You’ve read about the casting breakdowns, constructicon rumors, and supposed treatment leaks, Transformers 2 director Michael Bay claims it was all fake.
“Sorry everyone, everything you are reading (other then we are shooting in Philly) is false,” Bay wrote on his website Shoot For the Edit. “We are going to give so much disinformation on this film to confuse everyone.”
Okay, so let me get this strait… Bay and company orchestrated this complex plan to release false information to the internet movie websites, and when everyone actually chomped down on the bait, he jumps out from around the corner and reveals it was all a scam to keep you out of the know? I’m not saying this information isn’t misinformation, but why set this stuff up if you’re going to publicly deny it minutes later? Isn’t the whole point to keep fans confused? Or maybe Michael Bay’s denial is misinformation? Wait, I’m confused.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I’ve heard that everything I’ve heard about Michael Bay isn’t actually true, but that’s only a rumor.
In the end, does it really matter? The movie will have giant robots in it and that’s all the kids care about.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Who cares?
Furthermore, are grown men really paying to see these movies? It’s quite shameful.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:41 pm
my guess is that his denial is his way to proof that they were serious about spreading the false rumors? almost like “see, you guys fell for it. more to come in the future!”
April 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Isnt this an old star trek ploy?
April 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
He really got me. I thought Transformers 2 was going to be good there for a second, but that was just misinformation.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:01 pm
If he says he’s spreading misinformation then is he lying when he says he’s lying so he’s really telling the truth about lying… uh oh, that’s a paradox, I think he’s trying to break the internet.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Ya i hered that to and it dosnet serprize me that oney thing i know that is for sure is they are fill 2 and 3 back to back which woud be cool but does aneybody know is it next summer or 2010 is transformers 2 coming out?
April 21st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
whatever. dork.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I would do some fake trailers alwell..
people will be surprised when they go to the movie then.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
He says he’s spreading misinformation. But he’s telling us everything we know is false. That means he could be lying about everything we know about Transformers 2 being false. Pretty simple.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Yeah, back in November Bay was telling everyone they would do lots of false information, including fake scripts.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1188000-transformers_2/news/1686915/
April 21st, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Does this mean no constructicons :(
April 21st, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I’m positive Bay came out and said before that he was going to confuse people with misinformation forever ago. Like, before the writer’s strike even ended. You’d think more people would remember this, especially the people that actually bring us these news items, namely, Peter and the other Slashfilm staff. This is no surprise.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
here it is:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/10/transformers-2-proceeds-into-pre-production/
Come on, people.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Let Uwe Boll direct Transformers 2 ;)
April 21st, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I say bring on more misinformation. There is too much info about movies out there on the interwebs as it is, it’s ruining movies for me.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:10 pm
More lies. But Bay is still awesome.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:17 pm
@ jimbo
why is it shameful for grown men to see a movie based on toys that we grew up with - or rather, just a really fun movie? especially when it was the perfect summer extravaganza. i’m ready for a rude & insulting response, but if you could, please try to give a solid and relevant reason.
all the info or mis-info just makes the experience stretch out past the 2 hours in the theater. it’s fun to play detective and puzzle together all the clues we each contribute to these boards. transformers is what it is, and i’ll wait in line for 2, 3, 20 more as long as they stay good. love bay, love transformers, love optimus prime!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:45 pm
jimbo should be eaten by a dino bot
April 21st, 2008 at 3:58 pm
if it’s false, then michael bay is a w*nker
if it’s true, michael bay is still a w*nker and it kills me that he is spending time doing pranks like this and not making tranformers 2 better
April 21st, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Bay, the information ninja!
haha
April 21st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Giant robots fighting other giant robots = Transformers. Do we need to know anything else? In a movie like this, plot is pretty secondary. As long as it makes enough sense to not make my head hurt I’ll be happy.
April 21st, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Is the pic slashy has up recent? If you look in the background you can distinctly see one front end loader and there’s another construction rig directly behind him. Since when did Cat, Deer, or Case New Holland make black rigs? Constructicons me think.
April 21st, 2008 at 5:18 pm
BLUE HARVEST anyone???
michael bay rules!!!!
TRANSFORMERS 2 is going to
blow every movie away!!!!!!!!!
can’t wait!!!!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:10 am
Utter, utter bull$hit.
Bay said exactly the same about all the leaks from BayFormers 1, which all eventually turned out to be 98% accurate. He trully is both the smuggest and dumbest assh0le on planet Earth.
(”None of it’s true! There will be even MORE fart and pee jokes in this movie!!”)
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:08 am
I hate him
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 am
michael bay a good director no wait i was misinformed thats just a rumor ok it all make sense now
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
All I know about Transformer 2 is that there will be robots, explosions and black helicopters, so i guess thats FALSE. Bummer.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Next thing he’ll tell us is he’s calling it Blue Harvest.
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Michael Bay sounds like a dick of a person.
Think about it…..why would he put his writers through all of that and have them write whole extra scripts for a movie? I’ve heard this crap about the first movie and now i’m hearing it about this one.
The solution? Just wait for the actual movie to come out and then wish there was a way to e-mail him and say, “OH MAN! YOU REALLY GOT ME MIKE!” As a director he’s good…..as an all-around person he seems like a bit of a prick.
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Me Grimlock like puzzles. Me Grimlock say puzzle makes finding out things from movie fun. More fake information, the more Grimlock like.
Seriously, have you guys ever thought that those fake information might be the real script? Just like someone said above. But then again everything is fake fake, true true and true fake. Now who has an Autobot logo or a Decepticon logo stuck on their car?
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Somewhere in all this confusion… Chuck Norris is watching.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
I’m glad someone so intelligent is directing Giant Robots Attack Earth 2. My coffee mug could direct a better movie. Remember Mikey, it’s never, NEVER to early to retire. : )
April 24th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Michael Bay said he was going to do this 5 months ago; I don’t know why everyone seems so surprised? It is actually quite savvy, and the fact that it has the fanboys fuming is utterly hilarious. I say good show.