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No Droid SWTF to be Released

Date: Monday, January 21st 2008 3:50pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Interviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): toymania.com

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Raving Toy Maniac have posted a short "Question and Answer" session they had with Hasbro.

Included in the Q&A session was a question regarding any future releases of Droid characters in the Star Wars transformers line:

2. Any chance of seeing Droid based Star Wars Transformers, like an R2-D2 or C-3PO that convert into something?

Answer: It's a matter of size, character expression, and natural fit between the modes. First, R2-D2 and C-3PO are already robots (well, droids). Generally, Star Wars Transformers make sense in the film context with their character tying into vehicles with which they are associated and there aren't any good ties with the droids and vehicles that are compelling (other than perhaps R2-D2 and a Starfighter). In addition, while R2-D2 would be our first choice, a robot mode for him have to change his silhouette significantly and would not really deliver on R2 that we know and love. That's why the humanoid characters work the best.

Please click here to read the full Q&A session.

Shia LaBeouf on Transformers 2 Status

Date: Saturday, January 19th 2008 5:08pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Interviews
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): Superherohype.com, Comingsoon.net, Shia LaBeouf

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ComingSoon.net has recently interviewed Transformers Movie star Shia LaBeouf, who gave a quick update on the status of the Transformers Movie sequel. Though it may not be new information to many, it does re-affirm the statements made by the writers and others involved in the prodution of the sequel.

CS: Any word or update on "Transformers 2"?
LaBeouf: We're in the middle of a strike so you can't write a script and you can't make a movie without a script so that's where we're at.

You can read the entire interview, where LaBeouf talks about his role in the upcoming Indiana Jones film as well as his work on the first Transformers film, by clicking here.

No More Happy Endings in Titan UK Comics

Date: Friday, January 18th 2008 3:57pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Interviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Simon Furman

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Simon Furman has once again updated his blog, this time with a relatively spoiler free update on Titan UK issue #9:

‘Twilight’s Last Gleaming pt1′ (of 5) delivers an entirely alternate take on the climactic scenes in which Megatron sought to claim the All Spark, only to be denied by Sam Witwicky. In the new UK continuity, things didn’t end quite so neatly, and in part 1 we look in on a world now ruled (in a large part) by Megatron and the Decepticons, with the few Autobots (and humans) still at large fighting for survival.

Furman has also included some preview art, showing that the comic cast is not Movie only inclusive:


To read Furman's full update, please click here.

Michael Bay on Preparing Transformers 2 for Writers Strike

Date: Friday, January 18th 2008 2:22pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Interviews
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): Variety.com, AOL Movies, Michael Bay

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Variety has posted an article about Hollywood's reaction to the tentative deal made with the Directors' Guild, see here, and goes into detail about how directors are dealing with the still-unresolved Writers' Guild strikes, that have been going on since November 5th of last year.

The article ends by quoting Transformers Movie director Michael Bay, who gives us some insight on how he prepared the Transformers Movie sequel for the WGA strikes as well as the potential Actors' Guild strikes in the future.

Read the article by clicking here

Director Michael Bay said he was cautiously optimistic, but that he has been preparing to get a "Transformers" sequel into production, strike or no strike.

"We knew from early on that the writers strike could get ugly, and this has got to bring a little sanity to the situation," Bay said. "I can't do the movie without my writers, but I have been prepping. I'm not in the guild, but I've been writing every day. This strike (is) insane, and a director's responsibility is to the 50 crew members who depend on you for their livelihoods. We've got battle plans ready for the possibility of an actors strike. Somehow, you've got to keep the ball rolling."

IDW's "All Hail Megatron" Revealed

Date: Wednesday, January 16th 2008 3:47pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Rumors, Interviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): firecracker of TAAU

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Firecracker of Australian Transformers board TAAU.com has reported that an Australian Current Affairs Program "Today Tonight" have leaked information relating to this teaser poster that was released in December last year by IDW Publishing.

According to Australian based writer Shane McCarthy, the series will be called "All Hail Megatron", and will follow the story of the Decepticons arriving on Earth, with no Autobot forces to stop them wreaking planet wide destruction.

"All Hail Megatron" will be released in April 2008.

To read the original post by firecracker, please click here.

Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more information as it comes.

The Counterpunch Interviews: The Muffin

Date: Tuesday, January 15th 2008 7:21pm CST
Categories: Site Articles, People News, Interviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Counterpunch

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Seibertron's own split persona secret agent: Counterpunch has finished his latest interview with Seiberton.com members, this time the victim is none other than TheMuffin!

Can Counterpunch use his wiles to get TheMuffin to spill all his secrets, or has Counterpunch lost his edge from all his time spent undercover?

To find out, read Counterpunch's full report please click here.

Interview with Marcelo Matere including unseen art

Date: Tuesday, January 15th 2008 3:53pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, People News, Interviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): transfans.net, Marcelo Matere, spiderfrommars

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The people over at transfans.net have posted a lengthy Interview with Transformers Comic Artist Marcelo Matere. Marcelo is best known for his work in the IDW books Spotlight: Soundwave, Megatron: Origins and the upcoming Spotlight: Grimlock.

Not only does Marcelo discuss his work for companies such as DW, 3H and IDW, he also posts line art from the never seen or released War Within: Age of Wrath #4.









To read the full interview with Marcelo Matere, please click here.

Transformers 2 To Begin Filming on June 2nd, 2008?

Date: Tuesday, January 8th 2008 8:57am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Interviews
Posted by: Skowl | Credit(s): Lorenzo di Bonaventura, IESB.net

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IESB.net has posted an interview with the Transformers Movie producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura wherein he states that, baring any delays from the on-going writer's guild strikes in Hollywood, the sequel to the blockbuster Transformers Movie should begin filming on June 2nd, 2008 - what di Bonaventura calls their "unofficial" start date.

Di Bonaventura goes on to say that director Michael Bay has "designed alot of great stuff already" and has "alot of great sequences imagined".

You can read the entire interview on IESB.net by clicking here

Newsarama Interview with Transformers Mosiac

Date: Thursday, January 3rd 2008 5:34pm CST
Categories: Site News, Comic Book News, Site Articles, People News, Digital Media News, Interviews
Posted by: i_amtrunks | Credit(s): Josh van Reyk, Newsarama

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The Transformers Mosiac team seem to be getting themselves ever more and more exposure.

Shortly after the release of their first comic "series" War Journal, Transformers Mosiac script writer Josh van Reyk has been interviewed by Newsarama.

In the Interview Josh talks about his involvement in the creation process of both the Mosiac and War Journal projects, who else was involved in the War Journal project and what we can look forward to for the rest of 2008.

To read the full interview from Newsarama, please click here.

You can also read the full War Journal Comic released by Transformers Mosiac here on Seibertron.com by clicking here.