Transformers 3 hit the Windy City in a big way today. Lots of photos from the set have popped up all over the web. The highlight of it all has to be the glorious return of the trailer. Optimus Prime has classically been a big rig, and the original Prime of course pulled a trailer (that disappeared at a moment’s notice). The above video, captured by a fan with a phone handy, shows the heroic Autobot leader racing into battle without hesitation.

As for the Chicago set photos… well this might get into spoiler territory, so I’ll leave those after the cut. I must stress that you’ll only see CARS, we don’t know if they’ll become robots or what robots they’ll become.

UPDATE: Here is a video of some of the other cars heading toward the set:

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The 23rd film in the James Bond film franchise has been canned. MGM, one of the franchise’s backers from the start, is heavily in debt. Many are quick to point out that this will not be the end of the series featuring the covert british agent with a license to kill. It will only be a matter of time before another company picks up the rights. It appears that Spyglass Entertainment is most likely frontrunner to pick things up, with Summit Entertainment (those responsible for the Twilight films) not far behind. This 23rd installment was to star Daniel Craig returning to the role with Sam Mendes directing. It seems likely that both will be pursuing other opportunities very soon.

MGM’s debt has affected other films currently in limbo as well, most notably The Hobbit.

[via Mirror]

26 year old actor Andrew Garfield has been cast as the “new” “young” “teenage” Spider-Man in Sony’s next film based on the hero. Marc Webb will direct from a script by James Vanderbilt.

Who cares? I mean honestly Tobey Maguire might be pushing 40 and the last flick the old guard did wasn’t great, but theres almost nothing about a new Spider-Man that could be remotely interesting now. Chalk that up to a decade of super fatigue, from when Spider-Man stood alone as one of the best to only a number in a field of more entertaining hero films.

What say you, true believers? Does this new Spidey have a shot or is this just another white kid in tights?

Press release follows.
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June was another busy month for the site! Not only did we bring you FIVE new videos and FOUR podcasts, we had more text features and news posted than any month this year so far!

We set the bar pretty high for a 30 day month, so we’ll see how we do in July, or if we’ll succumb to summer vacations and lounging by the powet pool.

Here is a run down of what you might have missed, which you’ll have plenty of time to catch up on this holiday weekend (Independence Day, Canada Day, Twlight Eclipse Day)

Video
PowetToys: MOTUC Battle Cat
Famicom Dojo Season 2: Sega Power Base Converter
Powet.TV: Convention Hygiene
Powet Robots: Silent Running
Powet Presents: Botcon 2010 Hall of Fame
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In the thrilling first half of this the thirty sixth episode of the Powetcast, our heroes discuss religion, war, and teen pop sensations Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. The electic youths this week include Zac, aDam, Crazy, and Sindra!

Watch out for the conclusion of the Powetcast coming Thursday July 1!

Direct Link: Powetcast 35: War For Botcon

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