MEGATRON GETS TANKED

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Megatron A Tank In Transformers 2
Published 8/4/2008 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
... Now, while most of us all assumed that Megatron would be back for Transformers 2, we haven’t really heard anything official yet about it (since he know the main villain will be “The Fallen”). But now our friends over at CHUD are giving us some word on Megatron: ...

New Hints About Terminator 4's Ending And A Surprise Villain In Transformers 2 [Morning Spoilers]
Published 8/4/2008 by Charlie Jane Anders at io9
... Supposedly the villain from the first Transformers movie, Megatron, will pop up in the second film. But this time around, he'll be a tank. And one draft of the script had the good-guy Autobots bringing Megatron back to help deal with a bigger menace. [CHUD] ...

Megatron May Return as a...
Published 8/4/2008 at "SuperHeroHype.com - 30 most recent stories"
CHUD has posted an interesting story on how Megatron might return in Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , opening in theaters on June 26, 2009. Here's a clip: OK, I don't think there's a soul out there who will be surprised when Megatron returns in Transformers 2. If the current incarnation of the script follows the beats of a previous incarnation (which did not feature The Fallen), Megatron may be getting brought back by the Autobots, who need him to conquer the new menace. But I've learned that this time he won't be that weird alien jet. Go ...

MEGATRON will return as a tank in TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Published 8/4/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Original Sharp) at Original Sharp Says...
... 2 - and not only that, this time he's a BIG tank! My only real gripe to the popcorn-fest that was the original Transformers movie was the very little screen time that Megatron had. Lets face it, he's supposedly the biggest and baddest transformer there is (apart from the fallen) and he got barely half an hours screen time. Well worry ye not fanboys, because the big cheese is back, and this time he's packing! According to CHUD: "OK, I don’t think there’s a soul out there who will be surprised when Megatron returns in ...

Megatron Returns as Tank in Transformers 2!?
Published 8/4/2008 by The ODI (noreply@blogger.com) at Movies - Spoilers
... But I've learned that this time he won't be that weird alien jet. This time he's a tank. Megatron apparently was a tank in the Transformers Generation 2 comic or toys or something (I don't know, I just looked it up on Wikipedia and I still don't get it), so this has some precedent. I imagine this is as close as we'll get to seeing him be a gun, since the movies appear to eschew the sort of size shifting antics that the comics and cartoons embraced. Source: CHUD ...

Fanboy Bites: 'Halo', 'Transformers 2', 'Mummy 4' and 'Justice League'
Published 8/4/2008 by Erik Davis at Cinematical
... might be, and it's definitely not a used 2001 Honda Accord. Oh no, CHUD reports that Megatron will be back in the sequel! Not a giant reveal, I know, but they also claim -- possible spoilers -- that the baddie from the first film might come back to help the Autobots defeat "a new menace." (Some say that menace is The Fallen, some say it's LaBeouf's future parole officer -- we'll check our sources and get back to you.) Not only that, but Megatron might return as a tank this time. Hopefully said tank will offer up enough protection from, ya know, tight corners and multiple shots ...

Megatron Gets Tanked, Hops in Bed with Transformers Sequel [Crazy Rumors]
Published 8/5/2008 by Adam Sweeney at Film School Rejects
... Could we see an alliance between Optimus and Megatron to take down the Fallen? Word from CHUD is that a previous draft of the script had the Autobots bringing Megatron back to life, so it looks like that’s how things will go down. ...

Michael Bay Celebrates Tanks-Giving in Transformers
Published 8/5/2008 by Rob Bricken at Topless Robot
... CHUD reports that Megatron will indeed be back for Transformers 2, which should surprise no one not currently in a coma. But the real news is that Megatron will ditch his indistinguishable-from-Starscream jet transformation mode to an indistinguishable-from-Brawl tank mode, which at least has some precedent in the toys and cartoons, making it the least offensive change Bay has made to franchise so far. ...

“Transformers 2″ News: Megatron To Be A Tank This Time?
Published 8/5/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... Even though news broke earlier that the main Transformers 2 villain would indeed be Fallen, the robo-equivalent of Satan teased by the title, now we’re hearing from CHUD that Megatron will (not surprisingly) be back for the Michael Bay sequel. ...

The Dailies: August 5, 2008
Published 8/5/2008 by Shawn Adler at MTV Movies Blog
- Arnold Schwarzenegger underwhelmed by early footage of “Terminator: Salvation.” (LA Times) - Don’t misunderestimate the first poster for Oliver Stone’s “W.” (AICN) - Megatron comes back for seconds, to be featured in “Transformers 2″ as a tank. (CHUD) - Art for “Halo: Fall of Reach” pops up online. (Latino Review) - Is “Justice League of America” on track again for next year? (Herald Sun)