Live Action Movie Update

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:43 am

Don Murphy has answered the following questions about the script:

Q: Is Bludgeon in it?
A: NO

Q: Do ANY characters choose or just end up NOT adopting Earth alt modes, keeping their Cybertronian alt-mode instead of using an Earth alt mode, while on Earth?
A: No

Q: Will Megatron be a tank?
A: Yes

Q: Does a gestalt make an appearance?
A: NO
Lamest question ever!

Q: Will Soundwave have minions?
A: Yes

Q: Do more than 4 Autobots and Decepticons appear in this movie?
A: Yes

Q: Don will ratchet be a ambulance!
A: This was answered by John in his original posting here.
NO
Ratchet is still the medic
I believe he is more like a firetruck but those trucks that help people and crap.

Q: Has anyone on this forum yet guessed what Soundwave's alt-mode will be?
A: NO

Q: 1. Nick Stahl is cool. You think so too. Is there a part in this that he could play(cough Spike cough)?
2. Do Transformers identified by name die?
Joint answer: Yes

Also:
Go over and read John's Blog.

What no one is REALLY getting is that this film is NOT entirely what you are expecting.
We are NOT doing a cartoon.
We are NOT doing CGI.
We ARE doing a real live action film with CGI in it.
It IS an origin film.
You will get many injokes and you will love the characters and the action.
John does NOD to the comics and the series
BUT it is designed to make $400 million which means people will groove on it who have never heard of TF before and think that you guys are cool for liking TF.

So start thinking THAT way and you will really be pleased.

He also mentions that Spielberg will "chime in" next week.

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:34 am

Why do I get this tingling feeling that we comic fans won't exactly be swept off our feet by this movie?

My one (and only) hope is that if the movie is a success, Hasbro will finally take the cartoon out of the inept hands of the japanese and let a quality US/UK crew do a quality cartoon series on the level of Batman TAS, JL, or Batman Beyond.

That's what we transfans never had, opposed to all the other comic superhero fans, or even MOTU fans...

Stormwolf · Post by **Stormwolf** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:14 pm

John does NOD to the comics and the series

I can guess what these nods will be

First the story seem to be getting (a nod to the comic), then it will become completely crap by destroying the story (a nod to the cartoons).

Me am Grimlock · Post by **Me am Grimlock** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:54 pm

BB Shockwave wrote:Why do I get this tingling feeling that we comic fans won't exactly be swept off our feet by this movie?

My one (and only) hope is that if the movie is a success, Hasbro will finally take the cartoon out of the inept hands of the japanese and let a quality US/UK crew do a quality cartoon series on the level of Batman TAS, JL, or Batman Beyond.

That's what we transfans never had, opposed to all the other comic superhero fans, or even MOTU fans...

I second this motion.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:08 pm

Beat ya by two hours, Smoothie.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:30 pm

Shanti418 wrote:Beat ya by two hours, Smoothie.

Indeed you did.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:43 pm

But I'm not bitter about not getting the front page credit. Not at all. Not at all. Not at all.

As Churchill said, "History is written by the victors."

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:16 pm

I actually feel sorry for Murphy. Beseiged by those posters on his own site with the lamest fanboy ideas ever, he must think we're all a bunch of twats.

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:14 pm

His target audience might have a lot of twats in it... but far as I can see DM pretty much deserves them. I don't think I've read a single post of his that wasn't simultaneously insulting and patronising >_<

Post by **Best First** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:37 am

spiderfrommars wrote:I actually feel sorry for Murphy. Beseiged by those posters on his own site with the lamest fanboy ideas ever, he must think we're all a bunch of twats.

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

me too.

He comes across asa bit of an arse - but then so do i when dealing with such people.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:18 pm

Best First wrote:
spiderfrommars wrote:I actually feel sorry for Murphy. Beseiged by those posters on his own site with the lamest fanboy ideas ever, he must think we're all a bunch of twats.

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.
me too.

He comes across asa bit of an arse - but then so do i when dealing with such people.

That's true, Best: What would YOU do if the only people on here were 1,000 Predabots??

Post by **Best First** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:24 pm

probably make a movie that was the antithesis of what they want just to spite them...

...so there is hope!

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:27 pm

Best First. Spiteful Tyrant.