Transformers 2 Shooting Date: June 2nd

IESB.net interviewed Transformers Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura about G.I. Joe and Transformers. The interview is Joe-centeric but below is the info he gave out about Transformers, the most important bit being a plan to start principle photography on June 2nd. With the current WGA strike and possible future strikes from actors and directors, this could change.

IESB: Can you give us a quick update on Transformers 2. Is it still planned for shooting in July of 08?
LDB: The second, June 2nd.

IESB: Is the story locked?
LDB: We're nowhere because of the strike, we won't know until we come back. We have a very fine outline and we know exactly where we want go with the movie but until this writers strike comes back, we'll find out exactly where we are. Michael is completely on top of every detail. He's designed a lot of great stuff already. He's got a lot of great sequences imagined but you know, he needs some writers to work with before he's ready to go, so I would say June 2nd is an unofficial start, it's the target date we'd like to go for but, you know, we've got to get some writers to help us.

IESB: Now, comparing to Transformers 1, how much bigger is Transformers 2 going to be?
LDB: (laughs) You know, I'm gonna let Michael answer that question.

IESB: (laughs) Well, come on $700 million dollars...
LDB: I'll say this much, I know that Michael wants to deliver a bigger experience for everybody.