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The Allspark.com have received an email with a PDF that the author claims is a leaked draft of the screenplay for the third live action Transformers movie. The document is around 126 pages in length. Its more likely that this is a fake / fan-script, but time will tell. If it is real, then its likely that The Allspark will be asked to remove their post, therefore we have mirrored the file on our own server here just incase.
Here is a copy of the email which they received along with the pdf file
"It seems the execs at Hasbro are thrilled that the Transformers movies are making them money hand over fist.But…They are concerned about brand integrity.Just as a Coca-Cola exec cringes every time a can of their product shows up in the wrong place in a p*rno, the good folks at Hasbro raise their eyebrows when one of their premiere brands has genitals, engages in racial stereotyping, or leg humping, etc.
After all the blowback from the second movie, it seems Hasbro wants to go in a new direction with their signature franchise.Michael Bay highlighted this fact on his own site, citing a five hour brainstorming session with the folks at Hasbro.A session it seems that may have had quite an impact.
Attached to this e-mail is an early draft of the third film.It came to me through a chain of acquaintances.The intent in our mission was simple, rain on Bay’s parade, yet at the same time give the fans something to hope for after the staggering train wreck of the second film.
Back to that brainstorming session at Hasbro…The suits quite simply wanted to try and recapture the days of old, when the brand could do no wrong.Restore nostalgia, story, character, in short they wanted something of substance, something epic with all the fun inherent to all the animated incarnations.Something to set up the impending 30th anniversary in 2014, a chance to cash in all over again.
Did they get that?Well having read this script, I would say that they’re coming closer to that goal than they have previously.I have to keep in mind that it’s an early draft, and therefore likely to be punched up quite a bit before production begins, but if we get anything resembling the bones of this story, there may be cause for celebration.
Of everything Transformers that has been submitted to the big screen, this offends me the least.There are iconic references, that if they stay in, will no doubt make some very happy.That must have been one HELL of a meeting.Oh, one other thing.There have also been rumors circulating about Megan Fox meeting her maker in the third film. Having read it, I think you’ll see how that rumor got started, you’ll notice there is a point in this draft where she could eat it early on…However she does survive the crisis, and the rest of the story unfolds from there.
If you choose to use this, call me…
-Beachcomber
"
The Allspark.com report that "For those that make a habit of watching Spike TV's GamesTrailer TV, this week's episode has something special--an exclusive look at the upcoming Transformers: War for Cybertron game! This episode is set to air this Thursday at 12:30AM, so have those clickers in hand!Click here to see the promo for this week's episode."
Jim Sorenson has stopped by The Allspark with some exciting news for fellow Transformers Animated fans. Here is what The Allspark reports "It seems that himself, Bill Forster, Derrick Wyatt and Marty Isenberg are all on board for a second volume of the Allspark Almanac book, should the first book sell well enough. Additionally, Marty Isenberg is also eager to write a "Season 4" for Animated that could be released in comic book form.
So what do you need to do to help get these made? Here's what Jim Sorenson has to say:
The
best strategy is to buy one for yourself, advocate to people who might
be interested, and above all make some noise. Let IDW and Hasbro know
that you like the book by posting on their forum or publishing an amazon review
- preferably both. Bill and I (and Marty and Derrick) are super-keen to
do the follow-up volume and finish out season 3. I know Marty is
itching to do a virtual season 4 in comic book form too. Right now,
TPTB will be looking at this volume as a bellwether."
Comicbookresources.com has posted an interview with two of the men who worked on Transformers Animated: The Game, Stephani Marshall (A2M developer) and John Sweeny (Associate Producer of Activision). The interview covers the making of the game, how it ties into the series, and what fans can expect from it.
Credit to The Allspark for the news
Chris Hewitt of Empire Magazine have published a small article on the Empireonline website regarding a quote that Transformers star Josh Duhamel gave them when they bumped into him on the set of When In Rome last week. The quote he gave them was in relation to their question regarding what was the difference for his character, Lennox, in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, compared to the original Transformers Movie. Josh's reply was"“I guess who he’s working with is probably the biggest change,†said Duhamel,
before adding once more, presumably for emphasis. “Who he’s working with.â€". Empire are reading into this that the Autobobts and Decepticons will be teaming up to face a more powerful enemy, in their minds that is The Fallen, though when you read the Transformers 2 Game summary, it could also be a powered up Starscream, perhaps using a fragment of the Allspark in an "Underbase" style powerup. Of course, this is all speculation at this stage, but time will tell.
Hasbro has announced an early test release of Transformers Animated, over at Botcon.com, in Cincinnati Ohio to coincide this years Botcon. Credit to The Allspark for the news.
In related newsm TFW2005 are reporting that Transformers Animated Bulkhead, Starscream and Megatron were found at the Madison, Wisconsin Toys R Us
You can now find 221 images from the 11th episode of Transformers Animated, called Lost and Found, at both Transformers At The Moon and Transformers Animated.com.
The episode featured the Decepticon's Blitzwing and Lugnut arriving on Earth in search of Megatron. Once they arrive, Megatron contacts Lugnut and orders the pair to find the Allspark, in order to resurrect the Decepticon leader.
A full episode guide has now been added to the image gallery later this evening, so if you want to read about what happened in the episode then you can.
Dark Prime of The Allspark has an image from a Japanese magazine hosted on image shack showing the Winter Wonderfest Transformers Movie G1 Coloured Arcee toy as well as Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime.
You can see the image here.
AcToys member æ— ç¿¼å¤©ä½¿ has posted a magazine scan of an image of a blacked out G1 Grimlock boxart with Masterpiece Series in Katakana (マスターピース シリーズ - Masuta-pi-su Shiri-zu)
The Allspark state that the text next to the toy is about Gundam, probably from an article next to the advert. Japanese Transformers expert Buster Hydra also states the following in The Allspark's discussion thread.
I'm almost certain this is true, I heard it months back from a Japanese dealer whose information I trust a lot.
We can always wait and see though.
-Hydra
Allspark member Jim S has posted a list of names over on their forum of various Generation One characters, with notes as to their original names and / or nicknames that were being considered by Marvel to use on the comics back in the 1980s. Take a look here.
The Transformers Collectors Club website has been updated with the final version of the Wreckers storyline that was running at previous conventions. A text version had previously been available here at the AllSpark, but now club members can view the full comic version online. Here's the press release
As armies of Quintesson warriors march across Cybertron and a mad Predacon criminal begins his ascent into godhood, only the rag-tag group known as the WRECKERS can stop them! The thrilling end to the long-running saga, WRECKERS: FINALE PART 2 brings Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals and Predacons together in a battle for not just the fate of the Transformers' home world, but for the universe itself! Written by Greg Sepelak and S. Trent Troop ("The New World"), art by Guido Guidi (IDW, Dreamwave) and Drew Eiden (Fun Publications).
Credit to The Allspark for the report.