Transformers Newsfest

Here's a bunch of news that has flooded in this week.

First off, Amazon UK has put up a listing for an artbook for the Fall of Cybertron video game. This book could possibly just end up being a UK exclusive item, but there is no confirmation on this. The book is set to release on October 2, 2012.

Secondly, Ken Christiansen, the artist for Transformers Prime, has posted some concept art of what Ironhide would look like on the show. What's interesting is that Ironhide seems to have his cannons from the first two live action movies. He has not been confirmed for the show, but it would be a shame if they wasted this awesome design.

Click here to see some screenshots from Transformers Fall of Cybertron. The game is set to release on August 28th in the US and August 30th in Europe.

Transformers Dark of the Moon has won another award. It was nominated in two of the eight catagories for the 2012 Taurus World Stunt Awards and brought home one award. See video after the jump.

No Razzies for TF3

Transformers: Dark of the Moon didn't win a single Razzie thanks to Jack and Jill, which became the first movie in the show's 32 year history to win every single Razzie award. DOTM was nominated in 8 catagories including Worst Director, Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay. For those that don't know, the Razzies is an award show that makes fun of some of the movies from the past year. It's really kind of stupid and very biased.

TF3 Gets Overlooked at the Oscars

On a night where Hugo has dominated the Academy Awards, it has dominated Transformers as well. DOTM was nominated for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects and all of these awards were handed to Hugo. I have never seen Hugo before, so this post is kind of biased regarding the sound mixing and editing, but from the clips I've seen from Hugo, Transformers was horribly overlooked for the Best Visual Effects award. Even Planet of the Apes and Harry Potter were beat in the visual effects category. Well, you could always hope that TF4 will come home with these awards, but if the tradition continues, we all know that won't happen. To make the night a little bit worse, TF3 has been nominated for 8 Razzie Awards, which are listed below. So much hate for Transformers...

-Worst Picture
-Worst Supporting Actress (Rosie Huntington-Whitely)
-Worst Supporting Actor (Patrick Dempsey)
-Worst Supporting Actor (Ken Jeong)
-Wost Screen Ensemble (The Entire Cast)
-Worst Director (Michael Bay)
-Worst Screen Couple (Shia Lebeouf & Rosie Huntington-Whitely)
-Worst Screenplay

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Also, in other news, make sure to watch the Oscars tonight at 8:30 pm EST on ABC. See if Transformers: Dark of the Moon takes home any awards tonight!

DOTM Wins 2 VES Awards

Transformers: Dark of the Moon took the prize two times at the VES Awards after being nominated in five different catagories. The two wins were for:

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture: The Driller

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture (155 Wacker Drive)

TF3 lost the visual effects award to Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

TF3 Oscar Videos

This first video is a VFX reel which shows 10 minutes of TF3's greatest visual effects moments. The second video is a TV spot supporting Transformers: Dark of the Moon's Oscar bids.

Transformers' Oscars VFX Reel from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

DOTM Behind the Scenes, Oscars and TF The Ride Video

Behind the Scenes of the tilting building:


Also, here is a behind the scenes look at the filming of the scenes when the Autobots return.


Transformers Dark of the Moon has been nominated for three Oscars! They include:
- Sound Editing
- Sound Mixing
- Visual Effects

Click here for the full list of nominations.

Lastly, we have a new video from General Morshower informing us about how to take down Decepticons. Transformers The Ride will be coming soon to Universal Hollywood.

News Catch-Up

First off, here is a video of Michael Bay showing off the Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D Blu-Ray and the Special Edition Trilogy Set.

Michael Bay Showcases Transformers Blu-ray Limited Edition from Michael Bay Dot Com on Vimeo.

Also, the Defend the Earth app for Apple devices has been named a finalist in the One Show Interactive Competition.


Transformers – “Defend The Earth” AR App Demo from DIGITALKITCHEN on Vimeo.

DOTM Nominated for 5 VES Awards

Dark of the Moon is up for some more awards on February 7th. These nominations are from the Visual Effects Society. They are....

- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture.

- Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture (for 155 Wacker Drive)

- Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture.

- Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture (for The Driller)

- Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture.

 

Transformers: The Ride has also been nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project.

 

The 10th annual VES Awards will be held on February 7th on ReelzChannel.

 

See the full nomination list here.

 

 

 

DOTM Still in the Running for an Oscar

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is still in the running for the Visual Effects Oscar. The top 15 has been narrowed down to the top 10 and the list will narrow down to 5 on January 24th. The winner will be announced at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26th.

Screen Actors Guild Nomination

Transformers: Dark of the Moon has been nominated for another award. This one is for "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture". The award ceremony will be on January 29th on TNT.

Source: LA Times

Fall of Cybertron Trailer and Other News

Here is the amazing trailer for FOC!

Also, Dark of the Moon is in the running for an Oscar! TF3, along with 14 other movies are in the running, but the list will be cut to 10 in early January. Let's hope that TF3 wins!

The DOTM 3D Combo Pack will now be released on January 31st instead of the original date of December 6th. No word if it will have the special features.

DOTM Nominated for Two People's Choice Awards

Transformers: Dark of the Moon has been nominated for two People's Choice Awards. The awards show will be held on January 11, 2012 on CBS. The two awards TF3 is up for are "Favorite Action Movie" and "Favorite Movie". Shia LaBeouf has also been nominated for "Favorite Action Movie Star", but one of his competitors is Taylor Lautner and these awards are decided by fan vote. Do the math. If you would like to look at the other nominations, click here.

DOTM: Best 3D at Scream Awards

At Tuesday's Spike TV Scream Awards, Transformers: Dark of the Moon took home the trophy for "Best 3D Movie".  DOTM was also nominated for "Best Science Fiction Movie", but lost to Super 8. 

Congratulations to the people behind the scenes of the movie that created the great post-production 3D to go along with the scenes that were filmed in 3D!

Shia Nominated for "Iconic Movie Actor"

J-14 Magazine has nominated Shia LeBeouf for the "Iconic Movie Actor" award for his performances in Transformers.  You can vote for the J-14 Teen Icon Awards here.  Shia has some tough competition and let's face it, Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner are going to win since the award is based on voting.  Show your support anyway though and maybe Shia can go for the win!