Remember when Steven Spielberg called Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen “awesome” and Michael Bay‘s best film yet? That didn’t work out quite so well. Now, we get another trustworthy update from someone close to the film. Lead Shia LaBeouf had some kind words to say, but first we have an update on the title.
Collider confirms the official title for Michael Bay‘s latest robot love-fest will be Transformers: The Dark of the Moon.
Yeah, seriously.
The film is partially shot in 3D, with the rest converted, and stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Alan Tudyk, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, and John Malkovich.
Speaking with MTV La Beouf has seen about 40 minutes of footage and said the following:
“This is, and I’m not just BS-ing you, it’s the best movie we’ve made of the three by far… The script is the best script we’ve had. The second movie, we were in the middle of a writers’ strike, writing on the go… The first movie, we had the discovery, and this movie really is the fruition of the rhythm we’ve created out of five years working together. I’m super proud of this movie.”
“There’s no more for me, at least. I’m never going to do it again. This is the last one, so it’s balls-out. This is the best movie we’ve made, period, and that’s a unanimous decision by everybody. The sizzle reel that [Bay] has been showing everybody on set, it’s so outrageous. I’m very, very, very, very proud of it.”
At least co-star Josh Duhamel proves some level-headed response:
“I’ve seen about 10 minutes of it — just the stuff we shot in Chicago — and it’s pretty awesome. It’s all in Michael Bay’s head, so you never know what the film’s going to turn out like, but judging by the script and what we’ve shot, it’s, I think, every bit as good, if not better than, the first two.”
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon hits theaters July 1st, 2011.
After the atrocious 2nd film will you line up for The Dark of the Moon?