DreamWorks & Paramount Team on Transformers

Source: Hasbro, Inc. Friday, July 23, 2004

DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro, Inc., will develop a live-action, motion picture based on the globally popular Transformers franchise. Steven Spielberg will executive produce. The film is slated for release in the summer of 2006. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Constantine), Don Murphy (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Tom DeSanto (X-Men and X2: X-Men United) are attached to produce.

DreamWorks Head of Production Adam Goodman stated, "Steven and everyone at DreamWorks are very excited about the prospect of expanding the world of 'Transformers' into the live-action feature film arena. The possibilities for a thrilling action adventure are virtually endless, and a film holds the definite promise of expanding an already worldwide fan base to new audiences."

"This is a tremendous franchise that offers us the opportunity to create an inventive and thrilling action-adventure film," said Donald De Line, Vice Chairman, Motion Picture Group and President of Paramount Pictures. "We're happy to work with our colleagues at DreamWorks to develop this project with Hasbro. There couldn't be a better team to bring the 'Transformers' to the big screen."

"We are truly fortunate to have the best talent in the entertainment industry on board for the 'Transformers' movie and are excited at the opportunities this powerful collaboration will bring to the property," said Brian Goldner, President of Hasbro's toys segment. "The 'Transformers' franchise has been successful in many entertainment arenas and we are thrilled to give millions of fans an extraordinary experience that's never been done in the history of the brand."

Hasbro will work with the production team, DreamWorks and Paramount on all aspects of the film's creative development, marketing, promotions and will manage merchandising in conjunction with the release of the film. Hasbro will also team up with Takara, who has been the co-developer of the Transformers brand since its beginning in the early 1980s.

"The 'Transformers' brand has always struck a chord with fans around the world and remains one of our strongest franchises since it was introduced 20 years ago," said Keita Satoh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Takara. "Together with Hasbro, DreamWorks and Paramount, we will bring the property to a new level for fans in the Japanese market, as well as around the world."

DreamWorks will distribute the film domestically, while Paramount will distribute internationally.

In 1984, the Transformers brand took the world by storm with its compelling saga of the "Robots in Disguise," and quickly became a childhood rite of passage with a tremendously successful toy line from Hasbro and Takara, comic book series, television program and animated feature film. Twenty years later, a new generation of kids has discovered the excitement of the Transformers brand and the legendary characters, such as Optimus Prime and Megatron, that truly are "more than meets the eye." Today, the franchise features a popular toy line, an animated series on Cartoon Network and a chart-topping comic book series from Dreamwave Productions, which sold two million Transformers comic books last year.

SWEET. I grew up on the Transformers. Used to watch episodes before the school bus came....

I liked Kit and Optimus Prime. That one that caused earthquakes was cool too. But he was a Decepticon (sp?)

The Transformers hit right as I was losing interest in toys, but I did like the concept. My brother had a few, and I used to watch the cartoon with him.

I remember, he had this one that turned into a tape deck (and it actually played, if I remember correctly). I rememer thinking "yeah, there's something useful to turn into during a fight!"

Raine said:

That was my first transformer! I got it for Christmas of '84! I wish I still had it.

JediMaster said:

but it was...cause he could go spy and record what his nemesis was plotting...

man i loved me some transformers....and THUNDERCATS!! now *THATS* a cartoon that deserves to be turned into a movie...

man i loved transformers.

Because Optimus Prime turned into a boring lorry though, while Megatron (?) got to be a huge gun, i was always on the side of the baddies.

Oh, and Hot Rod was cool too.

Transformers....

Starscream was a whiny little bitch!

Oh this should be good. I love the Transformers.

sosgemini said:

Oh! Good point! Of course, if you look at the scale of them then he'd be a boom box the size of a fighter jet! Kinda conspicuous! Maybe the Autobots were just a bunch of 'tards who had no clue (especially missing the whole Decepticon logo on it!!).

Bumblebee: Hey, whats that 20 ft high boom-box with the decepticon logo doing in our base?

Optimus: Oh, I'm sure its nothing! Now, here's our secret plan to attack the Decepticons!

LittlePill said:

STARSCREAM WAS COBRA COMMANDER

POOK said:

Starscream was the jet fighter that was always doing shit behind Megatron's back and getting in trouble for it.


[This message was edited Fri Jul 23 12:12:30 2004 by LittlePill]

LittlePill said:

Yup! Little punk-ass bitch!!

JediMaster said:

yeah, and he was always like, "i could run shit better than megatron!"

as for the movie...why live-action???

I thought this thread was about althom...

applekisses said:

Who!?

Megatron was much cooler when he was the gun.....

jerseykrs said:

True! Galvatron was .
[This message was edited Fri Jul 23 15:00:42 2004 by Shiit4Brains]

Shiit4Brains said:

You know...the one ALL of the threads are about!

applekisses said:

Prince!?

JediMaster said:

Didn't the US government have one of those to make Noriega surrender in Panama back in '89?

Shiit4Brains said:

Wasn't Galvatron what Megatron turned into in Transformers The Movie? My memories a little hazy.....

soulyacolia said:

He went from a gun to a lazer canon.

MrJoker said:

look you two..dont make me make you two kiss with open mouths...

LittlePill said:

Thought so!! Who were the alter egos of Scourge and Cyclonus?? I'm such a Transformers nerd!!!

sosgemini said:

oh god...i actually had the giant size toy of him with built in tape player/recorder.

Famboozled said:

yeah he was a decepticon.