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Going up in Japan I was obsessed with Gundam and always wondering what was taking so longer to get a film made. The popularity of giant robots shows no signs of slowing down. Transformers is getting a reboot in Bumblebee, Voltron is thriving in animated form on Netflix, and now Gundam is set for a new big-screen outing. As announced at the Anime Expo 2018 in LA, Legendary Entertainment is working animation studio Sunrise on a live-action movie based on the iconic Japanese mecha saga. It’s very early days on the project – there’s no writer, director or star attached as of yet, no proposed release date, and it’s unknown what angle on the material will be taken. However, the studio has released a synopsis on the world of Gundam: “The original Gundam series is set in the Universal Century, an era in which humanity’s growing population has led people to emigrate to space colonies. Eventually, the people living in the colonies seek their autonomy, and launch a war of independence agai...

This week's episode of Inside the Bucket is online! Revel in the digital mastery! On this edition of Inside the Bucket, Matt is joined by Sandwich John to give you all this week's movie and television news and reviews from our website SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM . The boys bring every bit of their greasy, ballsy attitude to discuss several items of supposed importance. Things start off with a review of this week's movie news, including our thoughts about all those Super Bowl 50 movie trailers, news about the franchising of Transformers, and an update on the Star Trek CBS television series. They also break down the box office weekend, as Deadpool, How to Be Single, and Zoolander 2 . The boys also discuss movies and television shows hitting Blu-ray this week. Then it's headlong into Rants and Raves, where John and Matt bitch and gripe about all the things they've been watching a reading about this week, including a Amazon's Bosch season 2, John's review ...

Every time Michael Bay confirms he’s directing a new Transformers installment, it seems as though he’s also announcing that this will definitely be his last time running around with the robots. He’s preparing to make the fifth film and, as always, is convinced it’s his final fling with the franchise. Talking with Rolling Stone while busily finishing his latest, based-on-reality thriller 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi , Bay mentions Transformers , and the magazine’s visit to his palatial Miami home also finds him in conference with a team from ILM about early effects work for the film, including a crashed alien spaceship and a new dumper truck robot featuring a cloak. Yes, we’re definitely back in Bay Transformers territory. He’s quick to add, however, that he really, truly wants to step off the tiring train that is the franchise this time. "Transformers, I still have a great time. It's fun to do a movie that 100 million people will see. But this is the last ...

More “Transformers” — much more, in fact — is on the way. Variety is reporting Hasbro chief Steven J. Davis confirmed in a Q&A that a “ Transformers” 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in the works at a Q&A at Mipcom. “We just finished, as some of you may have read, just an incredible experience,” he said. “We decided that we wanted to plot out the next 10 years of the Transformers franchise, so we got together in a room over a three-month period of time.” “Nine of some of the most creative writers I have ever worked with, shepherded by Akiva Goldsman, who many of you may know won an Academy Award for A Beautiful Mind and written a bunch of great movies,” he went on. “And they plotted out the next 10 years of Transformers. Similarly, we are doing the same in television and in digital. So stay tuned, Transformers 5 is on its way, and 6 and 7 and 8.” Paramount, the studio behind the action movies, previously confirmed that the “Transformers” universe was expanding with sequels and spino...

This week's episode of Inside the Bucket is online! Revel in the digital mastery! On this Memorial Day weekend edition of I nside the Bucket , Matt is joined by television writers Sue, David, and Brandon who basically don't respect Matt and his rather Machiavellian recording rules. Who they do respect is all of you great listeners and followers of our site, and sit down to deliver the best movie and television news from our website SANDWICHJOHNFILMS.COM . Beginning with news, the trio discusses Simon Pegg's quote about Star Trek being "too Trek-y" as well Cinematographer Roger Deakens joining Blade Runner 2 . They delve into the frankly awful selection of Blu-rays being released this week and then break down an interesting box office weekend. Please check out these and many other stories which we've included below. After several drinks and a quick nap, they go into Rants and Raves, where they bitch and complain about all the things they're ...

VIMEO TEAMS UP WITH HASBRO STUDIOS TO BRING COMPLETE HASBRO CLASSIC COLLECTION TO VIMEO ON DEMAND Hasbro Classic Transformers: Generation 1 Launches on Vimeo On Demand Additional Hasbro Titles Including  Jem and the Holograms,  G.I. Joe and Transformers: Rescue Bots Launch Later 2015 See Full Transformers Catalog at Transformers.TV Vimeo today announced a collaboration with Hasbro Studios to offer digital collections of classic animation series from the Hasbro Classic Collection, including fan favorites Transformers: Generation 1and Jem – both available now on Vimeo On Demand. Fans of the beloved franchises have the option to buy individual episodes for $2.99, rent for 24-hours for $.99, or purchase the entire series for $40. Additionally, the collaboration will bring hundreds of episodes across 13 Hasbro Studios franchises to Vimeo On Demand through 2015. For the first time, fans of popular animation series like Jem, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, and Transformers can ...

There have been reports today that Michael Bay got into a fight on the set of Transformers: Age Of Extinction . However, our sources on set say not so! There was an incident, but this was not a case where a passionate director riled a member of his cast and crew sufficiently that punches were thrown nor, according to this report, did it involve two brothers. Here is the rather more sad report from the set. "Contrary to several erroneous news reports, Bay did not get hurt in a fight on his set. The production company did have a rather bizarre encounter with a man (allegedly under the influence of a narcotic substance) who was wielding an air conditioning unit as his weapon of choice. "The young man, who had earlier accosted several other crew members, barreled onto the set in Quarry Bay and swung the cumbersome appliance directly at Bay's head. The director ducked and wrested the air conditioner from his attacker, preventing what could have been a serious accident....

One of the biggest movie heroes on six wheels is getting an overhaul for his next appearance on screen. Michael Bay has released pictures of the new, updated Optimus Prime , the leading big rig in the " Transformers " series, as the vehicle will appear in truck form in the upcoming " Transformers 4 ." The new machine looks sleeker and more upscale than before, a vehicle any trucker would be proud to take out on the highway. Which Autobot could this green machine be? It's a special race-inspired C7 Corvette Stingray, based on Chevrolet's upcoming 2014 production car — and the first look is seen here on the set of "Transformers 4" near the border of Arizona and Utah Manufactured by Western Star, a division of Daimler Trucks North America, the new Optimus Prime has the traditional dark blue paint job with stylish red flames highlighted by pinstripes, as well as gleaming exhaust stacks that curl up to the sky at an angle from behind the ...

Transformers fansite TFW2005.com  recently attended the UBS Best Of Americas 2012 Conference, where Hasbro president Brian Goldner talked about the company's plans for the future – including Transformers 4 and Stretch Armstrong . The key point taken from his otherwise toy-centric speech is that fans can expect brand new robot characters in the next film , if only because sales of the plastic children distracters for the third film were somewhat disappointing. "Transformers: Dark Of The Moon did well in box office," says Goldner. "Regarding toy sales... it’s because of same characters in all three movies. This is why Transformers 4 will have a new cast of [robot] characters and it will be a story revolving around these new characters." Another key tidbit Goldner let slip was that Stretch Armstrong will have a movie as well as a TV series in 2014, but it was the chance to speculate about which new robots Transformers addicts can look forward to seeing smas...

File this one under "Please Don't Let It Die." Comic artist Phil Jimenez pitched an epic idea of joining the ranked realms of Superman and Batman with the Autobots and Decepticons . But it was killed in committee. Here's why ... The tricky world of corporate licensing is the prime reason this dream project won't see any starlight. DC Comics passed on the recent crossover pitch, no doubt due to legal wrangling with IDW Publishing, which owns the Transformers comic license, Hasbro, which owns the master license, and their mega marketing partner Marvel. Any way you slice it, the mere sight of a titanic, rampaging Bat-former, Optimus Prime sporting a Green Lantern ring or Megatron waving a torn Superman cape makes us misty. "Oh, what an epic that would have been," wrote Jimenez on Twitter . "You missed out on Wonder Woman's invisible jet becoming a very cool Transformer." Please Leave A Comment- Source- Blastr Via CBM

I know it's alittle early but cine1 got their hands on a teaser poster for TRANSFORMERS 4 Poster. Bay has said this will be his final film in the franchise. There is no word on which path he plans to take the story to. Michael Bay To Reboot Transformers With New Cast- So for now enjoy the poster. Please Leave A Comment-

Comic-Con is right around the corner and Hasbro has unearthed their Transformers Exclusives for the show. Take a deep breath people. First up is the SDCC Rust in Peace Cliffjumper Special Edition Figure . Hasbro says, "Based on Transformers Prime styling, the Cliffjumper figure was slated to be available via different distribtion channels but ultimately had to be cancelled in its original form. Hasbro is happy to be able to bring the figure to fans in this cool new packaging (shaped like Cliffjumper's head) at San Diego Comic-Con." Hasbro is also bringing the SDCC Decepticon Bruticus Special Edition Figure , which they describe as, "In addition to a different color deco than his mainline retail release, this Bruticus figure comes packaged in 'combined' Bruticus robot mode (rather than sold individually as the Deluxe-scale figures). This will also be fans' first opportunity to buy the Fall of Cybertron Decepticon Bruticus figure before the mainl...

Here is the behind the scenes of the upcoming Transformers: The Ride–3D, which is set to open in May at Universal Studios Hollywood. The thrill ride will tell a new “TRANSFORMERS” story using original, photo-realistic 3D-HD media, sophisticated special effects masterminded by Industrial Light & Magic, and one of the most elaborate roaming flight simulator ride systems ever created. Fusing high-tech elements with an epic new “TRANSFORMERS” tale, “Transformers: The Ride–3D” will be Universal Studios Hollywood’s most ambitious ride ever created and will set a new standard in the world of theme park attractions, stretching the medium’s potential as an immersive and powerful storytelling vehicle. Please Leave A Comment-

Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler will star in Scenic Route , directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz. Written by Kyle Killen (The Beaver), the film follows two former college buddies who go on a road trip and become stranded in the desert. As they begin to realize they might never be rescued, they begin to have heated fights, both emotionally and physically. In addition to Scenic Route, Fogler will star alongside Kal Penn in the comedy pilot Prairie Dogs from ABC Studios/ABC. He will play Roj, one of the programmers, or “prairie dogs,” who work with Neil (Penn) at EGG Technologies. Fogler’s credits include Relativity’s Take Me Home Tonight, Disney’s Mars Needs Moms, Focus Features’ Balls Of Fury and Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock. He is currently co-directing and producing the film Don Peyote through his production company Studio 13, which he co-founded.  Duhamel’s credits include the Transformers franchise, Life As We Know It and the upcoming Fire With Fire starring Bruce Willis and Rosa...

On the strength of third quarter profits from their line of Transformers toys , not to mention the $1.1 billion the third movie raked in worldwide, Hasbro is in talks with Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay for Transformers 4 . Bay had said following the release of the third Transformers movie that he was done with the franchise, though somewhere deep down inside, I think we all knew he would return if the price was right (at least as a producer, if not director). To date, the three Transformers movies helmed by Bay have rung up $2.6 billion worldwide, with each film eclipsing the prior’s box office total. Hasbro has had a handful of board game movie adaptations dropped recently including Ouija, Candyland and Risk . While the company is still actively pursuing a Monopoly movie and a second Clue film, CEO Brian Goldner also revealed that company is in talks with J.J. Abrams to produce a Micronauts movie. Hasbro acquired the rights to the interchangeable Japanese toys recently ...

On June 7,2011 all of us grown men will scream with Joy.  Transformers: Beast Wars- The Complete Series Collector’s Edition on DVD. This is going to bring up some memories for me and my older brother. This 8-DVD box set is full of great content including extras, retrospectives, art galleries, a special collectible 24-page comic book and more! TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS – SEASON ONE Featuring All 26 Episodes and Exciting Bonus Content in a 4-DVD Set IN STORES NATIONWIDE ON JUNE 7, 2011 PASSIONATE FANS REJOICE! PRE-ORDER NOW TO OWN TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS THE COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD BOX SET Featuring 8-DVDs, All 52 Action-Packed Episodes, New Bonus Content, Collectible 24-Page Comic Book and Much More! FROM SHOUT! FACTORY AT SHOUTFACTORYSTORE.COM More information after the Jump... Brace yourself to relive some of the most epic TRANSFORMERS battles and non-stop action adventures through the 15th Anniversary release of BEAST WARS. I...

Sequel To Follow The lines Of “The Empire Strikes Back The 2009 reboot of “ Star Trek ” was a shining moment for fans of sci-fi and spectacle films and the sequel, due in 2012, may well follow the box-office trajectory of the Christopher Nolan Gotham City films — “Batman Begins” earned the credibility with fans old and new and then “The Dark Knight” delivered the billion-dollar payoff. “ Star Trek ” writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci , the tandem that also penned “ Transformers ” and next summer’s “ Cowboys & Aliens ” and also created the Fox sci-fi series “ Fringe ,” are back to script the sequel. The LATimes caught up with the screenwriters, who talked about the challenges ahead and also shared a playful aspiration — an on-screen showdown between Captain Kirk and Darth Vader . LT: It’s early days on the “Star Trek” sequel, but is there anything you can tell us about the story direction, tone or even the types of challenges you’re anticipating with this next-step projec...

Jon Favreau Calls 2011 Box Office A Blood Bath Jon Favreau has seen Hollywood’s future — at least as far as summer 2011 – and it looks a lot like “Saving Private Ryan.” “It’s Omaha Beach, it’s going to be a bloodbath,” the filmmaker said of next year’s crush of big special-effects films, remakes and sequels. “There’s never been a summer like this next summer. It’s going to be bloody [for filmmakers and the studios]. As we were sticking thumb tacks in a calendar we realized that this is going to be looked back upon as Omaha Beach.” Favreau, the director of the “Iron Man“ films, is well known to moviegoers as an on-screen funny guy in movies like “ Couples Retreat ” or the sublime “ Swingers “ (which he also wrote), but he wasn’t joking a bit when he said Hollywood is going to be in “a pit fight” next summer because of a glut of high-profile releases that will translate to some big-name disappointments just because of the numbers game. Favreau has a sci-fi horse in the race, of c...

  Comic-Con 2010 Exclusives List And Pictures Comic-Con is right around the corner and a tradition at the show is to have convention Exclusive items. We have put together a list of items that you can only get at Comic-Con this year. Make sure to check back for you your Comic-Con news and updates. And please remember when your inline or running to get inline, be nice and considerate of the people around you. AFX (Action Figure Xpress) X-Force Minimates Set   Ghostbusters II Minimates Set Gentle Giant Animated Han Solo Maquette Diamond Select Toys Ghostbuster Minimates Set Hasbro GI Joe: # Sgt. Slaughter 3 3/4″ figure – primary release and variant Marvel Universe:  Iron Man Mighty Mugg with sliding faceplate 3 pack of Super Hero Squad figures – Doom in robe, Mayor, Iron Man  Marvel Universe Ultimate Capt. America and Ages of Thunder Thor *Marvel Universe 19″ Galactus – carded edition My Little Pony: Graffiti Inspired Deco Transformers: ...