Michael Bay Dot ComMichael Bay to Film TF3 at the Milwaukee Art Museum
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From OnMilwaukee… [ Read more ]:
Rumors have abounded recently and now it’s official. Director Michael Bay and producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce are bringing a cast and crew — about 150 all told — to film a scene from the new “Transformers 3″ at the Milwaukee Art Museum on July 12.
“We’re really excited to showcase the Art Museum in what will be one of the most anticipated blockbuster films for next summer,” said Milwaukee Art Museum Director Dan Keegan.
Transformers 3 to Bring $20 million & 200 Jobs to Chicago; Mayor Daley Welcomes 'Bayhem' of Transformers Movie
From the Chicago Sun-TImes… [ Read more ]:
“Transformers 3” — the sci-fi action thriller filming in Chicago this summer — will pump $20 million into the local economy and create 200 jobs, including ten internships for inner-city students, Mayor Daley said today.
“Transformers 3” is certain to include even more scenes of death and destruction on the streets of Chicago.
“You’re gonna see a little bit of mayhem. You know, I mean it wouldn’t be ‘Transformers’ without it,” Di Bonaventura said.
“Hopefully, it’ll be fun.
Bay, Transformers 3, and Shockwave
From USAToday… [ Read more ]:
“I’ll take some of the criticism,” says Bay, standing at a set built to resemble a dilapidated nuclear reactor. “It was very hard to put (the sequel) together that quickly after the writers’ strike (of 2007-08).”
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura says the rush strained the plot: “We tried to do too many things in the second movie, which didn’t give enough time in any one of them. We were constantly jumping to the next piece of information, the next place.”
Bay is not one for mea culpas, but he says he can do better.