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Shia LaBeouf: ‘Transformers 3’ Will Be Awesome

Both director Michael Bay and leading man Shia LaBeouf know – and have owned up to it – that the first 2 “Transformers” films, though a hit at the box office, were not what fans expected. This is why they long promised that the third and final installment would be the best of the series &ndash...

5 October 2010
11:09 GMT

Production Halted on ‘Transformers 3’ After Accident

An extra was injured on the set of the third “Transformers” film in what the Indiana State Police describe as a car stunt gone terribly awry. The woman reportedly remains in critical condition. Shooting for the third film is now heavily underway, as fans must know. Just like the other two films, this one ...

3 September 2010
05:10 GMT

Transformer MMO Coming Only to China and Russia

NetDragon Websoft, one of the most important video game developers in China, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Hasbro Inc., the well known entertainment product company that holds all the rights to the Transformers line toys. The two companies will be working together to bring a MMO based on th...

4 August 2010
03:09 GMT

Analyst: Starcraft II Will Boost the Video Game Industry

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is now out and Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan, has predicted that the game will sell more than 7 million copies during this year, making it one of the best sellers of 2010, despite the fact that the title is only coming to the PC and sits in the rather niche real time s...

29 July 2010
08:04 GMT

Michael Bay Knows ‘Transformers 2’ Was Bad, Will Make ‘3’ Better, in 3D

After confirming that a third “Transformers” film would be coming out, director Michael Bay also indirectly acknowledged that the second one was bad even though it was the second-grossing movie of 2009, by saying the threequel would be “different.” It was the rush that ruined the second film, ...

11 June 2010
10:24 GMT

First Look at Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the Autobots in ‘Transformers 3’

Up until a couple of weeks ago, fans could have hardly imagined “Transformers 3” without Michael Bay’s lady of choice, Megan Fox. Yet, she has left the production and has been replaced by Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who, according to the Daily Mail, is already hard at wo...

8 June 2010
10:07 GMT

Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Confirmed for ‘Transformers 3’

It’s been a troubled few weeks for fans of the “Transformers” franchise, and especially for those for whom seeing Megan Fox in it was of dire importance. After the stunning actress confirmed that she would not be working with director Michael Bay for the third film, speculation began to pick up spee...

4 June 2010
09:21 GMT

Michael Bay Was Horrible to Megan Fox, She Hates Him

As the entire world must know by now, Paramount Pictures has recently confirmed that the third installment in the “Transformers” franchise will happen without one of its biggest stars, stunner Megan Fox. Her rep insists she left of her own will but will not detail on what made her come to this decision. S...

28 May 2010
10:41 GMT

Heidi Montag Posts Video Auditioning for ‘Transformers 3’

Perhaps not aware yet that director Michael Bay has already chosen his leading lady for the upcoming “Transformers” movie, to replace Megan Fox, Heidi Montag continues her campaign online for the role. The reality star has recently posted a video of her on Twitter, in which she’s target practicing, ...

28 May 2010
06:35 GMT

Victoria’s Secret Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Attached to ‘Transformers 3’

Last week, confirmation came after months of speculation as to Megan Fox’s role in the “Transformers” franchise, namely that she wouldn’t be reprising it for the upcoming third film. Explanations were not offered, which accounts for the rumors now making the rounds. Fans of the franchise shoul...

26 May 2010
10:30 GMT

Megan Fox Left ‘Transformers’ Because of Michael Bay’s Abusive Ways

This week, a rumor that had been making the rounds for months was confirmed, much to the disappointment of true fans: Megan Fox had left “Transformers” and would not be appearing in the third installment of the franchise. Talk of how director Michael Bay had fired her for being an obnoxious star who&rsquo...

22 May 2010
04:38 GMT

Heidi Montag Wants to Replace Megan Fox on ‘Transformers 3’

The other day, confirmation came of something that had been subject to much speculation since last year: Megan Fox was out of “Transformers 3,” presumably of her own accord and not because director Michael Bay had had his way. To say that fans were disappointed in the news is an understatement but, luckil...

21 May 2010
03:56 GMT

Paramount Confirms: Megan Fox Out of ‘Transformers 3’

After many months of exchanging words in the media, followed by countless assurances from Michael Bay himself that, regardless all said and done, Megan Fox will remain a part of the “Transformers” franchise, Paramount has just dropped a bomb on fans. The actress, on board the franchise for the first two f...

20 May 2010
02:44 GMT

Shia LaBeouf Says ‘Indiana Jones’ Was Bad Too

Shia LaBeouf was recently in Cannes presenting his latest film, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” or simply “Wall Street 2.” The movie garnered impressive reviews at a first screening and, ever since, the actor has been promoting it – by dissing or simply speaking the truth (it’s a...

18 May 2010
02:58 GMT

Shia LaBeouf Admits ‘Transformers 2’ Was Bad

“Transformers 3” is going into production and, after a year of bad reviews and critical backlash against “Revenge of the Fallen,” Shia LaBeouf is stepping up to admit that, indeed, the film was not as good as they intended it to be. Because of this, he can promise that, from what he knows, the...

14 May 2010
11:35 GMT

Patrick Dempsey Signs On for ‘Transformers 3’

The second installment in the “Transformers” franchise, which came out last year, was “honored” with several Razzie Awards, including one for Worst Film of the Year but that’s not stopping the franchise from rolling forward with another film. In less than a month, director Michael Bay is...

6 May 2010
06:01 GMT

Michael Bay Announces ‘One Way Out’ Reality Show

While still ironing out the final details before going on the set of the upcoming “Transformers” film, Michael Bay has also found the time to think of embarking on a new project: his first ever show for television. Called “One Way Out,” the upcoming series will feature ordinary people in extre...

15 April 2010
06:11 GMT

John Malkovich and Frances McDormand Cast in ‘Transformers 3’

As speculation is making the rounds that chances remain pretty high that Megan Fox will be killed in the third installment of “Transformers,” director Michael Bay is doing his duty to the fans, offering new updates on his blog. Bay is known and appreciated for his way of always keeping fans up to speed wi...

23 March 2010
03:30 GMT

Razzies 2010: ‘Transformers 2’ Wins Top Honors

Each year, just one day before the glamorous Oscars ceremony, the Golden Raspberry Foundation holds a very low-key event celebrating the worst the movie industry had to offer the past year. The strongest contender at the 2010 edition turned out to be Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,&rdq...

8 March 2010
01:31 GMT

‘Transformers 2’ Leads Nominations for Razzie Awards 2009

As is tradition by now, the nominations for the Razzie Awards have just been announced, one day before noms for the Academy Awards are made public. Unlike the Oscars, though, the Razzies “celebrate” critical underachievement, sometimes even with those productions who fare incredibly well with the audience...

1 February 2010
10:38 GMT

Michael Bay Offers Details on ‘Transformers 3’ Plot

As hype is starting to build up that the third film in the “Transformers” franchise will start shooting no later than May this year, director Michael Bay has been keeping busy these past few weeks in preparation for the moment. Not only that but, as he says in a post on his official website, he also did h...

28 January 2010
03:48 GMT

Shia LaBeouf Defends Video Games and Their Artistic Message

Video games have a tradition of an outcast and a popular cause for most disastrous effects. If you were to question a religious establishment about the reason behind the 9/11 tragedy, it probably wouldn't say oil, it'd be more inclined to blame Grand Theft Auto IV, even if it wasn't even released back ...

7 January 2010
05:12 GMT

Megan Fox Is Worst Actress of 2009

She has good looks on her side and the ability to generate the kind of publicity few other stars, be they female or male, can generate by doing only very little in this sense. Yet Megan Fox was not popular with moviegoers this year, as a new poll by Moviefone reveals, after counting the votes from 238,000 users. ...

30 December 2009
10:09 GMT

‘Star Trek’ Is Most Pirated Movie of 2009

J.J. Abram’s 2009 “Star Trek” has been named by critics one of the best movies of the year, along with the most successful reboot of a longstanding franchise that enjoys the support of millions of fans around the world. According to numbers released by Torrent Freak just recently, “Star Trek&r...

28 December 2009
09:49 GMT

PlayStation 3 Gamers More Interested in Movie Tie Ins

One of the biggest trends of the gaming industry at the moment is the release of videogame companions for the most popular movie franchises, offering a different take on the events depicted or a piece of backstory, which movie goers would not be able to get otherwise.Nielsen, the firm that tracks consumer patterns in...

17 December 2009
09:14 GMT

Megan Fox Is Not Dumb, Just Young, Michael Bay Says

Several weeks after being compared to none other than Adolf Hitler by main “Transformers” female star Megan Fox, director Michael Bay is ready to cut her some slack. The media and fans have been extremely harsh with her for the comments she made in recent months, but they don’t necessarily show that...

26 November 2009
09:01 GMT

Megan Fox’s Hot Pants and Top for Sale

Fans looking to own a piece of Megan Fox or at least an item that was once worn by her on the set of the blockbuster movie “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” have now the chance of their life. iCollector is auctioning off clothing items that Fox donned for the second movie in the franchise, and those i...

13 October 2009
06:07 GMT

Megan Fox to Be Killed Off in ‘Transformers 3’

Being a loud mouth who is always complaining to the media about things that she has no knowledge of may end up costing “Transformers” stunner Megan Fox more than just an embarrassing, public reprimand from director Michael Bay. In fact, the comments she made in the past might cost her the very thing that ...

12 October 2009
10:25 GMT

Glu's Games Make It into the Windows Marketplace

Leading global publisher of mobile games Glu Mobile announced on Tuesday that some of its newest mobile games were already available for Windows Mobile 6.5 users through the recently launched Windows Marketplace for Mobile, including the hit titles TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen and World Series of Poker Pro Cha...

7 October 2009
04:17 GMT

Michael Bay Announces ‘Transformers 3,’ Welcomes Fox Back

Director Michael Bay has forgotten stunner Megan Fox for all the bad-mouthing she’s done in the media at his expense and is ready to welcome her back to the third film in the franchise. According to a recent announcement on his official blog, “Transformers 3” will drop on July 1, 2011, will include ...

2 October 2009
10:52 GMT

Michael Bay Working on ‘Bad Boys 3,’ ‘Transformers 3’

When confirmation of a third “Bad Boys” film came a few days ago, no one knew exactly whether director Michael Bay, the man who literally made Will Smith an action-movie star, would return. According to a recent post on his official website, not only will he take the helm for the long overdue sequel, but ...

15 September 2009
11:31 GMT

Megan Fox Is Insecure, Still ‘Green’ at Acting

Megan Fox has become by now like an encyclopedia of bad quotes, with many a media outlet often poking fun at the way she simply allows herself to go with the flow and speak whatever comes to her mind. In her latest interview, though, with Matt Lauer for Today, the “Transformers” star keeps it very simple ...

15 September 2009
10:24 GMT

‘Transformers’ Crew Thrashes Megan Fox in Open Letter

Admittedly, for all her stunning looks, Megan Fox knows little in the ways of diplomacy and, ever so often, she gets to have her name dragged through the mud in the media. Following a series of comments she made about “Transformers” director Michael Bay being like Hitler on the set of the film, three memb...

14 September 2009
10:14 GMT

Director Michael Bay Is Hitler on Set, Megan Fox Says

Megan Fox is currently promoting her upcoming horror comedy, “Jennifer’s Body,” and, consequently, she is everywhere in the media these days. The topics she agrees to open up on are varied as well, ranging from how she might suffer from schizophrenia to feminist matters and, more recently, how direc...

4 September 2009
10:36 GMT

Play Transformers with Megan Fox This Saturday

Celebrities are people too, meaning that they also have normal hobbies like each and every one of us. From watching movies or TV shows to playing video games, there are many things that almost any big celebrity wants to do to unwind. Megan Fox, one of the hottest young actresses coming out of Hollywood these days, i...

27 August 2009
15:01 GMT

Paramount Not Screening ‘G.I. Joe’ for Critics

Paramount Pictures is advertising “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” as one of this summer’s most impressive blockbusters, but its latest move in terms of distribution and promotion might indicate that it does not really have that much faith in the film. The movie studio has announced that it will releas...

6 August 2009
09:42 GMT

Sports More Important than Wizardry

Wii Sports Resort is ready to take the world by storm. After dominating the Japanese charts for a few weeks before being unseated by the extremely successful launch of Dragon Quest IX from Square Enix, the Nintendo-made sport-oriented game is now taking the first place in the United Kingdom sales chart.Let's see...

30 July 2009
04:30 GMT

Transformers 2 DLC Brings First Generation Starscream

Hollywood has been “flirting” with the gaming industry for quite some time, as either movies were made based on games or games were based on movies that were scheduled to be launched or were already extremely popular. One of the most recent examples of cooperation between the two branches of the entertai...

17 July 2009
02:20 GMT

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Putts for the Lead

EA Sports must be pleased with itself. For the last few weeks, the United Kingdom videogame chart has been dominated by titles released by the Electronic Arts division. And this week, Fight Night Round 4 has slid down from number one only to allow Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 to get its place.Apparently, Britain really li...

16 July 2009
04:33 GMT

Megan Fox Hates Seeing Herself on Film

Most men – and some women too – could probably spend many hours looking at “Transformers” beauty Megan Fox, either on film or in photos. With this is mind, if there is one person on this Earth who can’t stand the very idea of looking at the gorgeous actress, then it’s Megan herself...

14 July 2009
09:07 GMT

Another Week, Another Fight Night 4 Top Finish

Fight Night Round 4, the newest boxing simulator from EA Sports, has managed to spend another week at the top of the United Kingdom videogame chart, after getting there least week.The game has been well received by both gamers and critics and manages to offer players a wide array of boxers to choose from, like Ali an...

9 July 2009
04:16 GMT

Michael Bay Had Megan Fox Wash His Ferrari for ‘Transformers’ Audition

Movie critics have repeatedly thrashed director Michael Bay for his objectification of women, most obvious in the “Transformers 2” scene introducing Megan Fox, where she’s seen bent over a motorcycle, with her face hidden for at least a couple of seconds since the focus is on other parts of her body...

8 July 2009
08:15 GMT

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Movie Review

Director Michael Bay took a lot of heat for taking Hasbro’s Transformers and making it into the 2007 film that went on to gross over $700 million at the box-office immediately upon release. With “Revenge of the Fallen,” now running in most theaters, the director is taking the same kind of heat &ndas...

5 July 2009
08:18 GMT

Michael Bay Tells Megan Fox to Grow Up

There’s no longer any doubt that gorgeous Megan Fox’s star is now shining so brightly mainly because of her having been cast in the first “Transformers” film back in 2007. Now the hottest “commodity” in Hollywood, Fox has recently said of the sequel to it that it’s not really...

5 July 2009
05:33 GMT

Gamers Might Finally Accept Movie-Based Videogames

Nielsen has found evidence that videogames outed as tie-ins for the big release movies of summer seem to be garnering some respect from gamers with a select few of them being accepted as interesting in themselves.It appears that players still wish to pick up X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which was made by Activision, pro...

1 July 2009
04:05 GMT

Megan Fox Loves Mortal Kombat, Is Addicted to Viva Pinata

Hollywood actors are just like everyone else, despite the fact that they appear in fantastic movies and make much more money than the rest of us, regular people. But this doesn't mean that they don't enjoy a fun video game every once in a while.One of the most talked about actresses in recent years is the l...

26 June 2009
16:51 GMT

Megan Fox: Serious Actress, Not the Next Angelina Jolie

With the kind of media coverage that Megan Fox is getting and the never-ending comparisons to Angelina Jolie, it’s almost too easy to forget that, at the end of the day, this is one actress that has barely a handful of major appearances to show for all of it. This is precisely what bothers Megan the most who, i...

13 June 2009
04:05 GMT

Shia LaBeouf in Parade: Actors Are Heartbroken Bottom-Feeders

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” has just opened in certain theaters and is already doing serious damage at the box-office (with estimates making it the biggest movie of the year), but the stars who appear in it don’t seem really that impressed with what the franchise is doing for their career....

11 June 2009
10:47 GMT

Web Game Teaser Released for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Activision is revving the hype engine for its upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen by releasing an official web-based videogame related to the series, called Battle for the AllSpark V2. Players all over the world are invited by the company to log into the official web site, choose a side and then compete in c...

5 June 2009
16:11 GMT

Megan Fox: Shia Is a Great Kisser

If, not long ago, it was Shia LaBeouf who was speaking in highly praising terms of locking lips with his “Transformers” co-star Megan Fox, the actress is now returning the compliment. With a release date set for June 24, the promo tour for “Revenge of the Fallen” is heavily underway, and there...

3 June 2009
08:30 GMT


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