. Another possibility is that the script is finalized. Time will tell what he meant I guess.

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3 Decepticons Named?

A rumor over at the TF producer Don Murphy's message board is that the names of three Decepticons that will be in the movie.As many have speculated, the Decepticons do in fact outnumber the Autobots in the script.It had me scratching my head when I learned who they are, and what their alt modes are.Brawl--a police car (for a chase scene)Devastator--M1 Abrams tank (and a single bot)Bonecrusher--Mine clearing vehicleIt just seems like a bunch of random names slapped on random alt modes.If they want to use a Decepticon car, I think the names Runamuck or Runabout would be more suitable.The tank s

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"Their War. Our World." - Ton of TF info

Ain't It Cool News.com just posted a description of a sit down meet with Transformer director Michael Bay. All the below is early ideas and designs and therefore subject to change, but it does give some insight on where the movie might be going."... he is going to audition the original voice actors for the Autobots and Decepticons. He said it's no guarantee they'll get cast, but he's going to give them a listen. His main fear is that the actors have aged since the cartoon and that age may be noticeable in their voices." - if 40 years had passed, legit concern but 20, naw no worries."The tagl

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Transformers Cast Announcement

IGN.com has a TF exclusive announcing most of the human side of the cast for Transformers the movie. The actual Transformer voices are still unknown.April 20, 2006 - IGN FilmForce has learned which actors are poised to join the previously announced Shia LaBeof in the cast of the DreamWorks-Paramount live-action feature film version of The Transformers. (LaBeof will star as "Sam," the unlikely teen hero of the movie.) IGN has confirmed through multiple sources that Oscar winner Jon Voight is in talks to reunite with his Pearl Harbor director, Michael Bay, as "Keller." A casting notice online

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New draft in the works

Don Murphy has graced his board with another update. Shia is official and two other roles are closed to be cast. Vegasplaya and Cowboys at Midnight. Nope thats not a type, those are the character names, I assume the two human ones. Kind of groan worthy so I hope that is just temp fun names for the characters.The movie drafts are stilling be worked out but apparently coming out with greater frequency indicating its more about clean up rather then practically starting over. On a film like this though the script and the final product will probably be dramatically different. The strange

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