Two words, one hyphenated: Transformers live-action!

[HellboyOne]

Yep, sorry...this is my geek moment (aside from that Hellboy idiot). I'm officially in my own 9 year-old heaven.<br><br>R.<br>-------<br><br>'Transformers' Rolling Out in Live-Action Film<br>Wed Jun 11, 1:54 AM ET<br><br>By Chris Gardner<br><br>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The Transformers" -- the ever-morphing Hasbro toy line that spawned comic books, TV series and an animated feature -- are ready to change shape again, this time into live-action stars of the big screen.<br><br>Angry Films chief Don Murphy (whose next film is "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") and writer-producer Tom DeSanto ("X-Men" and "X2: X-Men United") have teamed to produce a feature-length, live-action movie based on the popular brand.<br><br>The duo are expected to shop the project to studios shortly, and DeSanto said they have already received interest from a handful of directors.<br><br>DeSanto is currently working on a story treatment for the project before he and Murphy hire a screenwriter to adapt it for the big screen.<br><br>"Transformers enjoys an amazing fan base worldwide, and we believe that we can create an incredibly fast-paced, exciting movie that will be appealing to anyone who loves action films," Murphy said in a statement.<br><br>Added DeSanto: "Transformers is one of the properties I have been infatuated with for a long time. Like 'X-Men,' Transformers offers an amazing mythology with all the elements to create a successful ongoing franchise, iconic characters, global themes and a world that has never been seen before onscreen."<br><br>Introduced in the mid-1980s, the Transformers brand centers on a group of robots that are able to change into a variety of objects, such as cars, trucks, planes, ships and other technological creations.<br><br>The feature film will tell the story of an intergalactic war between two races of robots: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. When their fight comes to Earth, the future of humanity inevitably hangs in the balance.<br><br>"We loved the creative take that Tom and Don presented to us," said Jane Ritson-Parsons, president of the Hasbro Properties Group. "And for Hasbro, the center of our corporate strategy is extending our core brands in a variety of entertainment forms ... This is a franchise where the next story arc and the next destination is on the big screen."<br><br>The Transformers was introduced in the United States by Hasbro in 1984 as a boy-friendly toy line. But even though the brand has been around awhile, it enjoys continued success, with sales up 64% in 2002 over 2001, according to Hasbro.<br><br>Currently, they can be seen seven times a week via the series "Transformers Armada" on the Cartoon Network. According to Hasbro, additional television programs and comic books are on the schedule for 2004.<br><br>The only time Transformers came to the big screen was in 1986 with the animated feature "The Transformers: The Movie."<br><br>Reuters/Hollywood Reporter. <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.rickcortes.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.rickcortes.com/sitemarker.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sketchbooksessions.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/artsyfartsy/.Pictures/ssbanner1.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub127.ezboard.com/bcartoonandillustrationparadise66133.showUserPublicProfile?gid=hellboyone>HellboyOne</A> at: 7/22/03 9:59 am<br></i>

[3r0therGr1mm]

As long as its got the cool transform sound in it i'll see it.... <p>- Aron<br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.grimmdesign.com" target="top"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.grimmdesign.com/portfolio/picfolder/banner1.gif" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[StolleBoy]

And...as long as they sport the classic transformers. Not the cheesy Gorilla Optimus Prime, etc.<br><br>-St0lle <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.stolleart.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.stolleart.com/graphics/Banner3.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> </p><i></i>

[THEARROW2000]

GEEK SPOOGE!!!!!!!!!<br><br><br><br>Now if they'd only do GIJOE as a full-length live-action feature!!<br><br><br>--Ken <p></p><i></i>

[RandyPanTheGoatBoy]

It bloody well better have JAZZ in it <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Toonimator]

I expect there'd be a heavier, more "industrial" transforming sound effect. Maybe different from robot to robot (for instance, lil ol' Bumblebee's transforming effect probably shouldn't sound as heavy and powerful as Prime's)<br><br>Gorilla Optimus was cool! But that was Beast Wars. A totally different Optimus. There was a lot to like about that show, lots of links to the old series. And that two-parter on the Ark, with 3D versions of Soundwave & Optimus Prime... ah... <br><br>"Die-cast construction. It's a lost art."<br><br>As long as we get to see their Cybertronian vehicle modes, too... "Transformers: The War Within" has EXCELLENT Cybertronian versions. Some, like the jets & Wheeljack & Bumblebee, are souped-up versions of the ones from the first cartoon! <br><br>Coming in 2005: "GIJoe: Saving Sgt. Slaughter"<br> <p>Keith<br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.toonimator.com" target="top"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.toonimator.com/toon_banner01.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sketchbooksessions.com" target="top"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.toonimator.com/ssbanner1.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[Captain Genius]

I refuse to geek out on this till I see the trailer for it.<br><br><br>Till then however i'll just have to cry myself to sleep. <p></p><i></i>

[RandyPanTheGoatBoy]

You fellas seen this before?<br><br>Bumblebee-tastic<br><br>The link to the video does not seem to be working, which is a shame, cuz its forking awesome. Im sure Ive got it on my HD somewhere...<br><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.botcollector.com/ComShowCase1.htm">www.botcollector.com/ComShowCase1.htm</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><br>After Transformers, we can then move onto The Micronauts...<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/indifferent.gif ALT=":|"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub127.ezboard.com/bcartoonandillustrationparadise66133.showUserPublicProfile?gid=randypanthegoatboy>RandyPanTheGoatBoy</A> at: 6/11/03 1:37 pm<br></i>

[The Jodycody]

Micronauts? Like the Marvel Micronauts? Like the total ripoff other Micronauts series out currently?<br><br>Actually, by doing a Transformers movie, you're doing a Micronauts movie, since a good portion of the Tranformers are just toys pulled from various Takara properties all branching off the Microman line (which became Micronauts over here).....<br><br>Most of the vehicles come from the Microman Diaclone line (notice the cockpits, where you could actually insert a pilot figure that was included in the japanese versions), while the weapons, like Megatron, came from the MicroChange line.....<br><br>The P38 Megatron toy is actually one of several guns with similar transformation from weapon to robot...I was always surprised that Hasbro didn't snatch up the additional designs...<br><br>What's really funny is the japanese really ate up the new packaging and concept of the Transformer toyline, with many fans buying toys they had previusly owned from the original lines.<br><br>Whoa...I totally toy geeked out there....sorry <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.joelcarroll.com/">JOELCARROLL.COM</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[The Jodycody]

As for the movie, well....I'm just a sucker for a robot....especially a robot movie with a decent budget.<br><br>One hope of mine would be consistant scale....I always thought it'd be neat that Megatron would only be 10 inches tall, as well as some of the other normal sized objects....<br>They can give Megatron a huge Napoleon complex....<br><br>Plus, the Decepticon jets could be a lot larger than the other vehicle guys.....I mean, they're like jets, right?<br>I never understood why Optimus and Huffer, although both semi trucks, were different sizes simply because Huffer was pulled from the cheapy MicroChange line.....<br><br>Maybe I'm really geeking out for no good reason, and should go back to lurking..... <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.joelcarroll.com/">JOELCARROLL.COM</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[RandyPanTheGoatBoy]

Yes, those Micronauts, Jody. Baron Karza, Acroyear and the rest. I used to love those toys, and the comic (Michael Golden's artwork used to be great)<br><br>this VW link works!<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://louhi.kempele.fi/~skyostil/archive/dump/videos/VWMPG.mpg">louhi.kempele.fi/~skyostil/archive/dump/videos/VWMPG.mpg</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[HellboyOne]

First time I saw that VW thing a year or so back, my heart stopped. I'm a dork for Transformers. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>R. <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.rickcortes.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.rickcortes.com/sitemarker.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sketchbooksessions.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/artsyfartsy/.Pictures/ssbanner1.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[sukeband]

Autobots....TRANSFORM!!!<br><br>I love transformers so much..I got arrested as a 9 year old kid stealing like 6 transformers!<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/embarassed.gif ALT=":o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>I learned that stealing sucks, but Transformers RULE! <p></p><i></i>

[HellboyOne]

We have more in common the more you post, Toby. I, too, was a childhood klepto. My target of choice was G.I. Joe. In suburban Denver, a good winter coat can conceal 6 Joes comfortably. I'm sure my friends and I single-handedly put Woolworth's out of business that year. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>One of my best memories, although it really shouldn't be, was completing my Devastator set after stealing the last of those construction robots from Target. Ahh...the fearlessness of youth. Nowadays I'm afraid to jaywalk. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>R. <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.rickcortes.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.rickcortes.com/sitemarker.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sketchbooksessions.com"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://homepage.mac.com/artsyfartsy/.Pictures/ssbanner1.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[Captain Genius]

oh my god<br>you guys are bastards<br><br>what would Optimus think? <p></p><i></i>