Movie update: The Transformers

A part of me really wants to see this, a part of me doesn't because it'll just ruin another facet of my childhood.

But I never understood why the robots look so different in the movie compared to the toys and cartoon, and I blamed either Steven Spielberg (producer) or Michael Bay (director). Until now.


From Comic Book Resources:

"Transformers 2" is being prepped for 2009, as is a new cartoon series to spin off the upcoming movie.

The reason given to licensors as to why the robots look so different in the film is so that hardcore fans will stay loyal and keep buying the old toys, which they're relaunching, even if they hate the new movie.

Licensing has explicitly stated that companies doing merchandising have to avoid doing anything too similar to the original Transformers line, so as not to mix the two separate and profitable properties.

So basically, Hasbro said: "We know the possibility of the movie being f'ed up is high. So let's not hurt the cartoon and toys and insist they look different." Sheesh.