The Transformers Live Action Movie!!

[I_Legend]

TRANSFORMERS MOVIE GETS RELEASE DATE
Comics Continuum: Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The live-action Transformers movie has been set to open nationwide on July 4, 2007 it was jointly announced on Wednesday by DreamWorks Pictures, Hasbro and Paramount Pictures.

The feature will be directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay being written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Steven Spielberg is executive producing the film, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto and Don Murphy serving as co-executive producers.

In making the announcement, DreamWorks head of distribution Jim Tharp stated, "Under the direction of Michael Bay, and with Steven Spielberg executive producing, we know that Transformers is going to be the kind of explosive action movie that is perfect for the height of the summer movie season. By staking our claim on the 4th of July, 2007, we ensure that we not only have the time to make this movie the way it should be made, but also to build excitement and awareness leading up to its release."

"Fans around the world have wanted a Transformers live-action movie for a long time and we are thrilled to work with DreamWorks and Paramount to bring this legendary saga to life on the big screen," said Brian Goldner, President of Hasbro's U.S. Toy segment. "With some of the entertainment industry's best talent on board for this film, fans will experience Transformers in a way that is incredibly powerful."

DreamWorks will distribute the film domestically, while Paramount will handle the international release. Hasbro will work with the production team and DreamWorks on all aspects of the film's creative development, marketing and promotions, and will manage merchandising in conjunction with the release of the film.

This week, DreamWorks is making its presence at Comic-Con International in San Diego known in a big way, with a huge 18-wheeler truck sporting the Transformers logo dominating the area near the DreamWorks booth.

 

[Ragna "D" BloodEdge]

PLEASE let Peter Cullen and Frank Welker be on board as Optimus and Megatron...

 

[Hariken]

I heard Cullen is a go. There's a couple of pics floating around too. A Tractor trailer that bears a striking resemblence to a certain Autobot leader.

 

[scikaiju]

Think I saw that pic, but the one I saw had a black tarp covering it. But it would be cool to hear the orginl voice actors for Prime and Megatron.

 

[Ishn]

I just don't see how doing a Live Action Transformers is feasable, and how it will be good, and I have little faith in the people who run Transformers since the series' have kept going downhill since Beast Wars was over.

Here's hoping, though!

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

NO MORE..."YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!'


...other annoying quotes include..."So says..........The Leader" and "Never Give Up!!!" *TRIPLE SHAKING FIST OF ANGER* :shakefist :shakefist :shakefist

 

[Mega Ranger]

I just don't see how doing a Live Action Transformers is feasable, and how it will be good, and I have little faith in the people who run Transformers since the series' have kept going downhill since Beast Wars was over.

Here's hoping, though!

Yeah that would be the....Japanese. This is an american made film.

Cullen and Welker arn't confirmed in any way/shap/form yet, but Everyone on the films production team knows we want them.

As for the 2007 release date..GRRR, that movie was set for Nov. 2006, but the entire script team jumped ship for MI:3 so they've come to a halt in production.

HJU......Officially hating Mission Impossible 3 !!!!!

 

[SaikoDragon]

heres what I dont get. I've been following the news and the writers often mention that they watch the show, have the toys, check out the comics. And that their main goal is to present this movie as believable and flesh out a story for the characters. Basically, they say this:

We're in the middle of writing it. There's nothing that came before it, it's a movie that's based on a toy line, so the trick with that movie was again figuring out, 'Okay, what's the character story here, because the action scenes are a given, so what is this story really going to be about?'

That's what I dont get. What the hell are they trying to figure out? The story is RIGHT THERE. If they dont know the story all they fucking have to do is watch the first three episodes of Transformers! There you go!

I cant wait for this movie but I have a feeling that it's going to bomb and become out of focus. That its going to get poulluted with "good ideas on paper" but its more so going to just be a human story with the Giant Robots on the side. And I hate that. The story is about the fucking Robots. Dont focus on the stupid fleshy humans who think that they can help apparently fight giant fucking robots.

But Im hoping Im surprised. There are a lot of great names featured here. Dreamworks, Spielburg. So I mean, there's hope. But I dont know. I get that Vibe that they dont care about fans that much and they just say they do to make us happy.

Here's the word on autobots:

"Right now, we're thinking there will be five Autobots and five Decepticons," says Kurtzman. "But you know the ones everybody knows like Optimus Prime and Megatron and Starscream and Soundwave and Bumblebee. Arcee is gonna be in it."

There's rumors going around that Megatron is not going to transform into a handgun but instead, trasnform into a Tank. Also, it was rumored that Hasbro strongly supported and requested "Mass Shifting". Meaning if Soundwave were to still transform into a Tape Player then he would mass shift into the normal size of one just like in the cartoon.

This is all old crap though. So anywho. I, too, am hoping for the original TF cartoon voices (sorry, not that big of a fan to be remembering names. I love the cartoon and the toys, hate the anime, but just dont know any names.) of Optimus and Megatron. I really hope they return to do the voices. They ARE Optimus and Megatron. Always have been with me. I really love Soundwaves voice too so hopefully they stick to something similar for the movie as well.

Any guesses on the remaining two Decepticons they might go for? I was hoping for a Thundercracker and SkyWarp appearance, I doubt it now though. I hate the fact that they put in Arcee. *rolls eyes* Shes a kewl character but I swear to god if they put in one stupid ass line like in Lord of the Rings "Im not a man, Im a woman" some of those writers are just going to have to die. Im sorry. They will have to.

About Autobots, Im hoping Prowl makes it in there. Ironhide or Mirage would be nice too. Decepticons Im not sure. Shockwave being in there would be bad ass but I doubt that one. Too similar to Megatron in transformation. Im thinking they might stick with militaristic type Decepticons.

*imagines a realistic dog fight appearance of Starscream and SkyWarp and squees* Cmon, how kewl would that be. Some pilot in the sky, reporting two unidentified jets tailing him. One teleports, the other transforms and fires.

This movie has so much Geek luving SciFi potential. please dont suck please dont suck :shakefist

Edit: I thought of something kewl. The movie is scheduled for 2007 right? How kick ass would that be if it was out during the Power Rangers convention! o_o We could all go see it as a mass of geeks with things in common!

 

[Space Sheriff Gavan]

The movie has been put on hold . The writers left to do Mission Impossible 3 EDIT: Damn you mega! Beaten like a kid at an orphanage!

...And come on! Michael "Every f**kin' thing needs to 'splode! See that ****? That **** needs to muthafu***n' explode!" Bay is directing it!

Personally, I'm not holding my breath. And I'm a TF fan

 

[UltraMatt]

As a mad Transformer fan, don't be surprised if you get pics of me at the night it comes out here in the best cinema I can find, with a Decepticon logo tatoo on my left bicep, and Autobot tatoo on my right bicep as well as wearing a Transformers t-shirt. I'll be waiting to hear the classic "Autobots, Transform and roll out!" They gotta have Ravage and Lazerbeak for the Decepticons. Not to mention Rumble. I've got my fingers crossed for a DinoBot and Devastator appearance!