Orci and Kurtzman experimented with numerous robots from the franchise, ultimately selecting the characters most popular among the filmmakers to form the final cast. Bay based Lennox's struggle to get to the Pentagon phone line while struggling with an unhelpful operator from a real account he was given by a soldier when working on another film. Because Orci and Kurtzman were concerned the film could feel like a military recruitment commercial, they chose to make the military believe nations like Iran were behind the Decepticon attack as well as making the Decepticons primarily military vehicles. Joe for the soldier characters, being careful not to mix the brands. The writers sought inspiration from G.I. Bay considered the first draft "too kiddie", so he increased the military's role in the story. Nonetheless, he wanted to work with Spielberg, and gained a new respect for the mythology upon visiting Hasbro. Michael Bay was asked to direct by Spielberg on July 30, 2005, but he dismissed the film as a "stupid toy movie". This was also the name of Dreamwave Productions' first Transformers comic book. Prime Directive was used as a fake working title. Furman's The Ultimate Guide, published by Dorling Kindersley, remained as a resource to the writers throughout production. The writers remained involved throughout production, adding additional dialogue for the robots during the sound mixing (although none of this was kept in the final film, which ran fifteen minutes shorter than the initial edit). Spielberg read each of Orci and Kurtzman's drafts and gave notes for improvement. ![]() The first draft also had a battle scene in the Grand Canyon. The writers felt that even if it would look silly, not having the robots speak would betray the fanbase. The Transformers had no dialogue, as the producers feared talking robots would look ridiculous. The characters of Sam and Mikaela were the sole point of view given in Orci and Kurtzman's first draft. ![]() This appealed to Orci and Kurtzman because it conveyed themes of adulthood and responsibility, "the things that a car represents in the United States". Spielberg suggested that "a boy and his car" should be the focus. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, fans of the cartoon, were hired to rewrite the script in February 2005. Steven Spielberg, a fan of the comics and toys, signed on as executive producer in 2004. John Rogers wrote the first draft, which pitted four Autobots against four Decepticons, and featured the Ark spaceship. ![]() John Rogers, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzmanĭon Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian BryceĮhren Kruger and Robert Orci & Alex KurtzmanĪkiva Goldsman, Art Marcum & Matt Holloway & Ken Nolanĭon Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Michael Bay It is the 13th-highest-grossing film series, with a total of $4.3 billion two films in the series have individually grossed over $1 billion. The live-action film series has received mixed-to-negative reception, with criticism of the plots, sophomoric humor, overuse of product placements and the runtimes of the films, but praise of the visual effects, action sequences and music. The series has been distributed by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks. Transformers is a series of American science fiction action films based on the toys and media franchise of the same name developed in the 1980s by Hasbro and Takara. Michael Bay has directed the first five films: Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon(2011), Age of Extinction (2014) and The Last Knight (2017). A spin-off entitled Bumblebee, directed by Travis Knight and produced by Michael Bay, is scheduled for December 21, 2018. Welcome to Transformers Movie Wiki, a wiki covering Michael Bay's Transformers film series. ![]()
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