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Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 by Russ Fischer
It would be easy to say that Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen plays like a movie made by a thirteen year old boy for other thirteen year old boys, but if that were actually the case, it might not be such a wretched experience. Made by a filmmaker who doesn’t seem to be much evolved beyond the mentality of a teenager, yes, Revenge of the Fallen could also probably be characterized as the Hollywood sequel machine run amok. Who needs ‘better’ when you can do more, louder, flashier?
Transformers is dull, ponderous and overlong, packed to the gills with glamor shots of busy robot designs and Megan Fox, flashes of idiocy (a small robot humping the leg of Fox, who smiles at it fondly) and endless examples of Bay’s increasingly tedious military porn. If summer entertainment is meant to be diverting and imaginative, Revenge of the Fallen succeeds only in that it drove me into periods of catatonic daydreaming, where I imagined watching anything else. Read More »
Exclusive Video From the UK Transformers 2 Press Conference
Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
The UK release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was last week, and before that there was a press conference with Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and John Turturro for not only the British press but, seemingly, a number of continental Europeans also. I was there, but this time I was not sitting amongst the press pack, waiting to shoot my hand up, but stood behind my camera, getting us some exclusive video. That video - about five minutes, representing the material really worth bothering with in the forty five minute conference - comes after the break.
Shia LaBeouf Talks Y: The Last Man; ‘Absolutely’ Still A Chance For The Film
Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 by Russ Fischer
For the last couple years, director DJ Caruso and his Disturbia and Eagle Eye star Shia LaBeouf were talking about adapting Brian K Vaughn’s post-apocalyptic series Y: The Last Man. It was an ambitious plan, which could have led to multiple films tackling the bulk of the sixty-issue series. Then, while promoting Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, LaBeouf said he was backing away from Y because the character was too much like his Transformers character. But now, because rising stars almost never say they’ll never do a project, LaBeouf says it could still happen. Read More »
Transformers 2 Clip: Sam Discovers Allspark Sliver
Posted on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Another clip has been released from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which features (possible spoilers follow…) Sam (Shia LaBeouf) discovering a sliver of the allspark which ends up transforming household appliances into Decepticons. Watch the clip after the jump. I’ve also included links to the four other Transformers 2 clips released thus far.
As Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen approaches, Paramount has released a final batch of production photos. Paramount held their first American press screening tonight, and so far I’ve been hearing extremely mixed reactions - some people loved it, while others hated it. It will be interesting to see the official reviews as they begin rolling in early next week. Check out 8 more photos after the jump. As always, click to enlarge.
Earlier this week most of us gave a collective groan when Shia LaBeouf mentioned that Steven Spielberg had cracked the story for a fifth Indiana Jones film. So how far off is it, really? Empire’s headline today (”Indy 5 Is A Go!”) might lead you to think sooner rather than later, but that may not be the case. Producer Frank Marshall said things that Empire interpreted as meaning the film “could be approaching the pencil-chewing script development stage,” which means it isn’t anywhere close to happening. Read More »
Are you one of those people that likes to watch every little clip in anticipation for a big summer blockbuster? If so I bring you, two new clips from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. One catch… They are dubbed in German. I know that won’t stop some of you, so enjoy the two new clips after the jump.
It’s funny to watch Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf run around yelling in German. One of the clips features the mini remote controlled Decepticon spy named Wheelie (pictured above). The other features a scene from the big opening sequence at the Asian power plant, with the special ops team moving in on some robots in disguise.
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Shia LaBeouf No Longer Interested in Y: The Last Man?
Posted on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
In a day of superhero overload, Brian K Vaughn’s Y: The Last Man is the perfect comic book series for a Hollywood big screen (or even small screen) adaptation. If you haven’t yet read the series, pick up the paperback (or the new hardcover) of the first volume, as I very highly recommend it.
Disturbia director DJ Caruso has been trying to get the project off the ground for a few years now, and Caruso’s frequent star Shia LaBeouf was interested in starring in a film adaptation. A script was in development, the first in a reported trilogy of adaptations — a potential franchise. But as time has passed, so has Shia’s interest. The Transformers star now tells Wizard Magazine that he’s not currently willing to make the film, and he may be too old for the role by the time that the project does get greenlit.
10 New Photos from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Posted on Monday, May 18th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Above is the first official photo, thansk to MichaelBay.com, of one of the new additions to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. — Isabel Lucas as Alice, a potential new love interest for a college-bound Sam? Or something else entirely? Paramount Pictures has released a bunch of new production photos from the film, check them out after the jump.
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Vivendi Entertainment has finally set an October 16th 2009 release date for the anthology film project New York, I Love You. The movie is the next film from the producers of Paris, je t’aime, and features another anthology of short films, this time focusing on the stories of love in New York’s five boroughs.
The film includes short films directed by Jian Wen, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Khapur, Natalie Portman, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston and Randy Balsmyer. The film’s ensemble cast includes: Bradley Cooper, Andy Garcia, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Natalie Portman, Irrfan Khan, Emilie Ohana, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, James Caan, Blake Lively, Drea de Matteo, John Hurt, Shia LaBeouf, Burt Young, Chris Cooper, Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman.
55 Photos from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Posted on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Did you happen to miss anything in the new movie trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? We have 55 high resolution photos that will help you slow down the action. Click on the images to enlarge.
Oliver Stone to Direct Wall Street 2, Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf In Talks To Star
Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Oliver Stone has officially signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to direct a sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street, according to Entertainment Weekly. Wall Street 2 is the tentative working title for the project, which had been under the working title of Money Never Sleeps.
21 and Things We Lost in the Fire scribe Allan Loeb turned a rewrite on Stephen Schiff’s long developing sequel script. Apparently the latest draft was strong enough to convince Stone to return. I would have liked to see Aaron Sorkin’s take on a sequel, but rumor has it that he turned down the project.
Michael Douglas is also set to return as Gordon Gekko, a role which earned him an Academy Award. Shia LaBeouf is in talks to play a young wall street trader who, much like Charlie Sheen’s character in the original film, comes under Gekko’s mentor-ship. As much as some people don’t like LaBeouf, it’s hard to disagree that he makes a perfect 2009 stand-in for Sheen.
