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EARLIER: Newcomer Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has become the front-runner to replace Megan Fox as Shia LaBeouf’s love interest in Transformers 3. Insiders say that Bay is down to a short-list of three actresses, but is focused on the model after she read for the role last Friday. On the short-list with Huntington-Whiteley is Sarah Wright and Brooklyn Decker. Wright has appeared in Surfer, Dude and The House Bunny. Decker is the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue model who got her first big starring role opposite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in the comedy Just Go With It, which might be retitled to Pretend Wife.
Paramount began production May 17 in Los Angeles on Transformers 3, but Bay has another week to make his final decision. The actress won’t begin shooting scenes with Shia for two weeks. Bay wants to launch a fresh face, and that would be the case for all three but especially for Huntington-Whitely, whose only IMDB credits are several appearances in the TV special The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Bay has worked with her on several Victoria’s Secret campaigns, I’m told.
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what about Dee, the sarcastic sister from “what’s happening”? she’d be a good choice.
Milla Jovovich was acting before The Fifth Element. Remember Dazed and Confused?
As for the Transformers casting, I seriously don’t care. The series died the minute Michael Bay took over and changed everything.
Milla Jovovich was “acting” before Dazed and Confused. Remember Return to the Blue Lagoon? (I have a friend that was in it. Only reason I do…) And before Blue Lagoon she was…a model. Hmmm…
Michael Bay has the worst taste in women.
He picks what Maxim or FHM thinks men want when they airbrush some anorexic 16 year old on their cover. Shia Labeouf isn’t from the cast of Jersey Shore, and as such, looks stupid playing opposite those gross overly-tanned ‘women’.
While many men thought Megan Fox was attractive when Transformers first came out (though just as many thought not), talking about how much she reminds them of a young Angelina Jolie or whatnot, they’re mum on her attractiveness now. Angelina Jolie didn’t slut it up.
Bay should be picking someone who has a brain, acting chops, and can be a believable love interest for Shia’s character.
But, considering this script will be a half-assed ‘plot’ focusing entirely on action sequences (which look more like piles of garbage rumbling against eachother) and loud noises, Michael Bay will sit in his leather chair pondering over which girl has nicer breasts to exploit and a bitchier look.
Good luck!
She’s a swimsuit model.
I guess Bay has some underwater sequences featuring aquatic robots and he wanted someone with swimsuit experience.
Otherwise, she’s a nobody.
Gaaaah! So basically another casting notice that reads “no previous acting experience necessary”? The standard “Hot Girl” that every student filmmaker looks for? Megan Fox always came across as such a shiny, sweaty mess to me but people think she’s sexy. She also sounds like a brainless scarecrow in every interview I’ve ever seen. Hopefully one of these girls will have brains and looks. And maybe some acting chops?
This role is the ALL-AMERICAN (RIDICULOUSLY HOT MODEL) GIRL NEXT DOOR; it’s not about the uppity Euro-Supermodel (at least that’s how she comes across). A quick look at her fashion photos (many are posted at Tyler Durden) and it’s clear she has that haughty bitch factor that lovely human beings like Kate Moss and Gisele have in their pics. You know, where you can just tell they’re awful people and think they’re the shiznitt? Marisa Miller, Brooklyn Decker and Bar Rafeali don’t have that quality because they’re not uppity bee-yotches.
Marisa is too old for Shia so make it Brooklyn or Bar all the way (I know Bar is Israeli, not American, but she dates American actors and Hollywood is 87% Jewish so by default she qualifies!).
Word? Word.
Evangeline Lilly? I hear she’s available.
Yes, a tad too old for Shia but glam her up and let the drooling flow forth.
She IS in the top five most beautiful women in the world, after all, and she can act, but she’s probably too smart for Bay.
Why does it have to be a model? Why not a real actress? Is a girls looks that important over anything else?? Is talent and personality not worth anything???
You obviously haven’t seen a Transformers movie.
I totally agree, Supermodels can’t act, plus they are way too fragile to pull off the stunts!!! Sure they can walk a killer catwalk but put them in an action flic and expect paralysis! If they do this I am going to be very disappointed!!!
It should have been Serinda Swan from Smallville. Oh Well.
Umm how about none of the above, I think they should nab someone like Michelle Trachtenberg or Kristin Kruek, someone who is used to doing the stunt work required to pull off Mikaela Banes!!! For Michelle case and point Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for Kristin case and Point Smallville!!! Plus they are both gorgeous women who would look great opposite to Shia. But If they want somebody who really didn’t fit the bill but could definitely be a wild card I’d go with Hilary Duff!!!
Movie won’t be the same without Fox! Bay and Fox should square away their differences and get back to work….
Transformers 1 and 2 rocked!! Don’t go 3 without Fox….
Signed
Big Fan of Transformers
Why would you go through the trouble of casting John Freakin Malkovich in your movie, only to lose ANY spec of tiny credibility by casting a freakin brainless model as the female lead? Perhaps if Bay cast a girl with some emotional/maturity and a smidge of intelligence, he wouldn’t have had to deal with the freakin Megan Fox fiasco.
I vote for the lesser of all evils in this pathetic scenario–Sarah Wright. I know it’s a groundbreaking concept to cast an ACTRESS to ACT in your movie, so I’m not sure Bay will be man enough to pull the trigger. But she’s my choice
Sarah Wright is definitely the only one of those women fit for the job. She is, after all, an actress AND she is a good one too! She was sooo funny in house bunny! This guy would be stupid not to pick her.
models are trained to shut the hell up. she’ll be perfect.
Are you kidding me? Rosie looks like an anorexic twelve year old. Say what you will about Fox, at least she looked like she could get a little bit dangerous on you. This is a terrible choice.
yecchh! Have a meal for godsakes! She is NOT attractive.
Again! I’m genuinely laughing. You removed my 2nd post regarding this story. Why? Beats me. The irony?? Something like the quote below remains posted….
“models are trained to shut the hell up. she’ll be perfect.”
How that directly relates to Transformers 3, other than the speculation that a model is being considered for the role, is beyond me. You’ve got my email address, man up and let me know what your reservations are. (Again, especially in light of the rampant sexism being tossed around towards women.) Lame.
Were none of the Sex & the City girls available? Besides Megan Fox, I have trouble seeing Shia Labeouf with anyone besides Kim Catrall. Maybe Cynthia Nixon.
People, it is what it is…
Mike Bay has the coolest job ever.
Too bad Sarah Wright didn’t get it, but it’s not surprising since studio features are about mass appeal. Wright has been seen by most in dumb blonde roles, but her layered, subtle lead performance in the indie sleeper X’s&O’s is damn near the scariest sweetheart-bitch character I have ever seen in any sized movie. She is a really good actress, she just doesn’t get the big parts in mainstream flicks. Hollywood.
Good choice! If only they put this much thought into the script!
After a quick Google Image search, I have one question, can Brooklyn Decker play this chick’s hot friend? She’s fine!
Let’s hope she can act. Not that outperforming Ms. Fox will be all that hard.
Wow. That’s an awful photo. As in, “don’t get your plastic surgery done on the NHS as idealistic as it may seem.”
Why doesn’t he hire all of them and retitle the film “Transformers: Swimsuit Edition”? He can intersperse scenes of them posing in swimsuits in various tropical locales with scenes of the Transformers fighting and yelling lines like “Give me your face!”. The acting would definitely be better.
Michael Bay replace Megan Fox checklist
1 Looks Pretty
2 Looks Really Pretty
3 Doesn’t think or talk back
4 Can Act(not really important)