The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their defeat in 2009’s Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. In this new movie, the Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, and once again human Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. There’s new characters too, including a new villain in the form of Shockwave, a longtime "Transformers" character who rules Cybertron while the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out on Earth.
After both cars have been rumored as the classic characters Wheeljack and Mirage, the blue Mercedes and the red Ferrari respectively, Nelson Lauren, on Michael Bay's official forum has finally officially announced who they really are, revealing that they are new characters instead:
Let's welcome the Ferrari 458 Italia to the Transformers family
His name is "Dino."
It's pronounced Dee-No.
Furthermore, he explained where the name comes from:
It's a homage to the son of Ferrari's founder. It was also the codename of the 458 while they were designing it.
And the Mercedes E550 is...
Que. Pronounced "Q."
And regarding the source of the name, Nelson didn't say anything more but giving a
link which clearly states that the name comes from 'Q', the character who invents many equipments in the infamous
James Bond series.
In the end, this may create some confusion as the names Mirage and Wheeljack have been applied to several promotional stuffs, including toys and kids story books. Anyway, follow the link below to visit the thread and check out the complete discussion.
With the cast of Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson as well as the voices of Peter Cullen and Leonard Nimoy,
Transformers: Dark of the Moon will land on theaters on June 29, later this year!
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