Brian Damage
05-28-2008, 01:49 PM
Say what you will about the implausibility of Michael Bay movies, there’s nothing funny about giant robots chasing innocent people around a college campus.
Ok, one thing. Or, rather, one person.
That would be Rainn Wilson, who will have a small role in “Transformers 2,” as some kind of professor, “The Office” star revealed exclusively to MTV News during a Sneak Peek Week screening of his new film “The Rocker.”
“A professor that turns into a car that turns into a robot,” he laughed.
You can certainly take that last assertion with a healthy grain of salt, but only barely, since so little is known about the plot of the upcoming blockbuster sequel beyond the most basic: that it will follow Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) as a newly minted college student. For his part, Wilson was coy with more details, claiming to have not even read a full script.
But while the overall plot remains shrouded in mystery, Wilson’s casting — along with the recent announcement that Jonah Hill was offered but declined a role as Sam’s college roommate — would seem to indicate that Bay is going for a more comedic tone in his second go-round with Optimus Prime.
“Transformers 2” is currently setting up shop in Bethlehem, PA, home to Lehigh University.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/05/28/exclusive-rainn-wilson-joins-transformers-2-cast-as-university-professor/
Ok, one thing. Or, rather, one person.
That would be Rainn Wilson, who will have a small role in “Transformers 2,” as some kind of professor, “The Office” star revealed exclusively to MTV News during a Sneak Peek Week screening of his new film “The Rocker.”
“A professor that turns into a car that turns into a robot,” he laughed.
You can certainly take that last assertion with a healthy grain of salt, but only barely, since so little is known about the plot of the upcoming blockbuster sequel beyond the most basic: that it will follow Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) as a newly minted college student. For his part, Wilson was coy with more details, claiming to have not even read a full script.
But while the overall plot remains shrouded in mystery, Wilson’s casting — along with the recent announcement that Jonah Hill was offered but declined a role as Sam’s college roommate — would seem to indicate that Bay is going for a more comedic tone in his second go-round with Optimus Prime.
“Transformers 2” is currently setting up shop in Bethlehem, PA, home to Lehigh University.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/05/28/exclusive-rainn-wilson-joins-transformers-2-cast-as-university-professor/