Mark Wahlberg

Few days ago lots of rumors started spreading that Mark Wahlberg is going to be the lead actor in the latest Transformers movie. However the rumors were very short lived as Michael Bay, the movie’s director stated on his blog that this is not true, instead they are talking about another film project. Mark and Michael are currently working on a movie named Pain and Gain which is due next year.

Transformers Prime - The Game

Activision has launched a brand new web site featuring its next Transformers game, namely Transformers Prime - The Game. Be sure to visit www.transformersprimethegame.com where for now you can see a one-minute debut trailer for the game which is being developed by Nowpro for the Wii, Wii U, and the Nintendo 3DS and Altron for the Nintendo DS.

Transformers

Recently Michael Bay talked about the latest Transformers movie which is due out during 2014. He confirmed there will be no human cast from the first three movies appearing in the forth; meaning we will have a whole set of new actors playing in the movie. Autobots and Decepticons will of course stay :). Also with that in mind the movie is said to be taking a whole new direction. The exact quote is:
“It’s not a reboot, that’s maybe the wrong word. I don’t want to say reboot because then people will think we’re doing a Spider Man and starting from the beginning. We’re not. We’re taking the story that you’ve seen and we’re taking it in a new direction.”

When asked if the movie will depart from Earth he said:
“That feels like the way to go, doesn’t it? I want to go a little off but I don’t want to go too sci-fi. I still want to keep it grounded. That’s what works in these movies, that’s what makes it accessible.”

The last thing he noted is that the budget for the movie is going to be about $30 mil. lighter then for Transformers 3.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Transformers: Fall of Cybetron, sequel to the award winning Transformers: War for Cybertron, has been released today on PC, XBOX 360 and PS3. The game continues the events of its predecessor as the Autobots struggle to defeat the Decepticons in a battle for their home planet of Cybertron. The launch was followed by an official launch trailer which can be seen in the rest of this post. More info on the game can be found on the official website and if you are looking to buy it it available on Amazon from around $59.

Official launch trailer:

Transformers New York Comic Con

News for all comic book fans. Apocalypse Comics  will bring two exclusive variants to this years New York Comic Con. Their exact words are: “The first is for Transformers #12, and is a homage to the classic Jack Kirby cover of X-Men #1. The second is for GI Joe #23 and is a homage to the unforgetable Apocalypse Now! movie poster. The TF cover features Sideswipe, Prowl, Swoop, First Aid, Brainstorm, Bombshell and Scrapper and the GI Joe cover features Baron Bludd and Duke. The reason we have chosen these specific characters to grace the covers is because they were all voiced by legendary voice actor Michael Bell who will be joining us at the convention, signing comics, figures, DVDs etc. Also joining us at the show will be the artists of both covers, penciler Casey Coller (who also pencilled TF Spotlight Drift, Spotlight Blurr and the Ironhide mini series as well as numerous All Hail Megatron covers) and colorist John-Paul Bove. Casey will be sketching all weekend and John-Paul will be able to color sketches all weekend too as well as both siging comics. So with three top guests and two awesome Convention Exclusive Covers, make sure you visit the Apocalypse Comics booth (booth #2281).”

New York Comic Con will be held October 8 - 10th. More info can be found on the official site.

ShoWest awards

ShoWest, which runs March 15-18, 2010, is the most prestigious and longest running event exclusively for the cinema exhibition and distribution community. Among the movies you can vote on for the movie award is, of course, Transformers 2. Also note that Fandango is organizing sweepstakes with grand prizes:
* 2 Round-trip tickets to Las Vegas, NV
* Round-trip transportation to and from Las Vegas airport
* 3 Night’s stay at the Paris Hotel
* 2 VIP green room tickets for ShoWest Awards
* 2 VIP tickets to ShoWest Awards and Banquet

You can vote fo the movie of your choice here, and apply for sweepstakes here.

Transformers: War For Cybertron

Activision has announced a brand new Transformers, titled Transformers: War For Cybertron. The game will be developed by High Moon Studios and it will be coming to the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year.

War For Cybertron will be set in the time before the Ark crashlanded on Earth, during a Cybertronian Civil War. Like previous Transformers games, War For Cybertron will feature separate Autobot and Decepticon campaigns. It will also include squad-based gameplay and over-the-shoulder camera view. Along with the announcement Activision has release the first trailer for the game which you can see on the rest of the article.

Transformers 2 Blu-ray

Released on October 20th, after one week in stores, Transformers 2 has debuted as the biggest seller of the year. Paramount Home Entertainment announced that they sold around seven and a half million DVD/Blu-Ray units worldwide, of which 1.2 million were sold in US. This news was not unexpected considering the movie was also the biggest theatrical blockbuster of the year. If you didn’t get your copy the time to do it is now.

Transformers 2 DVD cover

Only two days left until Transformers 2 DVD and Blu-Ray release so it’s time to secure your copy ASAP. Those of you who like to stream online can watch Transformers 2 on iReel (US and Canada only). And if you like hard copies visit our Amazon store and enjoy the movie.

Ben Procter - Carrier Attack

Continue reading to see a gallery of over twenty great looking Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen concept art from artist Ben Procter covering many Transformers and environments from the movie, as well as some that didn’t make it to the movie. Also feel free to visit his website for more of his work.