Transformers 2: Back in Business

Posted by Josh Radde (josh@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 8, 2008

Film School Rejects is dedicated to bringing you the latest updates and developments for Transformers 2. Although at this time I’m unable to tell you about any new/returning Autobots/Decepticons, I can tell you that Michael Bay’s new film will feature an “irreverent, edgy” roommate for Sam (Shia LaBeouf) at Princeton and a generic U.S. Military Leader with a “great sense of humor and tough military presence.”

Spoiler TV has a casting call posted for several prominent roles still available for Transformers 2. So, for those of you who think you could pass off as a college RA who’s a “hater of all things fun” or an elderly African-American lady (a “NY Momma”) who’s “tough and sarcastic” you may want to contact your agent.

However, the descriptions of the characters do give us some insight into what could be the potential plot for TF2. In short, Sam is at Princeton when another mysterious set of bombings and missile strikes begin to happen all over the world. There also appears to be more opportunities for government officials to brag about their ridiculously inflated salaries as well as opportunities for Sam to be create diversions as he is forced to hide his Autobot friends somewhere inside his dorm room.

My Top 5 Favorite Character Descriptions:

5. Professor Colan - 40s. Sam’s physics professor at Princeton. He’s a self-satisfied intellectual who compares himself to Einstein, and is arrogant enough to wear leather pants to look cool.

4. Eric Witwicky - Early 30s, Caucasian, Sam’s much older brother. A stiff and pedantic personal injury attorney. Loves money and having more of it than everyone else.

3. Basketball Player - 19-25, tall, well built athlete who will be asked to participate in scrimmage basketball game.

2. Sam’s (not-yet-named) Ex-Girlfriend - Late Teens-Early 20s, cute and cerebral, a total arty girl that leads her own punk band.

1. Momma Simmons - Late 60s/Early 70s. This NY Momma runs a deli/ butcher shop with her son in Brooklyn. Tough and sarcastic.

All I have to say is thank you, Michael Bay. Thank you for your inability to make realistic, 3-Dimensional characters and settling for stereotypes and overused archetypes at every conceivable turn. That being said, I will probably see this film when it gets released in 2009 and giggle gleefully in the audience when Megatron and Bumble-Bee play flippy cup with Sam’s college cohorts.

Transformers 2 is casting now. Internet rumors seem to indicate that there could be Constructicons in this sequel. Time will tell. Principal photography is set to begin in June.

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