Archive for the ‘Transformers 2’ Category
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Jul 03 2009
Michael Jackson’s death may have overshadowed Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as the top entertainment story of the weekend, but it didn’t hamper its box-office performance. After opening to an astounding $60.6 million on Wednesday, the PG-13 rated robot mash-up has grossed an estimated $201 million over its first five days, second only to The Dark Knight’s 5-day opening of $203 million. Its Friday-Sunday total reached $112 million, the best three-day opening this summer. IMAX screens accounted for $14.4 million. The only other new release of the weekend, the Cameron Diaz-weepie My Sister’s Keeper, grossed $12 million for a fifth place in the box office derby. The rest of the top five was dominated by successful holdovers with The Proposal dropping only 45% its second weekend in theaters for a ten-day cume of $69.1 million and a weekend take of $18.5 million. The Hangover keeps on trucking, grossing an additional $17.2 million for a total cume of $183.2 million and third spot in the rankings. Pixar’s Up has now outgrossed Cars, earning $13 million for a total take of $250 million. In limited release, Summit Entertainment scored big with its Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker from director Kathryn Bigelow. Opening on only four screens in New York and Los Angeles, the festival fave grossed $144,000 for a per-theater average of $36,000. The film was sold out in its four theaters on opposite coasts. It will expand into more markets on July 10. Updated numbers from July 3rd: In just eight days, Michael Bay’s critic-shunning, robot-fighting juggernaut has grossed $239 million, putting it on track to be the highest grossing film of the summer: It’s guaranteed to surpass both Star Trek and Up over the weekend. |
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Jun 26 2009
In the first “Transformers” movie, it all seemed so simple: Boy meets impossibly hot girl, witty banter is exchanged, boy gets girl and giant robots attack. In “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen,” however, a bizarre love triangle disrupts the lives of Sam (Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela (Megan Fox) — with some help from a mysterious new woman. “She is playing more of the seductress,” explained Isabel Lucas, the sexy young Australian actress who plays Alice in “Fallen,” the blockbuster film currently breaking box-office records worldwide. “She’s got mysterious intentions that we don’t really know about towards him. He is obviously in a relationship and still with Mikaela at this stage — so he is resisting it quite strongly.” Although millions of fans are pouring into theaters to see the massive robots of “Transformers,” this Mikaela/ Sam/ Alice conflict serves as a major component of the film’s human element. “It’s not that Sam is turning his back on Mikaela,” explained LaBeouf, whose character meets Alice while at college. “It’s just that a priority for Sam at this point is not only a relationship, but trying to juggle him liking himself.” |
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Jun 25 2009
In what could be a sign of record-breaking success to come, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” has already proven to be a hit. The film pulled in a record-breaking $16 million in its midnight showings on Wednesday. What does this prove? At the end of the day, nobody could give a damn what the reviewers have to say about it…they just want to go see Megan Fox look hot. (Not to mention Isabel Lucas, who’s shaping up to be the film’s break-out star. Two ridiculously hot women for the price of one movie ticket? Yeah, who cares what the reviews say.) While the numbers for “Transformers’” midnight showings are staggering, they still place second to “The Dark Knight,” which brought in $18.5 million with its own midnight showings. However, that was on a Friday. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” now holds the record for a Wednesday midnight showings box-office. The question now is whether or not poor word of mouth will hurt “Transformers” at the box office, or whether or not audiences will continue to fill theaters no matter what their friends tell them. Clearly, the terrible reviews that the film’s been getting haven’t been able to squash anyone’s excitement over seeing the film. Also clear is that people simply can’t get enough of Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf onscreen together, and it may not matter very much what they’re doing when they’re on it. On the other hand, “The Dark Knight” had some serious critical acclaim when it opened, which no doubt helped get people to the movies. Without that, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” might start out with a bang, but end with a box-office whimper. We’ll have to wait until Monday when the official opening weekend numbers are in. We’re sure somewhere Michael Bay is keeping his fingers crossed. |
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Jun 24 2009
Isabel’s Hollywood movie debut Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is out NOW in America!! Make sure you go and see it … and then come back here and let us know what you thought of it! The full version of Isabel Lucas Online will be launching any day now, so keep checking back. Whether you’re a long-time fan of Izzy, have just discovered her recently, or if you’ve watched the new Transformers movie and are intrigued to learn more about the actress behind ‘Alice’ then stay tuned right here, as we will be bringing you the goods on Miss Lucas! Click the still below to visit the official site for the movie.  |
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Jun 24 2009
+ an interview with TheVine.com.au |
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Jun 23 2009
Isabel and her co-stars attended the premiere of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen in Los Angeles last night, and Izzy looked gorgeous in a little silver dress! Remember to catch Izzy on Jimmy Kimmel Live in the US tonight!! EDIT: I’ve added 8 HQs into this post as a preview for you. Izzy’s dress is Chanel Haute Couture and she accessorised with Dior jewelry.         |
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Jun 23 2009
THE Cove’s popularity will please Isabel Lucas. The former Home and Away star was one of several people arrested in the port of Taiji in 2007 protesting against dolphin slaughter. Footage of their surfboard blockade features in The Cove. Lucas was recently in Japan promoting her latest film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which opens here this week. She says there haven’t been any repercussions. “We weren’t particularly worried because it was such a vague arrest,” she tells Reel Time. The charge was “interfering with international commerce”. “I didn’t mention or bring it up while I was there because it wasn’t the time or the place and the Japanese people were very hospitable and very gracious, and I was there to talk about the film,” she adds, referring to the second Transformers film, another bombastic blockbuster from director Michael Bay, which could be a career maker for the young actress. “It is a different character that I haven’t really played before,” she says, and one she is under strict instructions from Bay not to talk about in detail. Let’s just say the character is a little Sam Worthington or Hugo Weaving. Producer Steven Spielberg’s people asked to see her audition after watching her performance in the coming World War II miniseries The Pacific, which filmed largely in Melbourne. That series will be seen on Seven next year. |
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Jun 23 2009
Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” debuted atop the international circuit over the weekend. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie has drawn in $20 million from only 846 locations in two key foreign markets, the United Kingdom and Japan. Reaching the first position in both countries, the follow-up to “Transformers”, which is helmed by Michael Bay, made $14.1 million from 517 screens in the U.K. and $5.8 million from 329 sites in Japan. The impressive bows have outnumbered the first film by 71% and 13% in both territories respectively. In the second position was Sony’s “Terminator Salvation”. Dominating the overseas charts last weekend, the Christian Bale-starring sci-fi thriller grossed $18.4 million from 9,400 theaters in 74 territories. So far, it has collected an international cume of around $200 million. Warner Bros.’ “The Hangover”, in the meantime, came in third. Raking up $30.4 million, it held strongly in U.K., though the ticket sales decreased 16%. It faced a mere 7% decline in Australia, pulling in $2.6 million from 227 scenes. The comedy film also garnered $1.1 million from 342 sites in Russia and $966,000 from 292 scenes in Italy. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is scheduled to open wide in the U.S. on Wednesday, June 24. Teaming up once again Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox as Sam and Mikaela, it also sees the return of Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro, and the joining of Isabel Lucas, Rainn Wilson, Ramon Rodriguez and many others. |
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Jun 20 2009
The action sequel to 2007′s hugely successful Transformers features Lucas vamping it up as Alice, a student bombshell trying to seduce co-star Shia LaBeouf. “It’s so enjoyable playing a character that’s so different from yourself, because you can really go and take risks,” Lucas told The Sunday Mail while in Sydney for the premiere of the film, also starring Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel. To listen to US tabloid gossip, however, it’s art imitating life for the LA-based starlet who lived briefly in Kakadu National Park before moving to Cairns. For the past 12 months she has been pitted at the centre of a love triangle between her co-star LaBeouf and her ex-boyfriend, Entourage’s Adrian Grenier, who apparently called it quits after learning Lucas was in a car accident while LaBeouf was behind the wheel. “Me and Adrian, unfortunately we broke up like a month before that car accident happened (in the middle of last year), I didn’t even know Shia at the time,” she revealed. |
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Jun 20 2009
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen was released in the UK yesterday! Make sure you book your tickets to go and see it! If you have seen it/after you do see it, come and share your thoughts on it here by posting a comment – what was Isabel’s character like? How was her performance? Tell us the details (although, no spoilers Click the still below to visit the official site for the movie. |
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