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An Image From TRANSFORMERS' Detroit Shoot!!

And? by stlfilmwire	Oct 9th, 2006 10:21:57 PM
So what!?
FIRST!! by aeon phoenix	Oct 9th, 2006 10:24:00 PM
and i'm STILL not looking forward to this movie!
I bet... by Massage...Bored	Oct 9th, 2006 10:24:48 PM
....something falls from the building. They had to shut-down a Detroit street for that? Worth it!
Mmm, beware Teh Netherverses... by Flummage	Oct 9th, 2006 10:25:55 PM
...and the malginant beings that inhabit them! BEWARE, I SAY!!1 vanishes in a cloud of methane
Ooooh! Sparks! by Han Ol' Buddy	Oct 9th, 2006 10:26:07 PM
Am I missing something?
Man Farts Fire!!!! by TheOGT	Oct 9th, 2006 10:26:25 PM
Lookout people!!!
animation by Mister Inbetween	Oct 9th, 2006 10:31:25 PM
I'm begging you, somebody clue me in about that animation up there with harry and the lady's head...what movie or tv show did I miss?
ooooh! aaaaaah! by damagedinc	Oct 9th, 2006 10:34:52 PM
so the weird lookin, high-crotched transformers throw sparklers at people?
When breakdancing goes horribly bad by IAmJack'sUserID	Oct 9th, 2006 10:45:45 PM
Sparks invariably result.
SPARKS ON SIDEWALK = NIPPLES ON OPTIMUS by sennan	Oct 9th, 2006 10:48:30 PM
Must flee from invisible robots. RUN YOU FOOLS!
Must be cheap to shoot in Detroit, by thenewpulper	Oct 9th, 2006 10:53:18 PM
That or Bay just likes it as a sub for Los Angeles. Not sure why he seems to shoot there all the time. Must be blackmail.
sometimes no news is better by reckni	Oct 9th, 2006 10:54:06 PM
invisible robots, a break dancer, a spark on the sidewalk.
why are there no cameras! by jonboy83	Oct 9th, 2006 11:05:58 PM
its just a drive-by people. typical monday in detroit.
Those sparks were stolen from Firefly! by J-Dizzle	Oct 9th, 2006 11:12:20 PM
Nooooo!!!!!
Next photo... a greenscreen! by empyreal0	Oct 9th, 2006 11:13:21 PM
Somehow it just doesn't look as interesting before post.
By the way, the blonde in the white skirt with pokadots by J-Dizzle	Oct 9th, 2006 11:13:56 PM
has great legs. She's a Hottie McHottie ooooh yeeeeeaaaaah!
Why would anyone by Da Coach	Oct 9th, 2006 11:14:21 PM
want to go to Detroit?
Gah. by Frankenblogger	Oct 9th, 2006 11:15:11 PM
Whatever. Fuck this movie.
invisibility by warp11	Oct 9th, 2006 11:17:36 PM
It must be the new invisible transformer. Really though, you would think that Transformers would have to tech to turn invisible.
Look at Johnny Cage protecting his women.... by GibsonUSA	Oct 9th, 2006 11:33:47 PM
What a stud.
Anyone actually been here? by victor laszlo	Oct 9th, 2006 11:40:31 PM
Those aren't even creative DetrOiT riffs, guys. Bay shoots in Detroit because he loves the texture - (specifically the old Central Depot}, the city takes good care of him, and it's easy to shut down intersections. Here are a ton more images I found from that shoot {I ended up as a construction worker 'extra'} -- which was aparently from the final showdown sequence::: http://flickr.com/photos/mh2/p age2/
Holy Shit! by Frank Costellos Black Cock	Oct 9th, 2006 11:50:42 PM
A guy! And he's DIVING! Stop it, right there, I've seen too much... At least NOW we can let out a sigh of relief that the movie's gonna be awesome.
There should be a SPOILER warning on this!! by GibsonUSA	Oct 9th, 2006 11:54:10 PM
NOW how am I supposed to feel when I watch the movie and see Johnny Cage holding back women while some dumbass dives on the floor?
Why is this a story??? by Mr. Nice Gaius	Oct 9th, 2006 11:56:50 PM
Are you sure you got the right picture???
That black woman on the right is smiling.... by GibsonUSA	Oct 10th, 2006 12:01:29 AM
Is that 50 Cent firing from the roof?
The cop on the far right is crossing his arms...... by GibsonUSA	Oct 10th, 2006 12:06:02 AM
"Just another manic Monday....."
Hahah Micheal Bay Godzilla Movie... by movieman742	Oct 10th, 2006 12:08:21 AM
yeah, that makes sense. Godzilla was fun for about 10 minutes then forgotten in another 10.
Have you noticed they are looking at the same spot? by GibsonUSA	Oct 10th, 2006 12:10:53 AM
The white girl on the far left, the old man next to him, Johnny Cage, the black girl on the right, and the guys in the back.....none are looking at exactly the same spot in the sky. Try dangling a pen above the picture and you'll see what I am talking about.....unless there are multiple things in the sky, like Sweeps or something.
Victor Laszlo/Detroit by DiscoGodfather	Oct 10th, 2006 12:13:26 AM
Not to mention the fact that he must know the locals eat it up and give his movie a ton of free publicity. I heard a lot of talk on the radio and TV about the shoot. I bet that doesn't happen in NYC or Vancouver.
well, it's definetly detroit by theghoul	Oct 10th, 2006 12:15:18 AM
There's the mugger mover, er, 'people mover' in the background. That looks like either Woodward or Griswold. That or Fort or Lafayette. Or I'm totally wrong. Any Detroiters want to chime in?
I just noticed the guy on the right laying down. by GibsonUSA	Oct 10th, 2006 12:20:19 AM
In front of the old man on the right. What a dumbass. (Hey, this "news" item is stupid shallow, so all I'm doing is analyzing the pic.)
that guy's farting fire by Bob C. Cock	Oct 10th, 2006 12:28:03 AM
TOO SOON!
Victor Laszlo by theghoul	Oct 10th, 2006 12:28:08 AM
I guess it's Washington and Fort from looking at your pix. The big one at AICN is Fort looking west between Shelby and Washington?
Yes this will be Bay's American Godzilla by INWOsuxRED	Oct 10th, 2006 12:32:39 AM
killing a potentially fantastic franchise before the film comes out.
That's the best picture from the movie ever! by photoboy	Oct 10th, 2006 01:04:51 AM
Why is it so good? Because you can't see any of the fucking awful robot designs in it. What a fucking joke this film is going to be.
PLANT! by JackPumpkinhead	Oct 10th, 2006 01:15:22 AM
There's a plant in one of the windows. And an even bigger one in the street.
Plus, tell the truth... by JackPumpkinhead	Oct 10th, 2006 01:17:26 AM
It's really a shot from that "Will Smith Is Legend" -- that's Will doing his ending credits rap gig.
Mister Inbetween; the animation by BenBraddock	Oct 10th, 2006 02:32:15 AM
I remember reading on another talkback that it was a reference to an old Busby Berkeley film, you know, with the hundreds of girls and the syncronised swimming? Usually in a swimming pool, funnily enough.. Anyway, can we have a NEW one soon please Harry, this one's been up for what seems like months now..
I want that robot-toy mommyyyyyy... by evilnerd	Oct 10th, 2006 02:32:58 AM
What a stupid ass concept transformers is. I just cant believe that they are making a film out of it. A Robot disguised as an Ghetto blaster with an dog/ tape as pal. Oh boy...the only reason this crap ever was invented, was because of the toys they were planing to sell. Helllooooo....wake up.
Elec-Elec-tricty!!! by DOGSOUP	Oct 10th, 2006 02:48:02 AM
Schoolhouse Rock!
I see Venom by BannedOnTheRun	Oct 10th, 2006 03:22:11 AM
Turn your monitor upside down and hold a blue-tinted mirror at 65 degrees against the window reflection. Bong hit not included.
Who is the smiling guy on the poster in the background? by RMcD3	Oct 10th, 2006 03:29:23 AM
Looks like John McCain.. Or Colonel Tigh..
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Oct 10th, 2006 03:44:14 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
And if you look really closely... by kingrobot	Oct 10th, 2006 04:56:18 AM
...you can see a guy taking a piss behind the black car middle right. That cop is going to have to arrest him after he deals with the invisible sparky Transformer. I've been playing Transformers game from a couple of years ago on PS2 recently - I'm no transformers geek but what was wrong with using those designs for the movie? I thought they looked pretty cool and functional.
everyones is looking... by Datascream	Oct 10th, 2006 06:37:37 AM
upward, people are running away from the spot on the sidewalk. yeah this is a transformers pic. what else could it be really?
It's that little lightning bolt creature . . . by Nice Marmot	Oct 10th, 2006 06:52:33 AM
. . . from the TF cartoon. It would jump into a TF and short circuit it or shut it down somehow. Lame post.
What's the fucking point of posting that picture? by Fenton Meiks	Oct 10th, 2006 07:11:30 AM
In future, unless you have a picture of Jazz ripping off Starscreams nuts with his teeth, please don't bother posting anything. Pathetic.
Breaking 3 Electric Jubilee.. by RIPITTOSHREDS	Oct 10th, 2006 07:34:49 AM
is that Turbo and Ozone I see?
Wow by godzillasushi	Oct 10th, 2006 09:06:17 AM
thats nothing special. At least you all know stuff will be constantly blown up in this movie. Even when they talk explosions will come out of their mouths.
Why Bay Luvs Tha "D" by DirkBelig	Oct 10th, 2006 09:24:08 AM
On "The Island" commentary, he said that he shot in Detroit because we could close down stretches of downtown for extended periods that could never happen in LA. (It's not like there's any business left their after 20 years of King Coleman Young and the current Thug Maya Kwame regime.)....The part when Scarlett and Obi-Wan call the house where her clone donor's kid answers the vid-phone was shot here.....And yeah, I tapped her, yo!
those people look horrified, they are either filming... by INWOsuxRED	Oct 10th, 2006 09:49:01 AM
Transformers there...or test screening it.
Second mention of the blonde in the skirt by Mattapooh	Oct 10th, 2006 10:01:37 AM
Totally makes the picture worthwhile.... too bad everyone else is commenting on everything else like a bunch of goobers.
eh, shark still looks fake by Orionsangels	Oct 10th, 2006 10:20:52 AM
.
MAN IN SUIT!!! by Johnno	Oct 10th, 2006 10:25:39 AM
There's a man on the set who looks like he could be wearing a suit!
Why would anyone go to Detroit? by PwnedByStallone	Oct 10th, 2006 10:40:26 AM
To see the motherf'n Tigers!!!! Yeah! Kiss my arse Yankees!!!
[theghoul] by victor laszlo	Oct 10th, 2006 10:48:26 AM
Correct you are:: Fort & Shelby was the main intersection, and he covered it so thoroughly it'll probably end up as a few different areas in the film. Word on the set was that we shot background plates for the big Optimus PRime/Megatron showdown... PS:: DETROIT would have made a helluva more authentic Gotham City than Chicago, Nolan.
So when are the going to film by TimBenzedrine	Oct 10th, 2006 11:01:47 AM
the part where the Transformers end up in a chop shop in River Rouge?
Shooting in Detroit by DiscoGodfather	Oct 10th, 2006 11:04:31 AM
At any rate, it'll make for another fun game of Spot the Detroit Landmark for us Detroiters. (See also: Out of Sight, The Island, 8 Mile.) PS: Did anyone else notice the big Yzerman billboard in The Island?
Haha by BizarroJerry	Oct 10th, 2006 11:24:08 AM
There's actually people criticizing this photo! It's ok. If there's nothing to say about the picture, you don't have to. It's not required. And you gotta go with the girl in black on the right. Sure, whit skirt girl is hot, but she'd be all "as if" when you hit on her. And here I thought I'd be the only one to mention her. Sure, it's kinda sad, but I'm glad I'm not the only one.
dammit by BizarroJerry	Oct 10th, 2006 11:25:24 AM
Girl on the left, I mean! Grrgh.
Yes, this pic is legit by sithlard	Oct 10th, 2006 11:26:42 AM
I know because I was there as an extra, although you can't see me in this pic. I recognize the location and the people clearly. You can go to MySpace.com/transformersdetroi textras and maybe identify some of the people in the pic, but the facial expressions on these extras' faces makes it hard to tell who's who. Plus, only 23 out of approx. 100 extras signed up to be on the MySpace page. I'm Daniel on this page. There are a couple pics of the extras here: http://flickr.com/groups/trans formersmovie/pool/ that might make it easier to identify us. Detroit is a great place to shoot. The city makes it easy on the film makers to shut down streets, probably because major films like this don't get made often there (although Bay did film part of "The Island" there recently).
Transformers in Detroit by RCornwell	Oct 10th, 2006 11:28:07 AM
This is definitelly authentic. I was down there are a different time hoping to get some photos but all they were filming were crowd reaction shots like the photo. There were no SFX at the time I was there. This took place on Fort street just a couple blocks from where I work and only a block over from Congress where scenes from the Island were shot.
Thanks BenB! by Mister Inbetween	Oct 10th, 2006 11:35:15 AM
Twas driving me crazy!
beware of the spaces in the URLs by sithlard	Oct 10th, 2006 11:38:19 AM
Sorry, but the URLs I just posted have a space in between each URL. So if you cut and paste them they won't work. You have to eliminate the spaces. Sorry. :(
That woman looks like she's looking skyward in ECSTACY by Sir HickoryBeans McCrackin	Oct 10th, 2006 11:53:31 AM
srsly.
Big deal! by S-Mart shopper	Oct 10th, 2006 12:38:17 PM
This happens on every Bay set. Those aren't SFX, those are the hopes and dreams of fanboys around the world self combusting, happens every time that prick yells action!
Holy Crap by tile_mcgillus	Oct 10th, 2006 01:01:12 PM
Mexican guy in hat: "That is it! We are going to BREAKDANCE FIGHT!". Black Guy: "You CAN'T beat my crab walk!" Mexican guy in hat: "Oh yes I can! I will now spin pathetically and shoot sparks from my ass!" Crowd: "AGGHHH!" Johnny Cage: "OMG! That is the best spinning I have ever seen!" Cop: "I'm getting to old for this shit."
CUNT ON BUMBLEBEE = THIS "NEWS" by Optimus Murphy	Oct 10th, 2006 03:06:46 PM
Anything less that Bay slitting his throat on a broken shard of mirror trying to get in his last line of coke is going to be underwhelming.
That wierd lady in the back by godzillasushi	Oct 10th, 2006 04:13:08 PM
Shes in between the flame sparks. She looks like shes laughing. BOOM.
Damn you, Detroit! Huge downtown explosions! by CreasyBear	Oct 10th, 2006 05:05:53 PM
Mayhem in the streets! Hollywood glitz transported to your doorstep! The best my hometown area ever got was Jaws 2 filming at a local beach. Not Jaws. Jaws 2. Yeah, I know.
And it's actually very fitting that a movie about by CreasyBear	Oct 10th, 2006 05:08:38 PM
transforming cars and trucks is partially shot in the Motor City. Y'know, because they're both depressing.
I thought the same thing, but... by sithlard	Oct 10th, 2006 05:30:17 PM
... they had california license plates placed over various cars on the set, so I don't think it'll take place in Detroit at all. They'll edit it all together so that it looks like it all takes place either in LA or some random California city. Either way, I'm happy they at least filmed some of it in Detroit.
Those Are Industrial Sparks...That Are Magic! by BannedOnTheRun	Oct 10th, 2006 05:50:17 PM
Industrial Sparks...That Are Magic!
RMcD3, the smiling guy on the poster in the background by ETI	Oct 10th, 2006 08:21:23 PM
is Sam Bernstein, a lawyer who advertises on TV.
I'll see it by JimmyLoneWolf	Oct 10th, 2006 09:33:52 PM
Michael Bay actually seems like the PERFECT fit for a toy-based movie. And despite Shia Labeouf coming off like an obnoxious, mouthy know-it-all in that interview awhile back (it could have been subtitled "actor with delusions of grandeur rationalizes being in Bay film"), I'm still intrigued to see if Bay can deliver on the fun with this movie. Even his worst detractors should admit it is a dream project for him. I really hope he pulls it off.
WHERE'S THE FUCKING ROBOT??? by JustyHakubi	Oct 10th, 2006 10:11:53 PM
That could be just an average day in Detroit. Personally I think that guy getting sploded was a Yankee fan who happened to be in Detroit after the ALDS. Now answer my question where are the big robot cars?!
Just Wondering... by Veni Vidi Vici	Oct 10th, 2006 11:42:03 PM
Are people still interested in this movie?
MACROSS, MACROSS, MACROSS, MACROSS!!!!! by Plazola_MEX	Oct 11th, 2006 12:49:30 AM
´NUFF SAID.
Never that many white people on Fort St. by Rumpledfourskin	Oct 11th, 2006 07:04:20 PM
Had to have been extras farmed in from the suburbs.

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