Time Lapse of Final Batte Set Construction

EarthCam.net has posted a video of a time lapse of the construction of the Final Battle set for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico which I think occurred around June 2008. It gets some of the early filming but not of any of the big explosions and resulting destruction of the set. A set constuction like this helps give you an idea of the sheer volume of hard work that can go into a movie. Thanks to David for the links especially the flash file so could upload to YouTube.

How ROTF Should Have Ended and Music Video

Two videos for your entertainment, both influenced by Transformers. The first is an amusing animated video that shows how Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen should have ended with jibes at some of the plot holes of the film and an ending that Generation One fans would have loved to have seen. Thanks to Scorpio for the find.



The second is the music video for "I Can Transform You" from Chris Brown that clearly influenced by Transformers, as if the line "I can transform you like Optimus Prime" wasn't a hint. Thanks to Brandon for the link.

SDCC Hasbro's 2009 Transformers Panel Video

Last Friday was Hasbro's Transformers Panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. The details have been previousily posted but now below are links to video of the preview of their 2010 plans for the states for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Animated and various exclusives. In addition, click here for links to video to an additional 18 panels from the convention.

Hasbro's Transformers 2010 Sneak Peak
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Week In Review

Another busy week, so another summary sheet to help you catch anything you might have missed.

TV Spots and Clips
TV Spots #14-16 - The march of spots continue.
TV Spots #17-19, New Clip - Three more spots and clip from BD-Live content.
TV Spot #20 - Its more clip then commercial and spoils the fate of a character.
Wheelie Clip in HD - "Your Worse Nightmare" clip in HD glory.
Kitchen Bots Clip - Click to watch an extended clip that shows kitchen bots going on a rampage at the Witwicky home
Two Transformers I Deleted Scenes - Two scenes deleted from first movie
Transformers Sightings - Part of viral campaign, Transformers sightings around the world
ROTF Theatrical Trailer #3 in HD - The trailer released back in mid-May finally in HD glory.
ROTF Final Scene - Spoiler warning has the very last line of the movie is delivered by Prime.

Premiere Reports and Press Conferences
Berlin Premiere Video and Images - A look at the premiere of the movie in Germany.
Berlin Premiere Video - Another video from carpet with stars answering questions.
Berlin Premiere TV Special - While in German, get a look at the stars and the event in Germany for ROTF
London Premiere Video and Images - More from the premiere in the UK.
London Premiere Press Conference - Long video that shows most of the London Press Conference for ROTF and also videos from the blue carpet at the event
More Blue Carpet London Footage - See even more of the stars as they go to the London Premiere
Russia Premiere Videos - Five videos of Bay and cast walking the carpet in Moscow
US Press Conference Video - Some video of the US ROTF Press Conference and news that the IMAX footage totals about an extra minutes of movie time

Images
Rampage and Sideways CGI - Images of the two Decepticons in CGI
Third Arcee Revealed - CGI view of the third purple Arcee bike.
CGI Twins - Computer generated images of Mudflap and Skids
Megatron CGI Images - Five images that show off the villian in his new form.
Movie Stills - Images from the movie, focused on the real stars - Transformers
Power-up Prime and More - Get a look at the Prime, Jetfire combined mode as USA Today article covers the works and explosions filmed at White Sands for the movie finale.

Music
Samples from ROTF Score and Album - Easy way to sample to music from the albums.
The Touch in TF2? - Shia Labeouf sings, says The Touch may be used in the movie
ROTF Scoring Session - Gallery and description of some of the effort behind putting together the score for the movie.

Interviews
Isabel Lucas Sky News Interview - The actress talks about high level of attention she is getting and working on the film
Isabel Lucas ROVE Interview - The actress talks about making ROTF on the Australian TV program
Matthew Marsden Nearly Died? - Actor talks about a copter nearly landing on him during filming
Shia's Insider Interview - Quick interview with the actor from the television show.
ROTF Talk Show Schedule - Find out who is showing up where to promote the movie on the talk shows over the next week and half.
Bay Quiting Franchise? No - There is no direct quote stating he is quitting. Bunch of baseless sensationalism.
Third ET Transformers Segment - Another segment from the TV shows where Tyrese talks nicknames
Writers On Writing Transformers 2 - Orci and Kurtzman talk about writing and working on the script post strike
Film Weekly's Bay Interview - The director talks shop, budgets and expanding his horizons
Shia and Megan on French TV Show - Amusing video that shows the two stars talking ROTF and other things
NY Times Interviews Bay - Article that covers why Bay did the movies without mentioning the money motivation
Shia on Tonight Show - Video of the actor's Friday appearance to promote ROTF
Ramon on Jimmy Kimmel - First of many ROTF appearances on the show for the movie.

Video Games
Shia Talks About Game - More a less a sales pitch from Shia Labeouf about ROTF game.
Deep Six Walkthrough - Look at one of the levels of the game.
Multi-player Walkthrough Video - Watch a multiplayer session from the game.
Two Demo Clips - Two more clips showing off the game in action
Art Director, Producer Interviews - Supposed to be interview with two people that worked on the game
Game Opening and Breakaway Training - Even more clips from the game.
Launch Trailer - Look at the games's launch trailer that shows off lots of game cinematics

Toys
More Toy Galleries - Images of Grindor, Scorponok, various knockoff and Dune Runner.
Ice Cream Truck Twins, Dead End Gallery - Images of the upcoming toys in packaging.
Ice Cream Truck Twins and Arcee Reviews - Video review of the toys.
Human Alliance Sideswipe Gallery - Pictures of the toy.
Alliance Bumblebee Review - Another take on the Alternator-like toy.

Various
Early Reviews - A not strong start for the film as many found it entertaining but lacking in many areas
More Reviews - yep more mixed reviews talk ROTF
We Are Autobots Site Launches - New site that uses Augmented Reality to put a Prime head on yours using a webcam.
Bay Makes Guiness Record Book - Bay talks filming the movie and made it in the book for largest explosion
Obama Mention - Bay mentions how he met Obama and incorporated him into the movie.
Transformers 2 Fun Facts - Bunch of info about the technical achievements of the CGI for the film.
Transformers 2 Outselling Star Trek - Movie is outperforming Trek in pre-sales, I expect it to blow by Treks worldwide total in 7 days.
Official Site Updated - Check it out for new games, wallpaper and other activities.
Transformers 2 Tickets Contest - Click the link for details on a contest to win Fandango tickets
Nascar No. 18 Transformers Paint Job - Gallery of images of the car painted in Revenge and M&Ms paint scheme.
GM's Transformers Relationship - Value in the companies relationship with Transformers
BD-Live ROTF Content Breakdown - A more detailed description of the extra content available to owners of Blu-ray Transformers
Life Size G1 Bumblebee - A fan's love can go far as this labor shows for the classic Bumblebee
Transformers Voice Cast? - Possible confirmation on the new members of the movie voice cast which for unknown reasons has been really hard to nail down.

London Premiere ROTF Press Conference

Below are five videos that show the press conference for the London premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on June 16th, 2009 that TheTransformers.net has posted. The conference was attended by Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and John Turturro. Overall it is pretty interesting as they discussed many different aspects of shooting the film such as shooting in Egypt, the special effects and Shia's various injuries. In also, I found more blue carpet footage of the cast.

I finally decided to do something slightly more useful with my YouTube channel and as part of that created a playlist for the 11 videos (5 for the conference, 6 for the blue carpet) as an alternative to posting all 11 at once which can get clunky. Give it a try and let me know if this works better. Thanks to Hitman450 for the link.

Two Days In Review

It has been a busy day few days in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen news with 22 posts in two days so here is a link fest to make sure you’re up to date. As always though, don't forget to check out the archive section on the left side just in case you might have missed something.

TV Spots and Clips
TV Spots #17-19, New Clip - Three more spots and clip from BD-Live content.
Two Transformers I Deleted Scenes - Two scenes deleted from first movie
Transformers Sightings - Part of viral campaign, Transformers sightings around the world

Premiere Reports and Images
Russia Premiere Videos - Five videos of Bay and cast walking the carpet in Moscow
CGI Twins - Computer generated images of Mudflap and Skids
Movie Stills - Images from the movie, focused on the real stars - Transformers

Music
The Touch in TF2? - Shia Labeouf sings, says The Touch may be used in the movie

Interviews
Bay Quiting Franchise? No - There is no direct quote stating he is quitting. Bunch of baseless sensationalism.
Third ET Transformers Segment - Another segment from the TV shows where Tyrese talks nicknames
Writers On Writing Transformers 2 - Orci and Kurtzman talk about writing and working on the script post strike.
Film Weekly's Bay Interview - The director talks shop, budgets and expanding his horizons.

Video Games
Two Demo Clips - Two more clips showing off the game in action
Art Director, Producer Interviews - Supposed to be interview with two people that worked on the game

Toys
Alliance Bumblebee Review - Another take on the Alternator-like toy.

Various
Bay Makes Guiness Record Book - Bay talks filming the movie and made it in the book for largest explosion
Obama Mention - Bay mentions how he met Obama and incorporated him into the movie.
Transformers 2 Fun Facts - Bunch of info about the technical achievements of the CGI for the film.
Transformers 2 Outselling Star Trek - Movie is outperforming Trek in pre-sales, I expect it to blow by Treks worldwide total in 7 days.
Official Site Updated - Check it out for new games, wallpaper and other activities.
Transformers 2 Tickets Contest - Click the link for details on a contest to win Fandango tickets
Nascar No. 18 Transformers Paint Job - Gallery of images of the car painted in Revenge and M&Ms paint scheme.
GM's Transformers Relationship - Value in the companies relationship with Transformers

Transformers 2 London Premiere

Early today in London was the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with most of the cast (no Isabel Lucas) on hand for the celebration. Below are videos of the blue Autobot carpet and links to Bay, Shia, and Fox signing autographs.

As for pictures, have them too. Megan Fox continues to dazzle in her black dress and it seems everyone is having a good time. Thanks to Ali for the links.
HeyUGuys blog | LaBeoufPhotos.info | Shia-Labeouf.biz | PopSugar
In addition, the Zoe Griffin blog provides a look at the press conference for the trio as they answer a few questions and she provides her opinion on the proceedings.

Megan Fox - Another blunt reponse from Megan about fame.
Shia LaBeouf - Few TF facts, and Shia reminding the reporters how is name is pronounced and click here for her observations on how he is not sexy.

Autobot Blue Carpet, London


More videos: Megan Fox | Shia LaBeouf | Michael Bay

Wheelie Scene in HD - "Your Worst Nightmare"

Below is the Wheelie scene once again. This time in hi-def with no subtitles. Thanks to NHLfan for the link.

Wheelie Clip


Update: Minor update, MichaelBay.com has also posted the clip and called it "Your Worst Nightmare".

Week In Review

Another busy week in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen news so another link fest to find any stories that you might have missed.

TV Spots and Clips
Wheelie vs Mikaela - English with Japanese subtitles of a scene from the movie
NEST vs Demolisher Clip - English with Japanese subtitles of a scene from the movie
TV Spots #9 to #13 - Five more TV spots, each with just a touch of new footage
Soundwave Images - Look at the CGI for the character from TF2 UK website

Premiere Reports, Images
World Premiere Video, Pictures, and Spoilers - All that from Tokyo premiere of hte movie with first impressions of the movie.
Official World Premiere Video - A video of the cast in Japan for the movie.
World Premiere Extended Cut Video - Two minutes longer look at world premiere of movie in Tokyo, Japan
South Korea Premiere Pics - Gallery of the cast at the premiere in Seoul.
South Korea Premiere Videos - Videos and pictures of the movies premiere in Seoul.
London Sneak Peak - Report from the sneak peak on Friday with spoilers

Music
Score Front Cover - Look at the cover for the upcoming score to movie
Score Track List, Back Cover - List of tracks from Score album and back cover art
New Divide Music Video - Linkin Park's single, with new movie footage
New Divide Making of Video #1 - First video about making the music video
New Divide Making of Video #2 - Second video about making the music video

Interviews
Shia Talks TF2 Secrets - Shia talks story, hand injury in AP article
Stars, Writers Talk Trilogy - Brief video, interview talking about a third film.
Megan Fox ET Interview - Video of the actress talking her career and fame.
Megan Fox EW Interview - Article, pictures, video of the actress discussing career and fame.

Video Game
E3 Multi-Player Mode - Video that the versus mode from the game.
Game Walkthrough - A 16 minute long walkthrough that shows off the game features

Toys
Deluxe Blaze Master Pics - Images of the toy, probably not in movie.
Deluxe Jolt and Scorponok Pictures - More pics of the toys
Ice Cream Truck Twins - Gallery of the Deluxe Twins toy
Malaysia KFC TF Toys - Images of the toys from the company
Human Alliance Bumblebee Review - Two part review of the toy
Petronas TF Toys - Pictures of toys that the Mayaysian company is offering
Arcee, Swerve, Mixmaster - Image of each of the toys with Mixmaster in G1 colors

Various
Transformers 2 Delays Harry Potter 6 IMAX Debut - Contract results in two week delay for HP6 on IMAX screens
M&M Michael Bay - Image of Bay as a scruffy M&M
IMAX vs minIMAX - Info on various IMAX viewing sizes
Transformers 2 Auditions - Humorous videos of various appliances auditioning for movie
Michael Bay's Payday - A look at Bay's pay for first movie
Sneak Peak June 16th - Somehow (details sketchy) owners of first movie can view ROTF special features online
CGI Megan Fox - Amusing video about creating a CGI Megan Fox
Viral Sites Update - Two viral sites update starting true TF2 campaign
Viral Transformers Spottings - Viral campaign that shows Transformers being accidently recorded
Bay Honored - Transformers inventor gives Bay TF statue
Hot Topic Contest - Transformers contest and tie-in products from the store

Transformers 2 Performing Pickup Shots

Turns out that Transformers 2 production is not quite finished as the cast performed some pickup shots this week for the film. This information is supported by an interview with Tyrese, a tweet from Megan Fox and a video of the area that includes shots of Shia, Fox, Optimus and Bumblebee.

Megan's tweet:

surprise surprise! shia and i were filming some more scenes the other day. can't wait for everyone to see :)

Tyrese on the shoot and pickups with SciFi Wire:

"Yeah, we did some new scenes, some new shots, got to the set around 10 this morning," Gibson said in a group interview. "Today we officially wrapped Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Any missing pieces there were, we picked them up today. They're going to go ahead and put it in the chop shop and put the magic around it and go ahead and add it into the film."

What exactly were the pickup shots you did today?
Gibson: I can't really speak on it, but that was a nice try.

Did you get to go to Egypt?
Gibson: No, I didn't get to go to Egypt. I was supposed to go, but you won't be able to tell I'm not there. ...

Will you be part of the third one?
Gibson: I didn't die in 2. I can tell you that.

Based on Megan Fox's outfit, Shia's burnt shirt (as seen here), the background, and set, this appears to be pickup shots for the Egyptian desert sequences. They may also being doing pickups for Princeton based on the outfits of some of the other people on set. The magic of Hollywood where one scene has the potential to have been crafted from literally around the world. Thanks to Megatron for the video link.

Complete Audi Chase Clip, More Screenshots

Below is a clip from Kevin (thanks!) where he combined the Audi chase sequence from the first trailer with the additional footage from the ShoWest montage to create a full sequence. In addition are a few more screenshots to join the previous batch from the montage that shows off character faces and a bit more. Thanks to Dave, Eugene, Asri, and Simon.

Video pulled by YouTube due to Paramount copyright claim.

Bay's ShoWest Transformers 2 Montage Video (Update 4)

In what can only be a sneak of what the upcoming second Transformers 2 trailer will be, Michael Bay's site has posted the montage video for Revenge of the Fallen Bay showed at ShoWest a few weeks ago. It is freaking awesome with first looks at Devastator, Jetfire, Megatron kicking Optimus across a field, Sideways, Chromia, Megan looking incredibly foxy and lots more. The first part is a scene between Sam, Mikeala and Bumblebee in their garage before he leaves for college. Right off the bat you can see an improvement in the CGI work not only in the design but the movement and mannerisms of Bumblebee. From there it just gets better. If this montage doesn't get you excited for the movie, I don't think anything will. Thanks to Franco, Diego and Tony for the link.


In addition, he also posted the tribute video to his career that was played as part of the award ceremony when he accepted the Vanguard Award.

From the comments, links to download the ShoWest montage:
FLV(Higher Quality) - VLC to play
MP4(Lower Quality) - VLC or Quicktime to play
HD Download: MediaFire (Thanks to Alex for the links.)

Update: Added above download links and the below screenshots of the montage (hover over for comments) that Elis provided (thanks!).


Update 2: From picture 6, someone noticed the blue look and wheel indicating the Transformer is Wheelie. Makes more sense as I imagine Scalpel, being a Decepticon, would simply just tear the safe apart. Thanks to HoosierAussie for the observation. Update 3: Sadly the video has been pulled from Vimeo and some locations on YouTube but did find an HD replacement embedded above. I also removed some of the download links that no longer worked.

Update 3: YouTube video stopped working, replaced that with embed from SlashFilm and Trailer Addict.

Update 4: Trailer Addict pulled the video so did an upload via blogger's interface which as you can see isn't so hot. Tried to make larger but the result looks like crap. Enjoy while you can.

Building Bumblebee Video

Cool video from Cars.com that shows the construction of the Bumblebee prop at Chicago Auto Show. Thanks to Florian for the link.

FAB Megatron and Jolt Video Reviews

Via TFormers, Mike and peaugh are back with a video reviews of the Fast Action Battler Megatron and Jolt the Volt.

More toy reviews related to Transformers 2 can be found here including Ransack.

Newscast Shows New Bumblebee Footage

Detroit's WXYZ has a report from the Chicago Auto Show about GM's Transformer press conference. As part of that report they showed about 3 or seconds of new movie footage probably taken from Friday's teaser trailer. The footage shows Bumblebee driving into frame (in Sam's neighborhood I think), tumbling into robot mode and shooting downward at something. The video is here. Thanks to Chris for the link.

Autobot Names Confirmed (Updated w/ Video)

GM held a press conference today at the Detroit Auto Show and official revealed the 4 concept cars and their character names that were used in the movie. A sneak peak video/commercial that shows off the cars as used in the movie is here.

Five Chevrolet-based characters – including four all-new characters – are featured in the new film set to open in the United States on June 26. All of them are at the Chevrolet display. The four new movie characters include:

SIDESWIPE – a stylized Corvette vision concept vehicle
SKIDS and MUDFLAP – twin AUTOBOTS® based on Chevy's Beat (a concept that will go into production as the Chevy Spark in 2011) and Trax concepts
JOLT – an AUTOBOT-based on Chevy's upcoming Volt extended-range electric vehicle
BUMBLEBEE™, the heroic AUTOBOT based on Chevrolet's Camaro concept from the first "Transformers" movie, returns with a high-performance attitude. Joining the vehicles on stage will be BUMBLEBEE in his AUTOBOT form, standing almost 17 feet (5.2 meters) tall and 13 feet (4 meters) wide.

"Chevrolet is thrilled to again be part of one of the most anticipated movies in years," said Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet. "‘Transformers' gives us a great opportunity to connect with young people on their terms, with a dynamic, environmentally friendly image. The new characters represent the change going on in Chevy showrooms. From the exciting Camaro, the 21st century sports car, to the game-changing Volt, there's more than meets the eye at Chevrolet today."

Directed by Michael Bay, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" sees the AUTOBOTS confront a new threat from DECEPTICONS® bent on avenging their earlier defeat on Earth. The new AUTOBOT characters in their current Chevy-based form square off against new, tougher foes determined to rule the universe.

Pictures of the Corvette Stingray Concept and Camaro Concept can be found here or a video here. Thanks to Dave for the link.

Update: Via the14thrider blog, below is the video (or YouTube) that was shown by GM. Yep it is essentially a car commecial...but a commercial using movie footage.

Official Transformers Video Game Trailer (Updated)

Activision has officially released the video game trailer for Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. The game will be available on current consoles and PCs. The game will be similar to the first movies, in that you can play as Autobots or Decepticons and each Transformer will have abilities and weapons specific to them along with the instant Transformation switch. There will also be multiplayer modes to you can wreck havoc on each other. There is no release date yet, but I imagine it will come out about the same time as the movie.


It is good to hear Peter Cullen doing Optimus Prime. The graphics are solid but not sure if what was shown is in game graphics are not. Now most significantly is the end of the trailer where they explicitly merge the Decepticon logo into the face on movie poster indicating a clear link.

In addition below are a few pictures from IGN that show off the character models and also Bumblebee fighting off a Decepticon. One thing I noticed about the Decepticon is that its alt mode may look very close to the M270 Launch Rocket System which I think was one of the photos in -=boM=-'s gallery. A gallery that Paramount has since had pulled from the web (update below).



Thanks to Danny for the heads-up on the trailer and to Adam for the pictures.

Update: Thanks to anonymous fans, below are the two pictures of the rocket launcher taken by boM at White Sands. While I think a rocket launcher is likely the alt mode of the first Decepticon fighting Bumblebee, the pictures are not conclusive proof that the rocket launcher is anything more then a prop for the film rather then being used as a Decepticon. Makes you wonder though.

From Philly, More Car Chase Footage (Update)

PhillyFilmGirl has posted more footage from when Transformers 2 production was at Princeton over the summer. This footage is more of the Saturn Astra car chase that was filmed on the streets in the area. It includes multiple takes of the car performing a stunt in an intersection, few more moments of the Frenzy-thing, and the car hitting a pole. Thanks to KRandTFFan for the heads-up.


Update: Below are some additional pictures from the Princeton set as Shia and company prep for various scenes. Based on the books Shia is holding, I assume those where taken before another PhillyFilmGirl video, similiar shots also here. Thanks to Mauricio for providing the pictures and the photoshopped Megatron on the right as he towers over the Bethlehem set extras.

Run Shia Run

PhillyFilmGirl has posted a new video that is from the Princeton Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen shoot back in June 2008 that is a new angle on the Alice video from June. The video shows Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Ramon Rodriguez running (in multiple takes). Towards the end, Isabel Lucas does her calm walk despite the surrounding chaos, a large reason behind the theory that she is "Pretender Shell" for Ravage.

Bumblebee at the Boneyard Video

Thanks to Millertalon and his friend for the video below that shows Bumblebee on the set at the Boneyard in Arizona. It doesn't appear they where filming anything at the time and instead mostly just showing off the car for the fans nearby. Several fans seemed more interested in Shia then Bumblebee but sadly they probably didn't know that more then likely Shia and company where filming at Coronado, CA at the time.