Turning the Rumor Mill - Bethlehem Callsheets

Master Fwiffo · 06-05-2008, 10:22 PM

I'd take this one with salt.

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Thanks to an anonymous source, I have a scan of the call sheet used on Wednesday June 4th for the Bethlehem Steel shoot. A call sheet is used to direct the cast and other crews to where they need to be, when and what for. It usually includes a breakdown of cast members participating in a scene, brief description of the scene and many other details. I plan on summarize a lot of information within the call sheet along with the images of it. Suffice it to say, there are spoilers contained within about the cast, some of the Transformers, where the next bit of shooting is occurring and other details.

!!! BIG SPOILER WARNING !!!

There have been rumors about who was at Bethlehem Steel to shoot for the film. Was Shia or Fox there, who else was there, what did the cars do, which where Transformers, which where not. Now this is just for Wednesday but not a reach to infer this went for the other days to.

Bethlehem Steel's Role
Based on the scene descriptions, the role of the factory is a Shanghai, China steel factory. The scenes describe action and vehicle chases occurring along a "Shanghai Steel Yard" and "Shanghai Side Street". The scene is the Autobots, SAS and Lennox's team chasing after Decepticon R8.

Bethlehem Steel Human Cast
The cast at Bethlehem Steel was Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Matthew Marsden and Andrew Howard. Josh and Tyrese was already confirmed (pics here and here). The news of Marsden's casting as SAS Graham was just out this week, didn't know he had already started shooting.

A new addition is Ramon Rodriguez, (The Wire) who appears to be the roommate of Shia LaBeouf considering his listing as #5 on the call sheet.

Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox did not film at the site. The call sheet has multiple gaps in the cast numbering which simply suggests that are more principle cast members, its just they didn't work on the scenes on the sheet. It appears the first 12 numbers in the count represents the "core" cast for the movie. One is Shia LaBeouf, 2 is Megan Fox, 3 is Josh Duhamel, 8 is Tyrese Gibson, and 12 is Matthew Marsden. Of note is the gap for 4 (John Turturro), 6 and 7 (one of them is Jon Voight) and 9 - 11. Could some of those be the rumored casting of Nina Dobrev or Aaron Hill?

Vehicles at Site
As far as vehicles used the three wheeled motorcycles, an Ice Cream Truck, Ironhide, Audi, 3 NEST Hummers, 2 Trikes, 10 Shanghai dressed police vehicles and NEST semi. Also a Chinese Police helicopter and 2 Blackhawks all equipped with spotlights.

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Production moves to the Smithsonian. The schedule is June 5 to Sunday June 6. The cast will include Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, John Turturro and Ramon Rodriguez. Based on the scenes it appears they are hunting for something Decepticon related at the museum after hours involving the SR-71 Blackbird that is there.

There is also a mention of "Splinter". I am not sure if that is a TF or an Autobot artifact for the film.

Transformers
Known Transformers at the sites was Ironhide and Bumblebee (at the Smithsonian). Additional NEW Transformers from what I can tell is Arcee (the motorcycles), The Twins (the Ice Cream Truck), Stinger (a Porsche I think), R8 (maybe rumored Acura or Audi), Wheelbot, Jetfire (the Blackbird) and a "Constructicon Earth Mover".

The rumors have been around for a while that the Constructicons and therefore Devastator could appear in this movie. Considering a theme of merging Transformers, this is confirmation of that rumor.

Don't say I didn't warn you. Some revelations of what is going on, some new cast additions, still no clue what the story is about but clearly some imagination is going in the use of merging Transformers. I can't wait to see what the visual effects on that looks like.

EDIT: mirrored callsheets - TFW2005 staff

-edit- Link updated

Well, looks like *I* was wrong about that salt!

http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/

General Tekno · 06-05-2008, 10:38 PM

He's still updating too.

Evidently, Bay and the writers listened when we said "more giant robots".

darthrage · 06-05-2008, 10:42 PM

Praying for the Red Acura NSX to be Hot Rod and the Audi R8 to be Wheeljack

GetterDragun · 06-05-2008, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by urban-samurai

Praying for the Red Acura NSX to be Hot Rod and the Audi R8 to be Wheeljack

If the NSX is in it I will freak:

Ceasar121 · 06-05-2008, 11:40 PM

Somehow, I have a weird feeling about this. Ice Cream Truck that splits into twins? I honestly think that would be corny as hell.... Everything else seems like it would be money... But like said, I'd take this with a grain of salt. Could be misinformation. Seems like an awfully big slip to let out....

Optimus747 · 06-05-2008, 11:50 PM

I agree that the ice cream truck, complete with popsicle-launching, sounds pretty lame. Jetfire as a Blackbird spy plane, on the other hand, sounds like it could be awesome, as does the Audi R8 as a Decepticon. Figures that Arcee would be in it, since they did a lot of work on her design before the first movie.
Also, I wonder who/what "WHEELS" is, that's mentioned in the Smithsonian scene? If it's some orange, rhyming, high-pitched-voiced supercar.... sad face.

General Tekno · 06-05-2008, 11:55 PM

Interesting gamut of opinions - I LOVE the ice cream truck concept.

Look at it this way - Transformers is all about "Robots in Disguise".

WHO is going to suspect a beat-up icecream truck to turn into a robot? I mean, really.

Plus, it's such a way-out-there concept that I love it. Kinda like Dispensor and Signal Lancer in terms of "unexpected altmode". And he's freakin' TWINS!!!

Odds are that he doesn't have a name yet officially - It could be fun to name them Rack n' Ruin as a Marvel UK homage.

optimus major · 06-05-2008, 11:56 PM

OMFG!!!!!!!!!

okay....lets get this straight....an icecream truck that transforms into TWO decepticons....oh it BETTER be Rack'n'Ruin (that the right way of spelling it right?)

so we are getting arcee....yay more ironhide

and a golf cart autobot....SWEET!!!!!!!!!

man now where is the bus autobot.....

optimus major · 06-05-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by General Tekno

Interesting gamut of opinions - I LOVE the ice cream truck concept.

Look at it this way - Transformers is all about "Robots in Disguise".

WHO is going to suspect a beat-up icecream truck to turn into a robot? I mean, really.

Plus, it's such a way-out-there concept that I love it. Kinda like Dispensor and Signal Lancer in terms of "unexpected altmode". And he's freakin' TWINS!!!

Odds are that he doesn't have a name yet officially - It could be fun to name them Rack n' Ruin as a Marvel UK homage.

great minds think alike

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Originally Posted by Optimus747

I agree that the ice cream truck, complete with popsicle-launching, sounds pretty lame. Jetfire as a Blackbird spy plane, on the other hand, sounds like it could be awesome, as does the Audi R8 as a Decepticon. Figures that Arcee would be in it, since they did a lot of work on her design before the first movie.
Also, I wonder who/what "WHEELS" is, that's mentioned in the Smithsonian scene? If it's some orange, rhyming, high-pitched-voiced supercar.... sad face.

man if it is wheelie it would be so much fun lol....think of him as the new movie frenzy....hell keep highspeed-talkin blurr away....i like wheelie...hate g1 blurr with a passion

Sso02V · 06-06-2008, 12:02 AM

Haven't taken the time to read the callsheets in any detail yet, but the icrecream-bots don't really sound like key players. Maybe even just civilian autobots trying to live a peaceful life.