Did the listings of a black Arcee and Trans-Scanning figures interest you? Well, now you can get a glimpse at what these figures look like! TFW2005 has posted scans of the figures, or concept art in the case of the Trans-Scanning toys. It looks as though the Trans-Scanning figures are skeletal representations of the characters that then get additional vehicle-parts armor, and the Arcee black version appears to be modeled on the motorcycle that Lennox used in the movie to get closer to Blackout!

Click here to see the original post, and here to discuss the images on the Allspark.

We've also mirrored the images here. 

iF Magazine has posted the second part of their interview with Mark Ryan, who provided the voice for Bumblebee in the Transformers: The Movie. But did he know that? He reveals that he had originally been hired just to do fill-in voices while the movie was still filming, and he had no expectations of being in the final piece. While recording several lines, he performed a couple of hand-written lines for Bumblebee that Michael Bay had handed him. These lines would then eventually find themselves into the final cut!

Also included in the interview is a look at some of his other work, including Evita and Robin of Sherwood. 

You can see part two of the interview here. 

Just a quick reminder if you haven't voted, there's still time to voice your support for Transformers: The Movie as Movie of the Year!  Yahoo Movies has a poll up for the Hollywood Film Festival Awards, and right now Transformers is a distant third.  The top rankings are as follows:

#1 - 300, 37517 votes
#2 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 32016 votes
#3 - Transformers the Movie, 24417 votes

Now that the 2007 Transformers Movie is officially released, some Easter Eggs have begun to pop up.  As is reported in this thread.

On Disc 2 of the Special Edition here are 3 Easter Eggs found thus far.

-In "OUR WORLD" push the Down key on "I FIGHT GIANT ROBOTS" to access an Easter Egg.
-In  "THEIR WAR" push  the Left key on "INSIDE THE ALLSPARK" to access another Easter Egg.
-In "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE" push the Up key on "FROM SCRIPT TO SAND: THE SCORPONOK DESERT ATTACK"
-In "TRAILERS" push the Right key on "THEATRICAL TRAILER 4"

Well, West Hollywood at least. From now through Sunday, an actual full-size Bumblebee robot prop from the movie will be standing guard over the West Hollywood Gateway. The shopping center is located on the corner of La Brea and Santa Monica Boulevard, and Bumblebee stands proudly in front of the courtyard, ready to distract the already easily distracted Los Angeles drivers. Plus, after gawking at the big yellow guy for a while, you can head into the attached Target or Best Buy and pick up your own copy of the new DVD. SuperHeroFlix has the press release.

The Allspark was there bright and early this morning to snap some photos, and you can check them all out in our gallery. Discuss in this thread.

TFW2005 is reporting that they have received information about future TakaraTomy Transformers: The Movie figures from various sources. The list that they have compiled is:

January 2008
MA-19 Landmine (2500 Yen)
MD-22 Incinerator (3500 Yen)
Screen Battles SB-01 First Encounter (3500 Yen)
Screen Battles SB-02 Final Stand (3500 Yen)

February 2008
MA-20 Arcee Black Version (2500 Yen)
MD-23 Stockcade (2500 Yen)
Screen Battles SB-03 Desert Attack (3500 Yen)
Screen Battles SB-04 Capture of Bumblebee (3500 Yen)

March 2008
Classics C-01 Convoy (3500 Yen)
Classics C-02 Megatron (3500 Yen)
Classics C-03 Bumble (2200 Yen)
Classics C-04 Starscream (2200 Yen)
Trans-Scanning Bumblebee (3800 Yen)
Trans-Scanning Optimus Prime (4200 Yen)

Moreover they have heard word that the Allspark Power figures will include a mini Allspark Cube and that the Trans-Scan toys feature snap-on Protoform armor!

Click here to see the original report. 

If you buy the Transformers: The Movie DVD at a Walmart, you may notice that you have the option to purchase a prequel DVD as well. What's on this DVD? Monzo has stopped by to give us a run down of what exactly the "Transformers: Beginnings" disc contains. So if you're still undecided about which version of the DVD to buy, you may want to stop by and check out his thread.

You can see Monzo's summary here. 

According to Digital-Toys.com, Jazz will be Transformers Encore #8, making Sky Lynx presumably #7 in TakaraTomy's new Transformers reissue line.  Digital Toys give two figures tentative shipping dates of March and February 2008, respectively.

Check out their order page for Transformers Encore here, and discuss in Nevermore's thread. 

Cute mini-me Bonecrusher is apparently not the only new Transformers: The Movie Legends mold we can look forward to, as the 2-pack wave of Legends toy has been released in the Philippines and these include not only the previously seen figures (Cliffjumper vs. Recon Barricade and Bonecrusher vs. Jazz), but a new set consisting of Rescue Ratchet (white and red repaint of Legends Ratchet) and BRAWL, who rounds out the Legends Decepticon cast.

Thanks to lastmaximal and the good folks at Cybertron Phillipines for the photos and heads-up, which you can find in this thread!