Robot Discussion - Photos and information

So what robots will or might appear in the movie ?, lets have a look at some photos, info and links.

See 'What we know so far' for mentions of The Twins, Archee, Wheels, Stinger,Jetfire...

As i was writing this i stumbled upon Transformers Live Action Movie Blog cheat sheet.

This is below and have added pictures and sources to the listing.

Update(18-Jul-08) : Call Sheet for the Bethlehem Steel
CLICK TO VIEW - callsheet confirms some of the robots appearing i.e the twins.

Update(17-Jun-08) : Recently screenwriter Roberto Orci revealed that there will be Transformers that transform into weapons in the sequel.
source: SlashFilm


Transformers Cast - Alt Mode:
source: TF Live Action Movie Blog

Autobots

Optimus Prime - blue, dark red Peterbilt 379EX

Bumblebee - yellow 2009, 2010 or 2012 Chevy Camaro Z28
(bumblebee could be getting an upgrade it seems!)



Source : SlashFilm

Ratchet - lime yellow 2008 Hummer H2 or 2009 Hummer H3
robot image /Ambulance image

Ironhide - black 2007 GMC Topkick C4500
robot image / GMC image / Visit Wiki article on Ironhide

Arcee - pink, purple, blue custom bike from RetroSBK

Archee's holographic driver ?



Arcee?


"The photo above gives you an idea of what Arcee might look like in alt mode. Will Kenefick tells the Ventura County Star the he created six custom motorcycles (three hero bikes and three stunt bikes) for Transformers. This pretty much confirms that three motorcycles will combine to form Arcee." source: SlashFilm

The Twins - green Ice Cream Truck unknown type (alt mode unconfirmed)
Mentioned on call sheet for Bethlehem Steel :
"Ice Cream Truck splits around Chinese Kids. Leaves treats"
and "Ice Cream truck chase R8 thru alleys. Crashes. Splits in two. Twins fight"

So it looks like the twins fight at Bethlehem Steel and remain seperate as the red and green 2009 Chevy possibly ?.


Second photo - link
source: tformers.com

Stinger - Chevy Corvette ZR1 (alt mode unconfirmed)

Wheels - blue Toy Size RC Jeep (alt mode unconfirmed)

Wheeljack - white 2009 Saab Aero-X (rumor)

unknown - green 2009 Chevy Beat (name unknown) - one of the Twins?



unknown - red 2009 Chevy Trax (name unknown) - one of the Twins?

Jazz - Yes it seems he may be returning in this film as a hardtop Pontiac Solstice GXP
Darius McCrary (the voice of Jazz) has been spotted on set.
Bay has said :“No Jazz is dead,” and “We have way more cool robots to come.”
Bay later stated admitted that he has and plans to intentionally leak false information about the sequel. With this latest development, I think we just found the first official lie.
source: SlashFilm

Decepticons


Starscream - gray F-22 Raptor
robot image / Raptor image

Scorponok - metallic scorpion
robot image

Barricade - black 2008 Saleen S281 Extreme Mustang
robot image / Mustang image

unknown - dark gray Audi R8 (rumor)

Constructicon - Earth Mover unknown type (rumor)

Jetfire - black SR-71 Blackbird - may not remain decepticon
"Topherlyon over at the Transformers Live Action Blog was able to snap a few photos while visiting the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, including this photo of Jetfire"
source: SlashFilm



Soundwave - alt mode unknown
source: IGN.com from Screenwriter Roberto Orci

The Fallen - unknown (rumor)

unknown - Frenzy-like robot, maybe Lazerbeak or Ravage? (rumor)


Other robot rumours :

Fallen ? - He is one of the original thirteen Transformers but is this a double meaning or coincidence.
source: SlashFilm

Other Images:





Source of above 2 images : TFUnofficialblog @ moviechronicles.com







Source of above 3 images : jalopnik

Scene : Bethlehem Steel ( pics, info and spoilers )

Source: TF Live Action Movie Blog

From a source that wishes to remain un-identified comes the below pictures that show preparation to transform the site into part of a Chinese city. In addition to the pictures, the person provided some details about the shoot that will take place in the first week of June.

- The east side of the site is being re-developed so most of the shooting will take place on the west side.
- A new concept car (possible Transformer?) not used in the first movie will be used there
- Two Blackhawk helicopters will be used
- The area will be patrolled by the site security and Bethlehem City Police who will also and close streets for the shoot.

- Update: A car hauler was seen with 2 Saturns and 5 Chinese styled cop cars (unknown make and model) with Chinese lettering on them.
- Update 2 (May1st 08) : In addition to the below pics, more pics are available that show one of the Chinese police cars and additional signage.
- Update 3 (June 2nd 08) : Production pics now online showing more angles as prep for night shoot later that day.
- Update 4 (July 18th 08) : Call Sheet for the Bethlehem Steel
CLICK TO VIEW - callsheet confirms some of the robots appearing and scene.

For the pictures, some just show what the site looks like from a street level and how it might be useful to appear as a city. You can also see that Chinese word has been added to the top of one building (says "Exit/Entrance" or "Import/Export") and painted on the street ("Loading Dock") in another. Click the images for larger version.

What we know so far : Scenes

Source: SlashFilm.com



Want to find out more about the Transformers 2 scene Michael Bay is shooting at Bethlehem Steel? Or how about the shoot scheduled at the Smithsonian? We have all the details. As always, if you don’t want anything spoiled, skip it! And while I’m 95% sure this information is legit, there is always the chance that this could be leaked misinformation from Bay (although it doesn’t seem like it). But for your safety, treat everything below as rumor.

The opening of Transformers 2 takes place at a Steel Factory in Shanghai, China (filmed in Bethlehem, PA), where the Autobots, the British SAS (Matthew Marsden as “Graham” and Andrew Howard) and Captain Lennox’s Military team (Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson) are chasing after a Decepticon Audi RS8. Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox are not featured in the opening chase sequence.

The autobots include a pair of robots called The Twins, which join together to form an Ice Cream Truck (pictured right). An ice cream truck is a great disguise for a transformer as no one would suspect. I’m guessing that one of the twins is white and the other is pink (but this is just a guess). This appears the be the coolest new addition to the autobot line-up. There’s one sequence where the Twins are speeding down a Shanghai street and split apart around a group of chinese children in the street, which should be pretty cool looking. At another point the truck crashes and the Twins split in two and have a brotherly fight. Yes, it looks like the comic tone of the original film is back.

Also involved in the chase is a hot pink ninja style motorcycle with black highlights which turns into Arcee (toy pictured below), a go-cart named Wheels / Wheelbot and Stinger (possibly a Porsche). Lennox’s team meets up with Ironhide on a Shanghai Street. I’m not sure exactly what happens but it appears that the Deception R8 escapes. All in all it seems like a pretty bad ass chase sequence.

The production has now moved to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum for a scene which takes place late into the film (I’m guessing about an hour into the film). Bumblebee and The Twins are left in the parking lot as Sam (Shia), Mikaela (Fox), Sam’s college roommate/friend Leo (a new supporting character played by The Wire’s Ramon Rodriguez), and Sector 7 Agent Simmons (John Turturro) distract the guards and sneak into the Smithsonian after hours. Simmons uses a radiation tracker (a call back to the first film) to find a SR-71 Blackbird in the museum.

Sam uses something called the “Splinter” (maybe a tiny piece of the alspark?) to activate the SR-71, which transforms into Jetfire. Jetfire as a Blackbird spy plane? Very Cool. For some reason he has a Decepticon logo, not sure why. Maybe he switched sides?

The involvement of a Constructicon Earth Mover pretty much confirms the rumor that the Constructicons and Devastator might appear in the film.

I’m sure we’ll learn more in the coming weeks as there is 80 more days of shooting to go. But so far what we do know has me very excited for Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.

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Shooting Locations:
Source : TF Live Action Blog

June 2-5 Bethlehem Steel (Bethlehem, PA) as Shanghai, China
June 6-7 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Chantilly, VA) as same
June 9 - 21 Philadelphia, PA
June 9 Cappucelli's Meats, Italian Market South Philly
June 10-11 Laurel Hill Cemetery
June 11-12 University of Pennsylvania, Quad
June 12-14 University of Pennsylvania, Psi Upsilon (Castle) Fraternity as Princeton
June 13 East River Drive
June 14, 18 Richmond Power Plant
June 14 Free Library on Ben Franklin Parkway
June 18 Front Street
June 13, 17, 20-21 Eastern State Penitentiary
June 18-19 Philadelphia City Hall as Ecole Militaire in Paris, France
June 22-25 Princeton University, NJ
Sedona, AZ - dates, locations unknown (rumor)
?-? Holloman Airforce Base and White Sands Missile Range (Alamogordo, NM) as Qatar (rumor)
?-? 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (Tucson, AZ) (rumor)
?-? Edwards Air Force Base (Lancaster, CA)

Introduction

Lets start off with some minor details.

As of June 5th DreamWorks/Paramount has confirmed that the full title for Michael Bay's sequel will be :

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
Source: ComingSoon.net

Release date at this time is : 26 June 2009 (UK)

Plot : We cant confirm anything at the moment but everything is up for speculation at the moment and we will try and document everything that has come to the surface uptil now and continuing.

The Beginning of this blog

Well if your like me then you might be getting a tiny bit excited about Transformers 2.

And yes i know its way way off but you may also know there is excessive amounts of information, spoilers, photos out there and about 5 minutes ago i thought why has nobody done this already.

So the site begins and i hope you find it interesting.