Our beloved astromech seems to be popping up everywhere. First R2-D2 shows up in Star Trek. And now the film’s visual-effects supervisor, who also worked on Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, and the same screenwriting team who wrote him into Star Trek, are saying Artoo is in their new movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
MTV News reports:
“There’s an R2-D2 flying around in there somewhere,” revealed ILM’s Scott Farrar, the film’s visual-effects supervisor, who also worked on the Star Wars episodes Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace. “There’s a little bit of space junk thrown in there; see if you can find it. It’s a scene in the desert.” Interestingly enough, George Lucas’ charismatic droid also had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo in Star Trek, which shares the same writing team as Transformers. Is it a coincidence? “Perhaps,” screenwriter Alex Kurtzman grinned mischievously. “Perhaps not.”
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Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know (via VH1/MTV)
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Poor guy is obviously typecast as a droid and can’t get any work otherwise. Like any actor, he’s taking what he can get, but what he’d really like to do is a nice romantic comedy.
Ha R2 in transformer he wouldn’t last a second out there megatron would blow him to smithereens but who knows R2 might get some backup.
i think i might have found r2d2 in revenge of the fallen i have read he is in the film in a desert scene as a piece of garbage got a pic here of it see what you reacon
There’s an R2-D2 flying around in there somewhere,” revealed Scott Farrar, the film’s visual-effects supervisor, who also worked on the “Star Wars” episodes “Return of the Jedi” and “The Phantom Menace.” “There’s a little bit of space junk thrown in there; see if you can find it. It’s a scene in the desert.” Interestingly enough, George Lucas’ charismatic droid also had a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo in “Star Trek,” which shares the same writing team as “Transformers.” Is it a coincidence? “Perhaps,” screenwriter Alex Kurtzman grinned mischievously. “Perhaps not.”
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