Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight

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The Daily Mail had interviewed Sir Anthony Hopkins about a number of different topics, including Transformers: The Last Knight. He seems to have enjoyed working on the film even though he does not know all of the lore about the series. It is very interesting to read his thoughts on the film.

Hopkins plays Sir Edmund Burton, the 12th Earl of Folgan, who has devoted his life to the study of the ancestries of humans and Transformers. He and Mark Wahlberg (as the hero Cade Yeager) team up to make an unlikely alliance to save the world from being destroyed by war between the Transformers and humans.

‘You’re not going to ask me to explain the plot are you?’ he says. ‘Because it’s so very complicated and there’s the whole mythology of four previous films that come into play. I have to admit, I don’t quite get all of it.

‘All I know is I play a highly educated, eccentric English lord. I had a terrific time making it. Mark Wahlberg was wonderful to work with, the locations were excellent [Northumberland, Norway, Arizona, the Isle of Skye and Stonehenge] and I showed up, put my costume on, said my lines and stayed out of trouble. That’s all I ever do. It beats working for a living.’

Hopkins is always at pains to destroy any smug ‘luvviness’ about the acting world. He loathes the painful intensity of the method actors, who insist on staying in character throughout filming (‘what a pain in the ass’) and repeats several times that ‘the greatest difficulty in this business is the sense of entitlement some people have just because of what they do’.

Included with the article is this photo of him with HotRod.

Credit(s): dailymail.co.uk, TFW2005.com

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Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1888827)
Posted by SlyTF1 on June 12th, 2017 @ 12:47am CDT

Another poster. Though it doesn't look much like a poster.

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Posted by zko on June 12th, 2017 @ 2:20am CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:Another poster. Though it doesn't look much like a poster.

It all makes sense now! Stone Henge is Unicron's tiara!

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Posted by Va'al on June 12th, 2017 @ 2:41am CDT

Via ParamountUK directly, we have another publicity stunt for Transformers: The Last Knight, riding on the fake historical photos - the secret past of the Transformers - we've seen show up in the rooms of Sir Edmund Burton (Anthony Hopkins) in the trailers. This specific one has a clip from Dulwich Picture Gallery, where the team added Ironhide to an 1815 painting, and the reaction of the crowd - check it out!

See the reactions of @DulwichGallery visitors when a Transformer mysteriously appeared in an 1815 painting over the weekend.

video

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Posted by Va'al on June 12th, 2017 @ 2:57am CDT

Also related to Transformers: The Last Knight - and following the recent news of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean hack issue - we have a snippet from a PGA event attended by producer Ian Bryce. The event saw PGA President Lori McCreary discussing the troubles with security for digital products, and the difference with print versions of the same. Check out the specifics below, and here for the whole piece!

McCreary, who admitted that her company had experienced a hack, urged caution and attention to this area, and Transformers: The Last Knight producer Ian Bryce agreed. “We don’t have prints,” he said. “We are sending [digital] footage [around the world to different countries], temp footage to final shots, and people are going to be after it. When you invested $150 million in a production, that’s risky.”

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 12th, 2017 @ 8:06am CDT

Burn wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Just got my ticket for TLK for 8 PM on Tuesday June 20th. Can't wait.

Would you be able to do that review Va'al asked all staff about last week?

Of course. Let me double check the staff forum, if it's in there. (I'm still having problems with the e-mail, so I just kinda gave up on it. :oops:

)

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Posted by Va'al on June 12th, 2017 @ 1:08pm CDT

Good news, everyone! If you're in the UK or Singapore, we have a couple of contests for you to enter in order to win tickets to the Transformers: The Last Knight showings - and even the London premiere!

UK fans: via Paramount UK on Twitter, we have news of a big face - you know how much he loves them - of Optimus Prime atop the Sky Garden in London. Take a selfie, follow the T&C (right here) and enter for a chance to attend the London premiere on 18th June.

Singapore fans: double the choice! United International Singapore are running a Search for Sqweeks contest, with a special edition Vespa as grand prize, and more revealed daily.

We’ve spotted an Autobot in Singapore by the name of Sqweeks! Help us find him and stand to WIN a limited edition Vespa Primavera ABS (close to S$10,000)!

Make sure you indicate ‘GOING’ to this FB event page and check back daily for updates on this exciting contest starting officially on 15 Jun 2017.

While UIP Singapore and Planet Iacon have joined forces to give away free tickets to the movie, with a very simple Facebook contest:

*** Transformers: The Last Knight Movie Premiere Ticket Giveaway ***
Planet Iacon - Singapore Transformers Fans Unite!! (S.T.F.U!!) X United International Pictures Singapore Singapore collaboration

Stand a chance to win a pair of premiere tickets to TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT on 20 June by watching the trailer and answering the following question in the comments below.

Who is the director of TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT?

Official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oixzm8BpUj4
Release date: IN IMAX® 3D AND 3D CINEMAS JUN 22
Rating: TO BE ADVISED
Copyright line: © 2017 Par. Pics

Contest runs from Jun 12-19, 12nn. Open to Singapore residents only.

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Posted by Va'al on June 12th, 2017 @ 1:16pm CDT

In other Transformers: The Last Knight news, we have a short clip courtesy of the official Transformers Australia Facebook page, of the car chase scenes taking place in London, along The Mall - the road leading up to Buckingham Palace - featuring Anthony Hopkins, Michael Bay, stunt camera driver Kenny Bates, Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Drift. Check it out below!

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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 12th, 2017 @ 3:29pm CDT

18th June premiere? That's a Sunday. I couldn't get to London even if I wanted to cos lack of public transport here on that day. Also I'd be knackered cos it's show week for my local production of Dad's Army and on that Saturday in particular is tiring cos we got an afternoon and evening performance then the clear out and aftershow party. And yet I bet I'll still cycle the 5 or 6 miles to the car boot sale at about 6am the Sunday morning cos I don't want to miss out on any potential Transformers bargains. I'll see The Last Knight when it's easily available in Cambridge (still a tough journey for me to make at times but is nearest cinema with the comfy chairs of comfiness) hopefully on the 22nd.

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Posted by Deadput on June 12th, 2017 @ 5:52pm CDT

For those not wanting spoilers the first premier for the movie is tomorrow although I don't if there is an embargo or not regarding if people can talk about the movie.

So if I wanted to avoid everything I would stay off starting tomorrow or the next day.

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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 12th, 2017 @ 6:10pm CDT

Can I ask why the older generations hate movie designs so much, but people my age love them for technical bits and bobs? I mean, you'd think the older generations would like machine parts more. Guess it's nostalgia getting the best of people. And I guess I'm starting to convert to the Bayverse robits cult.

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Posted by X3ROhour on June 12th, 2017 @ 6:15pm CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:What if Sly is Michael Bay? Has this theory been presented before?

As for TLK, so far I get the vibe that it will be superior to RoTF and AoE, and on par with the original and DoTM.

I am most curious as to how they will reconcile having both Megatron and Galvatron.

is there proof of there being two individual characters?

my guess?

a stalwart and self-aggrandizing, Master-Warlord bot like Megatron,
(who chose his own name!)
isn't going to allow some grubby, filthy, Cybertronium stealing, corpse robbing,
FLESH-SQUISHIES,
put there moniker on the once and future king!

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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on June 12th, 2017 @ 6:18pm CDT

Megatron thinks humans are disgusting. Why would he want to keep their technology?

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Posted by Kurona on June 12th, 2017 @ 6:31pm CDT

SillyMcGilly wrote:Can I ask why the older generations hate movie designs so much, but people my age love them for technical bits and bobs? I mean, you'd think the older generations would like machine parts more. Guess it's nostalgia getting the best of people. And I guess I'm starting to convert to the Bayverse robits cult.

I think this is more deserving of its own thread; unless I'm missing a specific post or conversation?

Regardless I don't think this is strictly true or something that we can quantify without an actual survey. My experience is in fact the complete opposite - a lot of older people I know either like or don't care about the movies and their designs, while most of my peers think they're pretty terrible (though I'm not sure whether you'd define me as being a 'young' or 'old' generation; I'm 20 1/2 just for the record). I myself don't like them as I find them needlessly and overly complicated to the extent I can't really admire anything about them beyond just the pure skill, time and effort required to design them and put them to screen; even though the biggest thing I should be deriving from a character design would be in how it evokes the character and sets them apart from the others (admittedly, the Autobots have had a decent run of the latter with colour-coding and both factions have highly differing body-types). Also on a less professional level, it just looks plain ugly and unappealing to me.

Though, yes, I would think a lot of the 'criticism' aimed at the Bayformers designs from older Transformers fans would be the whole nostalgia-to-absurd-extents thing this fandom is unfortunately quite renowned for. Of course not a hard-and-fast rule and I expect many of these older fans would dislike them for other reasons - perhaps similar to mine - but I would simply be wearing glasses as rose-tinted as theirs if I didn't count this factor. I'd also be wearing those glasses if I didn't also factor in that there are a lot of people who hate the movies for other reasons and then leap to criticising the designs whether they would like them or not just based on the fact they hate the movies anyway. Talking of other reasons, you've also got to consider how the designs are used and shot beyond just the designs themselves and... and I'm getting off track.

Beyond said nostalgia and rose-tinted glasses though I'm not sure one can generalise like this when I've seen significant like and dislike from any generation. Just depends on your aesthetic tastes and if you can put aside Sideswipe not looking like Sideswipe.

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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 12th, 2017 @ 7:33pm CDT

I actually made that poster with Bee and Prime my new phone wallpaper.

I have to wait on a few things, but I will either see the movie Wednesday or Thursday night, hopefully wednesday. Really looking forward to it!

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Posted by Deadput on June 12th, 2017 @ 8:06pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Just depends on your aesthetic tastes and if you can put aside Sideswipe not looking like Sideswipe.

I mean it's not like Sideswipe was a "character" or had personality in G1 at least that's something the movie version had alike eh?

No but seriously I think the first Sideswipe with personality I can remember was either the WFC guy or the Animated one.

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Posted by Kurona on June 12th, 2017 @ 8:35pm CDT

Deadput wrote:
Kurona wrote:Just depends on your aesthetic tastes and if you can put aside Sideswipe not looking like Sideswipe.

I mean it's not like Sideswipe was a "character" or had personality in G1 at least that's something the movie version had alike eh?

No but seriously I think the first Sideswipe with personality I can remember was either the WFC guy or the Animated one.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I was just picking a random character who was in the Bay movies and didn't resemble in any way the character they were supposedly based on. Admittedly, that means I could have picked anyone who isn't Optimus or Jazz. Whether or not they had a character in G1 is debatable and I will also enjoy seeing it pointed out that of the G1 cartoon's rather large cast, only a handful had notable character traits. A bit like these movies.

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Posted by william-james88 on June 12th, 2017 @ 11:17pm CDT

We just got some info on the US premiere of Transformers: The last Knight. It will be in Chicago at the Famed Opera House on June 20. See below for all the details!

U.S. PREMIERE OF TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT TO BE HELD IN CHICAGO AT THE FAMED OPERA HOUSE ON JUNE 20

Event Sponsored by The H Collective, along with IMAX® and Valvoline

CHICAGO, IL (June 12, 2017) – It was announced today that the U.S. premiere of director Michael Bay’s TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT will take place in Chicago on Tuesday, June 20 at 8:00pm at the Civic Opera House. The event is co-sponsored by The H Collective, a US-based full-service film finance, production, marketing and distribution company, along with IMAX® and Valvoline.

A red carpet will take place on the Chicago River directly in front of the venue prior to the special event with cast and filmmaker participants including Director Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Hopkins, Isabela Moner, Laura Haddock, and Jerrod Carmichael.

In conjunction with the Chicago Film Office, Mayor Emanuel is proud to premiere TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT in Chicago. This will continue the upward trend of increased media production in the city, due to its active and growing film industry. The premiere takes place along the Chicago River against the striking backdrop of one of the world's most iconic skylines. Recent investments along the river, including the recently extended 1.25 mile Chicago Riverwalk, demonstrate Mayor Emanuel’s commitment to increasing access to and recreational opportunities in areas that had previously been dormant.

Paramount Pictures presents in Association with Hasbro a film directed by Michael Bay. It is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, p.g.a., Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, and Ian Bryce, p.g.a., and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner, and Mark Vahradian.

Paramount Pictures will release the film on Wednesday, June 21.

All press must be accredited to cover the event.

Transformers: The Last Knight Official Channels

transformersmovie.com
#Transformers
Facebook: /TransformersMovie
Twitter: @Transformers
Instagram: @TransformersMovie
Snapchat: TFMovie

# # #

About TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT
The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).
There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, apps, games, consumer products, social media experiences, and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 180 countries.

About The H Collective
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Posted by SlyTF1 on June 12th, 2017 @ 11:23pm CDT

This would be cool if I lived anywhere near Chicago.

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Posted by Bronzewolf on June 13th, 2017 @ 1:05am CDT

A video was uploaded yesterday from the popular Australian automotive Youtube channel Mighty Car Mods, sponsored by Transformers The Last Knight, featuring the hosts trying to create a car that would be quite the robot racer in disguise, as they try to make the fastest quarter-mile car they can from the most boring car they can find. For that, they travel all the way to Japan to pick up an 80's Toyota Cresta, send it back to their shop to see if, despite the unassuming exterior, they can turn it into one of their fastest quarter mile racers yet!
Were they successful? Find out below, as the entire video has been linked for your viewing convenience.

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Posted by Bronzewolf on June 13th, 2017 @ 1:28am CDT

Transformers 5 star Isabela Moner continued her series of behind the scenes videos from the TLK set! In this fourth installment, she gives us some great shots of the Bumblebee, Hound, and Hot Rod vehicles from The Last Knight, as well as some details on what they happened to be filming that day, which appears to be the scene where Hot Rod turns from his Citroen alternate mode to his current Lamborghini Centenario (accidentally referred to as a Maserati in the video) vehicle mode! Check out the full video below and stay tuned for a potential part five in these days leading up to the premier!

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Posted by Va'al on June 13th, 2017 @ 2:35am CDT

There may have been a new reveal as to what new track will be the New Divide-ing Battle Cry (geddit?) for Transformers: The Last Knight, courtesy of the official website and its new 'Ride or Die' character quiz. Let's take it with order: Bumblebee appears as you load it up with “Cake by the Ocean” by DNCE snipped in the background.

You are then prompted to answer five multiple choice questions, with musical cutscenes between loading screens, leading to the final result.

Depending on the character, you'll be given a Spotify link with a playlist tailored to Bumblebee, Izabella, Cade, Viviane, Megatron, and Optimus Prime.

While the playlist tracks obviously differ, the one constant appears to be “Torches” by X Ambassadors. Though we know Celldweller i taking part in the movie soundtrack too, we have yet to have confirmation on any new track for the movie other than the snippets heard in trailers! So, is this one it? Take a listen, and let us know in the Energon Pub!

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Posted by ToaLeePrime on June 13th, 2017 @ 3:03am CDT

Funny, I would have thought Imagine dragon's would have another song prepped for The Last Knight, I like this though, a nice detour from the usual Title tracks

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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on June 13th, 2017 @ 5:42am CDT

SillyMcGilly wrote:Can I ask why the older generations hate movie designs so much, but people my age love them for technical bits and bobs? I mean, you'd think the older generations would like machine parts more. Guess it's nostalgia getting the best of people. And I guess I'm starting to convert to the Bayverse robits cult.

What age range are we talking about when saying 'older generations'? I'm 38 in August and the movie stuff is my fave and as I've said before, provides the complexity and general real-world approach to the design and transformations I have always wanted since I was happily buying the Marvel UK comics as a kid and getting Transformers toys as presents.

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Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 13th, 2017 @ 6:56am CDT

So since I'm seeing TLK at 8 PM Eastern time, I'm actually gonna get to see it before the "premiere." :lol:

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Posted by TurboMMaster on June 13th, 2017 @ 10:41am CDT

And I'm still waiting till TLK relase date will be confirmed in my local cinema :HEADHURTS:

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Posted by Va'al on June 13th, 2017 @ 11:29am CDT

Following up on our previous story about Transformers: The Last Knight and its potential title track X Ambassadors' Torches, a new music video has appeared for the song - as covered by Chinese artist Zhang Jie (Jason Zhang), and featuring footage from the movie itself! You can check it out embedded below.

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Posted by SlyTF1 on June 13th, 2017 @ 11:46am CDT

I heard the song last night. I'm not sure if I like it. This is the first time I've been let down for the theme song to one of these movies.

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Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 11:56am CDT

Paramount uploaded an hd version of a spot that previously was only available in recorded low quality the spot is called "Big League".

It shows the "Wreck-Gar" character in hd and I can't unsee his torso being a topless fat guy with the "belly button?" and other "things'.

What kind of "hat" is he wearing?

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:16pm CDT

Deadput wrote:Paramount uploaded an hd version of a spot that previously was only available in recorded low quality the spot is called "Big League".

It shows the "Wreck-Gar" character in hd and I can't unsee his torso being a topless fat guy with the "belly button?" and other "things'.

What kind of "hat" is he wearing?

So is this Wreck-Gar or not? coz Sabr kept saying that it's not confirmed! mind you....his head looks the same as Hound's(Wreck-Gar not Sabr! lol)

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Posted by TFmonkeybiz on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:19pm CDT

Deadput wrote:Paramount uploaded an hd version of a spot that previously was only available in recorded low quality the spot is called "Big League".

It shows the "Wreck-Gar" character in hd and I can't unsee his torso being a topless fat guy with the "belly button?" and other "things'.

What kind of "hat" is he wearing?

Are we sure that 'Wreck-gar' isn't just Hound?

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Posted by SlyTF1 on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:25pm CDT

I'm HIGHLY OFFENDED that I wasn't invited to the Transformers 10 year celebration in China today! I stood behind this franchise for years! I was one of the main pioneers of this whole movement! I was in the trenches when people said these movies wouldn't amount to shit! When they said these movies don't deserve to be lauded and praised to the highest regard! I was there! I endured the death threats when I said these movies are the greatest movies of all time; the greatest form of media to ever graze the face of the Earth! I told people hundreds and hundreds of years ago this franchise would do great things and nobody believed me! The disrespect is BLATANT! Very sad!

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Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:26pm CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:So is this Wreck-Gar or not? coz Sabr kept saying that it's not confirmed! mind you....his head looks the same as Hound's(Wreck-Gar not Sabr! lol)

He's not but until his official name is confirmed I'm just referring to him as "Wreck-Gar" hence the " " just like how the old tank at Hopkin's castle is being referred to as "Bulldog" because that's the word on the side of the tank.

TFmonkeybiz wrote:Are we sure that 'Wreck-gar' isn't just Hound?

Besides having "Beards" that don't even look the same he looks nothing like Hound in fact in the Ellen clip which seems to take place before this scene Hound is shown in his TLK body.

This guy has a completely different voice, different hands, a different "hat" and is quite a bit shorter too plus the guy was complaining about them always fighting and Hound is the opposite of that.

Also some dude I've been talking to told me the guy is a different character from Hound among other more "spoilery" things.

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Posted by Stuartmaximus on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:28pm CDT

TFmonkeybiz wrote:
Deadput wrote:Paramount uploaded an hd version of a spot that previously was only available in recorded low quality the spot is called "Big League".

It shows the "Wreck-Gar" character in hd and I can't unsee his torso being a topless fat guy with the "belly button?" and other "things'.

What kind of "hat" is he wearing?

Are we sure that 'Wreck-gar' isn't just Hound?

maybe it's Hound-Gar :lol:

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Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:29pm CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:I'm HIGHLY OFFENDED that I wasn't invited to the Transformers 10 year celebration in China today! I stood behind this franchise for years! I was one of the main pioneers of this whole movement! I was in the trenches when people said these movies wouldn't amount to ****! When they said these movies don't deserve to be lauded and praised to the highest regard! I was there! I endured the death threats when I said these movies are the greatest movies of all time; the greatest form of media to ever graze the face of the Earth! I told people hundreds and hundreds of years ago this franchise would do great things and nobody believed me! The disrespect is BLATANT! Very sad!

Hundreds?

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Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 12:46pm CDT

Regarding not Hound-Gar I heard an interesting idea and decided to do some quick research so most of you know that Hound had a G1 counterpart right?

Well he had a repaint back in 2004 as an E-Hobby exclusive named Detritus http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Detritus_(G1)

Detritus is a Junkion much like Wreck-Gar and is a mercenary who would work with both Autobots and Decepticons making him some what of a neutral and although this guy seems to be a pacifist unlike Detritus it still might make him a neutral.

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Posted by Kurona on June 13th, 2017 @ 1:02pm CDT

Oh huh, didn't think of Detritus. That's pretty interesting, and if not intentional it's a pretty awesome coincidence.

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Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 1:06pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Oh huh, didn't think of Detritus. That's pretty interesting, and if not intentional it's a pretty awesome coincidence.

While their not much like their G1 counterparts we got obscure names with The Fallen, Crosshairs, Barricade, Blackout and Grindor and that's just remembering from the top of my head.

I can totally see these films using even more obscure names since this film is seemingly trying to be all lore heavy with Transformers.

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Posted by Kurona on June 13th, 2017 @ 1:10pm CDT

Deadput wrote:
Kurona wrote:Oh huh, didn't think of Detritus. That's pretty interesting, and if not intentional it's a pretty awesome coincidence.

While their not much like their G1 counterparts we got obscure names with The Fallen, Crosshairs, Barricade, Blackout and Grindor and that's just remembering from the top of my head.

I can totally see these films using even more obscure names since this film is seemingly trying to be all lore heavy with Transformers.

With the exception of The Fallen - which admittedly was pretty surprising - I'm pretty sure those names were just chosen because they figured they fit the characters rather than them knowing those names had previously just been supplied. More than likely they were just on a list of names Hasbro still had copyrighted and said could be used.

Still, never know - if this was intentional and there's some huge TF nerd working on this movie, that'd be pretty awesome

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Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 1:23pm CDT

Kurona wrote:With the exception of The Fallen - which admittedly was pretty surprising - I'm pretty sure those names were just chosen because they figured they fit the characters rather than them knowing those names had previously just been supplied. More than likely they were just on a list of names Hasbro still had copyrighted and said could be used.

Still, never know - if this was intentional and there's some huge TF nerd working on this movie, that'd be pretty awesome

Yes I agree the names were random but they were still used is what I meant.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889192)
Posted by SlyTF1 on June 13th, 2017 @ 4:25pm CDT

I can't believe people have seen the movie already. I spent the past 3 years of my life looking forward to this moment, and to know that it's actually real and it's already been seen by a bunch of people is surreal.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889194)
Posted by Deadput on June 13th, 2017 @ 4:32pm CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:I can't believe people have seen the movie already. I spent the past 3 years of my life looking forward to this moment, and to know that it's actually real and it's already been seen by a bunch of people is surreal.

This is just a joke in good faith

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889196)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on June 13th, 2017 @ 4:37pm CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:I can't believe people have seen the movie already. I spent the past 3 years of my life looking forward to this moment, and to know that it's actually real and it's already been seen by a bunch of people is surreal.

I think it's already out in China :-?

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889235)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 13th, 2017 @ 7:17pm CDT

Has it been too long since you've seen Age of Extinction? Need a crash course before you walk in to The Last Knight? Just want to see it one more time? Have you seen it too many times? Well I can't help you there BUT for all those other situations, let me point you toward a deal that RedBox is currently putting on: If you rent AOE, you'll get a code via email for $5 dollars off your TLK movie ticket!

This deal comes to us from Seibertron himself, who provided a photo of the Redbox, featuring posters for the discount and everything!

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889236)
Posted by SlyTF1 on June 13th, 2017 @ 7:27pm CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:Has it been too long since you've seen Age of Extinction? Need a crash course before you walk in to The Last Knight? Just want to see it one more time? Have you seen it too many times? Well I can't help you there BUT for all those other situations, let me point you toward a deal that RedBox is currently putting on: If you rent AOE, you'll get a code via email for $5 dollars off your TLK movie ticket!

This deal comes to us from Seibertron himself, who provided a photo of the Redbox, featuring posters for the discount and everything!

Even though I already have like, 5 versions of the movie, I'm about to go Redbox it right now just to support it.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889275)
Posted by SlyTF1 on June 14th, 2017 @ 12:30am CDT

The China premier event was streamed yesterday. I'm still HIGHLY OFFENDED that I wasn't invited after all I've done.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889283)
Posted by Deadput on June 14th, 2017 @ 2:33am CDT

SlyTF1 wrote:The China premier event was streamed yesterday. I'm still HIGHLY OFFENDED that I wasn't invited after all I've done.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889287)
Posted by Deadput on June 14th, 2017 @ 3:27am CDT

My darn theory was wrong about junk truck dude his name is... JOHN CENA!!! But no seriously he is indeed Wreck-Gar

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889296)
Posted by Deadput on June 14th, 2017 @ 4:37am CDT

Anyways this guy on Tfw2005 who so happened to be at the premier was spilling the beans about the movie I saved screenshots as "proof" and you guys can Pm me specific questions if you want

For those that want to know the movie is better then the sequels although one of them thinks the first one is better, the Transformers get a lot of screen time and interactions including the Decepticons.

Edit: the big twist of the movie is mentioned in big detail and I suffered the consequences and have read it but whatever I'll enjoy seeing it on screen so yeah...giant mega spoilers.

Edit 2: and so were deaths... screw me that's the thing I wanted to avoid man I really should of waited because just reading it is jaw dropping so I'm saying this now as a warning.

Whatever you do don't read any major spoilers before watching the movie at all seriously it's a colossal mistake and you will regret doing so a lot only do so if you really want to like seriously this is the first time I regret doing this like there should be a news post telling people not to.

If I'm not allowed to say anything I won't and this will be all besides maybe standard voice cast for characters we know are in the film.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889299)
Posted by Kurona on June 14th, 2017 @ 4:42am CDT

Well, yes, I would assume reading spoilers for a story you're excited for would ruin the story to some extent. That's why they're called spoilers. Not really something to make a news post about.

What I will ask though - and there might be something official about this later, I'm just saying it unofficially now - please do not post ANY spoilers for the movie in this thread whatsoever before it is publicly released. Even minor vague things like 'a character dies' - admittedly, not exactly unexpected in a Michael Bay Transformers movie - are something that would be best saved for PMs. I realise leaks and early viewings are becoming a thing, but let's not ruin things for everyone else.

Re: Sir Anthony Hopkins Speaks About Filming Transformers: The Last Knight (1889300)
Posted by X3ROhour on June 14th, 2017 @ 4:44am CDT

Deadput wrote:Anyways this guy on Tfw2005 who so happened to be at the premier was spilling the beans about the movie I saved screenshots as "proof" and you guys can Pm me specific questions if you want

For those that want to know the movie is better then the sequels although one of them thinks the first one is better, the Transformers get a lot of screen time and interactions including the Decepticons.

Edit: the big twist of the movie is mentioned in big detail and I suffered the consequences and have read it but whatever I'll enjoy seeing it on screen so yeah...giant mega spoilers.

Edit 2: and so were deaths... screw me that's the thing I wanted to avoid man I really should of waited because just reading it is jaw dropping so I'm saying this now as a warning.

Whatever you do don't read any major spoilers before watching the movie at all seriously it's a colossal mistake and you will regret doing so a lot only do so if you really want to like seriously this is the first time I regret doing this like there should be a news post telling people not to.

If I'm not allowed to say anything I won't and this will be all besides maybe standard voice cast for characters we know are in the film.

huh?

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