And Steven Spielberg is gonna make it!
:eek:
And Steven Spielberg is gonna make it!
:eek:
That press release calls for a Summer 2006 release date. I don’t see that as a possibility.
It’s still in the works. I can’t remember where, but I recently read an update that had it pegged for Summer 2007. Oh, and Michael Bay’s directing. God help us.
I hadn’t heard about Spielburg.
At BotCon 2005, they rolled out ( ) a full-sized Semi, tricked out like Optimus, to promoted the film.
So, does Megatron turn into a walkie-talkie now?
It’s being made by Dreamworks so Sir Stephen’s name is on it but that is no indication as to how much involvement he will have.
Set for release in 2007 and directed by Michael Bay.
IIRC, Megatron transforms into a tank instead of an automatic pistol.
Optimus Prime is still a red 18-wheeler, though.
Apparently he’s really excited about this movie, and will involve himself as much as he can.
He does that sometimes with his Executive Producer role - sometimes he does almost nothing, other times he involves himself a lot, depending on available time and personal enthusiasm.
The original is still a favourite of mine (Orson Welles’ last role, don’t you know).
Threadjack- Bosda, where’s that quote in your sigline from? Had me cracking up this morning.
From the online comic Girl Genius, by Phil Foglio.
For some unfathomable reason, the Mods have asked me not to link to it, so I’ll have to suggest Googling for it.
Free access, & all archives open. It’s quite good, & by the same guy who did What’s New in Dragon Magazine.
Actually, I believe the semi was at Comic-Con San Diego. BotCon had this giant Optimus Prime statue instead.
Haven’t heard too much about the movie yet, but I believe it’s slated to start filming in Canada this month. I’ve seen a short clip of a car transforming that’s alleged to be test footage…
BTW, ArrMatey. If you enjoy it, drop me a line.
Will this movie include a storyline where the Autobots help some guys in their 30s travel back in time 20 years so they can not open up all of their Transformer toys? If only my preteen age self had more self control - I’d have thousands of dollars worth of sealed toys today!
If it looks anything like THIS!!! (click on see the tv ad)
I’d definately go see it.
Noticed you signature too. I love Girl Genius! Why on earth couldn’t you link to it? It’s not XXXenophile! (Though I love that too.)
Slightly more on topic–
I rented Transformers: The Movie as a tyke, when it came out on video, and was so taumatized by the robot massacre at the beginning, that I couldn’t finish watching it. I was totally lost by the subsequent cartoons. I’ve been meaning to finish seeing it ever sinc, just so I can finally make sense of all those hours I spent after school trying to figure out what the hell the Qunitessons were. Time to update my Netflix queue, I guess!
Yeah, that’s it. It’s been dismissed as a fake, but I think it’s too detailed to be a fake. Wouldn’t surprise me to know it was a genuine test shot for initial concept testing…