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The official BotCon website has been updated with more images of the figures that will be available at BotCon 2008. There is now a picture of Optimus Prime in truck mode and the full revealing of the next character, Goldbug.
Goldbug is a black and gold repaint of Cybertron Hot Shot, and continues the evil Autobots theme.
Another Press Release from Hasbro, but this time on the Transformers Universe and Transformers Movie Allspark Battles toylines:
NEW 2008 TRANSFORMERS TOYS DELIVER “MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE” EXPERIENCE FOR FANS OF LAST YEAR’S BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE
Both Kids and Collectors Will Love New Line-Up of ‘ROBOTS IN DISGUISE’PAWTUCKET, R.I., (February 2008) – In 2008, Hasbro will build on the buzz generated by last year’s blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie by offering a variety of new products in both the TRANSFORMERS Movie and TRANSORMERS Universe segments.
This Spring, fans of the blockbuster TRANSFORMERS movie, can find new versions of their favorite big-screen characters as well as all-new characters in the TRANSFORMERS MOVIE ALLSPARK POWER segment. The ALLSPARK POWER theme brings new TRANSFORMERS characters to life and gives existing characters more power for kids of all ages. Also, new assortments include MOVIE SCREEN BATTLES and ALLSPARK BLASTERS that enable kids and fans to relive their favorite scenes from the film again and again.
In the Fall, Hasbro will introduce Transformers Universe, a new “world of” Transformers segment that celebrates the nearly 25-year heritage of the brand. The Universe segment will include new Classics assortments, as well as Robot Heroes. Inspired by the look and spirit of the original figures, the Transformers Universe Classic line features all new, realistically-styled versions of classic TRANSFORMERS characters. Advances in design and technology allow Hasbro to redesign some of the most beloved characters for today’s kids, while giving fans a chance to relive their childhood with the most realistic AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS figures available.
TRANSFORMERS universe products
Universe CLASSICS Deluxe assortment
(Approximate Retail price: $9.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Fall)
Fans of all ages will enjoy these realistically-styled vehicles and key characters from all parts of the Transformers lore. All figures come with the authentic TRANSFORMERS action that enables them to change from vehicle mode to robot mode, and some include additional features such as firing projectiles.Universe CLASSICS Ultra assortment
(Approximate Retail price: $26.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Fall)
Only the newly designed ULTRA scale is big enough to hold POWERGLIDE and ONSLAUGHT! Featuring all new molds, lights and sounds in both modes, these Ultra scale figures provide action packed play for TRANSFORMERS fans of all ages.Universe Robot Heroes
(Approximate Retail price: $5.99; Ages: 3 & up; Available: Fall)
ROBOT HEROES also pays tribute to the rich history of the TRANSFOMERS brand. This cute, exaggerated-form style of TRANSFORMERS will highlight favorite characters from various TRANSFORMERS lore including G1 and BEAST WARS. A total of ten 2-packs will be released this Fall.TRANSFORMERS MOVIE products
MOVIE SCREEN BATTLES
(Approximate Retail price: $19.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Now)
Capture memorable moments from the film with the MOVIE SCREEN BATTLES! These movie scene battle packs include everything fans need to recreate the most intense, dramatic scenes from the TRANSFORMERS movie. Each pack includes a fully converting deluxe scale figure and several molded characters that are either human or TRANSFORMERS characters from the live-action movie. The action figures come packaged in battle-ready stances and surrounded by battle scene images from the movie.TRANSFORMERS MOVIE DELUXE assortment
(Approximate Retail price: $9.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Now, with additional waves through Spring 2008)
The fun and excitement continue with the 2008 ALLSPARK POWER assortment of deluxe figures based on the TRANSFOMERS Movie. Through an updated new paint scheme, on-screen favorites such as BUMBLEBEE, will have ALLSPARK POWER running through their veins. The assortment also features newly-created TRANSFORMERS characters such as STOCKADE and LANDMINE. All figures come with the authentic TRANSFORMERS action that enables them to change from vehicle mode to robot mode, and some include additional features such as firing projectiles.TRANSFORMERS MOVIE LEADER assortment
(Approximate Retail price: $39.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Now
OPTIMUS PRIME and other popular TRANSFORMERS characters from the movie are represented in these Leader scale figures, which feature lights and sounds in both vehicle AND robot mode. Figures include ALLSPARK POWER versions of NIGHTWATCH OPTIMUS PRIME and DEEP DESERT BRAWL. New premium deco versions of OPTIMUS PRIME, with an all new head and sword sculpt, and MEGATRON, will also be available.ALLSPARK BLASTER assortment
(Approximate Retail price: $19.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: March 2008)
Finally, electronic blaster play is MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE! The new Ratchet and Bumblebee blasters come with electronic lights and sounds that mimic the conversion from arm to blaster — just like the characters in the 2007 blockbuster movie. One pull of the trigger and the blasters change from one mode to another, making AUTOBOT-in-training kids ready to battle the DECEPTICONS in a snap.In addition to the product listed above, HPG, the licensing division of Hasbro, alongside more than 230 licensees supporting the TRANSFORMERS brand, continue to launch highly innovative and hip lifestyle goods into the global market in a multitude of product categories including apparel, electronics, publishing, food and beverage, paper products, domestics, health and beauty, and cards/stationery. Additionally, the TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED licensing program is well underway, as HPG is working with more than 50 companies to bring goods to market in 2008
About TRANSFORMERS
First introduced in 1984 by Hasbro and Takara as a toy line, TRANSFORMERS has become a global phenomenon inspiring comic books, video games, animated series, films and a convention dedicated to TRANSFORMERS collectors.For more information on Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS toy line and the live-action feature film, please visit www.transformers.com and www.transformersmovie.com.
About HASBRO
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.
Transformers and Transformers 2 writer Roberto Orci, who is now back to work, has posted an updates on Don Murphy’s message board and the progress of the script and the work Michael bay has been doing during the strike:
So we got back to work this week and we find out Bay and production has been prepping the entire movie off of our pre-strike outline! The very one we turned in the night before the strike.
Unfortunately, Michael Bay seems to want to add more humour to the film, which, based on the first film’s humour, will not work and even contradicts what Bay said about a serious movie on the Transformers DVD.
He essentially transferred our outline into screenplay format and came up with some really fun gags and a few descriptions of the kind of hardware he will need for production.
Michael Bay has responed to the rumours yesterday about no actual production having occured on Transformers 2 with a message on his forums. He is also confirming that he really wants to make the 26th June 2009 deadline.
Oh really???? Is that why 20 people in production are in my office right now, another 20 art designers another location, scouts in two countries, one back east??? Don’t ever bet against me in making my date – June 2009!
Michael
If you’ve visited the IDW forums in the last 6 months, you will know about the fan project titled “Transformers: Mosaic”. A collection of single sheet stories done by fans based around any part of Transformers history.
Today, Simon Furman has released his addition to the Mosaic line, with a page that is an OFFICIAL part of the IDW canon. The strip teases about future events but doesn’t give anything away.
The pencils and colouring is done by Steve Buccellato, inks by Don Hudson and Richard Starkings/Jimmy Betancourt lettered it.
After teasing us with some art, Chris Ryall has now confirmed that the next Spotlight from IDW is going to be Wheelie. The ryming Autobot is going to get a new personnality and is aimed at NOT being the most annoying character that ever lived.
New listings on Amazon.co.uk and Play.com seem to indicate that Titan are planning on releasing their exclusive UK comic in trade paperback form. The listings mention that the book will be 80 pages long, which equals the first 8 issues of the series. This seems logical as the first 8 stories are all closely focused around the events of the Transformers movie.
The book is due out on 25th April with ISBN 9781845768362 for only £4.99.
The full synopsis can be found below:
“The Transformers” – sentient robots with the ability to alter their form. Hailing from the planet Cybertron, where a war between two factions endlessly rages, the honourable Autobots do battle against the tyrannical Decepticons – for the good of the universe!Now the stars of the smash hit movie return in this prequel to the film, written by acclaimed Transformers guru Simon Furman! Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Ironhide, Devastator, Jazz, and many more of your favourite characters appear in all new stories illustrated by some of the the hottest artists in comics today.This full colour, pocket-sized edition also contains special features on the characters and their thrilling universe making it essential reading for any “Transformers” fan!
Hasbro have issued a press release about the Transformers: Animated toy line and what will be appearing at the New York Toy Fair and that they are working with 50 companies to bring other Transformers: Animated merchandise.
HASBRO “ROLLS OUT” LINE OF TOYS BASED ON CARTOON NETWORK’S NEW ANIMATED TRANSFORMERS SERIES
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED action figures and toys engage a new generation of young fansPAWTUCKET, R.I., (February 2008) – The TRANSFORMERS brand returns to its origin as an animated series in 2008 with the debut of the new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series on Cartoon Network. And Hasbro helps kids take the excitement of the new series into the playroom with a full line of great new TRANSFORMERS products.
The new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED toy line features an array of characters from the series that will appeal to both young and long-time fans alike. Highlights of the line include Animated styled action figures, ROLL OUT COMMAND OPTIMUS PRIME and BATTLE BLASTERS, along with the SHIFT TECH OPTIMUS PRIME handheld game.
Co-produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the new animated series is set in Detroit in the near future and airs on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT). The good-guy AUTOBOTS have an unlikely guide through Earth society … the brash, energetic 8-year-old girl named Sari Sumdac, who helps the robots establish a headquarters in an old abandoned auto parts plant and becomes an honorary AUTOBOT by enlightening the “ROBOTS IN DISGUISE” on such mysteries of Earth like mega malls, and basic ‘hanging out.’
TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED products
Supreme Assortment – Roll out Command Optimus Prime
(Approximate retail price: $49.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Fall)
This imposing action figure is the largest incarnation ever of the AUTOBOT leader OPTIMUS PRIME. Equipped with “Auto-Spin Conversion Technology,” ROLL OUT COMMAND OPTIMUS PRIME begins to morph from vehicle to robot as he rolls along the floor. The AUTOBOT leader comes to life with a moving mouth, sounds, and speech from the cartoon. Also included is a toy replica of the double-bladed power axe seen in the TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series.TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED LEADER assortment
(Approximate retail price: $39.99; Ages 5 & up; Available: June 22, 2008 followed by an additional wave in the Fall)
These larger-than-life ROBOTS IN DISGUISE help kids recreate the fun, energy and excitement they experience from watching Transformers: Animated on the Cartoon Network. Featuring a variety of the show’s most exciting characters, the Animated LEADER robot figures have working lights and sounds and morph into cool vehicles. Featured characters in this assortment include Bulkhead, Megatron, and Ultra Magnus.SHIFT TECH OPTIMUS PRIME GAME
(Approximate retail price: $19.99; Ages: 6& up; Available: June 22, 2008)
An interactive TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED gaming experience, this handheld game features multiple levels that allow players to explore the world of the new TV series first-hand. With one fluid motion, players can change the shape of the game controller and instantly go from robot-mode to vehicle-mode on screen or visa versa. The SHIFT TECH OPTIMUS PRIME game features 15 games and a database of key TRANSFORMERS robots from the show.POWER BOTS ASSORTMENT – CYBER SPEED BUMBLEBEE.
(Approximate retail price: $19.99 ; Ages: 4+; Available: Fall)
Designed to enable easy play for younger fans, CYBER SPEED BUMBLEBEE is a 12-inch robot-only version of fan favorite character, BUMBLEBEE and features robot stomping sounds, battle sounds and phrases! CYBER SPEED BUMBLEBEE stomps and then rolls on his back in one easy step.TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED OPTIMUS PRIME VS. MEGATRON: THE BATTLE BEGINS TWO PACK WITH DVD
(Approximate retail price: $19.99; Ages: 5 & Up; Available: June 2008)
Designed to introduce kids to the new world of Transformers: Animated, this two-pack includes OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON figures posed in battle-ready action stances with over-sized weapons. Also included is “The Battle Begins” DVD that allows kids to preview the new cartoon and become familiar with the expanded TRANSFORMERS fantasy.TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED DELUXE and VOYAGER assortments
(Approximate retail price: $9.99 and $19.99 respectively; Ages: 5 & Up; Available: June 22, 2008, with additional waves throughout 2008)
Figures in the TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED DELUXE and VOYAGER assortment feature character conversion that mirrors conversions in the new TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED series. Both assortments feature a variety of characters with exciting battle weapons and firing projectiles.BATTLE BLASTER: Optimus Prime
(Approximate retail price: 34.99; Ages: 5 & up; Available: Fall)
This next generation of Battle Blasters allows you to bring Optimus Prime to life. A seamless conversion from vehicle mode to signature weapon, BATTLE BLATER OPTIMUS PRIME not only features electronic lights and battle sounds in both vehicle and blaster mode, but it also has speech direct from the animated series.In addition to the product listed above, HPG, the licensing division of Hasbro, alongside more than 230 licensees supporting the TRANSFORMERS brand, continue to launch highly innovative and hip lifestyle goods into the global market in a multitude of product categories including apparel, electronics, publishing, food and beverage, paper products, domestics, health and beauty, and cards/stationery. Additionally, the TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED licensing program is well underway, as HPG is working with more than 50 companies to bring goods to market in 2008
About Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 91 million U.S. homes and 160 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Overnight from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. (ET, PT) Sunday-Thursday, Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 18-34.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.About HASBRO
Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.
Empire Magazine have managed to sit Shia Labeouf down and try and get some information from him on Transformers 2. The good news is that there is going to be new characters on each side (hopefully not too many) and that there is more characterisation for the robots in disguise.
“I know of a few things I have to work on for the next one,” said LaBeouf. “I’ve seen pre-vizes of the action scenes and I just saw Michael yesterday. It’s going to be bad-ass. We’re not making another one unless it is, and Mike is definitely not resting on his laurels — he’s doing insane shit again. And the pre-vizes that I’ve seen… it’s just massive. If the first one was any indicator of how massive massive can be, this is going to blow that out of the water. It’s insane. Mike’s mind was just kind of made for this — it’s amazing. There’s going to be a lot more characterisation with the robots, which I’m excited about. I was a fan of Transformers before the movie came out. And there’s going to be a lot of action…That goes unsaid, I guess”.
Time for some confusing news. Dreamworks executives, who were speaking to MTV.com, have stated that no “production office” has been set up for Transformers 2. Thius means not work has been done on the sequel, which contradicts what director Michael Bay said earlier this week.
Be on the look out for confirmation from either or both parties.
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