The Times has written an article on the filming of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at Princeton campus, with some comments from Michael Bay. Shooting has apparently gone well over the first two days, and should finish today on the campus. Where the production will move next is currently unknown, but be sure to look out for information shortly.
Bay also revealed what the campus shoot was being used for in the film:
The university angle to the plot “is all about Sam growing up and going to college … a teenager growing into a man
A new video and photo seem to indicate the return of everyone’s annoying robot from the first film, Frenzy. The video shows him attacking the Saturn Astra, creating a hole in the windscreen. The car has some of human cast inside. A picture ( via TFW2005) gives a closer view of the robot on the car.
Of course, these raise more questions about the possible return of Frenzy, a different Frenzy, a Soundwave minion or a Michael Bay visual trick to fool us fans.
Most of the filming involved Shia, Megan, Isabel, Ramon and lots of extras running about the place with smoke added. Here is a short extract from the report:
Once the principals were done, the crew shot a group of about 20-30 student extras running into and out of the dorm’s western entryway (the same one that Shia, Megan, and Ramon had run out of). It was pretty funny to watch the extras run, because they were being funneled in and out of the doorway in a big circle, so the kids that had just run out of the building would circle around and run back in until the shot was over. In both cases the crew used a smoke machine in the dorm’s southwest hallway, which was visible from one of the windows.
The only vehicles on site were a set of Saturn Astras, one nice and clean, the other smashed slightly and Bay’s famous Baymobile, zipping around the set filming the action.
The cast on sit included Shia, Megan, Ramon, and Isabel, who are all expected back tomorrow for some more talky scenes.
The My Little Pony Fair 2008 is not the most likely place to find Transformers 2 related information, but a photo taken on the Hasbro tour at their offices in Providence, Rhode Island, shows the robot hand made famous at BotCon 2007, counting down to the release of the first movie in the USA. On this version, the message: REVENGE IS COMING…2009.
It actually sounds better than the Transformers 2 subtitle.
Transformers 2 writer Roberto Orci has answered a question on Don Murphy’s board, in the “Hey Roberto” thread, mentioning a new feature in the sequel:
Roberto, will there be Transformers that transform into Weapons in TF2?
yes!
As some of you may have noticed, the Transformers 2: The Ultimate Battle game description mentioned a new transformation system, including weapons. If this turns out to be true, and not a complete bluff, it will add something different. It could be that the bot that turns into a weapon is part of the larger robot, like Scorponok in the first film.
Recently, a lot of details have been leaked about Microsoft’s future Xbox 360 plans, including many titles from Activision. Inbetween all the Forza 3, Tony Hawk, Spider-Man and Call of Duty news, there was some on the next Transformers game from Acitivision, Transformers 2: The Ultimate Battle.
The game will let you play as both Autobots or Decepticons, with destructible environments, new transformations and will online play, probably only on certain consoles. No news on a release date, but expect full details to be given at E3 next month.
The game is due lanuch on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and again with two versions for the Nintendo DS.
On Saturday’s shoot at the Richmond Power Planet set, Ramon Rodriguez and Megan Fox were spotted by Mia (via Transformerslive.blogspot.com). Also present was everyone’s favourite Transformer, Bumblebee, driving them around.
With Rodriguez on set, it seems it is now confirmed that he is part of the cast.
More photos from the recent chase scene shoot at 25th and Washington have appeared, and in them a car of unknown anything. Is it a Transformer, a stunt car, or just something to mislead the fans. There are also bullet holes, so it must be of some importance.
It’s hard to tell what make and model the car is due to the size of the photos, but a 2008 Saturn Astra isn’t a bad guess.
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