1:45 PM: In a live webcast, Transformers scriptwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman revealed the names of the characters to be used in the feature film.

Autobots

• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee
• Jazz
• Ratchet
• Ironhide

Decepticons

• Megatron
• Starscream
• Brawl
• Barricade
• Bonecrusher
• Scorponok
• Frenzy
• Blackout

5:45 PM UPDATE: TFW2005 has a roundup of info from the chat, including descriptions of the characters.

Four new images from the movie set have surfaced on FLIKR. We’re going to mirror those images in the (likely) event they disappear.
The first 2 are a close-up of Optimus Prime’s grill, and a group shot of the four of the autobots. You’ll recognize the black pickup as Ironhide, the yellow Camaro is Bumblebee, Optimus Prime is the semi, and the hummer/ambulance is Ratchet. Not pictured is Jazz, who has yet to be spotted on film or discussed in set reports.

UPDATE: We now have posted some of the toy prototypes and some concept images after the jump. Same spoiler rules apply.

You’ve been warned. Now lets go!

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ToyNewsInternational has posted 3 pictures giving us a better look at the upcoming and highly anticipated multi-pack. I have mirrored the images below because their site has been down intermittenly lately.

Cobra Island informs us that these figures feature recast thighs for the original Viper mold and also pointed out that the stands are red.

  

2006.08.17 10:09AM EST
S250 over at the 2005boards has posted a number of images of new mini-con molds in Transformers Classics packaging. Three sets were shown in all with both the front and back of the packaging. The breakdown seemed to be a dinobot set, a rescue set, and a construction set (with a tank).

[Update – Crazy: (2006.08.17 4:12PM EST) 3 more pictures of new mini-cons have been added. These are new minicons, not included in the three prior sets. You can see them after the jump.]

 
 
 

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Botcon.com has posted additional images of the box set of exclusive figures. The future Axalon crew is featured in a group show and as they appear in the foam packaging they will come in. You can see both of these images below.

 

As a member of the Transformers Collectors Club, I would just like to add my disappointment that I was once again not informed of an update to this site via the club email and instead had to find out by looking at another news site. What exactly am I paying for if not to be informed? Other than the toy, of course.

Rather than write a review, I thought I would do a video to show why Cybertron Primus should be higher on your Transformers Buy List than it is right now. I wasn’t excited about the figure until I opened him up, but it didn’t take long for me to be an avid fan of the mold.

Special thanks to Zac for taking the time to edit the video for me.

We previously reported that the status of Hellboy 2 was in limbo. No studios had signed on to the film and the previous studio, Revolution, seems to be folding considering their deal with Sony Pictures ran out.

Apparently, Universal Studios has agreed to finance and distribute the flick. The story is said to give Abe Sapien a larger role in the film and explore his relationship with Hellboy more. I really liked the first one and am glad to see the franchise won’t die before its time. They are shooting for a Summer 2008 release.

This was originally posted on Don Murphy’s board here.

It looks like Fox will announce on Friday that X-Men: The Last Stand will be coming to DVD on October 3rd in two different forms. One will be a standard release special edition with 10 deleted scenes. The special special edition will feature 3 alternate endings to the movie. A box set of all 3 X-Men movies will also be made available.

In other X3 news, FX has picked up the rights for the movie to air on television along with a whole mess of other recent and current high profile movies. You can expect to be seeing X3 10 times a day on FX soon enough. At least it won’t be as compelling to sit down every time its on and watch like X2 was.