Transformers - 2007 Movie

The official US release date is Tuesday, July 3rd.
Special advance showings began at 8:00 PM the night of Monday, July 2nd.
Rated PG-13
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Stars
Peter Cullen performs the voice of heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime, as he did in the original animated television series and 1986 theatrical animated release, The Transformers - The Movie.

Hugo Weaving performs the voice of vicious Decepticon leader Megatron for the first time. Fans know Hugo Weaving's memorable deliveries from roles like Agent Smith in The Matrix, Lord Elrond in The Lord of the Rings, and Codename V himself in V for Vendetta.

Shia LeBeouf (Disturbia, Bobby) as Sam "Spike" Witwicky. When Sam purchases his first car, the used Camaro turns out to be Autobot scout Bumblebee.

Megan Fox (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen) as Mikaela. Sam's girlfriend, and a mechanic.

John Turturro (The Big Lebowski, Quiz Show) as Agent Simmons of Sector 7, a secret government agency hiding the existence of the Transformers.

Tyrese Gibson (Four Brothers) as USAF Sgt. Epps.

Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy, National Treasure) as Secretary of State Keller.

Josh Duhamel (Turistas) as Captain Lennox.

Anthony Anderson (The Departed) as Glen, a techie who deciphers the Cybertronian language.

Also starring Bernie Mac, Zack Ward, and Kevin Dunn.

Clip shown to a live studio audience.

The Decepticons instigate a war against the Autobots for control of the Allspark, the source of Cybertronian life, which becomes hidden on Earth...


Optimus Prime - Peterbilt truck
Heroic leader of the Autobots.
Bumblebee - Chevy Camaro
A Scout who has the closest relationship to humans.
Jazz - Pontiac Solstice
Cool-headed Autobot with a sharp sense of style.
Ratchet - Hummer Search and Rescue vehicle
Autobot Medic.
Ironhide - GMC Topkick pickup truck
This gutsy Autobot is one of Prime's oldest friends.



Megatron - Airborne Warcraft (New movie products support speculation that Megatron will remain a Cybertronian jet rather than adapting an Earth form as a Stealth Bomber)
Decepticon leader who's desire for full control of the Allspark caused the Cybertronian War.
Starscream - F-22 Raptor
Always trying to best Megatron, who has a genuine disdain for Starscream. Leads the Decepticons in Megatron's absence.
Barricade - Saleen-modified Ford Mustang Police car
Decepticon scout.
Brawl - M1 Abrams Tank
Decepticon warrior.
Bonecrusher - Buffalo H Mine-Protected Armored Vehicle
Decepticon warrior.
Blackout - MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter
Decepticon warrior.
Scorponok - Mechanical Scorpion deployed from Blackout
Decepticon warrior.
Frenzy - CD player boombox
Decepticon spy.

Optimus Prime vs Bonecrusher clip!

Bonecrusher's transformation:

Director
Michael Bay
With films like The Rock and Armageddon, Michael Bay's films are known for full-throttle action with an edgy sense of humor. Bay also directed Pearl Harbor and The Island, and his photogenic action scenes should show-off the Transformers in stunning realism on the big screen.
"This is by far the most action I have ever put into a movie - I have 12 huge set pieces." --Michael Bay's Blog

Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg's children grew up with Transformers in the 80's, and the acclaimed director of such films as Jaws, E.T., and Saving Private Ryan became a fan of the transforming robots himself.
"We're going to make the best (Transformers movie) first because we want the best one to inspire everybody to not only play with these toys but to want to know about the further adventures of all of these characters, both human and machine alike." --Spielberg's 2006 Comic-Con preview

Writers
Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci (Mision Impossible III)
"We always modeled Optimus Prime after King Arthur," says Transfomers co-writer Alex Kurtzman. "His design (from the '80s toys and cartoon) was so iconic we couldn't make too many changes."
Transformers: Good Knights vs Bad Knight

FX by ILM
FX artists behind Star Wars and War of the Worlds.

Producers are Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

Not only does Transformers challenge its film-makers with the task of turning an incredible concept into reality, but how to adapt the clever ideas behind the original Transformers toys into realistic entities for the new movie.

One of the earliest curiousities was how Bumblebee, traditionally a VW Bug, became a Chevy Camaro for the movie. There had been talk that VW declined to license the vehicle. In 2005, GMC invited Michael Bay to select any of their designs he wanted at no cost to the movie studio, and one-million dollars worth of GMC vehicles are used. There are still a few more motor companies involved. Optimus Prime was a flat-nosed semi in the original toyline. In the new movie he's a Peterbilt with an extended nose. Designers have said this design makes Prime taller. One of the more unexpected changes is that Optimus Prime reveals a mouth underneath his face shield. Perhaps the biggest challenge was Megatron, the Decepticon leader who transformed into a Walther P-38 handgun. In the animated Transformers, sometimes other Decepticons would hold the gun and shoot it. The makers of the Transformers movie could not realistically explain mass-shifting like Megatron's, and didn't find the handgun mode to be useful in telling a compelling story. Megatron will remain a Cybertronian jet fighter in the new movie, with no Earth disguise. The exploitation of Megatron by a secret government agency to reverse-engineer new technology is an important plot element.

While vehicles may have been updated, the writers were dedicated to keeping the same personalities and motives that made each Transformer unique in the toyline and animation, and keeping the spirit of the Transformers alive on the big screen.

Steve Jablonsky has scored a few Michael Bay projects, including The Island. Transformers should be his breakthrough work. There are six central themes, and a score album is being put together. If the music from the Transformers trailer caught your ear, I recommend you check out the music for Steamboy on CD or download Steamboy.

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