Michael Bay has made a post on his forums this morning announcing that the third installment of Transformers: The Movie will be on July 1st, 2011. Bay also mentions that he will be flying out to Hasbro headquarters in Rhode Island to talk about new characters today, and also leaves a little message just for Megan Fox.
Save Optimus, Win $4000 Gift Card to Lowes!
In advance of the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 20th, an officially-sanctioned contest has been revealed. Go to SaveOptimus.com and save Optimus Prime! By playing the trivia game you also enter a contest for a chance to win a $4,000 gift card to Lowe’s!
Profiles in History to Auction Revenge of the Fallen & 2007 Movie Props
Profiles in History will pass several Revenge of the Fallen props through the auction block Thursday and Friday, October 8-9, 2009. Notable items on the list include the following:
1977 Chevy Camaro Bumblebee car from Transformers
Full-scale screen-used Hero Bumblee robot from Transformers
Hero Matrix of Leadership from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Tomb of the Primes” study miniature from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Desert Temple ruins study miniature from from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Tomb of the Twelve” hand that held the Matrix from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Tomb of the Twelve” head from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Original Optimus Prime CGI head from from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Jetfire’s landing gear from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Hero radio-controlled Decepticon “Wheelie” 4WD Truck from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Hero special effects fragment of the Allspark from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Also available are clothes, paraphernalia, weapon and stage props, and posters signed by the actors.
Revenge of the Fallen VFX Art Director Sean Haworth Website Update
Revenge of the Fallen VFX Art Director Sean Haworth, has updated his personal site with set, prop, and vehicle design images. Included are the Arcee triplets, NEST vehicles, Ice Cream Truck, Ratchet, and even the design sheet showing Bumblebee’s revised front end styling.
Click above for all images or visit his site for images of the 2007 Movie.
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen – 2009’s number 1 Summer Blockbuster!
Rentrak has posted the 2009 Season Summer Box Office Top Ten. According to their data, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen has conquered the US box office, seeing off the likes of Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince, Up and Star Trek with domestic profits of $400 million, a cool $100 million ahead of Harry Potter. Internationally Revenge of the Fallen did not fare quite as well, being pushed down into third place by strong international performances by both Harry Potter and Ice Age 3.
So let’s hear it for Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, officially 2009’s #1 Summer blockbuster!
Concept artwork for the Revenge of the Fallen Arcee sisters combined robot mode
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen concept artist Steve Jung has updated his online portfolio with a new piece of concept artwork from the second live action movie. This new concept finally reveals what the merged form of the Autobot motorcycle sisters Arcee, Chromia and Elita-1 might look like.
It is still to be determined if the toys will follow suit and combine in this fashion – however, this is a nice look at how the whole concept of the three combining, female Autobot bikes took shape before ultimately being cut from the live action movie.
Don’t forget to check out the rest of Steve Jung’s portfolio for more Revenge of the Fallen concept art goodness!
Ben Procter shares Revenge of the Fallen Concept Artwork
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen concept artist Ben Proctor has shared some of his outstanding work on the second live action movie with Concept Art World. The artwork shared shows both characters who made the cut, and others who did not, but were realized as toys (such as Firestorm, who later became Breakaway, and an unnamed Osprey Transformer who provides the design for the Legend class Autobot Springer). Also on show are designs that did not make the cut, such as a Model T Transformer (although he shares some design traits with the Scout Class Decepticon Ransack) and an alternate powered up Optimus Prime, who combines with his trailer to achieve his combined, powered up form.
Check out the full gallery of concept art on Concept Art World by clicking here.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Video Commercial
The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog has been updated with the commercial for upcoming Blu-ray and DVD releases of Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen- The Optimus Experience:
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Concept Art by Steve Jung
Steve Jung, a concept artist who worked on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, has posted some of his concept artwork on his website. In addition to some location sketches, there are some designs for unused Motorcycle robots and Constructicons, one of whom is an early version of the Decepticon Hightower which inspired the robot mode for the Legends class toy! Check out all the artwork, and the rest of Steve Jung’s work, at his website.
Michael Bay to meet with Spielberg and Kruger about Transformers 3
]Michael Bay’s official newsblog has been updated with a brief item regarding the status of Transformers 3. Nelson reports that Michael will be meeting with Steven Spielberg and Ehren Kruger later this week to discuss ideas for Transformers 3. The expected outcome of the meeting is that we might find out when the next installment of the live action movie franchise will be hitting theaters.