Transformers 3 Milwaukee Filming - Sam Witwicky And His 1972 Datsun 510

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Hanypa and I just left the TF3 Milwaukee set and we have some pretty good pictures, and few news tidbits.

Sam's new car seems to be a yellow '72 Datsun 510 with black rally stripes.


The Milwaukee art Museum has been renamed to Hotchkiss Gould Investments


Bay likes to shoot simple scenes a lot of times! For the two or so hours we were there, Bay shot Shia, Rosie, and Dempsy leaving the building and getting into the car (which wont start) at least 5 times!


There's supposed to be another scene shot that involves a helicopter sometime today or tomorrow.

No signs of Tyrese on the this set.

Shia, and Rosie taking a break


I watermarked the pictures but tried not to be to annoying with them. Mods feel free to host them as they are for TFW2005.com only.

Here's a stop motion of the pictures I took.

YouTube - Transformers 3 Milwaukee scene

Pics of the Aston with Bay and Shia in the background (sorry thought I had a better pic)


This one might be a Aston or a Jag?


Bay Dempsy & Shia


The boom man himself


More Shia and Rosie




Looks lie Shia didn't get the no smoking memo


I forgot to add this yesterday but Bay seemed visibly upset with Shia! Every time he stopped the shoot he got up and talked, and sometimes yelled at Shia. A few times Dempsy would kind of linger around Shia almost like he was trying to keep the peace. During down times you could see Shia going over practicing his lines and expressions.

I moved the pictures to picasa since I hit the bandwidth wall on photobucket!

Awesome great idea on the watermarks, this way for once a certain other site won't steal them! By any chance did you see a purple car there?

Hold the eff up... Is it possible that Bumblebee reformats? I think I'm way off... but the yellow and the pin stripes make me wonder....

Cool! Kind of a downgrade from Bee though

Know what'd be funny? If Bumblebee took on that car form as a disguise.

They are robots in disguise, and Bumblebee's shown that he can change his alt mode pretty much at will before. <shrugs> I dunno.

Only cars on set were the Datsun and two silver Aston Martins.

Great find! This should prob be a news credit or something! So that must be where sam works or something. It seems like that car is suppose to look like a old/lame bumblebee as a contrast to the actual bumblebee lol

there's more of this car in the other thread.

I think it's most likely a reformat, or some sort of decoy.

I don't think the Datsun is going to be bumblebee, as you'll see later tonight the car does not start and Sam opens the hood and kicks it!

Aston Martins?

The fact that it's yellow with Black stripes really has me wondering... NOt to mention that earlier, we saw two of them, so... Color me intrigued.

Edit: Remember when Sam opened the hood when Bee wouldn't start in the first one? I hope you're right, it just seem... peculiar.

The colour scheme on that Datsun has certainly got me wondering... maybe BB's Camaro alt mode becomes too recognisable to the 'cons to make it a viable disguise?

Maybe Sam and new girl Rosie whatever her name is have to do some investigation for the autobots/nest. So bee reformats to sell there undercover story.

its probably not bee, its prob just a visual gag for the audience. I'm guessing its what sam drives after college. Maybe bee goes back with the rest of the autobots or something

Anyone else notice the "Bee-otch bee" hanging from the rear-view mirror in that first pic?

Also notice it has the "Bee-otch" thing hanging from the rearview mirror like Bee had when he was the 70s camaro.

If that's Bumblebee, then that is actually kind of interesting. Wonder what the angle is that he'd have to change alt-modes like this?

EDIT
Yup, I did right away. Also notice that this Datsun has a spoiler like Bee's camaro form has now.

I think with the stripes and the yellow, it has to be Bumblebee. It sounds like maybe Bumblebee is messing with Sam for some reason.

That place looks pretty fancy, so maybe Sam was trying to impress them, but his car is deliberately trying to make him look like a fool.

Anyway, I'm sure Hasbro will be thrilled. Another Bumblebee for them to sell.

Well-spotted! Maybe this is the company Sam goes to work for, but BB wants (for whatever reason) to stop him landing a job there, so reformats into a rustbucket and breaks down?

Yeah, the Bee-otch pretty much confirms it, in my mind. Good eye.

Did you get some pictures of those Aston Martins?

PS: I send the mod a link to this thread so he can give you the news credit.

That's probably Bumblebee. If that is him, I think that he'll only have that form for a couple of scenes and then go back to his Camaro alt-mode. At least that's what I hope will happen if it is Bumblebee.

I didn't see that bee-otch thing, so maybe it is bumblebee. Hmm I guess he does another altmode swap in the movie. I know anti-reformatters are gonna have a field day with this one if its true...

I think it's just a play on on Bumblebee, I don't think it's really him... If it is.. Then I'm a bit disapointed with him reformating again.

Interesting... a 70s Datsun with the same color scheme as Bumblebee when he was a 70s Camaro before reformatting to the new-style Camaro in the 07 movie.

Yep.

Oy that's for sure. this'll also probably bring up the question of if Ratchet can change his colors, then why does Bee stay yellow with stripes? "Makes no sense! Fail Bay! Fail!"

Yeah they'll go up tonight, and thanks!

I agree with Challenger. It could be that Sam got himself a car that reminds him of Bumblebee when the two first met in the 07 movie, since Bumblebee no longer serves as his guardian and therefore has regrouped with the Autobots who are continuing to deal with any remaining Decepticon threats on Earth.

I deleted the post of mine that TRANS+CRAZY is talking about, so let me repost it.

I think that maybe Sam just got a car that reminded him of Bee, because Bumblebee is off with the rest of the Autobots.

Would be a fail, cept that Skids and Mudflap did the same thing last movie. Maybe certain bots (like the Bee) only pick things in their favorite color.

^ thats what I was thinking but the "bee-otch" things got me alittle confused. I guess we'll have to wait for more info
Edit: that was for trans-crazy's post

But that would be kinda retarded. Will he also get a blow-up doll and dress it up to remind him of Mikaela?

Actually, I think this could be the opposite. Maybe Sam is going to an interview and is running late (hence the running). Before they get there, Sam may ask Bumblebee to look ratty again so that he does not look like someone loaded with money to have that kind of car.

Though, after thinking about it, I would think that an investment firm would want someone with money, someone who knows how to manage it.

Who knows. But, I am very very intrigued with these sightings. Love the idea of robots in disguise reformatting, but maintaining colors. Though, makes me wonder why he didn't just go back to that "piece of crap Camaro". Datsun seems way out there for me.

July 1, 2011..... LESS than a year!!

sweet, Datsun 510 FTW. I'd personally take an old 510 over a new Camaro.

It's gotta be Bumblebee, w/o a doubt. The beeyotch air freshener is pretty damning evidence. As for why, probably like others have said. Sam has a job interview with new boss, McDreamy, and wants to look as pathetic as possible to his prospective employer.

PS, does the beater-bumblebee have Washington DC plates?

That is a bit odd.

Two thoughts:

1) remember all those asian fans that showed up at the ROTF premiere with their cars decked out in Bumblebee colours? It'd be pretty hard to get hold of an actual Camaro over there, but they could probably get hold of an old Datsun.

2) Hasbro gets the perfect excuse to make yet another all-new Bumblebee mold.

its kup. just acting like bee. lol
but if that is bee he does look more mature.

Think of it like this. Bumblebee still misses Mikaela so he's trying to ruin things for Sam and Rosie's character. Hence being a Datsun and "breaking down"

no bay hates fox and why would he add her to a main story plot.

I'm liking the idea of adding Aston Martin!

Maybe isn't Bumblebee but his brother Bumper.

FYI

Shia, Dempsy, and Rosie are going out of the building to the car. Shia seems to be the only one in a hury.

That's probably why he looks so frustrated.

Just to confuse the general audience Spiderus?

I'm in the corner of everyone else who thinks Sam bought a car that reminds him of Bumblebee.

If he was going to an interview...why would the actor portraying his boss be in the car, along with his new love interest? This would most certainly have to be after he has already had a job, working for Dempsy's character. I've never had an interview and then had my potential boss ask me for a lift, or any success luring them into the car with me....wait, what?

If it does end up being Bumblebee undercover...I'll have a good laugh.

This is making more sense. I can live with it been Bee long as he goes back to the Camaro at one stage.

When I saw the other photos of this car I instantly tought of Bumblebee. With the bee-otch thing and the black stripes I think it is definitely him. Now its left to find the reason to this downgrade.

That somehow seems fairly plausible.

That's never actually been comfirmed. Fans just assume it to be true. And besides, It still doesn't mean that there'd be no mention of Mikaela at all in the story and why she's not there.

As interesting as that would be, I really don't want to see Bumblebee reformat anymore. We have enough toys of him as it is.