Is 'Transformers 2' Going 3D?
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paramount, Tech Stuff, Dreamworks, Remakes and Sequels
If you're anything like me, you have completely given up on the next installment of Transformers having even a whiff of plot, and instead you are just going to sit back and enjoy the spectacle. Speaking of, it looks like it's going to be quite the show, too. The keen eyes over Comic2Film noticed that in the Dolby News release for ShoWest 2008, Transformers 2 was listed as a 3D film slated for 2009. There have been plenty of updates for the film lately, but unfortunately most of them turned out to be smoke and mirrors -- just ask Teresa Palmer. But, a 3D release could be the real deal, even though we haven't heard a peep from Michael Bay on the matter. Kind of surprising, too, considering he is not the kind of guy who likes to keep quiet about these sorts of things.
Transformers 2 is scheduled to start filming on location in Pennsylvania this June, but everything is going to hinge on whether or not the SAG strike can be averted. A 3D release does make sense if you think about it, especially since the only way to top the FX of the first film is to have them flying off the screen at the audience this time around. (Yay! A monster truck is flying toward me at 150mph! Ain't this fun!)
Weigh in below and let us know if you think 3D is the way to go for our robotic friends, or will it just be an excuse for Bay to spend even more time on the FX and even less time on the script?
[via Comic2Film]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-13-2008 @ 11:45AM
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did i stumble upon ihatetransformerandmichaelbay.com? wtf. how about sticking to reporting the news eh? i wasnt aware the movies were supposed to have oscar award winning plots :p
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5-13-2008 @ 12:43PM
The Pepto Pimp said...
No, you didn't stumble onto that exact website, but I think you may be confused. This is the 21st century, terms like "news" and "editorialize" are obsolete. Blogs are all commentaries, just like the "Network News" is manufactured to increase and maintain veiwership...
5-13-2008 @ 12:10PM
Moo said...
LOL, sensitive much??
Are you Michael Bay?!??!?!?!
If so, you kinda do suck. But still, the writer never said he hated TF...just that there was little or no plot and that he isn't expecting any more plot in the sequel. I think anyone in their right mind would tend to agree. That's not necessarily a huge critique, though, it's a film about giant robots killing each other for chrissakes.
5-13-2008 @ 11:53AM
Adam said...
When the title said '3D', I thought that meant 3D as in computer generated 3D, like Wall-E or soemthing. Then I cried. But then I realized it meant it would be 3D as in 'gotta wear goggles' 3D. And then I cried some more.
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5-13-2008 @ 12:08PM
nz said...
I'm sorry that a film about intergalactic, shape-changing robots here to protect humankind from a rogue group of morphing construction vehicles lacks the emotional depth you might expect.
I'd cut Bay an ounce of slack, considering the material he has to work with. You want to pan the movie after it comes out, that's your prerogative, and one of the reasons I visit the site. But lets hold off on judging something that hasn't even started shooting yet based on a clear dislike of the parties involved.
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5-13-2008 @ 12:14PM
--- said...
not sensitive at all haha. but come, what was she expecting with tf, give me a break lol
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5-13-2008 @ 2:26PM
Kevin said...
I'll be the first on here to stop BEETCHING and say that 3D is the future of cinema and what a movie to continue the neotradition. I anticipate thhe film even more now. SPEED RACER FTW!
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5-13-2008 @ 2:47PM
madgamer said...
I'm evidently not like you and liked transformers a lot, so I think a 3D sequel would be awesome.
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