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The Search For Shia's Sidekick Continues!! Jonah's 'Comic Relief' For TRANSFORMERS 2 Is Not To Be!!
Merrick here...
A week or two ago, we got word that SUPERBAD's Jonah Hill was in talks to play Shia's sidekick in TRANSFORMERS 2. You can find an article about it HERE.
LaBeouf has been deemed sidekick worthy? Just what are the criteria for earning a sidekick? And, how humiliating would it be to play sidekick to...Shia? What does this say about our universe?
In an case...
Now comes indication that talks with Hill have derailed.
Transformers 2 negotiations between Jonah Hill and DreamWorks have broken down, and the Superbad star is no longer expected play a sidekick to Shia LaBeouf in the upcoming sequel from director Michael Bay.
...says THIS SNIPPET at Entertainment Weekly.
No word on who'll get the gig in lieu of Hill. More info as more comes in.
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too.
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Such a rabble rouser!
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that is all
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Well, why don't they get some Marine guy to play his sidekick. Rhodey style. Afterall, the futuristic super robots from outer space need all the military help they can get.
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Michael Bay.
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Not hunk, not a dork... Shia LaBeouf!
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shia lebouf should be shia lebouf's side kick. i'd watch that shit.
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in the Karen Allen role.
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other site say what we had heard before: "bay will be actively putting out disinformation to keep fans on their toes"
fans?keeping fans on their toes and starting false rumors? viral marketing is one thing, but hey, you MIGHT want to focus on trying to make a movie that doesn't suck, instead of playing a bunch of games with a geek audience that is already pretty divided on your adaptation of the franchise.
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blond kid from the first one? you know, the kid from the fake Columbine movie? were his shenanigans not hilarious enough?
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Annoying in everything he does because he plays the exact same character in every movie.
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I dig giant robots!
We dig giant robots!
Chicks dig giant robots!
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Seconded. Jonah Hill is starting to seem look like he is to Judd Apatow what Rob Schneider is to Adam Sandler - a hanger-on with limited range.
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talks broke down with Hill when the magic term "Shia's sidekick" started getting bandied around. Who the hell would want to play that? Especially a known actor!
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"Why don't I just go ?" .... "Oh I'm sorry, I thought you said !"....... ""Ohhhh, look who !"....... WOW JONAH HILL, ANOTHER TRANSCENDENT COMEDY PERFORMANCE! Fuck, I can't stand people who overcompensate for a basic LACK of humor or talent by simply swearing and saying dirty shit............
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"Why don't I just go INSERT SWEARING?" .... "Oh I'm sorry, I thought you said INSERT SWEARING!"....... ""Ohhhh, look who INSERT SWEARING!"....... WOW JONAH HILL, ANOTHER TRANSCENDENT COMEDY PERFORMANCE! Fuck, I can't stand people who overcompensate for a basic LACK of humor or talent by simply swearing and saying dirty shit............
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Is the rampant misuse of "so" as a modifier. Examples: "This is SO illegal"; & "We are SO dead." When I watch that movie now, I condense it down to about 30 minutes of robots, FF through the rest.
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Now the sad fat sidekick. Could be a new trend.
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After all, who wants to hire you after you've prostituted yourself out to Bay to film 2 hours worth of explosions and car crashes? Only Uwe Boll probably.
Anyway, TINO2 will be shit, just like the first. -
Somebody should tie them behind his back for the next movie he's in. Dude flaps them around whenever he's talking like he is trying to take to the skies.
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...watched it more than once in theatre and/or own the DVD.
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AWESOME CASTING *KAABOOOOOOOOOM*
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why doesn't anyone type out names of movies? as if i can keep every dork movie's title acronymed in my head.yup, i just verbed a noun.yup, i just verbed verb.
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He and Ellen Page need to be shot from a giant slingshot into the sea and then shredded by the coral.
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No great loss...Jonah is annoying anyway. Superbad was funny because of everyone else; Jonah just over-acted and bored the shit out of me. I'm glad he's off this project.
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But his main gimmick is that he's overweight and cusses. Due to the fact that Transformers is PG-13, one of his gimmicks is gone. Gee they couldn't possibly find another overweight actor in Hollywood.
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Not a huge fan of Hill, but he's got potential. The sidekick thing would have been a step back for him.
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He even showed up at some award ceremony wearing the same exact glasses that Rogen wears.
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Hating on Ellen Page just proves you're an idiot.
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Never understood the adoration of this mediocre clown...
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It's not like anybody is expecting some kind of clever plot twists or character turns from this thing. There's no great mythology behind it. We all know that its going to be robots, explosions, and comedy- the Bay formula. The only thing that I can see fans being interested in is the types of auto/dino/mineral bots that they'll use, and its not like they'll be able to sit on that for long.
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I can see it now... he is going to issue a press release saying that he will keep the next one true to the origional designs!
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I don't wanna say YOU are a liar (I don't know you good enough to say that) but I'm pretty sure that MANY people just pretend to hate Transformers. People pretend to love or hate movies (and other stuff) all the time on websites like AICN.
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We all Learned to Hate Bay and his Lady-Boy Beard!
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but i didn't expect it to blow my mind, either.people should separate their cherished X from the new X thats now popular or being made into a movie or whatever.
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After watching the first ten minutes of that movie, i decided to walk away and never look back. What did it for me was the lame ass introduction of the dumb ass jar heads with their stupid ass generic soldier talk.. I knew right there and then that this so call movie was not gonna be about giant robots but more so about the typical stereotyped, one dimensional human characters... You know, the standard michael bay formula... So fuck that coke headed hack
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They had good chemistry.
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Did anyone really expect Transformers to be the next Citizen Cane? It’s an action movie based on a cartoon based on a toy. It is what it is: Big, dumb and fun. If I want a strong meaningful film I’ll go to Sundance and watch movies about cowboys eating pudding.
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Don't buy it on DVD, don't buy it on BR. Download it or watch it on cable. You're best bet is to download it when they put out a rifftrax for it. If you can't wait. Buy a ticket to something good and then go into the TINO2 theater and knock yourself out.
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This movie will fucking rock! And I'm already looking forward to the haters' talkbacks! :-D
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not gay cowboys either, just regular cowboys eating pudding.
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How about making the robots the actual main characters this time? Short of that... why not just try, at least, to make them actual characters?
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Fat shouldn't have to equal funny!!!
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that way when this thing is in development hell and people are bailing out Bay can say 'oh yeah, shia lebouf was never going to be in it'...etc fat kid probably walked after he read the TB's about him the first time. you know he comes here. he's a fat geeky kid.
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like it was some big buisness merger. bloated jonah's bloated ego probably demanded more pop tarts in his trailer than the budget which is bigger than out national debt could spare. or else he thought he was being stereotyped as the fat funny kid, and decided to try out for the lead in an indie version of othello
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then i decided to fuck my gf instead :D
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Thank God it was just crap.
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& Become 1
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& must go down with the ship. I like that better. Are we still talking about Shia?
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That would at least make sense. I mean, there are talking robots in it. Why not pair a douche with a douche?
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this is old news...about 3 days old
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Bay has posted that negotiations with Hill have NOT broken down. I guess it could be misinformation, but I know know why anyone would care at this point.
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It has everything to do with the actors and nothing to do with watching gigantic robots wreck havoc. Is this really news? This is ghey. Anyone think JOHN GLOVER would make a good RIDDLER?
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WAIT! This is going to be the most awesome buddy comedy movie ever!
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He just ditched that motherfucker. I say get a sassy, street smart black guy that can say, "man, this some bullshit!" when the Decepticons attack them.
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I haven't been taking any transformers 2 news seriously lately since Bay said he would release fake news.
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AWESOME PUSSYCAT *BOOM*
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Over rated that one.
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Seriously. I was watching "Accepted" the other day (is it me or is that redhead just nonstop cute hotness?) but this guy...he's practically androgynous...not identifiably male or female...fat and round...muppet-like hair helmet..when suddenly I realized. This fucking isn't even a human being. Seriously...he's a fucking muppet hybrid. Seriously. A. Muppet. Hybrid.You heard it here first folks....Jonah Hill is a human-muppet hybrid. I wonder if parts of his head are velcroed onto his face...like Mr. Muppet-potatohead? I'm really starting to freak myself out here...must get saltines...biscuits...god damn mutant kfc beakless, wingless, featherless globs of mutant chicken flesh groaning and wheezing.
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We've already gone through obnoxious fat guy (obsessed with banging hot chicks of course). So in the lineup of sidekicks the next would be black guy, then uptight feminist out to make a name for herself, then ugly dog with personality. After that it's usually something wacky like that thing from Lost in Space.
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Apparently, Mr. Bay did not.
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I have a reputation to uphold.
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the most one-dimensional character is the entire universe, why is he being paid to help destroy the things he wasn't around to see when they came out the little turd
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I demand that giant steaming robo-turd gets dumped on Tyrese.
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when there was only giant fricking robots beating the crap out of each other on screen. There seems to be this HUGE search on for Shia's sidekick... how about a search for which new robots are going to appear in this film sod more humans yeah the film needs them i suppose we cant watch JUST robots etc.. but come on, why do we need a comic relief character, how about Steven Hawkings as Chip Chase...would be brilliant
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Thank God. That fat loser would have kept me from seeing Transformers 2.
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One less human might mean one more robot!!!
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Beeecause...I love her. & her crazy tattoos. All she needs now is a "W" on each butt cheak so when she shows that ass it says WoW
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weird.
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Let's ask Harrison Ford.
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stick him in this movie, he can stick it to those sex bots
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that ruined what could've been a great movie. And I'm not just talking about Transformers. What a fuck wad.
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Another movie about CGI in a desperate search for a script.
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But not as funny. Lame. Pass. Next. He did have the hottest chick in Superbad, though, by far.
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How about an autobot minicon as shia's side kick. Kind of like Frenzy to the Decepticons. And isn't Bumblebee Shia's "Buddy" anyway??
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Come on...that abrasive no talent fatboy has no talent...screw him...he'll be a memory in 2 more years.
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then the quality would go up a bit! or Eddie Murphy, or if you really wanna reach for the stars what about Steve Martin?
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He auditioned and he would be perfect for this film as Chuck the conspiracy sidekick.
Watch Pan's Labyrinth re enactment or Full Metal Jacket.
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I'm sure it's not over with Jonah Hill. We're focusing on being Shia's sidekick but we're not talking about it being a big budget, summer blockbuster. Jonah, and his people, will see it's a good move to do the movie. If it doesnt happen, I think we'll see the return of Anthony Anderson.
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http://www.collegeh umor.co m/video:1793039
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... bringing back the Shia's best friend (Miles) could have a number of possibilities. First, he could play the role of the bitter best friend who was left out of all the action the first time--- continually getting mad as he still seems to miss the action every time it occurs in part 2. From there, he could embody an AICN "foil" to Lebeouf's character... kind of an amalgamated Tuckerization (since we still haven't heard his last name) of the AICN posters who most hated the first film. He could claim that Sam "ruined his childhood," give a deadpan "d@*% you, Sam Witwicky" and always lie about his last name (ergo the Tuckerization element). I don't mean this as an insult to my fellow posters... I honestly think it could possibly come off as somewhat "smart" and extend the olive branch to some of Bay's harshest critics... sorta' like what Gotham_Night just jokingly posted.
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Just went through the roof!
Well done dude for knocking back that offer. -
Could transformers 2 be any more annoying.
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We all know the human drama is just
fillers. Who cares if this jagoff is in this. Yeah, he has such an appeal, why? You put him in a couple of movies and he says fu#$ a thousand times and he's cool? -
will suck balls
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May 08, 2008 11:51:32 PM CDT
Bay's movies would really be in another league if not for stupid
by se7en
There's always one in almost every movie except for The Rock. This nerd stupid looking dufus who always brings Bay's movies down. The stupid looking doofoos CIA operative in Transformers. The stupid stuttering looking dufus soldier in Pearl. The stupid looking dufus who is one of Bruce Willis' team in Armageddon. Love his movies BUT his jokes are really really a pain to hear and see. Would be good if Spielberg or Bruckheimer remind him of this. His action pieces are stellar. But just when you start discussing how good it was, then you're reminded of his toilet jokes (the pee).. and next thing, you don't want to defend the guy anymore.
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Some horror/possession pic called "Jennifer's Body" or somesuch. For the record - astonishing body - shitty actress.
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Damn You Michael Bay
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Damn You Michael Bay
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Is all I need to go see this. Oh, and a few transformers thrown in for good measure. I watched Transformers the other day and enjoyed it a lot more than I did when it was released. Guess the corny jokes, cheesy dialogue and missed opportunities didn't bother me as much this time.
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These movies are action porn. Like torture porn and real porn...the only good scenes are the pure genre scenes. In porn its the sex. In neo-horror (read: not actually horror) it's the torture. And now in these hyper-stylized action movies...it's the action. That said, it doesn't mean these movies are worthless much less beyond or beneath criticism. My big prodlem is the sheer lack of nudity. Megan Fox as a human being is probably a decent and nice person...but in the context of this action porn notion...she should just be god damn naked the whole time? Fuck children...they can go watch Prince Ass-pian. Gimme giant exlposions and fire, giant robots beating the shit out of each other and stomping both Anthony Anderson and Shia LaBouf into pavement stains, give me Megan Fox wearing nothing but Reeboks and socks....don't even bother with dialog or a story...have a narrator tell us who is who and what is what and let the explosions, giant robots kicking robot and goofy antic-filled human ass left and right, and bouncy boobified action begin!!!!!!!!!
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way to read a situation. stay AWAY from this franchise, actors with dignity! AWAY!
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That is all. Thank you for your time.
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Just as it states above, a sidekick to Shia. I have nothing agaisnt the guy, but in Bayformers Shia was shit! And now, Bay thinks its a good idea to have him have a sidekick?! That's like Tito Jackson having his own groupies! Its just unnatural and plain wrong. And it begs the question: WHY MORE FUCKING HUMANS IN A MOVIE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE ABOUT GIANT FUCKING FIGHTING ROBOTS!!!!!
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May 10, 2008 12:05:45 AM CDT
"negotiations between Jonah Hill and DreamWorks have broken down
by skoobyx
That made me laugh too.
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I take it that means the Hostess Twinkie Uber-Plant's machine... broke down. Hill needs to hookup with John C. Reily, and they can form their own company, "Second Banana Productions"."Apatow?... We don't need no steeenking Apatow!"
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Come on people! We ALL know why "negotiations have broken down!" Becoz we, the talkbacker; the movie fans, have spoken out on what could have been more atrocities to a "franchise," which I am very loosely using with TINO2. Sure its like taking a rat's dropping off Mnt. Shitty-ka-ka, but hey, every little help to make try to make the Transformers a least sucktatical as possible. Now we need to work on GI JOE. Yoo JOE!
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