In 2003, producer Don Murphy originally wanted to make a film called "Special Forces GIJoe" after the outbreak of the Iraq War, but he finally negotiated with Hasbro about the right to adapt "Transformers". Tom De Santo's screenwriting ability in "X-Superman" was appreciated by Don Murphy, so De Santo was invited to conceive the most basic story line. At the same time, Tang also discussed the film with many American Transformers fans on his personal website.
Steven Spielberg of DreamWorks has always known Transformers, because when his children were young, Spielberg often bought Transformers toys for them to play with. He himself is also reading related comic books and collecting models. He often plays with these toys with the children at home because he himself is fascinated by the stories derived here. He believes that, sooner or later, Hasbro Toys will authorize it to be made into a popular summer movie. In order to adapt the basic story created by Tom De Santo, a number of professional film screenwriters were invited to further enrich the frame of the story. These include Roberto Och, Alex Kuzman and John Rogers. Spielberg himself also expressed his opinion on the script.
Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventure and Hasbro’s COO Brian Goldner had already begun to have this intention before Spielberg, plus Another decision maker of "Hasbro", Tom De Santo, is also trying to persuade Don Murphy to become a partner in the production of "Transformers." It can be said that the joining of Spielberg effectively used his position in Hollywood and made the filming of this film soon put on the agenda. Lorenzo di Bonaventura said that "Paramount" and "Hasbro" are very excited about reinterpreting a successful toy product in the form of a live-action movie. Of course, the popularity of'Transformers' is because it is the ace product series of Hasbro, but even Brian Goldner believes that it has huge development potential. Godner has a desire to protect every product of the company, so Godner put forward the request to "supervise" the film as a producer. Lorenzo accepted this proposal, because Godner's understanding of "Transformers" is unmatched, and his participation can provide a lot of effective help for the filming of the film.
Screenwriter Tom De Santo said that when he was a child, he had already regarded making a "Transformers" movie as his lifelong dream, but to realize his dream also needed like-minded partners, that is his partner Don. Murphy. Murphy still remembers that he himself was inspired by attending a comic convention in San Diego. Those children who grew up in the 1980s may now want to see the characters and stories they once liked being made into movies. Murphy thinks this is a wonderful feeling.
Screenwriter John Rogers is more than just a cartoonist. He can be said to be a fanatic in this field. That's why Spielberg hand-picked him to design the story line for the entire film. Rogers said that all DreamWorks friends Knowing that he is a weird person, because he always tries to maintain the mentality he had when he was 12 years old. For him, the opportunity to be the screenwriter of the film is very rare. Spielberg has only one requirement for him, and that is to create a humanized story. John Rogers created a total of three main lines for "Transformers". In the end, they all became the centerpiece of the rich and textured story, and then passed through the screenwriter duo Alex Kuzman and Roberto Ochi So the script gradually took shape. Before the official creation, Rogers browsed a large number of web pages about "Transformers". He said that when he completed his part of responsibility and devoted himself to another screenwriting job, he also specifically instructed Kurtzman and Ouch to continue every day. Browse these pages. The mass base behind Transformers is very huge. If possible, even if it takes a lifetime, they can't answer the questions they put forward.
From the beginning, the relevant producers all went home to learn about "Transformers". They realized that shooting a film version of "Transformers" was an expression to this theme that was loved by many people. The way of respect, there is a strong fan group behind it, "Transformers" has affected the lives of many of them. Lorenzo di Bonaventura said that "Transformers" has a very rich and long history, which became the source of their motivation for making this film. Each of them had the same idea, and they were all attracted by the myth that underpins the story. The most difficult part of humans’ vision of robots is that when they watch the film, they have no idea what is being said in this particular story. Therefore, they determined the basics of the film as quickly as possible. Frame: Make a work that highlights humanity. Then look for the best actors and try to make the best use of this robot-related cultural property.
When the producer first started negotiating with Michael Bay on the position of director, Michael Bay thought that the film was just a "stupid toy movie", but he did not immediately refuse the invitation. He studied it carefully. The ins and outs of the Transformers series, and was officially confirmed as the director in April 2005.
Michael Bay has had a happy cooperative relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense in many films, so when filming "Transformers", he once again thought of using the power of the military. He said that with so much filming experience, He is quite familiar with some procedures in the army. When he invited the US Department of Defense to provide support for the filming of the film, the other party not only accepted it, but also came up with its own plan. So the audience can see the real Holloman, Cortland and Edwards Air Force Base and the Pentagon in the film. Cooperating with different military branches, the film can "borrow" high-end weapons that are rarely seen during the filming, from the CV-22 tilt rotor aircraft, the F-117 "Nighthawk" stealth aircraft to the C-130 "Hercules" transport aircraft, C-17 "Global Overlord" transport aircraft.
In the end, DreamWorks and Paramount decided to jointly release the film.
