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More Shia vs. Dempsey, Tyrese and Josh included

FofR — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:49:32 +0000

If it were in any doubt that Shia was having a major fight with Patrick Dempsey, then this image of Dempsey pointing a gun at his head should quell that. A video has also been captured, showing that Tyrese and Josh get in on the action.

Via TLAMB

New red-faced robot, “Einstein”-bot is Mercedes called Q, Nascars called “Wreckers”

FofR — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:22:29 +0000

Wreckers

Until now, the weaponized Nascars have been dubbed stunticons, omnibots and rallybots, all three names have been rejected by MichaelBay.com’s Nelson. Nelson has since confirmed that they are actually called Wreckers. Wikipedia provides some background on the characters:

The Wreckers are a sub-team of Autobots in the fictional Transformers Universe, functioning essentially as a commando unit.

Red Faced

Filming last week on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, the Transformers 3 crew were using more cardboard head cut outs. This time, lowfatoreo’s YouTube video has highlighted a new character, red faced and angry looking this could be the robot mode of the Ferrari, Rollbar or a Wrecker, my personal guess is that it’s the red Wrecker. Hat tip to Transformers Live for picking this one out.

Einstein, Mercedes

Until now it’s been presumed that the Mercedes was the latest incarnation of Jolt, however Nelson has dispelled these rumors on the official Michael Bay site, pointing out instead that the Mercedes E550 is the alt mode of the Einstein lookalike robot, that is called Q (“like in James Bond”).

Shia and Dempsey fight scene

FofR — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:32 +0000

A fan, ThatNewTechGuy, managed to capture some of the filming action in Chicago, showing Sam Witwicky going fisticuffs with Carly’s (Rosie Huntginton) boss, played by Patrick Dempsey.

JustJared have also posted some shots of Patrick Dempsey looking very much like a badass:

New Transformer “Rollbar”, Megatron and filming at Wacker Drive

FofR — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:49 +0000

Transformers 3 production has continued working in Chicago, moving their sets to Wacker Drive. Scenes have included a seemingly heroic moment for Patrick Dempsey, as Shia and Rosie sit amongst the rubble.

On set, a new red 4x4 truck has also been spotted, glowing and undamaged, it stood out prominently from the miscellaneous burnt out cars. This has now been confirmed as Rollbar — his name is spelled out on the vehicle and he sports the autobot logo. Rollbar doesn’t have a big personality within the Transformers franchise (or much of anything beyond being many different toys), with this character Bay is free to recreate as he pleases.

Add to all this, the cardboard head of Megatron has been thrown into the mix.

Rollbar

The folks over at TFW2005 investigated the T B logo on the back and found that it stands for “Tommy Built”, the jeep wasn’t originally built for the movie and a clip on YouTube showed it with a mounted machine gun on the rear, Paramount pictures have sinced removed the video.

Megatron

This one was picked up by Transformers Live:

Wacker Drive

The full picture set is available from The Chive

Shockwave spotted on set during Chicago filming

FofR — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:02:42 +0000

More of those cardboard cut-out heads, as opposed to a 20ft robot. One diligent snapper (mtoeset via TLAMB) caught an image of what is presumably Shockwave’s head (being a cyclops and all, with a slight purple tinge), next to Soundwave. Still no hints at his alt mode.

via Transformers Live

Day 5, Chicago — Explosions and autobot heads

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:28:46 +0000

The most interesting aspect of Day 5’s filming was the photo of an autobot’s head, a grey haired character sporting spectacles and standing next to Bumblebee. These cards are used to aid the actors with line of sight, etc. Who is this new autobot? What is his alt mode? The head of Soundwave was also spotted (PixelRally got the shot), confirming his role in the movie.

The day also featured a base jump from Trump Tower and scenes below, much of which has been captured on film. Then of course there are explosions, wouldn’t be a Bay film without them. Cars flipping, Bumblebee skidding around, parachuters flying in. The video playlist below has over 15 videos from the day’s shoot:

Day 4, Chicago — Datsun and autobots

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:52:08 +0000

Filming continued on Saturday, and the ’72 Datsun sporting Bumblebee colouring was spotted alongside Shia and Rosie in Chicago, probably continuing from the scene in Milwaukee. The autobots were also out in full colors and a truck sporting the word “NEST” has shown up, sparking rumors that it’s a mobile HQ unit.

Day 3, Chicago — Utter destruction

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:36:15 +0000

Transformers 3 production returned to downtown Chicago and the Michigan Street Bridge. This time the destruction sets and props went up a notch. Scenes included Sam and Carly running to escape in Bumblebee and more running, this time across the bridge with some soldiers.

Videos

Seibertron
WGN TV

Image sets

All Spark
TFW2005
TFormers
SHH
Seibertron
TLive

Filming at the Milwaukee Art Museum

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:37 +0000

A short break in the Chicago filming saw the crews head to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to film scenes at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Spotted on set were Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington, along with newcomer Patrick Dempsey in an Aston Martin. There’s also a 1972 yellow Datsun, which breaks down.

Below is a set of videos from the shoot:

And Matt Schilder (flickr) has posted some shots of the Datsun, Shia and Rosie from the art museum:

And a further shot of the Datsun broken down via TFW2005:

Day 2 in Chicago — Stunticons and autobots

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:36:05 +0000

First up, some videos of Optimus Prime and the auto bots avoiding explosions and large piles of rubble at intersections:

Seibertron have posted 20 or so videos and a huge set of pictures from the day’s action, including close-ups of the autobots and “stunticons” (Nascar vehicles).

Image Gallery
Stunticons and Autobots
Stunticons in action
Destruction on Chicago’s streets
Wacker drive