Four million years ago they came from Cybertron, a world composed entirely of machinery… a world torn by an age-old war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. These incredibly powerful living robots, capable of converting themselves into land and air vehicles, weapons and other mechanical forms, continue their conflict here on Earth. They are the ..
TRANSFORMERS..
“You will believe that an 18-wheeler will transform.”- Tom DeSanto (Producer)
Directors
Status: Undecided
Candidates:
Robert Zemeckis
Won the Oscar for Best Director for 1994’s Forrest Gump Directoral Highlights: The Polar Express (2004) Cast Away (2000) Forrest Gump (1994) The Back to the Future Trilogy (1995, 1989, 1990) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Mr. Zemeckis may well be a good candidate for the job of bringing the Transformers to a level of real we haven’t seen before. He has a long history of special effects films as well as solid drama pieces. But is he a Transfan? Does he know how to make these characters truly alive for the audience? We just may get to find out. IESB has recieved word that Mr. Zemeckis is in fact in place for the position of director. Until there is official confirmation though, treat this as a rumor.
Joseph Kahn
Directoral Highlights:
Torque That’s right Transfans, Mr. Kahn has released only one feature film. He does however have a number of music videos on his directoral resumee. From IMDB: “One of the biggest and most respected music video directors working today. Has directed dozens of videos for such varied top artists such as U2, Sisqo, Moby, DMX, Backstreet Boys, Brandy, Monica, Destiny’s Child, Enrique Iglesias, Foxxy Brown, Ice Cube, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Eminem.”
Paul W.S. Anderson
Directoral Highlights: Aliens vs. Predator (2004) Resident Evil (2002) Soldier (1998) Event Horizon (1997) Mortal Kombat (1995) Mr. Anderson clearly has a love for genre films, and has mentioned several times that he’s a fan of comics and video games. Would his directoral style work for Transformers though?
Producers
Status: Confirmed
Tom DeSanto (Producer)
Producing Highlights:
X2 (2003)
X-Men (2000)
Apt Pupil (1998)
Don Murphy (Producer)
Producing Highlights:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
From Hell (2001)
Apt Pupil (1998)
Double Dragon (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Soundtrack Score:
Status: Undecided
Candidates:
Vince DiCola
Producing Highlights:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Rocky VI (1985)
Staying Alive (1983)
The man behind the orchestral soundtrack of the animated Transformers: The Movie, Vince DiCola is actively seeking the job of scoring the live action film. He’s been very active in the Transformers fan community, attending conventions regularly and releasing music from the animated film that was previously unavailable.
Studio:
Status: Undecided
Candidates:
New Line Cinema
Product Highlights:
Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002 & 2003)
Elf (2003)
The Austin Powers Films (1997, 1999 & 2002)
The Blade Trilogy (1998, 2002 & 2004)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
New Line Cinema is the company that gambled over 300 million dollars on Peter Jackson and his vision of the Lord of the Rings. IESB reports that New Line is in fact in place to be the production company for Transformers.
Production Company:
Status: Confirmed
Angry Films
Producing Highlights:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
From Hell (2001)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Let’s wait & see all the good thinsg come!!
Source: Cybertronian Cinema
