Transformers (2007) (1 Viewer)

[Sherief]

Ricardo_C
that is one movie I would like to see! as a matter of fact grendizer/goldarock has more story than tranzer/mazinger z but great to see a fan in this board

 

[FredK]

Here's which series it will be

This short article mentions the movie, developer, and the G1 source material!

 

[Sean*O]

I always thought it might be cool to see a live action MACROSS film trilogy. Spend a few hundred million and do it right.. could be cool.

 

[Jeff Jacobson]

I just saw this on Toonzone: Michael Bay Talks Transformers



I haven't seen the video interview yet (dial-up connection), so all I know about it is what is said in the toonzone article.

 

[Timothy Alexander]

What? Where the hell did Michael Bay come from into this? It'll make for a visually good looking movie at least.

 

[Jeff Jacobson]

From http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,67986,00.html



The rest of the article is about a failed TV pilot that Rogers worked on that is gaining popularity due to P2P Filesharing.

 

[Galen_V]

What? Where the hell did Michael Bay come from into this? It'll make for a visually good looking movie at least.

From what I've read, Dreamworks is so happy with The Island that they immediately hired him to do Transformers.

 

[Jeff Jacobson]

More news:

 

[Donnacha]

Andy Sheets: Tom DeSanto mentioned early on that they probably won't have anyone shrinking when transforming, as that would be too hard to explain.

Personally, I thought "THEY CAME FROM SPACE, THEY CAN DO ANYTHING" works pretty well. Whatever; I trust DeSanto.

I hear good things about The Island too, so I hope that Bay doesn't find a way to mess up a movie about fighting robots.

 

[Jim Barg]

Yep, I'm there opening night. (The inner child of the 80s will demand it of me.)

I just hope they don't take it too seriously, and forget to have some fun with the film.

 

[Timothy Alexander]

C'mon, it's Michael Bay. The movie is gonna have fun while it's taking everything serious.

 

[Bryan Tuck]

Well, I'm not a huge Michael Bay fan, but I think this is the kind of thing he may do pretty well with. I'm actually looking forward to seeing The Island. I've always thought Bay had a great visual sense; he just tends to let things get away from him (although I don't know if it was his fault or Bruckheimer's).

If nothing else, I just think it's cool that Spielberg's name is attached to a Transformers movie.

 

[Jim Barg]

Indeed. I remember reading that he flew out to the Hasbro offices and convinced them to give Dreamworks the rights...

 

[Jerome Grate]

Boy, count me in on this one. My son will be 6 and he is already a big Transformers: The Movie fan at the age of 4. His dad is rubbing off on him.

 

[Sean*O]

I kind of wish Speilberg would step up and direct it himself. Movies where he has served as producer have not been nearly on par with those he also directs.

I don't trust Bay. His style might suit this material, but his record is spotty.

Come on Steven, this could be your Star Wars. Direct it yourself.

 

[Chris Farmer]

[shrug] He produced The Goonies, Back to the Future, Poltergeist, Gremlins, Band of Brothers (not a movie, but on the scale of one) and plenty of others that have been just fine. As long as he keeps Bay's ego and tendency for excess in check this should work out pretty well.

 

[Sean*O]

[Shrug] Also, The Haunting, The Money Pit, Harry & The Hendersons, Innerspace, Back To The Future 2, Joe vs The Volcano, Gremlins 2, The Flintstones, Casper, Jurassic Park 3.. you get the point.

None of those are necessarily bad films, I own a few of them myself, they just aren't on par with the stuff he usually directs.

The point being that if Speilberg is passionate enough to pursue the rights to the film as he did, then he realizes that this is a franchise that a lot of people from across 2 generations love, and he should consider doing it himself precisely because he is so passionate about it.

I did not hear of Michael Bay vying for the rights to shoot this picture from Hasbro.

 

[TheLongshot]

Wow, this sounds bad...

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20836

Producers fighting? Bay probably dropping out?

Course, can't say I'd agree with a guy who thinks Starship Troopers is an "awesome" film for "retards", and at the same time think that Bay is more special than any of the other guys out there....

Jason

 

[Amy Mormino]

While I love a lot of Verhoeven's work (including Starship Troopers), he really wouldn't be right for the project. He tends to put a rather unique, ironic look at his action material and I think fans of this franchise would prefer a more sincere approach. Its kind of a pity that Bay might drop out as there don't seem to be any viable replacements out there now.

I'm glad that Spielberg seems to care about the project. There's a charming video of him at www.transformerslive.com in which he talks about how he likes to buy the toys and play with them and of his general faith in the potential of the movies. I do wish he cared enough to direct the film himself!

 

[TheLongshot]

While I love a lot of Verhoeven's work (including Starship Troopers), he really wouldn't be right for the project.

Oh, I'm not saying he'd be the right person for the job, it is just that I don't think much of a guy who thinks Starship Troopers is "awesome" for "retards", when Bay has been the master of mindless action films. While ST has many flaws, it has a subversive quality that Bay could only dream of capturing.

Jason