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Fanboy Bites: 'Iron Man 2', 'Transformers 2' and 'Star Trek 2'
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(Above: Transformers 2 filming in (and blowing up) poor Pennsylvania.)
Update: Paramount announced that the official title for Transformers 2 will be Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
And then there were two ...
Iron Man 2: I'm not sure how Coming Soon and IESB managed to ask the same exact questions to Iron Man director Jon Favreau (perhaps they're dating and, like, read each others' minds), but that's what it looks like from here. Both sites visited the set of I Love You Man, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, where Favreau was starring in a supporting role. But who cares about that when we've got Iron Man 2 to talk about!?
According to Favreau, he still isn't signed on yet and negotiations with all the actors are ongoing. Of course, he's interested in directing both Iron Man 2 and The Avengers, but because Marvel scheduled the films a year apart, he feels it's literally impossible for him to do both. Favreau also discusses the many potential storylines that could exist in such a sequel, but notes that it's hard to talk about any of this because Marvel is extremely busy prepping the debut of The Incredible Hulk (which we'll talk about in another post). Check either site for much more from Favreau.
Transformers 2: For the first time in a couple hundred years, Pennsylvania has become the cool place to be. Oh yes, that's because Transformers 2 is causing all sorts of mayhem -- with their blowing up of a steel factory, sending hundreds of Asian extras running through the streets of make-believe China. (Is it me, or should Michael Bay receive an Oscar nod simply for making Pennsylvania pass off as China?) Tons of photos from around the set have popped up online over at TFW2005 (see one above).
After the jump: Did someone say Star Trek sequels?
'Transformers 2' Begins Production: OMG, It's a Helicopter!
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The entire movie nerd world set up camp in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania yesterday as Transformers 2 began production. A number of websites boasted their own exclusive images from the set of the sequel -- most of which contained blurry shots of helicopters circling the Bethlehem steel complex where shooting is taking place. The outside of one building wears some glowing, neon Chinese lettering -- leading many to believe the complex is, in fact, doubling for some sort of old plant in a Chinese city (or the largest take-out Chinese joint we've ever seen). A few images popped up over on JoBlo (see one to the right), and their "on the scene guy" says there were "4 Apache helicopters, as well as 2 choppers with Chinese lettering and the word 'Police' in English. Both of those choppers had cameras on them." For awhile, said helicopters circled the plant before doing some "take offs and landings."
Additionally (and if you're really into watching blurry helicopters fly through the air), another dude captured the scene on video and posted it up on YouTube (via Superhero Hype). You can check out that video after the jump. Finally, MTV claims Matthew Marsden has joined the Transformers 2 cast as a member of the British Special Forces. Watch out: The British are coming!
20,546 More Robots in 'Transformers 2'!!!
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Okay, maybe we're exaggerating just a tiny bit with that number. Actually, word has it there could be up to 20 more robots in the sequel; this based on a throwaway line written by Roberto Orci on Don Murphy's message board. He says, "I'd love and think we could almost barely manage ten on each side, with some front and center and others as more supporting." Really? 20 robots? I had a hard enough time differentiating between three robots in the first flick -- now they're gonna go ahead and shove 20 at us. 20! How will Shia LaBeouf (poor kid) find a way to "shack up" with Megan Fox when he's got 20 robots to deal with? JoBlo spoke to Michael Bay at the MTV Movie Awards last night where the director said that "this really feels like a cool sequel ... and it's not one of those bullsh*t sequels. This one stands on its own; the script. And the first one set up a bunch, so you're allowed to have more fun with this one. More robots. More personality from the robots." Transformers 2 begins production today in Pennsylvania.
What do you think about all these robots? Is 20 too much or too little? And should I even be complaining about a Transformers movie with too many robots?
Michael Bay to Direct '2012?'
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Since the Transformers sequel is currently in limbo due to an impending Hollywood strike, it seems director Michael Bay is searching for a film to jump on soon-ish, this way the big-budgeted machine can have another giant flick in theaters for the summer of 2008. And according to Sci-Fi Wire, that film could be 2012: The War for the Souls, based on the book by Whitley Strieber. When Strieber was asked recently if Bay (who's already producing the film) was interested in directing 2012, he said: "I don't know if he will direct it for sure, but I know he is interested in directing it. Michael Bay's company did buy the rights to 2012, though, and he will at least produce it."
It would seem fitting for Bay to direct since apparently Transformers screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have hopped onboard to produce and adapt the script. They could promote it as: "From the guys who brought you Transformers ....", simply open the doors and watch the masses pile in. Strieber, who also co-wrote the book that later became the film version of The Day After Tomorrow, talks about the so-called doomsday prophecy in this new book; how Nostradamus and the Mayan calendar predicted 2012 as the beginning of the End of Days. The book centers on a door to a parallel Earth that opens on December 21, 2012. Warner Bros. is scheduled to release the film at some point during the summer of 2008, and, if you ask me, I have a feeling Michael Bay will jump all over the thing. As always, we'll keep you updated ...
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