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Casting Call for Prime Directive

Date: Saturday, April 8th 2006 7:39pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Rumors
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): NYCastings.com, Superherohype.com, and Tformers.com

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Various websites have posted a casting call for a movie called "Prime Directive". Both the names of Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay are mentioned as working on the movie. There is also other information about the film listed. It has not been confirmed if this is a real casting call or if it is even for the upcoming live action Transformers movie. This is what the casting said:

"'Prime Directive'- Seeking M/F talent for various roles in Dreamworks/Paramount feature film
Project Type: Feature Film
Union Status: Non Union, SAG, SAG-Eligible
Pay Scale: SAG Scale
Submissions must be received by: 4/13/2006

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"PRIME DIRECTIVE"
Feature Film
DREAMWORKS/PARAMOUNT
SAG & NON-SAG
Exec. Producers: Steven Spielberg & Michael Bay
Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto
Director: Michael Bay
Start Date: May 22, 2006
Location: New Mexico/Los Angeles N.Y.

Both SAG and Non-SAG talent will be auditioned for this project. Please only submit if you fit the given descriptions exactly.

Seeking:
Officer Jorge Figueroa AKA "FIG": 20's, Male, Dominican by way of the Louisiana Bayou. Chief Warrant officer in the Army. Spirited fellow who loves to sing. Close team member of Lennox.
Glen's Grandma: Female, African-American, 50's/60's/70's. A bit off her rocker. This feisty Grandma keeps tabs on what Glen is up to (2 scenes).
Mr. Hosney: Male. Caucasian. 40's. Sam's History teacher. Bored, over it kind of guy (1 scene).
Big Rhonda: Female, African-American, 30's/40's. Feisty, assertive pawn shop owner (1 scene).
Bobby Bolivia: Male. 30's/40's. Any ethnicity. This guy could sell ice to an Eskimo. Tries to get Sam to buy a car. Your typical wheelin' dealin' used car salesman (1 scene).
Mahfouz: 13 years old, Bedouin boy. (Bedouin is an Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, Nubian, or Sahara deserts). He loves chocolate and gets excited when the soldiers bring him some. He lives in a Village close to where Lennox and his team are stationed, and has befriended the soldiers.

All submissions MUST contain email addresses because appointments will be given via email.

Please read these directions carefully:
1. Place a post-it-note with the name of the project and character you are submitting for on the front of your picture.
2. Make sure your email address is on your resume. All appointments will be given out via email. We will not be able to call you in if we do not have your email address.
3. Mail your picture/resume so that it is received NO LATER THAN Wednesday, April 12th.

Use First Class US Post Office only. Do NOT send overnight packages or anything that requires a signature. Do not drop your picture off at our office.

Only US mail submissions will be accepted.

Please send hardcopy submissions to:
ATTN: PRIME DIRECTIVE (the name of the role you are submitting yourself for)
Mitchell/Rudolph Casting
70 West 36th Street Suite 1006
New York, NY 10018 A

ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, DROP OFFS OR PICTURE FAXES TO OUR OFFICE PLEASE."

The news crew will keep everyone posted about any further developments.

Spielberg Speaks out!

Date: Friday, April 7th 2006 2:10pm CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, People News, Company News, Digital Media News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.businessweek.com

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Although not directly related to Transformers or the Transformers movie currently being produced, an interview with world famous movie director/producer Steven Spielberg has popped up on the site of BusinessWeek Online.

The article addresses the recent purchase of Dreamworks SKG to Paramount, and not to Universal who many thought were the odds on favorites to buy the Spielberg/Katzenberg/Geffen company. A business deal that has inadvertedly effected the Transformers movie, making it now a Paramount production.

"I really don't know what happened. They were talking with David Geffen. But then GE decided they wouldn't bid. And Paramount just came in and swept us up and made us feel as if we were worth something. GE wasn't willing to match it".

"I may take some time off from directing because there is nothing ready for me to direct, no script that is where I want it. But I'm definitely going to be working for Paramount. I'm very interested in Transformers, a film, which we're going to release next year. I think that will be a great, great film".

Ian Bryce quick update

Date: Saturday, April 1st 2006 5:25am CST
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.donmurphy.net

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Transformers the Live Action Movie line-producer, Ian Bryce, has logged onto the Don Murphy board again, and dropped a quick few updates once again about the soon to be shot production.

"sure you've seen that Shia LeBoeuf has been cast....
Scott Benza is ILM animation supervisor
start filming in two months
L.A. set construction starts next week
Final locations picked next 2 weeks"

Ethan Phillips (Star Trek Voyager, The Island) to have role in Transformers: Movie?

Date: Thursday, March 30th 2006 6:11pm CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Rumors, People News
Posted by: Seibertron | Credit(s): Jon Askins

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Jon Askins has informed us that the German Strar Trek website, TrekZone, is reporting that Ethan Phillips will play a role in the upcoming Transformers movie. Could he be a military General? Spike's father Sparkplug? Or maybe he'll be the voice of one of our beloved Transformers? He does have voice-over experience.

Phillips has been on several popular TV shows and movies, including five seasons on "Benson" (1979), and seven seasons on "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995). He has been a guest star on scores of other television shows. Ethan has appeared in many feature films and award winning shorts and has an active voice-over career. Phillips is also a playwright and an author. His original play, "Penguin Blues" has been produced more than 150 times throughout USA and Canada.

For more information about Ethan Phillips, you can view his profile on IMDB.com at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680392. You can view pictures of Ethan Phillips on Google Images. As always, stay tuned for the latest information!

Don Murphy Confirms Shia LaBeouf to Play Spike Witwicky in the Upcoming Transformers Movie!

Date: Thursday, March 30th 2006 7:42am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, People News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Don Murphy

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Don Murphy has confirmed on his message board that Shia LaBeouf will be in the upcoming live action Transformers movie. Murphy also revealed that LaBeouf will be playing Spike Witwicky! All previous reports said LaBeouf would be playing a character named Sam. Here is what Murphy originally posted:

"By Borys Kit and Tatiana Siegel

Shia LaBeouf is in final negotiations to star in "Transformers," the DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures live-action adaptation of the 1980s Hasbro toy line of giant robots that morph into cars, trucks, planes, ships and other technological creations.

Michael Bay is directing the movie, which is being produced by Angry Films' Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Steven Spielberg is executive producing.

In Transformers lore, the robots are divided into two groups: the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, who believe in tolerance and the sanctity of life; and the Decepticons, led by Megatron, who espouse survival of the fittest and the extermination of biological life.

LaBeouf will play Spike Witwicky, an 18-year-old on the lookout for his first car. When he buys one, he discovers it is actually an elite sentinel for the Autobots.

The original script is by John Rogers, while Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci penned the most recent draft.

Hasbro's Brian Goldner also is exec producing.

The movie, which has a July 4, 2007, release date, is set to start shooting in Los Angeles in May.

Adam Goodman is overseeing for DreamWorks.

LaBeouf will now have the distinction of starring in the first two DreamWorks movies to go before cameras since Paramount acquired the studio -- he also is starring in DreamWorks' "Disturbia," which starts shooting Friday. He most recently starred in "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and will next appear in "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints," followed by Emilio Estevez's "Bobby.""

Go to Don Murphy's message board to see the original post.



EDIT FROM SEIBERTRON: Now if they'd only get Bruce Willis to play Sparkplug ... :)

IGN confirms that Shia LaBeouf in talks to appear in Transformers movie

Date: Tuesday, March 28th 2006 3:04pm CST
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Seibertron | Credit(s): GrnMarvl13

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Thanks to GrnMarvl13 for letting us know that IGN Filmforce has confirmed that Shia LaBeouf is currently in talks to appear in the upcoming Transformers movie. For additional details, please visit http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/698/698735p1.html

For more information about Shia LaBeouf, please view his profile on IMDB.com: http://imdb.com/name/nm0479471/

Don Murphy Dismisses Latest Movie Casting Rumors, or does he?

Date: Saturday, March 25th 2006 9:03pm CST
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.donmurphy.net

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Several Transformers sites have reported that character names for a casting project called "Prime Directive" has lead them to believe that this was actually the casting for the upcoming Transformers movie.

Names dropped were Sam, Miguela Barns, Capt. William Lennicks, Maggie, John Kellar and Glen Whitman. Whether these names exist for the "Prime Directive" is not clear. However Don Murphy has dispelled or at the very least pointed out the mispelling of two of these names. He did so on his board and posted the following.

"Miguela is not a name in the script nor is Lennicks"

Last week the name of Sam was confirmed. At the moment there is still also no evidence to support that the similar rumor of Shia LaBeouf being cast in the part of Sam, holds any truth.

Another word from Ian Bryce

Date: Friday, March 24th 2006 5:59am CST
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Raymond T. | Credit(s): www.donmurphy.net

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Ian Bryce, the line-producer for the soon to be shot Transformers movie, has left a few more words on the board of Don Murphy in regards to some of the more smaller details that will involve the production of the movie. The following is taken from his posts.

"have been enjoying the commenst here as always...much astute speculation here...numbers per team seems to reflect majority opinion.....totally hear the importance of character history/name choices....will reiterate this end.....
animatronic pieces being built at our Special Effects shop and another outside shop (another Oscar winner)...
ILM scheduled to build and shoot miniatures....
final location choices will be made in late April...."

"Portrayal of military equipment in this film requires accurate use of vehicles and color schemes...."

Transformers the Movie set to Return to the Big Screen Again in Austin, Texas!

Date: Wednesday, March 22nd 2006 11:28pm CST
Categories: Cartoon News, Movie Related News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Xabungle of TFW2005

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Earlier this week we reported here that Transformers the Movie was returning to the big screen in Portland, Oregon this week. Now it has been reported that Transformers the Movie will return to the big screen in Austin, Texas in May! The movie will be shown at the Alamo Drafthouse Village. The start times are May 22-25 at 9:45 and May 26 and 27 at midnight.

Transformers the Movie Returns to the Big Screen in Portland, Oregon!

Date: Tuesday, March 21st 2006 7:22am CST
Category: Movie Related News
Posted by: Hotrod | Credit(s): Allspark.com

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Transformers the Movie will be returning this week to the big screen in Portland, Oregon. It will be playing for one week at the Clinton Street Theatre. For more details go here.