iCollector is hosting a big movie prop auction, the Hollywood Auction Extravaganza. It’s a “2-day event featuring over 1000 iconic movie props and costumes from the Golden Era of Hollywood to new film releases. From signature Michael Jackson stageworn costumes, a collection from Star Wars to iconic props and costumes from Apocalypse Now, Batman, Titanic, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones and so much more”. One of the highlights is a character from Michael Bay’s Transformers 2, the bike Chromia. It’s a modified Suzuki with a gigantic tailpipe and all kinds of customs elements. Here’s the description:

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) – This is the original “Chromia” Arcee Motorcycle from Michael Bay’s film. This motorcycle, named “Chromia”, is based on the toy and comic book character. Created by Retro Superbike from a 2008 Suzuki B-King, it was used on set in the opening sequence of the movie and in the introduction of the new Autobot. It was called “F@cking Awesome” by Michael Bay when he first saw it. The paint scheme, as dictated by Bay and crew, depicts the Glyphs seen throughout the movie. Also includes a damaged fairing piece and the original studio rendering used for design approval. This item is oversized and will require additional shipping charges. Please email for shipping rates prior to bidding.

As alway, if your a big TF2 fan or it’s the kind of bike that floats your boat and you have at least $25 k to drop, it could be yours!

The auction page is here. Good luck!

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Good move from Chevy finally using their movie cred from Transformers. Yes, there’s a third one coming, and that’s unfortunate. Or maybe they’ve actually hired writers this time and it’s awesome. who knows. In any case, it’s a funny video and we’re looking forward to more goodness on Sunday!

Michael Bay is at it again… This time is taking the battered franchise to Chicago to shoot Nascar vehicles. No idea how the plot line (wait, what?) holds there, but there’s also a convertible version of the Corvette concept, Bumblebee, Optimus with a trailer and vehicular carnage. The Nascar characters look pretty cool in their half-transformed state though. What do you guys think?

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Check out our high-res gallery right after the jump!

Michael Bay’s new summer blockbuster flick seems to be off to a good start. The film is getting a lot of attention, the shelves are full of toys and merchandise, the critics are alright and… according to, the movie had “shattered the Wednesday record, raking in $60.6 million on approximately 9,700 screens at 4,234 sites (including a record 169 IMAX venues) in its first day“! We have to admit, we’re a bit skeptical after seeing some of the trailers, but that’s quite an achievement and we’re still impatient to go see it.

|Source: Box Office Mojo|

Brand new trailer after the jump!

Bumblebee's little brother.

What do you do if you love the Camaro from Michael Bay’s Transformers but can’t afford or can’t wait for it to be available in dealerships? Well if you’re really, really passionate you look at other cars that could fit the bill and you get to work. That’s what happened to a Chinese fan who bought a Chevy Cruze (at least its from the same brand) and transformed it into a Bumblebee look-alike. From the look of it the owner not only worked on the exterior but also made some mechanical modifications and it’s faithful to its sibling.. Might be a bit geeky, but the effort is appreciated.

Source: China Car Times via Autoblog

via: Trailer Addict

We don’t usually show fan made videos here, but when we saw the one put together by “Werewolf Movie Maker”, we decided to share it with you anyway. The animation is incredibly fluid and it’s preety funny. We first thought it was from Robot Chicken!
Could Optimus get on Bumblebee’s nerves in Transformers 2?

Thanks for the tip, Parker!

As you probably all know by now, Transformers 2 has been green lit and will come out on June 26, 2009. As the first one, it will be directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. Brace yourself, it’s one of our longest articles so far!

Story

While fans all over the world are debating about which Transformer universe will be exploited or which character should or shouldn’t be included, nothing has leaked from the studios. We know that Michael Bay was working on the story himself during the writers strike: “We’ve got our characters all designed. I always write all my scripts, my movies anyway so at least I’ve got something to give the writers. It’s like a template. We have a really good outline so I worked on that.”
The strike being over, the screenwriters (Ehren Kruger for the screenplay, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci for the story), were able to take over. Bay said that he did that to “make his date” and that he “wasn’t going to let the strike take [him] down”. Bet that was really appreciated in the industry – not that he started to write the story himself, but the way he announced it.

Location

Philadelphia and Detroit have both been rumored to be the new location (instead of L.A), but Detroit seems like a more logical choice, given the rich background of Motor City. Plus… it makes it easier for Bay to get delivered with fresh vehicle from GM every time he destroys a bunch of them. The Transformers 2 script has already been submitted to the Michigan Film Advisory Commission. But this doesn’t rule Cheese-steak city out. IGN.com suggested that the city could be used as a second location, for example to show a more grown-up Sam attending University of Pennsylvania or Girard College, where Michael Bay was seen recently.

Keep reading about the cast, the characters and the product placement after the jump.

Cast

On the poster displayed at the Hasbro booth during the Toy Fair 2008 (found at ASMzine), Shia LaBoeuf (as Sam) and Megan Fox (as Mikaela) are seen on some hill dominating a city, framed by Megatron on the left and Optimus Prime on the right, so we know that the two actors are back… and yes, that’s all we know so far.

The poster as
found on ASM.

The poster
after we tweaked it.

Characters

You can expect the characters to be pretty much the same, but maybe not in the same outfits (yes we’re talking about the robots, not what Megan Fox will be wearing. Although…). Considering what we saw on the Toy Fair poster, and because it can’t really be any other way, we know that, for the robots, Optimus Prime, Megatron and Bumblebee will be there. Ratchet, Jazz, Barricade, Frenzy and Starscream will most probably be involved too.
Michael Bay was quoted on IGN saying: “We can actually make the depth of these characters more fun and a lot more interesting characters.”, and we really hope it happens. The movie needs more depth than the first one.

Product placement and shapes for the Transformers

If the almost exclusive partnership with GM continues, any new car (Pontiac G8 and G8 ute?) the General needs to promote, including the Camaro (this time in production version). Bay could use the new muscle car war even more than in the first episode, showing Barricade (Mustang), Bumblebee (Camaro) and a new Challenger throwing some fisticuffs at each other, or taking it on the road. The Peterbilt will most likely be used for Optimus, but other variations are possible. Creatures -such as Scorponok in the first movie- could be more present, but it’s among the shape shifters like Frenzy that we expect big product placement deals to occur. Microsoft Zune Transformer anyone?

More than 2?

Speaking about Shia LaBeouf, executive producer Steven Spielberg declared that he had signed for “multiple” Transformers installments. So we’re getting the Dinobots too?

Sources: Imdb.com, IGN.com

It’s a Michael Bay kind of Sunday today, with commercials shot by Hollywood’s explosion specialist (and we’re not talking about Transformers, just real TV commercials). We’ll show you a little retrospective of his TV ads and movie career

We started with Car Carrier, the one he directed in 2004 for Chevy which, even if it doesn’t feature any robots, shares a lot of visual clues with Transformers. The vehicles seem to be unmanned, the chase, the angles, the music and… well, it’s the same guy behind the camera. Very clean and engaging.

“Mmm….Genius”

We’ll continue after the jump with the one he recently directed for Verizon and, although there’s no cars in it, it’s worth watching. It’s funny if you don’t take it too seriously and you can see BumbleBee in the background. Looks like the guy can actually show some self-mockery.

Keep reading and watch videos of Bay’s best ads and movies.

One of the tie-in Transformers ads for Chevy:

And to finish well… his Victoria Secret ad.

Movies

Michael Bay’s career started in the music video industry (which explains some of his full-feature style, that blends the action with the music and is very fast-paced), then went into TV commercials and later in the movie business. Highly visual, epic, explosive define his work quite well. However, thin on story and characters have been recurrent critics of his work. But whether you like him or not, Bay has shot some of the best car chases in History, notably in Bad Boys I and II, The Rock and Transformers.
The freeway one in Bad Boys II is particularly over-the-top but very well shot.

To get an overall look at his movies, you might want to watch this 10 min video, where they’re very well summed-up -doesn’t mean they’re good, it’s just a good sum-up.