Transformers 2 Filming Underway? Barricade Spotted!

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on March 27, 2008

A set of photos sent over by a friend this afternoon might lead you to believe that the filming of Transformers 2 is getting close to being underway. The pictures were snapped from a camera phone in Culver City, and they are clearly Saleen Mustangs with the Decepticon logo on the side. This just might prove that even if things have not started yet, they are getting close. We reported not long ago that Michael Bay worked on the story during the Writer’s Strike and that writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were excited to get things underway.

The most recent update was that the script is currently in the working stage, with the production set to start in June, but I don’t think that Mr. Bay would let that stop him from blowing some stuff up. As well, you will notice that there are multiple instances of Barricade, the Saleen Mustang Decepticon. Conspiracy theorists would say that maybe Transformers 2 features multiple versions of Barricade — but that is a pretty wild theory. I would imagine it has to do with needing more than one for special effects purposes — you know, just in case one should get blown up. Which would be, to say the least, awesome.

So what do you think? Is this a significant discovery, leading you to believe that Michael Bay is getting the production of Transformers 2 in gear? Or is this just some dude with 3 replicas? I doubt that it is the latter.

Photos Courtesy of Matt Berman at Internet Business Daily

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Umbrax

Since they never killed him in the first movie I guess they decided to blow him up this time around.

josh

lol just because they have multipul cars of the same one dosnt mean hes gonna get blown up cuz they always have a few just in case one gets recked i the filming proccess.

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Good catch Neil. I've been starving for some good Transformers news.

FFN

Hi Neil. They always have multiple cars in movies, simply so they have backup vehicles in case of mechanical breakdown. All of the main character cars and trucks in Transformers 1 had at least 2 spares if they were modified stock vehicles. Heavily customised or custom-built guys such as Prime and Camaro Concept Bumblebee had 1 spare vehicle.

What's funny is Bumblebee will still be a concept vehicle when the film is released in 2009 even though it's likely that the production Camaro will have been released by then.

Anthony

This is awesome-and to me, with my huge imagination, like we're in the Tranformers universe..spying on Transformer sightings. Ha I just KNEW Michael couldn't hide everything from us.

He never died-it'll be cool to see one of my faves back in action.

Junaid Ahmed

Wow this is pretty cool! This looks like a Saleen Mustang S281 RF probably the SuperCharged version or the S281 simply from the looks of the front-end and the classic rear-end bumper/spoiler combo. Ford is definitely putting out their cars and suvs in all the new movies to gain traction. So far this will be 4th movie to show-off the Might Mustang.

1st. Transformers
2nd. I Am Legend (intro scene, and trailer)
3rd. Knight Rider (pilot movie/plus more to come!)
4th. Transformers 2

It might also show up in other movies, but these are the ones I noticed so far.

Awesome pictures btw! Definitely loved the movie.

tedrick

Whatever did happen to Barricade in the movie? I think he last appeared in the freeway chase scene but he never shows up for the fight in the city.

nobody

has anyone considered that maybe these are the ones used in the original movie and theyre just being moved somewhere?

plus, just because theres more than 1 prop doesnt mean the movie calls for clones of the character in the movie. one of those props might be only a mockup and has no engine, the other might be setup for inside shots looking out through the car, the other might be setup for chase scenes, the other for still shots. or they might all be identical and the copies are just insurance if any of them get damaged.

in any case, nothing is known and anything anyone writes about these pics that isnt official from the Bay camp is just wild speculation.

Neil Miller

@nobody

You are absolutely right. These could very well be cars from the first movie, just being moved around. There is nothing wrong with a little speculation though, especially considering the fact that Michael Bay has been so engaged in getting production started. Things were scheduled to get rolling in June, but it wouldn't surprise anyone (at least I hope it wouldn't) if Bay moves it up.

At this point, we don't know for sure -- but that won't stop us from getting a little giddy about these cars being out of storage for an afternoon.

@tedrick

We are left to assume that Barricade gets away from Optimus Prime, as he drives off during the highway scene. But I have been told that in the novelization of the film, Barricade is killed by Optimus Prime right after that scene takes place. The gap between the novelization and the actual film could have been intentional, with Bay leaving more Decepticons for the sequel. But that is just a theory at this point.

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