Fanblog, transformerslive.blogspot.com, has posted a scan of a call sheet used on Wednesday June 4th for the Bethlehem Steel shoot for Transformers 2: Return of the Fallen. The call sheet lists all of the characters (and cast) used at the site and also reports on some of the Transformer characters. Those mentioned in the blog article are:

1. Ironhide
2. Bumblebee
3. Arcee (Motorbike)
4. The Twins (Ice Cream Truck)
5. Stinger (Porsche)
6. A Decepticon Audi RS8
7. Wheels / Wheelbot (a go-kart)
8. Jetfire (SR-71 Blackbird)
9. Constructicon Earth Mover

The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Tuscon, known at The Boneyard, will be used as a set for the upcoming Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen movie.

Credit to TFW2005 for the news.

In a post on his message board Don Murphy posted a link to an article on reserveresult.com which claims that the Transformers Movie sequel will have the tag line Revenge of the Fallen. As regular visitor to the site will know, we broke the news that Hasbro Inc has applied for a trademark with the USPTO for that mark along with Revenge of Unicron, Return to Cybertron, Revenge of the Decepticons and Return of the Decepticons.

Hasbro then later confirmed the title for the second Transformers Movie as Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen in an article on Transformers.com. The fallen in the title of cause refers to the Decepticons and not the character The Fallen.

Roberto Orci has also confirmed that the title was actually the brainchild of Alex Kurtzman himself, according to a poster on Shoot for the Edit.

Jason H has sent Transformerslive.blogspot.com a few images and information from the final nights filming from the Bethlehem Steel works where the opening scene of the Transformers Movie will take place.

"It is almost 6AM in the morning for me and I work at 9AM. I just got back from the final day at the movie set. This was pretty much the most amazing day of my life. I saw explosions, I saw helicopters again, I saw and met all the actors, and I finally was let into the movie set to watch the last scene in Bethlehem filmed.

When my friend Ben and I arrived at the set 8-ish at night we saw Bethlehem steel fully bright and active. We could immediately tell that Mr. Bay was filming today, even though it called for showers throughout the night. Luckily for us and them, it didn't rain too much.

Randomly, my friend Benand I were standing in front of Bethlehem steel, pretty much filming with his camcorder for fun. We planned to capture the helicopters circling around the steel mill... but randomly at the right moment and time we captured a massive explosion effect from start to end.

Throughout the night we saw minor random explosions and various small effects not really worth noting. At around 3-ish in the morning I heard commotion at the actors’ trailers. I ran over to the location to see Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson (pics below) heading to their trailers. I was able to snap a few pictures of them and I also asked if they were finished filming in Bethlehem, and they said yes.

My friend and I didn't feel fully satisfied with the trip. We really wanted to meet Michael Bay. So we waited at one the secured filming barriers hoping he would come up from the set to greet us when he was finally done filming. An hour or so passed by, we witnessed about two more explosions on set. Finally I see a black SUV drive up near us. I was thinking it was security either preparing to tell us to leave or inform us that Mr. Bay was coming up to say hey.

Well. Two people greeted us and announced that everyone (around 20-30 people) was invited on set to witnessed Mr. Bay film the last scene here in Bethlehem. I am not going to describe what I saw out of respect for this film. I was also unable to have my cell phone nor camera on during my time spent on the set. But I am willing to say it blew my mind away, also I saw how the scene looked through TV monitors while Mr. Bay was too. "

He has also posted a video on YouTube which features some of the explosions and gun fire

MTV are reporting that the British actor Matthew Marsden has been cast in Transformers 2.

"Marsden has been cast in the role of “Graham,” a character who is part of the British Special Forces. Although the film’s plot is being kept under the tightest veils of secrecy, it is known that the flick will depict an even more worldly battle than the first “Transformers” film, and will shoot all over the globe. In the sequel, Graham teams with Duhamel and Tyrese’s military characters, joining their efforts as they do battle with the evil Decepticons.

The casting of Graham, and the presence of the British Special Forces, would seem to indicate that Bay might do some filming in the U.K. Cameras are scheduled to begin rolling on the fast-forming flick in a matter of weeks."

British tabloid newspaper The Sun have an article regarding 30 year Australian IT consultant Brad Jayakody who was recently stopped from boarding an aircraft at Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport for wearing a Transformers Movie Optimus Prime t-shirt because a gun was shown. He was told he would be arrested if he changed back into the t-shirt. The Sun asked a Heathrow spokesman regarding the incident and was told "If a T-shirt had a rude word or a bomb on it for example, a passenger may be asked to remove it. .... We are investigating what happened to see if it came under this category."

TFW2005 are reporting that the Pontiac Solstice vehicle prop and Darius McCrary, the voice of Jazz in the first live action movie, have arrived at the set of the second Transformers Movie. This had led to speculation that Jazz may be set to return in the second film, though why a voice actor would be needed on set at this stage is not known.

TFW2005 have also received some images from the set showing a Chinese police car patrolling the streets. Already some fans are expecting this to be Prowl, though it could simply turn out to be a police car on patrol.

The fan run transformerslive.blogspot.com blog has been updated with a post claiming to contain information and images from the pre-production wokr being done at a Bethlehem steel factory to Transform it into a Chinese city. The article claims thgat the source who sent through the images also said that filming would begin during the first week of June and sent htrough te following notes

• The east side of the site is being re-developed so most of the shooting will take place on the west side.
• A new concept car not used in the first movie will be used there
• Two Blackhawk helicopters will be used
• The area will be patrolled by the site security and Bethlehem City Police who will also and close streets for the shoot.

You can view the mirrored images below.

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The BBFC have released their ratings for the Easter Egg special features on the 2nd disc of Paramount Pictures Blu Ray release of Transformers. Not only is this the first confirmation that Transformers will be released on Blu Ray, but means that it is quiet likely that it will be released here within the next 2 months as the BBFC tend to cut their rating close to the deadline time.

Credit to Seibertron.com for the report.

Thanks to T4e for reporting that Toys R Us stores are now stocking Transformers Movie Stealth Bumblebee and Salvage. His sighting was in the Cardiff Toys R Us store.

I've just picked up out copy of the issue, so here's a little summary of what you'll find in the UK Transformers Issue 12.

Cover item - Transformers Pinball
Story 1: - Transformers : Twilight's Last Gleaming - Part 4
Written by Simon Furman
Art by Paul Ridgon
Inks by Andy Lanning
Colours by Jason Cardy
Letters by Jimmy Bentancourt / Comicraft
Summary: Nicely drawn, very nicely coloured and Optimus Prime final awakes.
Story 2: Transformers Movie Prequal - Part 12
Written by Simon Furman and Chris Ryall
Art by Don Figueroa
Colours by Josh Burcham
Colour Assistant: Mark Baistow
Letters by Robbie Robbins
Editor: Dan Taylor
Summary: The story still ticks through and still hasn't ended yet
Competition 1: Non Transformers related Nerf prizes
Poster: Double sided again this month. Cover art on one side, Transformers Animated Megatron / Starcream on the other.
Transformers Animated feature: Brief information on Megatron and Starscream, with an advert for Nicktoons and Transformers Animated.com - listed at the official Transformers Animated website)
Story 3: Transformers Beast Wars - The Gathering- Part 12
Written by Simon Furman
Art by Don Figueroa
Colours by Josh Burcham
Letters by Tim B Long
Editors: Chris Ryall and Dan Taylor
Summary: Includes an awesome two page double spread battle seen, which looks like it's been exploded from a smaller print (which of cause it was) but looks great and very colourful.
How to Draw: Features Blackout for 4 pages
Competition 2: Prizes include Transformers Risk, Transformers Movie / Classics toys and Transformers Titaniums.
Artobots: I still love the name of this section, simple but cool. 2 pages of artwork
Star Screams:6 letters, lots of pictures of kids and their collections as well as naming winners of all the competitions from issue 2 to issue 8. Website of the month is Polykarbon.com (Seibertron is still the only Transformers news site to be featured).

Issue 13 is out on June 19th, features a free Transformers disc blaster (try to contain your excitement folks)and is a Giant Bumper Sized Issue with Free Transformers Animated pull out section.