Producer Tom DeSanto Interview on Transformers

IESB.net has landed another video interview with the makers of Transformers. This time its with Producer Tom Desanto (who also produced the X-Men Trilogy).

The highlights:
- Filming almost finished, still have some days to do in Alaska (probably for the discovery of Megatron by Sam Witwicky's ancestor). Once Alaska shoots finish, shooting will be completed (unless pick-ups later).
- Leaked designs are not final, still being worked on but producers have heard the complaints (as many Don Murphy posts have indicated).
- Final designs will be tweaked up to the movie release date, but I say before then, maybe as early as the New York Toy Fair in February as Hasbro has to have em ready for production and marketing.
- Megatron will have an Earth form. Design unreleased but speculation is a jet.
- Frank Welker is still in the running as the voice of Megatron with many proponents involved with the film pushing for him.

The complete video is here.

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On a completely unrelated note, this weekend was good for me in the Transformers toy department (if costly). Masterpiece Starscream arrived and he is amazing. Its a must have for any fan. In addition, for whatever reason, Fry's Electronics is one of the first retail outlets in the entire country to get the Transformers Classic line. You pay a little extra for getting them early but they are sweet toys that will remind anyone of their G1 counterparts so worth looking out for.