Welcome Mr. Roberto Orci, you may ask him questions

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Junior

Loved the movie overall. There were some elements that I would tweek but I sure there would be a few adjustments you would make if you had total control of the film.

Here is my question:

"Can you tell us what you favorite scene or interesting element that sets this movie apart from the first one?"

Thanks for your reply,
Junior

I like things that are awesome, too.

The first movie is all about the mystery and reveal of the Transformers as a concept and a species, which means we had to hide them a lot in the first hour. In the second movie, now that everyone believes in the universe, we can jump right into the world of the Transformers.

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by krade

will we see energon cube?

what about teletraan-1 and the ark?

do optimus get his trailer?

is the matrix in this movie?

autobot combiner or not?

will there be cybertron scene or it will be all on earth?

All good questions!

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Starscream NZ

Will there be an official announcement regarding Transformers/vehicles as was done for the first film, or will it all be speculation/rumour for fans until we see the toys/film in person? If so, will we be getting confirmation on these characters anytime soon?

Also, there's confusion as to that 10 Characters per side rule is currently true, could you shed any light on that?

I don' think a character announcement is planned this time around.

As for the ten character thing, that was an old thing i said before we even started writing the script. It was based on nothing.

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bumblethumper

I'm just going to plunge in with my tedious nerdy question, regardless of whether Mr Hollywood Bigshot has time in his busy schedule to read or answer it

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To what extent can we expect the movies to continue ties with the original Transformers characters and storyline, vs introducing all new themes and characters? ...I don't know if percentages can be put on it, but an example answer might look something like: 30% old, 70% new.

Without getting into percentages, I would say that the mythology of the movie is very rooted in established Transformers doctrine. Obviously, it is also a continuation of the liberties we took in the first movie.

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dropshot

Hey Roberto nice to see you here, I know you were raised in Mexico City, and i love to know more about that, so what memories do you have from here? Good or bad?

Also how's your spanish?

My Spanish is decent.

Lived there until I was 8. Remember much,

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Thundercrackah

Hi Roberto,

Have loads of stuff I wanna ask but not worth it since I know you won't be able to answer them.

However I'm going to ask if Optimus is gonna be kicking some more Decepticon ass in TF2? (ala Bonecrusher in the first movie)

All signs point to 'yes.'

Wajo357 · 06-20-2008, 05:22 PM

Mr. Orci,
I would love to know if paramount upgraded your spending budget from the last movie due to the huge hit it was? If so, can we learn the amount? I believe a lot of us were under the impression that some of the cg scenes suffered in the last movie (like the blurriness...etc) due to the budget. Can we expect a nice upgrade?

Bob Orci · 06-20-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Omegatron1

Mr. Orci,
How much time do you spend writing in an average week- with TF2, Fringe, and whatever else you may be working on, it seems like you have a decent-sized workload.

Also, have you become a bigger fan of the Transformers franchise since you started working on it?

We write about a half day every day.

Working on these projects, I have come to appreciate even more the elegant simplicity of the basic concept that is Transformers.

Lennox · 06-20-2008, 05:34 PM

Hi Roberto!

1. Will Sam and Lennox get to interact in this movie? I rather liked the whole "You're a soldier now!" bit.

2. Ratchet's going to be shoved into the background again, isn't he? Can we at least see him do his job; repairing some bots?

kingdom2000 · 06-20-2008, 05:38 PM

Welcome!

So how annoyed is Bay and company with all the leaks about the movie so far? are any of them accurate?