

Because Orci and Kurtzman were concerned the film could feel like a military recruitment commercial, they chose to make the military believe nations like Iran were behind the Decepticon attack as well as making the Decepticons primarily military vehicles. Joe for the soldier characters, being careful not to mix the brands. Bay considered the first draft "too kiddie", so he increased the military's role in the story. Nonetheless, he wanted to work with Spielberg, and gained a new respect for the mythology upon visiting Hasbro. Michael Bay was asked to direct by Spielberg on July 30, 2005, but he dismissed the film as a "stupid toy movie". This was also the name of Dreamwave Productions' first Transformers comic book. Prime Directive was used as a fake working title. Furman's The Ultimate Guide, published by Dorling Kindersley, remained as a resource to the writers throughout production. The writers remained involved throughout production, adding additional dialogue for the robots during the sound mixing (although none of this was kept in the final film, which ran fifteen minutes shorter than the initial edit). Spielberg read each of Orci and Kurtzman's drafts and gave notes for improvement. The first draft also had a battle scene in the Grand Canyon. The writers felt that even if it would look silly, not having the robots speak would betray the fanbase. The Transformers had no dialogue, as the producers feared talking robots would look ridiculous. The characters of Sam and Mikaela were the sole point of view given in Orci and Kurtzman's first draft. This appealed to Orci and Kurtzman because it conveyed themes of adulthood and responsibility, "the things that a car represents in the United States". Spielberg suggested that "a boy and his car" should be the focus. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, fans of the cartoon, were hired to rewrite the script in February 2005. John Rogers wrote the first draft, which pitted four Autobots against four Decepticons, and featured the Ark spaceship.

Steven Spielberg, a fan of the comics and toys, signed on as executive producer in 2004. The treatment featured the Autobots Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Prowl, Arcee, Ratchet, Wheeljack, and Bumblebee, and the Decepticons Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble, Skywarp and Shockwave. DeSanto chose to write the treatment from a human point of view to engage the audience, while Murphy wanted it to have a realistic tone, reminiscent of a disaster film.
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They made the Creation Matrix their plot device, though Murphy had it renamed because of the film series The Matrix. They met with comic book writer Simon Furman, and cited the Generation 1 cartoon and comics as their main influence. Tom DeSanto joined Murphy because he was a fan of the series. launched the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, Hasbro suggested adapting the Transformers franchise instead. Josh Cooley, Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrariĭon Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, Aaron Dem & Lorenzo di Bonaventuraĭevelopment Transformers (2007) įor the first film, producer Don Murphy was planning a G.I. Ken Nolan, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway & Akiva Goldsmanĭon Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian & Lorenzo di Bonaventuraĭon Murphy, Tom DeSanto, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, Duncan Henderson & Lorenzo di Bonaventura Ian Bryce, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto & Lorenzo di BonaventuraĮhren Kruger, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman John Rogers, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman 7.1 Additional crew and production detailsįilms Transformers films summary Film.

