Transformers BUMBLEBEE-The E! True Hollywood Story

[Orko Is King]

http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1430

 

[Avangarde]

I think that was posted a couple of days ago

 

[CFlash]

Can us banned-from-the-graces-Michael-Bay see the link?

 

[1987olds442]

Wow proof that Bay is a ******...

It's not like VW would allow the licensing of their brand anyway, not because of the stupid reason in that post that was the first I heard that VW didn't want to deal with Bay... which is BS on a different level... It's known through out the fandom that VW has a strict policy against anything war related. Porsche has the same type of policy as well.

 

[Bloodsword]

When they did the alternator version of a VW Transformer, it came with 2 sheilds an no gun. VW only gave the rights if it had no weapon.

 

[1987olds442]

When they did the alternator version of a VW Transformer, it came with 2 sheilds an no gun. VW only gave the rights if it had no weapon.

There was no VW Alternator/Binal Tech there was plans for one, but VW said NO. The one you are thinking of was the US Honda S2000 Alt Windcharger, but the Japanese release had the Gun.

 

[Spark]

Wow proof that Bay is a ******...

It's not like VW would allow the licensing of their brand anyway, not because of the stupid reason in that post that was the first I heard that VW didn't want to deal with Bay... which is BS on a different level... It's known through out the fandom that VW has a strict policy against thing war related. Porsche has the same type of policy as well.

That applied to Alternators only though*. It's a big leap from that to multimillion dollar blockbuster.

*As far as the official line goes anyway.

 

[1987olds442]

That applied to Alternators only though*. It's a big leap from that to multimillion dollar blockbuster.

*As far as the official line goes anyway.

Actually that is their policy period VW doesn't want to associate with anything that is war related.

 

[That-Guy]

Actually that is their policy period VW doesn't want to associate with anything that is war related.

That's ironic considering that Volkswagen's were originally spawned from an idea of Adolf Hitler's. Of course, it wasn't for anything war-related, but it's still funny.

 

[1987olds442]

That's ironic considering that Volkswagen's were originally spawned from an idea of Adolf Hitler's. Of course, it wasn't for anything war-related, but it's still funny.

Germany's history is actually the reason they have the policy... Porsche too

 

[ragdus]

Germany's history is actually the reason they have the policy... Porsche too

Exactly. It's only ironic if it isn't the direct reason for the decision.

 

[That-Guy]

Huh. Didn't know that. Makes perfect sense, though.

 

[xwolverine2]

ugh... VW overeacts for the stupidest thing

 

[zer00]

Combo of Bay's idiocy and VW's

 

[1987olds442]

ugh... VW overeacts for the stupidest thing

I don't really think that Germany's part in the death of over 50,000,000 is a little thing So I can see why they don't want to have a part with any thing war related.

 

[zer00]

I really wouldn't say

cars that turn into robots

quite equals up

 

[1987olds442]

I really wouldn't say

cars that turn into robots

quite equals up

If that was where it ended VW would have agreed as well, but remember the other main part of the Transformers is that they are in a War a battle of good vs. Evil... more or less.

 

[xwolverine2]

I don't really think that Germany's part in the death of over 50,000,000 is a little thing So I can see why they don't want to have a part with any thing war related.

they're just f'ing toys

 

[1987olds442]

they're just f'ing toys

They also see them as brand images too, so they don't want themselves connected to the Transformers.

But if Hollywood wanted to be a ass about it... they could have used the old VW Beetle without getting permission, because the design is actually in the public domain since it has been around for so long.

 

[Psionic Force]

Wow proof that Bay is a ******...

It's not like VW would allow the licensing of their brand anyway, not because of the stupid reason in that post that was the first I heard that VW didn't want to deal with Bay... which is BS on a different level... It's known through out the fandom that VW has a strict policy against thing war related. Porsche has the same type of policy as well.

Which I find very funny seeing as it was the Germans, along with Hitler, that created the VW!

 

[zer00]

If that was where it ended VW would have agreed as well, but remember the other main part of the Transformers is that they are in a War a battle of good vs. Evil... more or less.

It doesn't change the fact they're just toys

 

[1987olds442]

Which I find very funny seeing as it was the Germans, along with Hitler, that created the VW!

Which is the reason why they don't want to be associated with anything war related.

 

[1987olds442]

It doesn't change the fact they're just toys

True there would have been toys....but if it was used in the movie then it would have been a shown all over the world a VW licensed character that Transforms into a War Machine in a big budget movie. That's why we wouldn't have ever seen VW in the movie even if Bay wanted to use one... unless he used a old one which would could have sparked legal issues as well.

 

[Kebab gud]

Which is the reason why they don't want to be associated with anything war related.

the reson is because they got a HUGE lawsuit back in 2000 i think from holocaust survivors ..

 

[1987olds442]

the reson is because they got a HUGE lawsuit back in 2000 i think from holocaust survivors ..

Now that you mention it I think I remember hearing about that lawsuit during that time as well.

This is all really just a moot topic too. It's just VW's policy so no matter how much everyone one "myself included" would have loved Bumblebee to have been a Beetle. It's just isn't going to happen