Interviews
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When the Autobots and Decepticons return to theaters in 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,' they’ll be competing for attention with Megan Fox.
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Transformers proved to be an explosive hit last summer, but it took “more than meets the eye” to bring America’s favorite “robots in disguise” to life on screen. Director Michael Bay turned to the gurus at George Lucas’ motion picture visual effects company, Industrial Light & Sound, to get the job done. The team put special effects to the test with the action thrill ride that pits the peace-loving Autobots against the evil Decepticons in a race for the life giving Allspark hidden on planet earth. In honor of the DVD release Oct. 16, Hollywood.com made a special trip up to the ILM Presidio facility in San Francisco to get the behind the scenes scoop from VFX Supervisor Scott Farrar, Animation Director Scott Benza, Digital Production Supervisor Jeff White, and Associate VFX Supervisor Russell Earl.
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A staple of the big action movie has a wisecracking funny guy delivering a few well-chosen one-liners alongside the tough, badass hero. Comic relief has come in many shapes and sizes, a long tradition that includes Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs to Joe Pesci in the Lethal Weapon films, Tom Arnold in True Lies, Steve Buscemi in Armageddon and Sean William Scott in The Run Down.
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In this age of celebrity obsession, the actual filmmakers who make the stars look so cool on the big screen don't get nearly as much attention as the actors. Sure, there's Steven Spielberg (the icon of childhood fantasy), Martin Scorsese (the ultimate "important" filmmaker) and George Lucas (the Star Wars guy) but how many in the audience name the directors of Pirates, Die Hard or The Bourne movies?
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Hollywood.com's Scott Huver chats with the Transformers cast and crew.