Tom DeSanto Talks The Transformers

X2 producer Tom DeSanto spoke to Sci Fi Wire about the proposed live-action adaptation of The Transformers, which he says will make use of both computer and practical effects for the signature machines and will mostly be based on the original 1980s lineup.

"We're working on the storyline for Transformers, and we're hopefully going to set that up," DeSanto said in an interview at Comic-Con International over the weekend. "We're going to start going out to studios."

DeSanto also said that he and producing partner Don Murphy are close to hiring a director. "We've been talking with several now," he said. "But we have a big guy next week." He declined to comment on a report on IGN FilmForce that quoted Murphy saying that the candidates include Michael Bay, Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Kahn.

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