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Shia and Dempsey fight scene

FofR — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:32 +0000

A fan, ThatNewTechGuy, managed to capture some of the filming action in Chicago, showing Sam Witwicky going fisticuffs with Carly’s (Rosie Huntginton) boss, played by Patrick Dempsey.

JustJared have also posted some shots of Patrick Dempsey looking very much like a badass:

More explosions and action from Chicago’s south side

FofR — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:53:46 +0000

Transformers 3 production has moved to Trump Tower again, this time shooting at night and using “flame and smoke effects” on rooftops, according to ChicagoBreakingNews. It was more than just smoke and flame effects, this was “Bayhem” to its fullest, with ten or so rooftop explosions at multiple buildings. The action was filmed from a helicopter (and presumably from below as well) whilst police vehicles drove away from the action down below.

Transformers 3 has also been spotted on the south side, filming alongside the rail tracks, including Autobot chase scenes, scenes of pedestrians running away screaming, and a video showing all the vehicles lined up, including what’s presumably Skids and Mudflaps new look.

Transformers lined up on south side

Almost a full cast of vehicles here, including the Nascars, Bumblebee, Skids, Mudflaps and Jolt.

Autobot chase

The next video shows the Nascar vehicles hotly pursued by the Autobots from an angle right in the thick of the filming, by johnnyism13 who happened to be in the right place at the right time:

This video, from the same location, shows people running away screaming whilst a shiny blue car calmly drives past.

Explosions closeup

This is another view of the explosions we’ve seen already, but from a ground view, much closer. Thanks to ReidCollins.

Official and extended Chicago set report from Michael Bay

FofR — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:10:31 +0000

MichaelBay.com has posted an official (and now extended) set report from Chicago, showing off Bumblebee’s Camaro, the weaponized Nascars, a scene under the bridge, lots of fans, the Ferrari and the Mercedes.

Day 5, Chicago — Explosions and autobot heads

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:28:46 +0000

The most interesting aspect of Day 5’s filming was the photo of an autobot’s head, a grey haired character sporting spectacles and standing next to Bumblebee. These cards are used to aid the actors with line of sight, etc. Who is this new autobot? What is his alt mode? The head of Soundwave was also spotted (PixelRally got the shot), confirming his role in the movie.

The day also featured a base jump from Trump Tower and scenes below, much of which has been captured on film. Then of course there are explosions, wouldn’t be a Bay film without them. Cars flipping, Bumblebee skidding around, parachuters flying in. The video playlist below has over 15 videos from the day’s shoot:

Day 3, Chicago — Utter destruction

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:36:15 +0000

Transformers 3 production returned to downtown Chicago and the Michigan Street Bridge. This time the destruction sets and props went up a notch. Scenes included Sam and Carly running to escape in Bumblebee and more running, this time across the bridge with some soldiers.

Videos

Seibertron
WGN TV

Image sets

All Spark
TFW2005
TFormers
SHH
Seibertron
TLive

Filming at the Milwaukee Art Museum

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:00:37 +0000

A short break in the Chicago filming saw the crews head to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to film scenes at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Spotted on set were Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington, along with newcomer Patrick Dempsey in an Aston Martin. There’s also a 1972 yellow Datsun, which breaks down.

Below is a set of videos from the shoot:

And Matt Schilder (flickr) has posted some shots of the Datsun, Shia and Rosie from the art museum:

And a further shot of the Datsun broken down via TFW2005:

Day 2 in Chicago — Stunticons and autobots

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:36:05 +0000

First up, some videos of Optimus Prime and the auto bots avoiding explosions and large piles of rubble at intersections:

Seibertron have posted 20 or so videos and a huge set of pictures from the day’s action, including close-ups of the autobots and “stunticons” (Nascar vehicles).

Image Gallery
Stunticons and Autobots
Stunticons in action
Destruction on Chicago’s streets
Wacker drive

Day 1 in Chicago — Skydiving stunt

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:00:35 +0000

A collection of videos from the wing-suit skydive, with some excellent angles on the action showing five parachuters landing in East Shore Lake Park.

Day 1 in Chicago — Weaponized Nascar, Ferrari, Craters

FofR — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:35:34 +0000

The first set pictures came from AICN, showing a crater next to an office building. Then on July 10th we had our first real look at some Transformers 3 action — Prime with trailer, Bumblebee, the Ferrari, Ironhide, Ratchet and weaponized Nascar vehicles.

Optimus Prime and Trailer

Weaponized Nascars, and the Autobots

Chicago Day 1 set videos

A playlist of 13 videos from the first day of shooting. Including an overhead angle from zztopeurope depicting a chase scene involving the Nascar vehicles, a Mercedes Benz and the Chevy Volt.

Rosie-Huntington as “Carly”, in for Megan Fox

FofR — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:04:11 +0000

The reasons for Megan Fox being shunned from the third movie are unknown, but it probably revolves around a falling out with Michael Bay. For a while her replacement was rumored, before Nelson confirmed Rosie Huntington’s casting on the official MB site, and much more recently, he character name — not Mikaela, instead, “Carly”, known to fans as Spike Witwicky’s wife in Generation One Transformers.

Nelson here…
I would like for all you S4TE fans to welcome Rosie Huntington Whitely to the world of Transformers. As some of you might know, she’s the new female lead in Transformers 3. She’s worked with Michael before in his Victoria’s Secret “A Thousand Fantasies” ad.

Huntington was first spotted on set with Shia at the end of June, first reported by Just Jared. A video is also available on MSN.

Then, on set again, Rosie was seen with Michael Bay and Shia in LA, this time by Coming Soon.