TRANSFORMERS!!!

[Madness]

This could be more than meets the eye…<br>Variety reports that Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures have tabbed John Rogers to write the live-action adaptation of The Transformers. Rogers will convert a treatment written by producer Tom DeSanto into a first draft of the screenplay. Don Murphy, DeSanto and Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce the film with along Steven Spielberg executive producing under his Dreamworks banner.

I’ve been a fan of the Transformers since I was a little kid. I grew up with the cartoons. I own the animated movie on DVD. I was also the one who told everyone that the theme song of the animated movie (“You Got the Touch” by Lion) was the same song sung by Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights. How’s THAT for trivia.

But, I’m not quite sure about a live-action film. I guess it depends on how they treat the Autobots and Decepticons. Will they be real animatronics mixed with CGI, or will they be entirely CGI? I guess I won’t pass judgment on it until I see a trailer.

The Transformers
Posted By Nadia on 11.03.04

Live-action movie headed to theatres...

John Rogers (The Core, Catwoman) has been tapped to write The Transformers live-action movie for Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures. Rogers will convert a treatment written by DeSanto into a first draft of the screenplay.

Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto and Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce the film with along Steven Spielberg executive producing under his Dreamworks banner.

Credit: Variety

[WesCraven]

yeah, I don't like this idea.... unless it ends up being good....

[Madness]

Wow you just made a stand like Kerry..lol

[DeraiLer]

The guy who wrote Catwoman will do the script? Shit. But, as ConfuciousDE says, we must not forget how one can go from nothing to greatness in just one film. Or vice versa, as Steven E. de Souza did when he wrote the great Die Hard screenplay only to follow it up with the horrid StreetFighter and Judge Dredd screenplays.

[L-Face]

I resent that remark, Judge Dred was a decent movie. It could have went without Rob Schneider but it was damn decent.


A live action Transformers film eh......Doesn't sound good. I think if it gets made it will bomb like Mortal Kombat Anhilation.

[Madness]

Not to sound rude but how was Judge Dredd decent?

[WesCraven]

yeah, no offense.. but I resent you saying that "Judge" Dredd" was decent..... in my opinion "Judge Dredd" was a horrible, horrible film.

[L-Face]

I actually liked it a little. Oh wait that wasn't Judge Dred, that was Demolition Man. My fault, I got a mix up in the movies.

[WesCraven]

I think I can accept "Demolition Man" as a decent film... (most likely anyway)

[L-Face]

It was a great movie filled with some pretty good comedy.

[Bub]

Demolition Man was dumb but fun. Judge Dredd however was a horrible, horrible movie. And everyone knows that Street Fighter the Movie sucked ass.

[Darigaaz]

Bub said:

Demolition Man was dumb but fun. Judge Dredd however was a horrible, horrible movie. And everyone knows that Street Fighter the Movie sucked ass.

Street Fighter may have been a good movie if a decent cast was signed for the movie... lol, the acting in Street Fighter was average at best.

[L-Face]

They could have casted a better Ryu, Ken, and Guile,
though.