Linkin Park and Paramore are getting fans excited about the release of the soundtrack for the third Transformers movie, Transformers Dark of the Moon – the film which is released worldwide in just a few weeks now.

Linkin Park’s song that features in the film, Iridescent, has been on general sale for a while and when Michael Bay asked the band for a song they could use in the movie they took the already fan favourite and created a video.

Meanwhile Paramore will be contributing a new track called Monster for the official (more…)

Michael Bay talks Transformers Dark of the Moon in the Hollywood Reporter

Michael Bay, director of all three Transformers movies, appears with fellow director (and creator of the two highest grossing films of all time) James Cameron in the new issue of the Hollywood Reporter. The pair speak about shooting in the new 3D medium, only two years after Michael Bay branded 3D technology as a ‘gimmick’.

The pair speak of the technicalities involved with shooting in 3D. The press release from the Hollywood Reporter on the article is as follows:

Directors James Cameron and Michael Bay: How to Build a Better Blockbuster

NEW YORK, May 27, 2011- James Cameron and Michael Bay speak exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter about the world of 3D blockbusters in the new issue hitting newsstands Friday, May 27th. It was only two years ago that the Transformers’ Michael Bay called 3D a “gimmick”. Now, he’s just finished his first 3D picture, Transformers: Dark of the Moon. What caused the once hesitant director to branch out into the 3D genre? James Cameron. Bay recalls being on the fence about shooting the new Transformers in 3D when Cameron advised, “You gotta look at it as a toy. It’s another fine tool to help get emotion and character and create an experience.”

Bay found his first shoot, a scene on the moon, using Cameron’s 3D technology incredible. The start wasn’t as auspicious as it seemed- the following morning Bay received a call from his producer saying that all the footage from the first day was lost. Putting that behind him, Bay went on to use the 3D technology in ways that had never been done before. A 3D camera was put on base jumpers who dove off Chicago buildings at speeds of 150 miles per hour. One person caught by surprise by this was Shia LaBeouf who was eating breakfast in his underwear at the Trump building when he saw four men fall by his window.

More insights including how Cameron tested the technology (on the bottom of the Atlantic!) and the challenges that are to come, can be found in The Hollywood Reporter on newsstands May 27th and now online.

Viacom 18 and Paramount pictures have both teamed up to make a contract that will make sure that Paramount films can be released in India. There first project is set to be Michael Bay’s summer blockbuster, Transformers 3 “Dark of the Moon”.

The new alliance between the two corporations will not only benefit India. The films are going to also be distributed to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Other films that they want to include in cinemas after Transformers include “Mission Impossible 4” and J.J Abram’s “Super 8”.

Statements from both companies released say:

“Viacom18 Motion Pictures has built up a very strong presence in the movies business in a short span of time and this strategic alliance with a global major like Paramount Pictures will open up myriad possibilities that will help us further strengthen our presence in this space,” said Haresh Chawla, Group CEO – Viacom 18.

Andrew Cripps, president Paramount Pictures International, says:

“This is a step change for Paramount in one of the fastest growing and most exciting markets internationally. Viacom 18 has positioned itself as one of the most impressive players locally in both distribution and production.”

Viacom has created their own side division within the main company that will help to manage the Paramount Picture division. Viacom 18 is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network 18 group, which is one of India’s biggest media conglomerates with interest in films, television and the internet.