By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Online Automobile Magazine; Car And Driver had the pleasure to interview Director Michael Bay regarding his relationship with cars. From his personal Porsche 911 Turbo to the Transformers: Age Of Extinction Pagani Huayra, this article is an interesting read.
C/D: In Transformers: Age of Extinction, you’ve changed Bumblebee into a ’67 Camaro.
MB: In the new movie, they’ve been in hiding and had to change body styles. We thought it was cool retro, but then Bumblebee goes back to being the new version of the Camaro.
C/D: You’ve worked a lot with GM. Do they swing open the doors to their studios and let you pick and choose what you want?
MB: I walked into a special secret facility they have where they develop prototypes, and they said, “Let us show you what we’ve got.” I saw the new Camaro, and I think they were on the fence about making it, and I said, “That’s the car.” So they made a prototype for us. We took that car to Jordan, to just a little, poor town, and these kids were gathered around it and they were all saying, “Bumblebee!” Bob Lutz said that this was the best car-movie tie-in in history. I don’t know if that’s true, but they certainly treat me like that. When I go to GM, Ed Welburn, their global design vice president, literally takes me through all their design rooms and says, “What do you like?” Check out the rest of the Interview at
Car And Driver.
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
The official Transformers Facebook page have revealed who the finalists of this year's Transformers Hall of Fame Hartman Award fan's choice vote are. The finalists in this year's vote are:
Rodimus, Arcee, Devastator, Blackarachnia and the boss monkey himself, Optimus Primal
You can cast votes for who you want to see inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame on the Transformers Facebook page at the following link:
Transformers Hall of Fame Fan's Choice VoteThe winners of this year's Hartman Award will be revealed at the Transformers Fan Experience at Universal Studios on 20 June 2014!
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Less than a day ago, we found out some details from the upcoming Hub Animated Series; Transformers: Robots In Disguise. Three of the Voice Actors were also revealed.
Will Friedle will reprise his role as Bumblebee while Glee's Darren Criss will voice Sideswipe and Fixit will be voiced by Mitchell Whitfield.
Two other cast members were revealed as Constance Zimmer and Ted McGinley. Their roles were not specified at the time.
However, Constance Zimmer
Tweeted that she is in fact will voice "A Transformers".
"I'm a Transformer!!! But I can't tell u much more, yet..."So, we are indeed getting a Fembot (as Fans call them) in the show.
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
Something big may be afoot, ladies in gentlemen, as in addition to all of the recent Masterpiece Ultra Magnus news,
TFYuki has taken to his Twitter to post what seems to be a few teases for the 30th Anniversary Masterpiece Fan's Choice winner, Masterpiece Star Saber! The first image shows the original G1 Victory Stars Saber's foot on top of what appears to be a sketch of MP Star Saber - but then, he goes on to post two more images of what very well may be a full-blown prototype of MP Star Saber's foot on top of said sketch, showing an interesting "evolution" type deal (he has ankle tilts now!)
But that's not all! TFYuki then goes on to lay on us the following tease as well:
"So everyone, tomorrow at the Tomy booth at Tokyo Toy Show 2014 'Let's Say Go!'"
This means that we could be extremely close to a full reveal! Keep checking back to TFW2005 as we keep you up to date on all the latest Tokyo Toy Show news.
Let's say go!
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Transformers: Age Of Extinction Advance Ticket Sales are happening at the moment and
Hollywood Reporter predicts that the movie will cross US$ 100 Million Domestically at it’s debut.
The site says that the 4th Michael Bay Transformers Live Action Movie will defeat the record set for this year by Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
"Those with access to tracking suggest the fourth installment in the action franchise will hit or cross $100 million in its North American debut, besting the $95 million debut of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April. Projections could easily be revised upwards as the movie's release nears and Paramount makes its final marketing push."Good Luck, Transformers: Age Of Extinction!
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
Earlier this week we reported the announcement of
Mech Ideas WAR Gauntlet exclusive figure, a figure being offered at this weekend's BotCon show by third party groups Renderform and Mech Ideas. Today we're bringing you images of the actual figure itself via Mech Ideas
Facebook, which features an extremely detailed weathered and battle damaged paint deco. The head-sculpt also features a high level of detail including a blaster would through the side of Gauntlet's head. This figure can be yours for $60 at the show this weekend, just look for the Renderform booth.
Check out the images with the discussion link below.
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
An article posted on
variety.com has revealed some very interesting new details about the new Transformers cartoon set to launch on The Hub in spring 2015. Of the new details, we have learned the title of this new cartoon, which will be Transformers: Robots In Disguise.
Also included is a new image of the animated designs of some characters including Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Fixit. With this image we're starting to see the aesthetic of this new show develop, which as a mix of Transformers Prime and Animated in the characters.
The article went on to describe the new animated show:
[The] show takes place years after “Transformers Prime,” when Bumblebee is summoned to save Earth from a new faction of Decepticons and assembles a rogue team of young Autobots that includes a rebel bad boy bot, an elite guard cadet, a bombastic Dinobot and hyperactive Mini-Con to capture their new enemies.
Each new bot is a fully capable action hero but inexperienced in working together in a team, forcing Bumblebee to become both squad leader and coach, Hasbro said.The show will feature voice actors such as Darren Criss, Constance Zimmer, Mitchell Whitfield and Ted McGinley. Also from the article:
"[the] creative team includes kids programming vets Jeff Kline (“Transformers Prime”) as executive producer; producer Adam Beechen (“The Adventures of Chuck and Friends”); and Steven Melching, a writer on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” who will serve as the show’s story editor."Wow! What do you think of this news? Does the Fandom need to come up with another abbreviation for all of these Robots In Disguise toy lines? Are you excited for the direction? Discuss it all with the forums link below!
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
More news coming in via BigBadToyStore preorder listings, this time for the Age of Extinction toy line. The easy stuff to identify first is we have listings for
wave 3 of the voyager class, which include the Dinobot Slog and Autobot Drift (in his other form which we
reported on a while back).
Now the real interesting stuff comes from the wave 3 deluxe listings. We'll put spoiler tags around the figure listed just in case no one wants to be spoiled in the slightest. The listings include the deluxe Generations Bumblebee and Generations
Snarl, but also includes a "MV4 Hot Shot." We're not entirely sure who this character could be, but we have seen several reports of the
Sonic RS Rally Car in the AOE film. Would it make sense for Hot Shot to take on this vehicle alt mode?
Discuss and speculate the listing after the jump!
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By StayingInTheBox from
TFW2005:
Remember when a certain Transformers Generations wave was
delayed (some feared this meant cancelled)? We sure do, but we're happy to report any fears over not receiving more Generations toys (specifically Crosscut in this case) can now be put to rest. Friend and sponsor BigBadToyStore has put up
preorder listings for the delayed
Crosscut, along with some more wave mates such as
Nightbeat,
Jhiaxus, and the ever popular
Windlbade! You can preorder them by the case or individually.
This is great news for all fans of the Generations toys as this means the delayed toys are still coming out within a reasonable time frame. Fingers crossed we receive more updates soon for the delayed Generations Arcee and Chromia.
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