info on the movie characters lineups
QUOTE(wizard)
The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, will feature:
Bumblebee (now a Camaro), Jazz, Ratchet and Ironhide; while the evil Decepticons will take orders from Megatron and include Starscream, Brawl, Bonecrusher, Barricade, Scorponok, Frenzy and Blackout.
sauce:http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/transformersmovie/001418736.cfm
they addressed these few points raised during the webcast chat.
QUOTE(wizard)
• They shot down the rumor that the film is 70-percent humans and 30-percent Transformers, both agreed that it's more of a 50/50 balance and Orci said, “Trust me when we tell you that there are Transformers in the 'Transformers' movie.”
• They also addressed the controversy of changing Bumble Bee from a Volkswagen into a Camaro, explaining it was mostly a design issue, but that “the clothes don't make the man” and that the spirit of the character is the same with Bumble Bee being the Autobot who connects most with humans.
• The two agreed that one of the biggest challenges of the film was making people understand that it wasn't a cartoon and that it would be a “Jurassic Park”-like experience of creating things on screen non one had ever seen before.
• The story for the film will be new and not tie into any previous comics, cartoons or media. The hope is that anyone-old fans and anyone who's never seen a Transformer before–will be able to enjoy the film.
• The two-faced, weary contentious dynamic between Starscream and Megatron will be the same as the cartoon.
“They will be as you remember them,” said Kurtzman.
• Addressing the fact that the Autobots seem woefully outmatched by the lineup of Deceptacons, the writers said they wanted the good guys at a disadvantage and gave the Decepticons way more fire power.
• The two also said they're hopeful for a sequel and want to add both new and old characters into each subsequent film.
• While in the form of human vehicles, the robots will fire conventional human weapons such as missiles and bullets, but in their robot forms both sides will use their alien technology and fire something akin to what the writers called “pulse blast.”
apparently there was a live webcast and online chat with screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci on the 17th by yahoo.com
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/trans...e/001401640.cfm