Welcome Mr. Roberto Orci, you may ask him questions

Originally Posted by Dr MegsG1

Mr. Orci, Thanks for all your work and consideration on the projects.

1.Do you know (or suggest?) if there will be another "Vote for this speaking line to be in the movie" similarly to when the first movie came out with Optimus Prime (One shall stand, etc) for TF2? (Perhaps for Starscream, etc)

2. Related, if you can remember, of the list of options in the final voting, one or two sounded like actual lines in the final cut. Was the script for Prime written in a way where any few of these lines could have been inserted, in the end? (or was the "One shall stand" line always expected to be in the film?)

Thanks.

Originally Posted by urban-samurai

Hi Bob,

The first movie had roughly 8 action set pieces with #1, #3, #4, #5, #8 listed below being the highlights

1) Blackout vs Army
2) Frenzy vs Air Force One
3) Skorponok vs Army
4) Barricade vs BB
5) S7 vs BB
6) Bonecrusher vs OP
7) Frenzy vs Humans
8) Downtown Battle

Can you tell us a rough number of how many action set pieces we'll see in the 2nd movie ? (big and small action)

Originally Posted by Timmy 76

Hello Mr Orci,
To begin with fair play for putting yourself in the firing line on this board.

1/ In the first film was there any reason that the classic transformation sound wasnt heard everytime there was a transformation. it seemed to appear randomly?

2/ there is a board member on here called Conceptron who is a big "Bay Basher" can you confirm or not whether this is actually Mr. Bay drumming up debate over the films for research???

thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by AngusDF

What other actors and actresses auditioned or were considered for the parts of Sam and Mikaela in the first film?

Originally Posted by ScOpE+0

Mr Orci
Love your work, TF1 rocked.
I have some Q's.

1.What are the chances of seeing Primes Trailer in the film?
2.In G1 we see the Transformers go under water. Willl we see any of this in TF2?
3.Will the film be released on the same day all over the world or different dates for each country. I ask this cos i have a countdown timer and i wanna make sure i dont have to wait any longer than i have to.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Grimlockk

Thanks for reaching out to the fans this way.

Now that the Autobots have established themselves as the Earths protectors will they have a "base" of operations or will they continue to be nomadic ?

Whats the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the name..

Unicron

Originally Posted by galvie's girl returns

Who do you consult with on the personalities and in and outs of Transformerdom? Do you call Simon Furman at 3 am and say things like, "Would Prime say this?" or ask deeper questions about their characters' histories? I am just wondering why several busy Hollywood guys are taking all this time to write this new stuff when they have already laid out for you, already written, already perfect? Why not involve any of the writers of the original comic book series? They know the characters and could write them in their sleep. Then you guys wouldn't have to "sample" the universes. (should watch everything and read everything! Especially UK) You'll have the people who came up with it in the first place telling you, "Prime wouldn't say that." Or honestly, ask us. No one knows more than we collectively do. That's probably why you are here. If there is something outside the universes that you guys just want to introduce for whatever "convenience" reasons then run it by us. At this point, I don't think any of us trust what information we receive from the Bay camp but there is no way for any of us to know what is going to end up in the final film. Just remember, the general public might go see it once but we are going to buy the dvd and every edition of it that comes out, we are going to sit in little discussion groups and spread our opinions of the film and the choices you made, we're going to buy the toys for ourselves AND our children and anyone we know that loves them (because we want to promote the LOVE of the TFs to any and all), we will search on ebay for any scrap of memorabilia we can find and pay whatever for it. We are people who literally budget for TFs every month. We are the die hards. Those who held on when everyone screamed how dorky we were. We didn't care. We loved them THAT much. We are the ones who could answer any question you had about them. Anything. We are the collective expanded knowledge of this particular area. Ask us not what we want to see because you'll get a million answers but ask us what works and what doesn't. We're all grown up and have jobs. Probably a lot in industries not that different from your own. We are not stupid. We might not be the most charismatic of peoples but we are really smart when it comes to this. Trust us. If we love it, they'll love it. But if you lose us, then all you have is them. The people who will see the film once. Will wait till it comes on Showtime to see it or those who will avoid it all together for whatever snooty reason. You don't want to lose us. You are giving us our dream. To see in front of our eyes what they would look like if they were here. I have been fantasizing about that since I was little. It is a dream come true to open my eyes and be able to experience that. It truly is all I have been looking forward to all of my life. You beat me to making the movie. I din't finish my script and the world is not ready for an adult Transformers. (I don't mean porn, I mean deep, serious and more drama) Thank you so much for that. I appreciate that you guys divined the soul of the TFs on screen. It was very personal for me even though is certainly was not perfect. I love it anyway. I will take what I can get.