We all know Michael Bay is in the midst of shooting Transformers 3; which comes out July 1, 2011. We also know that Megan Fox won’t be coming back as Shia’s love interest; Victoria’s Secret model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has taken her place. We also have learned that the robot twins won’t be back for another round. So what don’t we know? How about some plot details, and who’s the villain? SPOILERS AHEAD.
“This one really builds to a final crescendo,” Bay told USA Today. “It’s not three multiple endings… As a trilogy, it really ends. [The franchise] could be rebooted again, but I think it has a really killer ending.”
The director also revealed who the villain is. Ready? It’s Shockwave, the one-eyed overseer of Cybertron whose toy turned into a wicked purple laser canon thing.
As for the plot? “The new film features Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime.”
Through this story, a mystery of sorts emerges, as TF3 centers around the “space race between Russia and the U.S.”, while implying that the Transformers played a hidden role in mankind’s first exploration of the galaxy.
And fanboys, try not to faint – but yes, despite initial reluctance on Bay’s part, Transformers 3D is happening.
