io9: Revenge Of The Fallen

Devastating Concept Art Constructs Villain

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:00:50 PDT

If Revenge of The Fallen's Devastator looks more like CGI trickery than a convincing combination of construction vehicles, perhaps this piece of concept art showing what goes where will explain the thinking behind the even-more-giant Transformer. [Seibertron.com] More »

Why Bayhem Will Never Be In 3-D

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:00:46 PDT

Everyone expects James Cameron's Avatar to launch a new generation of 3-D movies, but Transformers director Michael Bay isn't interested. He also responds to Megan Fox's complaints about his movies not focusing enough on acting. Let the Baytrigue Commence! More »

Transformers Comes So Close To Taking Record...

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:30:00 PDT

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...But not close enough. Surprising many - and frustrating Paramount executives, no doubt - Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is now expected to fall just short of the five-day box office record set by last year's The Dark Knight. More »

Will Transformers 2 Have The Biggest Opening Ever?

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:00:11 PDT

As Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen continues to steamroller everything else in its wake at the box office, it's time to face the possibility that it just might break The Dark Knight's 5-day opening record by the end of today. More »

Transformers Breaks Some, But Not All, Records

Graeme McMillan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:30:00 PDT

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen's Wednesday midnight opening broke box office records by $16 million with its first screenings, becoming the largest Wednesday midnight opening ever... and the third biggest midnight opening of all time. More »

Transformers Leaves Giant Metallic Footprint On World Box Office

Graeme McMillan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:30:00 PDT

Surprising no-one, Michael Bay's second Transformers movie dominated the international box office this weekend, despite only opening in two countries. Have we finally met this year's Dark Knight? More »

Transformers Shows Military Might Off Realistically

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:00:38 PDT

We're not saying that the Earth may actually come under attack from giant robots, but if that were to happen, apparently Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen would be a surprisingly realistic portrayal of how the US military would fight back. More »

3 Writers + 3 Months + 1 Hotel Room = Bayhem

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 31 May 2009 07:00:40 PDT

Worried that Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen may be a rushed, incoherent mess of a movie saved only by the spectacle of Michael Bay's philosophy that more explosions is never a bad thing? You may have reason to fear: the movie's writers have revealed the panic to finish the script. More »

Dueling Draculas and Heroes Revealed In This Week's Comics

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:00:00 PDT

Alien invasions, competing vampires and robots that are more than meets the eye are all populating the comics that'll be making their way to your local shelves tomorrow. What else do you need to know? More »

IDW Publishing Rolls Out G.I. Joe, Transformers 2 Comic Book Adaptation News, Cover

Ray Wert — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:00:23 PST

IDW Publishing rolled out its game plan for comic book adaptations of G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and Transformers 2 today at the 2009 New York Comic Con — including this hot new cover art. More »

Is This The Face (Well, Head) Of Our New Robotic Overlord?

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:00:17 PST

Is this photo proof that we'll see a giant robot made out of seven Decepticons in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, or just that some Transformers fan has a very ugly bedspread? We investigate. More »

Finally, A Good Reason To Go And See Star Trek

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:00:06 PDT

Paramount is screening footage of their big 2009 movies for international press, and the resulting buzz on JJ Abrams' Star Trek is very positive - and that's before you learn about the full-length trailer for another much anticipated movie that's going to be accompanying it into theaters next May. Are you ready for a colorful, fun journey into the stars? More »

Optimus Prime's Hidden Military Past - Revealed

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:20:00 PDT

Peter Cullen was the voice of Optimus Prime in the 1980s cartoon version of Transformers, which may have given him the chance to rewrite some of the lines from Michael Bay's big-screen take on the character. But just where did Cullen - who also voices Eeyore in Disney's Winnie The Pooh movies - get that authoritative and commanding voice from in the first place? The answer seems to involve both keeping it in the family and also looking back at America's least favorite 20th century war. More »

Transformers 2 Rewrite Offers Helping, Injured Hand To LeBeouf

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:00:55 PDT

The long line of heroes with damaged hands will grow by one with the release of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, according to new rumors from the set of the heavy metal sequel. Proving that art mirrors real life mirrors the reality of shooting schedules, Shia LeBeouf's character Sam Whitwicky is set to gain his very own hand injury in order to make sure that LeBeouf will be able to shoot his remaining scenes. More »