By Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY
What:Transformers: Dark of the Moon premiere
By Jamie McCarthy, WireImage
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Shia LaBeouf were part of the 'Transformers' takeover in Times Square.
By Jamie McCarthy, WireImage
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Shia LaBeouf were part of the 'Transformers' takeover in Times Square.
Where:Times Square, New York City
When: Tuesday night
Guest list from the film: Shia LaBeouf, director and executive producer Michael Bay, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Patrick Dempsey, Tyrese Gibson, Ken Jeong, John Turturro, Frances McDormand, Kevin Dunn, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Tudyk. Additional guests included Alessandra Ambrosio, Derek Hough, Jimmie Johnson, Josh Kelly, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Jason Statham and Dwyane Wade.
Times Square takeover: Paramount pulled out all the stops for the blockbuster flick, shutting down Times Square for a Transformers-style takeover. Hot cars, a giant Bumblebee 'bot and a live DJ kept hundreds of fans entertained, some of whom brought signs, such as "Hey Shia, I bet I can transform ya!" Even Aldrin was on hand to kick off the third installment, which starts off with a 1960s NASA conspiracy and ends with Autobots and Decepticons waging 3-D war in modern-day Chicago.
Meet the new girl: Goodbye, Megan Fox. Hello, Huntington-Whiteley! The model-turned-actress first met Bay shooting commercials for Victoria's Secret. TF3's new damsel in distress found it "a little challenging at times wearing high heels on that set." With only three weeks to prepare, the first thing she had to perfect was her run, "because my run looked like Phoebe from Friends," she said with a laugh. But there's one thing she already had in the bag: "The scream was all mine, au naturel." Bay said it was time for a fresh face. "I had a good run with Megan," he said. "I like discovering people. Rosie's another discovery. She did a great job." LaBeouf was a little more blunt when asked about the difference between co-stars. "(Rosie) is lovely and she's got levity, she's light. Where we came from wasn't necesarily light."
Last call for Shia? Although LaBeouf called TF3 "the best script we've ever had," he confirmed it will be his last Transformers movie. "This is like my graduation," he said. "No sadness at all. I'm super-excited. This is the best movie we've ever made." The star, who recently acknowledged hooking up with past co-stars (Fox and Isabel Lucas), said he doesn't regret his recent tell-all candor. His next move? Playing a Depression-era bootlegger in The Wettest County in the World.
Trouble on set: LaBeouf also acknowledged it wasn't all smooth sailing on Bay's set. During an emotional scene with Bumblebee, "on a big, huge" set day, "my priorities and (Bay's) didn't match that day and we had a little wrestle. I need time to get where I'm going to go. If I'm going to cry, it's going to take me a minute. Sometimes it doesn't always work with Mike's schedule. So that was a tough day."
Fashion notes from Rosie: "I wanted to dress like a Transformer tonight," Huntington-Whiteley said, in Jessica Rabbit-red Antonio Berardi. On her world-wide romp the top model wore sexy fuchsia and black Michael Kors gowns in Moscow and Rio de Janeiro, a backless silver dress from pal Naeem Khan in Berlin, and a slinky navy Burberry dress by friend Christopher Bailey in London. "I've been very lucky, designers were very kind to me," she said. "The Gucci dress (from Moscow) I'd seen on a runway and adored."
Surprise cameos: A recent test audience cheered when two Oscar favorites popped up on the screen, giving TF3's 'bot world a shot of humanity. John Malkovich plays LaBeouf's psychotic new boss, and his former Burn After Reading co-star Frances McDormand appears as the director of national intelligence. "I've always loved them," said Bay. Duhamel was thrilled, too. "Fargo is one of my favorite movies," he said of the McDormand film. "When I heard I was going to do scenes with her, I was well prepared, let me put it that way." Meanwhile, Dempsey pops up as a villain in the flick. Going from the Grey's set, "you go from a set that's very feminine to one that's very masculine."
Director's notes: Bay took a minute to take on the critics. "There are 300 critics in the world. There's tens and tens and tens of millions of fans in the world. I make the movies for them. I'm not here to please 300 people. This is summertime fun, this is not brain surgery. ? To do a movie like this is so complex, there are few people in the world that can do it, and I work with the best people in the world. So shame on all the critics that say that this is not art in its own way."
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