During recent press interviews at the premiere of Jonah Hex, Megan Fox informed reporters about her next dream film project, to portray a Native American lesbian superhero.  “I don’t want people to protest this, but I would like to be (Sarah) Rainmaker in Gen 13 if they ever made that into a movie.” Read the full story

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Those lovable blue munchkins from your childhood memory have returned to haunt you in CG form, just like Alvin and the Chipmunks, Scooby-Doo and (sigh) Garfield did. But for whatever reason, I’m cautiously optimistic about the Smurfs movie because this newly released image doesn’t look that terrible. Seems like they’ve nailed character design to remain authentic to the original cartoon Les Schtroumpfs created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo.Plus with Hank Azaria fitting the role of Gargamel perfectly, we may have a winning combination folks. Then again, the plot synopsis from the USA Today article that debuted the image is a bit more worrisome. Read the full story

Today thanks to /Film we get some petty juicy new details on the upcoming, Transformers 3.  They actually come from an article in the USA Today and we get a whole lot of new information on the film. All the details can be found after the jump, as well as a link to the full newspaper article.

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It turns out that director Michael Bay must have taken Megan Fox‘s comments about his directorial style to heart because Deadline is reporting that the studio has decided against including the starlet in the next Transformers film.  Last year the actress hit out against Bay by comparing the filmmaker to Hitler which only exacerbated the tense working relationship between the two.

Paramount, according to Deadline, has decided to introduce a new love interest for Shia Lebeouf and insist that it was ultimately Bay’s decision to replace the actress.

There is no word on who will be joining the cast for the third film. Principal photography begins this fall.

Do you think Megan Fox deserved to be fired? Who would you like to see replace her in Transformers 3?

Last night director Michael Bay appeared on Starz‘s In The House. In the program he addressed a few things. The first was the decision regarding fast tracking Transformers 3 for a 2011 release and putting his small film Pain & Gain on hold:

“The true story is we went to Vegas to celebrate ['Revenge of the Fallen'] crossing the $400 million mark domestic. I said I’m excited to do my small little movie. They said, well we’re here to talk about that. I’ve become friends with these guys that run Paramount and they [told me,] ‘We’re going to get fired if we don’t have a 2011 franchise,’ so I’m like you can’t let these guys down. “The economy’s been so rough, it’s kind of important. When you say yes to movie like this you automatically give 3000 people jobs. 1000 for the toys. 2000 for the filmmaking. I’m going to put [the small film] on hold and do it right after ['Transformers 3'].”

This sounds sincere to me and hopefully puts an end to the constant bickering that Bay decided to do TF3 first for the money. We also reported yesterday that Bay announced that two of Transformers 3‘s action scenes will be in Chicago and Moscow. He gave a bit more updates on the show in regards to the story:

“You can’t just rehash the old,” he explained. “We’re adding a lot of new elements. We’re adding new characters. We’re adding a lot of twists.”

He sounds very confident, but unlike the last time we heard this song and dance from Bay, he actually has the time to devote to these “twists” and “new characters.” The final (and perhaps most important) update from Bay was in regards to the constant debate over whether or not the film will be in 3D:

“It’s a process we’re testing with some ‘Transformers’ scenes,” he said. “How successful it is with my movie in terms of a lot of real stuff coming out of the frame, real dirt, real complicated little particles coming towards the lens, because hopefully that process will work. I’ve seen some tests that look great on other movies. I just want to see how it looks on my footage.”

Bay is probably the biggest name in Hollywood right now that has been 100% against using 3D in films. Bay has constantly referred to himself as an “old school film maker.” I will let you interpret that how you wish (I personally agree with that) but, I think a 3D environment is too jarring for the types of films Bay makes. The way Bay moves his camera, or rather the speed at which he moves the camera, is too fast for anyone watching in 3D to comprehend. Though I was not one of the people who had a problem with the action in Revenge of The Fallen, I can only imagine that 3D would only make things worse. We sit 3 months away from the start of production so hopefully we will have a final answer between now and then.

Should Transformers 3 be shot in 3D? Do you think Bay will pull of a story with a lot of twists this time around?

At the tail end of his talk with Australian newspaper The Age, character actor Hugo Weaving was asked about the depth of his involvement in the Transformers series, voicing uber-robot villain Megatron in both films.

Here’s what he had to say:

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A message was posted today on Michael Bay‘s official website regarding Transformers 3. It reads as follows:

Our Stimulus Package

12/16/2009 07:06 AM

Nelson here…

We are looking for the best pre-viz animators to help build the team for Transformers 3. Maya expertise is a must.

Please email your resume in Word or PDF format along with the URL of your reel to the webmaster.

This is a first for me. I have seen many advertisements for casting for a movie like this, but never for crew members. Is Michael Bay scraping the bottom of the barrel for crew? Probably not, but this says something for the direction they might be heading in for Transformers 3. Low budget… probably not. Small time actors… definitely not. But looking to new sources for ideas for the next film… sounds like a good bet to me.

Would you want to be a part of the crew for Transformers 3?

USA Today recently spoke with director Michael Bay at the Victoria’s Secret Show and asked him about the rumor that Megan Fox is going to be killed off in Transformers 3. Bay said he “loves her” and stated: Read the full story

After months of speculation as to what Michael Bay‘s next project was going to be, he has announced via his official message board that his next project is in fact Transformers 3:

Well its official: We have a great Transformers 3 story. The release date is now July 1st 2011. Not 2012.

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The following was released on Michael Bay’s official website:

Nelson here…

I spoke to Michael today and he had a little update on his future projects:

• He will be meeting later this week with Steven Spielberg, and Ehren Kruger to discuss ideas for Transformers 3. By the end of the week he should have an idea if Transformers 3 will hit your local cineplex in the summer of 2011 or 2012.
• In the meantime “Pain & Gain” is looking very possible as is…
• …Bad Boys 3. Either film coming to a theater near you before or after Transformers

This is huge news for all Michael Bay fans (like myself). It looks like Bay is still on for Transformers 3 after all and Pain & Gain will also be happening which is great news. The best part however is the Bad Boys 3 update. I would really love Pain & Gain before Transformers 3 since that one shouldn’t take that much time to produce. Then Transformers 3 and top it off with the completion of the Bad Boys saga.

Which film are you most looking forward to?