Rumours are flying around the web regarding possible cast members for Transformers 2. Two of the names in the list are Teresa Palmer and Jonah Hill.

Jonah's role is said to be a comical sidekick to Sam Witwicky named Sam (from the Transformers 2 cast list, which Michael Bay said was fake).

Nelson has updated MichaelBay.com with an entry confirming that "Transformers 2 is set to begin shooting principal photography on Wednesday, June 2, 2008."

Seibertron.com have images which they found on TFClub of what is said to be concepts for Optimus Prime from the Transformers 2 film. Obviously these image, and story, are currently filed under rumours, but it does add to the question of how different Optimus Prime will be in the second film, and what type of toy(s) Hasbro will make for him.

You can see the images here.

In a post on his message board Michael Bay has shot down the Transformers 2 Audition list posted by Don Murphy over on his message board as being fake and part of the disinformation campaign.

In Michael's own words "Sorry everyone, everything you are reading (other then we are shooting in Philly) is false. We are going to give so much disinformation on this film to confuse everyone".

Is this a case of a double bluff? Time will tell, but its sure to cause more heated discussions around the Transformers and film community

The Allspark recently sat down with Transformers writer Roberto Orci to discuss Transformers 2 and the new Star Trek movie. Mr Orci stated that the first draft of Transformers 2 has now been completed.

You can see the full article here.

Thanks to Don Murphy.net, a list of potential human characters, along with basic information, has been bought to light. Some of the characters include spoilers, so be warned, for the sequel to the Transformers Movie.

The information below may contain potential spoilers for Transformers 2. If you do not wish to read them, please look away now.

The Transformers 2 - Casting and Plot Details
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Here is a casting call that we've just obtained for the new Transformers movie.

THE TRANSFORMERS 2

CAST, Shia LaBeouf;
EXEC PROD, Steven Spielberg;
PROD, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce, Tom DeSanto, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Don Murphy;
DIR, Michael Bay; SCR, Alex Kurtzman, Robert Orci, Ehren Kruger.

Chuck
19-25. Sam's roommate at Princeton. He runs a conspiracy theory website. Funny in an irreverent, edgy way, he is shocked to see his conspiracy theories come to life. 2nd Lead;

U.S. Military Leader
Late 20s/Early 30s, African-American with a great sense of humor and a tough military presence. Supporting Lead;

UK Special Forces Leader
Early-Mid 30s, British, smart and capable. Can be Caucasian, Black, East Indian. Supporting Lead;

Galloway
Early 40s-Early 50s, male, National Security Advisor and presidential liaison. A curt man who is tightly wound. Supporting Lead;

Professor Colan
40s. Sam's physics professor at Princeton. He's a self-satisfied intellectual who compares himself to Einstein, and is arrogant enough to wear leather pants to look cool; sptv050769

Theresa
Early 30s, African-American. She's Sgt. Epps' wife, has 4 kids, sassy and sexy, good with comedy;

Momma Simmons
Late 60s/Early 70s. This NY Momma runs a deli/ butcher shop with her son in Brooklyn. Tough and sarcastic;

Massive Dynamics CEO
50s, male. This Corporate CEO appears in front of congress to testify;

Texas Congressman
55-65, on a Congressional Committee investigating the purpose of the "Automated Defensive Initiative" developed by Massive Dynamics;

FBI Director
Mid 50s, male, giving a press release assuring the public they will be safe against attacks;

CNN Reporter
Male/Female, any ethnicity. Reporting on missile strikes and bombings in various cities;

Head of Sector 7
60s, female, aggressive and no-nonsense leader of a secret government agency & speaks with sass;

NASA Shuttle Pilot
Early 30s, male, Caucasian, African-American, Asian or East Indian, intelligent and sarcastic. Most gifted pilot NASA's ever had;

Murray
40s, a NASA IT tech, spastic and brilliant, he's capable of breaking down and reassembling the world's most complex computer;

Sam's Ex-Girlfriend
Late Teens-Early 20s, cute and cerebral, a total arty girl that leads her own punk band;

Eric Witwicky
Early 30s, Caucasian, Sam’s much older brother. A stiff and pedantic personal injury attorney. Loves money and having more of it than everyone else. Supporting Lead;

Funeral Director
50s, male, spacey yet kind-hearted funeral director that buries Simmons. Can't help but put his foot in his mouth every chance he gets;

MJ
19-25, Sam's RA. Third year college student studying bio-chem. Stuffy and stiff lipped, he's a hater of all things fun;

President of Uganda
Meets with US Special Forces to give them access to his land;

Leroy Mason
Late 30s-Early 40s, super tall ex-basketball player turned business man. Bumps into Sam to give him advice;

Basketball Player
19-25, tall, well built athlete who will be asked to participate in scrimmage basketball game.

FanToFan is reporting that both Movie TS-01 Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime and the G1 Version of Music Label Convoy have been released by TakaraTomy in Japan.

Among the pictures on FanToFan.jp is a picture of the Generation One style movie figure catalog that was included with Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime.

Thanks to Phill for letting our Transformers Forum know that that the European Chevrolet store is now listing the Transformers Movie Swerve toy for sale. The toy costs around EURO 20 to buy and ship to the UK, around GBP 15.00, as we've just ordered one.

Thanks to Seibertron for the following news story.

Dutch mobile phones site iPhoneclub.nl has placed an article on their website, claiming that iPod Company XtremeMac has signed a deal to cross promote their hardcase edition of the iPhone 2.0 product with an action figure from the Transformers 2 movie, set to be released in June 2009.

Neil Harden, marketing director for XtremeMac, did not want to say which figures will be used in the cross promotion, but he did have the following to say in the article;

"We are excited that we will link our Xtreme iPhone hardcase with Transformers 2. Eventhough Transformers 2 won't be in theaters until june 2009, it's never to early to start the hype. We expect these to be sold out in a matter of hours. These [Transformers-fans] are completely predictable. That's why Paramount is making the sequel".

Toysdaily has been updated with images from TFClub of Transformers Movie Stealth Bumblebee, the inverted colour scheme version (with new head) Camaro 08 Bumblebee toy.

You can see the images here.

Paramount Pictures have update the Japanese Transformers Movie website with details of the winners of their design a Transformer competition. All of the winners, along with several other entries can be seen on the Paramount Site.

Credit to Snakas for the report

In an article over on Variety regarding possible strike action being taken in Hollywood by actors, Transformers Movie director Michael Bay is one of the people quoted in the article talking specifically about the second Transformers Movie.

"Transformers 2" director Michael Bay said the labor cloud has made the process harder, but not impossible as he tries to keep the film on track for its June 26, 2009 release.

"If there is a strike, we shut down, but shutting down isn't that big a deal," Bay said. "You make accommodations, you make a deal with vending houses on equipment and on the stages where you are shooting. You hope for the best, but you can't be incapacitated by the possibility that there will be a strike. We've got to get this town back to work. I can't imagine anyone wants another strike, we're all tired. Hopefully clearer heads will prevail."

Bay said that the sequel is still recovering from the writer's strike, and that he's playing catch-up after getting back his trio of writers, Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

"They did a detailed outline before the writer's strike, and now they are in Michael Bay jail, holed up in a hotel and working feverishly," Bay said. "We're paying for a beautiful suite and they are getting a lot of work done. Hiring three writers was unusual, but it has been a godsend in getting us to where we need to be. Somehow you find a way to get it done."

In a brief interview with the UKs own Empire Magazine Shia LaBeouf spoke briefly on Transformers 2.

"I know of a few things I have to work on for the next one, I’ve seen pre-vizes of the action scenes and I just saw Michael yesterday. It’s going to be bad-ass. We’re not making another one unless it is, and Mike is definitely not resting on his laurels — he’s doing insane shit again. And the pre-vizes that I’ve seen… it’s just massive. If the first one was any indicator of how massive massive can be, this is going to blow that out of the water. It’s insane. Mike’s mind was just kind of made for this — it’s amazing. There’s going to be a lot more characterisation with the robots, which I’m excited about. I was a fan of Transformers before the movie came out. And there’s going to be a lot of action…That goes unsaid, I guess”.

Shia followed up this comment with "There’s gonna be new robots on both sides. I can say that the war isn’t over… It’s hard to do interviews when you’re not allowed to talk about the movies. It’s like I give two or three things away and then I get reprimanded for it. It’s never fun to get reprimanded by these people"