Kalon wrote:Never mind Wal-mart has already set the toys to go on clearance in their system 1 week after the film. Reason they aren't selling as promised and they need the room for merchandise that they know will sell(Harry Potter)(Source: My local wal-mart, happened to see him and an associate working in the toy department)...
Given the fact most Wal-Marts haven't even marked down what's remaining of their Classics and even Cybertron stock, let's just say I find this highly unlikely. That, and the fact there are a lot of empty shelves in various parts of the country. And they would have already cleared out room for the Potter merchandise, given how close it is to release. I supect any "clearance" in the system is more likely a sale.
As far as the sequel goes, I'm not terribly surprised. The film is almost assured to make its budget back, with no major competition. With Paramount and Dreamworks also seeing a piece of the profits from the merchandise, it's going to be a profitable movie.
What happens with the sequel should be interesting. After all, Bay's talking about Prince of Persia, which would likely keep him away from Transformers(whether that's a negotiations ploy or serious interest, we'll see). If Bay does move on, it would be interesting to see where they might go. There's a lot of Transformers history they can tap into, and adapt into the "movieverse". And chances are good, if the first film does well enough, they'll take more chances with the second script. I'll be interested to see what they do with it.
