“I’ve been one of the biggest fans of Transformers™ since they first came out,” says executive producer Steven Spielberg. “I’m not talking about buying the toys for my kids. I’m talking about reading the comic books and buying the toys for myself. I’d play with them at home with my kids, but I’m the one who was enthralled with them,” he recalls. “I was a collector and I always thought the Hasbro toy line would one day ‘transform’ into a big summer movie.” Read more of the on-going updates on the Transformers Movie at ENewsI.com.
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“The writers really helped narrow the choice of robots,” says Bay. “At the beginning I had some very elaborate plans for these newer robots called ‘Combiners,’ but ultimately it became too cost prohibitive to create them just in terms of manpower, let alone the technology to make them look real.”

I think that the Combiners are the obvious choice for the sequel.

Yes, Constructicons.

Oh of course


And my fanbone for that is difficult to hide

OK, I'm not fully "up" on internet lingo, esp. in tight fandoms (there's a new word for me) like this, but that is probably the funniest term I've ever heard online! Thanks for making my day- I'm sitting here at work loling like a goon.

On topic, yes, I can see Bay and co. already working on Combiners for the sequel(s!), can't wait.