Transformers

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Activision has released new art to Game Informers announcing a new video game from the company for the Transformers franchise. This game, which is being created by High Moon Studios (Darkwatch, Bourne Conspiracy), is called Transformers: The War for Cybertron, appears to take place in...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has brought good news to Hasbro's bottom line with a licensing and merchandise bringing in $830 million worldwide. By comparison, the worldwide gross of the movie is $833.2 million. It could just be a matter of time before the company hits the number one s...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) From Paramount Digital Entertainment, a limited edition run of 20,000 4GB USB drives in the Autobot logo shape that comes with own unique ID number and a copy of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on it. The price is about 20 pounds and appears to be a UK exclusive, released as part of the pro...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Two more toys are joining the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Human Alliance sub class. One is Barricade with Frenzy and another is Mudflap with Simmons & Chromia which essentially mirrors the Skids with Mikaela & Arcee set. I will wait on Peaugh's reviews before making any fi...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) EarthCam.net has posted a video of a time lapse of the construction of the Final Battle set for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico which I think occurred around June 2008. It gets some of the early filming but not of any of the big explosions and resul...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) The next issue of Transformers (Ongoing) is hitting stores shelves soon (next week I think) and Newsarama as a sneak peak at its covers and first five pages that starts were the last left off (Spoilers!) with Ironhide dead and Optimus Prime turning himself in to the humans after resigning...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Unsolved Mysteries: The Death of Optimus Prime - "Investigation" of the death of the iconic character in Transformers: The Movie using combination of the movie's footage, toy "re-enactments", new voice work and more, all with faithful re-creation of the Unsolved Mysteries style. Tha...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Overall it is an improved version with the same transformation but better, more detailed paint job and a sweet accessory. I am just glad I had not bought the current Leader Prime as will gamble I can get this version at retail in the future. Wish I could say this toy is why but really Hasbro has tr...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) XBox Revenge of the Fallen Avatars Now available on the XBox Live Marketplace is Transformers: ROTF clothing and helmets for your avatars. The helmets (Megatron, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime) cost 240 MS points and the shirts (7 types total) are 80 MS points.

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Anyway, thanks to TFormers, if you are in the market for Transformers, they have a fantastic guide that breaks down all the various deals available nationwide. In general, most of the deals are nothing special; working out to be around 10-20% off retail but hopefully you will find what you...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) From Seibertron.com, below is a clip from the "25 Years of Transformers" extra feature that came with the home video release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on DVD and Blu-ray. The clip was released by Paramount to help promote the release of the movie in the UK on November 30th. Thanks...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) ProCustomizers.com has charity auction going on now for the Make-A-Wish Foundation that gives you a chance to own Autobots that arrived on the Ark when it crashed on Earth in the original Transformers cartoon. The figures are based on Transformers Classic and Animated toys but customize...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Video Game has been nominated in two categories for Spike TV's Video Game Awards for 2009. One is for "Best Performance by a Human Female" for Megan Fox and "Best Performance by a Human Male" for Shia LaBeouf. It seems a lot of the nominations for these c...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) But it turns out, Bay couldn’t care less. Really. “I love her,” the man responsible for the blockbuster franchise told USA TODAY's Andrea Mandell. “It’s just, she’s young. Everyone’s got to give her a break, she only…23? It’s just hard. I’ve traveled around the world with her and she’s just lik...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Thanks to Chris, here is an image of the signed copies of Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Blu-ray by Tyrese Gibson and Michael Bay for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. If you haven't got yours yet, I assume its coming but you will need to check at MichaelBay.com for more de...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) If the goal of IDW was to get the attention of "mainstream media" with their first issue of Transformers, apparently they succeeded with an article from USA Today which discusses the status quo changes to the Transformers comic universe with the death of Ironhide and Optimus Prime quitt...

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Not much on the Transformers news front, but some new comics are in the works. This week brings us Transformers #1 ongoing issue and next week will bring Tales of the Fallen #4. In addition, there is a sneak peak at the covers for February Transformers issue.

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) A new gallery of the upcoming repaints of the two faction leaders. The color scheme of gray and black looks pretty good on Megatron, something the movie version might benefit from since he has been essentially neutered by repeated Optimus beat downs in the sequel.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Takara Voyager Optimus Prime Repaint A new repaint of Prime in Japan minus the Chinese characters and darker G1ish colors and Autobot logo on the side. Not sure if this is going to be released outside of Japan but wouldn't surprise me if it does.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Time for another list of links to various galleries of new Revenge of the Fallen toys (mostly repaints) and the like. RPM Megatron Another RPM figure, this time Battle Charger Megatron. This one has a little upper body figure of Megatron pop out of the turret section.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Toys R Us Exclusive: none Two-Disc Blu-ray: $22.99 Two-Disc DVD: unknown One-Disc DVD: $15.99 Side note, Tuesday is also the wide release of the Matrix of Leadership Box Set for the entire Generation One series of Transformers that started it all.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) The most recent update is the ability to send a (pre-recorded) call from Optimus Prime or Starscream to a friend. According to TFormers, the Optimus message is a warning about a Decepticon invasion and contact from Starscream. The image to the left shows what information you will be asked t...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) From Toys R Us Japan, a look at official photos of various new toys (most repaints but not all) that are coming out for the Revenge of the Fallen toys under the NEST tag. New review from Paugh of the scout class car repainted as a homage to the Generation One Stunticon of the same name.

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Of the group, probably Ironhide is the best because for once Hasbro offers more than just a new paint job. The new toy comes with new gear in the form of a rifle, knife, crossbow, and more. Below is a video review of the toy and click here to view a gallery.

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By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Future Shop (in Canada) or FYE (in the US) has now updated with images of the Blu-ray Steelcase for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen that is exclusive to the store and what you will get if you pre-order the movie from them. To my knowledge the movie is also coming out in a DVD Steelcase that w...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Transformers director Michael Bay has responded on MB.com to the recent letter from two crewmembers (which the site has removed) and Megan Fox's like Hitler statement. In short he doesn't approve of either and wants to continue to work with Fox on Transformers 3.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) But ‘Fame’ is fleeting. We, being behind the scenes, seen em’ come and go. Hopefully Michael will have Megatron squish her character in the first ten minutes of Transformers 3. We can tell you that will make the crew happy! Loyal Transformers Crew

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) More. That is the best one word description of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It has more Transformers, more explosions, more minutes, more humor, more characters but all this more comes at the expense of a cohesive story and any attempt at character arcs.

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) Probably to the surprise of no one, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is getting trashed by critics judging by the summaries and results over at Rotten Tomatoes. Currently the ratings show a top critics rating of 23% (out of 100), T-Meter critics rating of 29%, and RT community (site use...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) The largest sequence in Revenge of the Fallen was also the biggest in ILM history: the climax in which Devastator tears apart one of the great pyramids in Egypt. "We're trying to hit new levels of realism in every single thing we do, whether it's the render of the robot or the physical environ...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Its worth hitting up the profiles for these actors because of the long careers many of these actors have had. Even if you don't know the name, chances are you will recognize the face or their work. As far as Transformers connections, Kevin Michael Richardson voiced Omega Supreme in Transfor...

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) Revenge of the Fallen Scene: "Shanghai" This scene follows Capt. Lennox (Josh Duhamel) and his team of soldiers (including Tyrese Gibson) through a military siege of a building in Shanghai where more robots in disguise are waiting. Voices The voices behind the Autobots and Decepticons.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) TV Spots and Clips TV Spots #17-19, New Clip - Three more spots and clip from BD-Live content. Two Transformers I Deleted Scenes - Two scenes deleted from first movie Transformers Sightings - Part of viral campaign, Transformers sightings around the world

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) According to Total Film, Michael Bay is finished with the franchise (yeah right). Hollywood directors, start writing your CVs now. Michael Bay has said that he will not be returning for Transformers 3, should Paramount decide to make it.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) In an article from Superherohype, pre-sales of tickets for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is outselling JJ Abrams' Star Trek and the first Transformers movie. Fandango has surveyed nearly 2,000 moviegoers planning to see Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Among the findings:

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Turns out that when Michael Bay said the movie would be bigger, he wasn't kidding as the production of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has entered the record books according the New Zealand Herald (via MB.com) as Bay and company talk about making the film. Thanks to Chris for the link.

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) But the true stars here are the Transformers themselves, who continually steal the spotlight from the flesh-and-blood cast, even in scenes of tragic death or comic relief usually reserved for real actors.The Hollywood Reporter

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) According to Relentless (thanks), if you have Transformers on Blu-ray, the extra features and sneak peak at Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is now up on BD-Live. The features include a new scene from ROTF, new documentaries and Transformers I cut scenes. Exactly how you access it BD-L...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Another Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen promotional tie-in, this time from the Cartoon Network. It gives you the chance to choose what question to ask Shia LaBeouf for a segment to air on June 19th at 8PM EST. Also while there you can use your email address to enter for a Hasbro action figu...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Fallen so frequently approaches the first pic’s all-out awesomeness, and even occasionally surpasses it - notably in an opening blitzkrieg in Shanghai and a forest face-off between Optimus Prime and three Decepticons impressive enough to merit comparison with King Kong’s multiple...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Toys Deluxe Blaze Master Pics - Images of the toy, probably not in movie. Deluxe Jolt and Scorponok Pictures - More pics of the toys Malaysia KFC TF Toys - Images of the toys from the company Human Alliance Bumblebee Review - Two part review of the toy

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) The good SUPERB Special effects, truely amazing The music score is great again, some lovely chior pieces Optimus is solid, really kicks ass - As does Bumblebee when he tries! Action, action, action! Some lovely moments between Starscream and Megatron

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox along with the film's writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talk about revisiting the film for a third time (for July 2012 release) as Bay is taking a yearlong Transformers break. Below is part of the article and also a vi...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Revenge of the Fallen" begins with LaBeouf's character, Sam Witwicky, heading off to college to distance himself from his shape-shifting robot friends. Sam's beloved Camaro, which transforms into Bumblebee, sits in the garage "sort of like his (parole officer), his guardian," LaBeo...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) In an article with Forbes, the director discusses working on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the pile of cash his movies generate, and his ball busting directing style (which I can't say I disagree with as Hollywood coddles too much). Bay is also a shrewd business man as he gets 1/3 of t...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) The convention, which is known as “BotCon” (with syllables taken from the two TRANSFORMERS factions AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS), is annually the largest official gathering of TRANSFORMERS fans in the world and is open to both TRANSFORMERS collectors and non-collectors — and the young...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Toy News Supreme Devastator in Packaging - Pictures of the $100 toy. Leader Jetfire Reviews - Video review of Jetfire and Jetfire combined with Optimus Prime Voyager Long Haul Review - Video review of the Constructicon. Voyager Long Haul in Packaging - Pictures and bio of the toy.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) As part of a sneak peek of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the LA Times also wrote a profile on director Michael Bay where he discusses his career and working on TF2. Below are a few highlights and the full article can be found here.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) NRAMA: Do you see these Transformer films as complete stand alone stories or a trilogy? Kurtzman: That was not our conscious intent. And Michael was very clear too. We just wanted to make one big gigantic Transformers movie at the time.

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Megatron, once revived goes to Mars and meets Starscream and the Decepticons waiting there with the Nemesis (Decepticon ship, counter to the Ark from the G1 days). The two talk to the Fallen about re-creating the AllSpark using the Sun Harvester and Matrix which Sam now has the location of....

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) The Los Angeles Time's "The Big Picture" blog has posted a rather odd review from "Summer Movie Posse" which is apparently a small group of 15-17 year olds of the new Transformers 2 trailer. Apparently their group was unimpressed and found the trailer confusing. The few Transformers movie...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) All great sequels have an incredibly frightening bad guy," says Kurtzman, amending their earlier list of traits, "who challenges your hero in a way that is unique," They found such a character in the comic-book Transformers mythology, a primordial creature known only as The Fallen. "He...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Advertising by film director Michael Bay: Blockbuster director, Michael Bay, directed the national kid's television advertising spots that will turn the BURGER KING(R) dining experience on its head. In addition, each BK(R) Kids Meal will come with one of eight Transformers toys that...

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) Meet Jetfire, a doddery old Autobot voiced by John Turturro. "He's a cranky, forgetful old man," says Bay. "He's running out of Energon, which keeps him going. When he falls down he creaks and he doesn't transform well - it's like arthritis."

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) Turns out that Transformers 2 production is not quite finished as the cast performed some pickup shots this week for the film. This information is supported by an interview with Tyrese, a tweet from Megan Fox and a video of the area that includes shots of Shia, Fox, Optimus and Bumblebee.

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) 2 Decepticons do NOT give up their spark for the return of Megatron. It is just one. If you look through TF mythology this won't come as a surprise. This character willingly sacrifices himself. I believe this is a reference to Beast Wars series which created the Spark concept and made them trans...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) In other news, Bay noted that Steve Jablonsky and Linkin Park are working on the score for "Revenge of the Fallen." He also mentioned that they will be re-releasing the first Transformers movie with the new “Revenge of the Fallen” trailer attached to it in about 25 markets in the US.A "Vision...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) In what can only be a sneak of what the upcoming second Transformers 2 trailer will be, Michael Bay's site has posted the montage video for Revenge of the Fallen Bay showed at ShoWest a few weeks ago. It is freaking awesome. It gives you first look at Devastator, Jetfire, possibly Springer (wh...

By noreply@blogger.com (TFLive) F G: Something us Transformers fans absolutely love is giant Robot action! One of the best kickers to the 2007 game was the ability to "Choose your side". Will Revenge of the Fallen give the same capabilities? JRO: Most definitely. There's an Autobot campaign and a Decepticon campaign and t...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) TFormers has posted two new videos that show off two of the new toys for Transformers 2 toy line. The first video is a review of Scout class Scalpel (or The Doctor) that is the medic of the Decepticons but better used to torture to Sam. The second is Voyager Megatron that actually looks pretty go...

By TFLive(noreply@blogger.com) For a while now the number of Transformers in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen numbered around 40 but a new article from Variety is pegging that number around 60. The article, part of the nod to Michael Bay for his Vanguard Award, discusses the demands Bay has for the visual effects work b...

By kingdom2000(noreply@blogger.com) Transformers II production has apparently sent out casting calls for work on the movie in Pennsylvania. The first may be fake and the other is not. We are looking for SAG background talent for the new Dreamworks feature film, "Transformers 2", directed by Michael Bay.

By kingdom2000 Thanks to Radames who sent me a link to the two below videos that re-creates two scenes of Transformers in the style of the animated generation one characters. Its fan made so it not quite up to Hollywood standards but pretty good overall. Autobots Optimus Prime vs Megatron