Tyrese Talks A-Team, Transformers 2 and Luke Cage!

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Tyrese Talks A-Team, Transformers 2 and Luke Cage!

Source:Scott Huver

May 16, 2008

Model-turned-actor Tyrese Gibson may have been a supporting player in last year's mega-hit Transformers, but he's using the heat the film lent him to transform himself – namely into a major movie star. We caught up with Tyrese on the set of his currently-shooting film Legion and got the scoop on a slew of his upcoming projects.

Along with return trips to the "Transformers" and "Fast and Furious" franchises, Tyrese also has his sights set on filling the shoes of not one but two of the toughest African-American action icons: Mr. T and Luke Cage, Hero for Hire.

ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype!: How has your career changed since "Transformers"? What's been going on?
Tyrese Gibson: There's a lot going on: "A-Team." "Transformers." "Fast and Furious 4." These are all the things that are kind of in motion and so I'm really excited that I'm getting to do some rock star type roles and be fun and be heavily associated to these genres, big huge box office mojo joints.

CS/SHH!: When does "The A-Team" start shooting?
Gibson: They're still doing a lot of rewrites on the script. I haven't officially signed on, but I'm just playing Double Dutch.

CS/SHH!: Are you practicing with the chains in the mirror?
Gibson: He's going to be a little different. We might keep the Mohawk, but we're not going into no forty thousand chains. We're going to 2009 Mr. BA.

CS/SHH!: You'll also be back for "Transformers 2" – How will your character evolve?
Gibson: Well, I can't spill any of the beans though that was a smooth transition. But I just talked to Shia [LaBeouf] and left Jon Voight [a message] about fifteen minutes ago. I'm excited. Michael Bay is really going to try and up the ante on round two and take it to a whole other level. I can't go into any detail, but it's going to be some real one-of-a-kind things going on in this movie that no one has ever visually seen in their life. Michael Bay is really fired up and trying to outdo what he did on the first round and I'm just honored to be a part of it.

CS/SHH!: How serious will your involvement with "Fast and Furious" be?
Gibson: The "Fast and Furious" thing for me is going to be like a cameo where I kind of reprise my Roman Pierce situation kind of like what Vin Diesel did in "Fast and Furious 3." They're bringing me back for that, and as far as "The A-Team" it's Double Dutch. As soon as they get the script done we should be rolling and hopefully my schedule will allow me to get them all done at the same time. Those are things that are definitely in the future.

CS/SHH!: Is there a comic book superhero in your future perhaps too – namely Luke Cage?
Gibson: You've been reading some things. I don't know, man. We'll see.

CS/SHH!: If that was offered is it something that you would be excited about?
Gibson: Luke Cage. They're still tweaking the script and all I will say on that is if that slot eventually opens up I'll probably be that guy to come in there and bring that man to life and have a little fun. I have to do a lot of bench pressing. Luke Cage is a lot to live up to, but like I said I'm not officially signed on yet, but they definitely have me in mind. Mr. Avi Arad – love him.

In related news, IGN got to talk to Transformers 2 writer Roberto Orci, who revealed that Soundwave will be present. Here's a clip from the interview:

We want to follow some of our lead characters which we thought were so successful. Shia's character; where is he two years later? His girlfriend, where is she two years later? But for fans, I guess I'll address this more for the fans, because I think if you didn't know Transformers at all and you came in and you liked the first movie, you'll like the second one. However, some of the die hard fans, which we were a member of that group, felt, well, maybe it's a little light. Maybe it wasn't science fictiony enough. And I think the second one will deliver on a true Transformers story. You know, the first one, we had a limited budget for what it was. Every second of Transformer time is a million dollars or whatever the heck it is, so this time, because we were able to prove through the whole thing that it's a viable live-action movie, we have a little more freedom this time to actually learn about the Transformers, see them, hear them. It's a better balance between the humans and the Transformers.

The Morning Call has an update on what is going to go down in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:

Try to imagine giant, extraterrestrial robots disguised as tractor-trailers on Route 22 or camouflaged among the towering Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces.

A film crew from ''Transformers 2'' will bring those shape-shifting robots to life in south Bethlehem next month for a movie scene in front of the iconic furnaces.

Of course, no one will see the robots because they're computer-generated. But anyone will be able to see the action at the old Steel site as the filmmakers transform it into a fictional Chinese city populated by people from the Lehigh Valley.

More on that at the link above. And last but not least, Jonah Hill responded to the rumors that he was in talks for a role in Transformers 2. You can check out his response here.

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Posted by: winged avenger on May 16, 2008 at 23:02:24

first

Posted by: Drizzt on May 16, 2008 at 23:08:16

let us not forget what Mr. Bay said about all the false info he'd be "leaking"

Posted by: Oden's eyeball on May 16, 2008 at 23:08:23

At least he can act excited to be part of this age of superhero movies.

Posted by: kungsta on May 16, 2008 at 23:11:27

sounds like good stuff lookin forward to transf2 and Luke Cage dunno y their making an A-Team Movie but i love the show back then hopfully it ends up being good we don't want another Miami Vice...

lol@ winged u just wanted to be first huh don't even comment on any ish lol

Posted by: brucelee on May 16, 2008 at 23:12:52

tyreese as doubba and luke cage??

a team will suck hard and he aint bad enough to be cage.

Posted by: yeah on May 16, 2008 at 23:14:37

Drizzt, your an idiot. This isn't news from Michael bay, rather it's from actual sources. Sounds good so far, I'm pumped!!

Posted by: RYU on May 16, 2008 at 23:22:26

Please make a NINJA GAIDEN MOVIE!!!!

Posted by: jmralls2001 on May 16, 2008 at 23:25:34

Miami Vice was good. A-Team will probably be good. I'm curious to see how they do it.

Posted by: Slap! Whap! on May 16, 2008 at 23:26:16

Good for Tyrese!

Posted by: hannibal smith on May 16, 2008 at 23:33:26

first of all, so far the commenters are missing the point (except bruceleee)and therefore what they're saying is irrelevant to some really big news. TYRESE IS B.A. BARACUS!!! That is the worst news I've heard all year. My whole life I've waited to see the A-team on the big screen and who do they get for BA? Freakin tyrese! The movie's in the toilet before it's even filmed. He's too young, too pretty, and a hell of a lot smaller than Mr. T. I don't care if he's cut, he's not the same mass of muscle BA was.

Mike Clark Duncan or Ving Rames would have been a MUCH better choice. Heck, I would take the Rock over Tyrese.

And I normally do not judge a movie before it comes out or at least before the trailer, but I can't stand the idea of Tyrese playing a lead of a character that he doesn't even remotely resemble! And here he is playing TWO (cage being the other).

I am officially pissed.

Posted by: Infinite Joker on May 16, 2008 at 23:42:56

two words: waist deep....horrible....no joke. cant act tough not a good choice, i like the ving rhames as B.A. this all reminds me of common being Green Lantern, too bad, just too bad. ij

p.s. he was good in transformers but only cause he wasn't the lead.

Posted by: big_sister on May 16, 2008 at 23:54:44

brush ur teeth and get to bed everyone!

Posted by: allsupes on May 17, 2008 at 00:09:43

Ironman used the same effects people as Transformers...damn how stupid some people can be!

Posted by: D-MAN on May 17, 2008 at 00:22:52

I cant wait for all three movies to made.

Posted by: mikeym7 on May 17, 2008 at 00:38:23

"Posted by: winged avenger on May 16, 2008 at 23:02:24

first"

Idiot.

Posted by: BEST MOVIE EVER on May 17, 2008 at 00:38:48

lol at the asshat dissing TFs effects. you sure are a dip ****.

I was wondering when and if they would do an A-Team movie. i loved that show back in the day. Mr.T was cool.

Posted by: Drunken Monk on May 17, 2008 at 00:43:51

Umm, for everyone complaining about Tyrese playing Mr. T? It was a toss up between him and Ice Cube...shut up and count your blessings...

Furthermore, I don't care what y'all want to complain about in Transformers 1, I loved it regardless and perhaps if you knew anything about movie making and creating computer generated images as opposed to simply being "Professional movie watchers" you'd understand the reason (Which was also given in the above interview) as to exactly why the Transformers could not possibly be in every single scene like WE would want them to be. Especially in a part 1 where the budget is always going to be lower until the movie franchise has proven itself at the box office.

The "best" coaches are always in the stands...it's sad...I feel sorry for all of you who can't just sit and enjoy a movie for what it is instead of what YOU wanted it to be.

Posted by: BigO on May 17, 2008 at 01:08:58

I agree with you Drunken. For everyone that thinks they could have made TF better, please, turn in a script that you think would be better, and see how well you can write that out. Sure theres things in there that I would have loved to have seen, but all around it was still a damn good movie. Just be happy they were even willing to dish out that much cash for a movie they took a gamble on. I guarentee everyone that says TF sucked saw it at least twice... come on... dont lie... lol Cant wait for TF 2

Posted by: venom17 on May 17, 2008 at 01:38:31

Sorry, if I knew for a fact that Ice Cube was gonna play Mr. T, I WOULD SO BE THERE.

Reference: "Friday" - Here's the line and face that prove my point: "What'd he say?" "WHAT'D HE SAY?" ;)

Posted by: Tali on May 17, 2008 at 01:45:26

I go to Full Sail University and one of my instructors met Michael Bay and said he saw 4 scenes during his visit to Paramount studios. He said they were AMAZING, completely blowing out the first one.

Posted by: Drunken Monk on May 17, 2008 at 02:07:20

Holy **** that WAS long wasn't it...?

Ah well, let's see who proves my point by complaining about how long my post was when all they had to do was not read it...

Goodnight... ; )

Posted by: Akavia on May 17, 2008 at 02:39:56

Its funny to hear people act like eveyone hated the frist Transformers. Is that why it racked up in the box office then did the same thing with DVD sales. It was a great movie. Just because your group of friends that all think Superbad was the best movie ever and hated Transformers does not mean eveyone or even most people didn't like the movie. Its for the very reason your bashing it that most people loved it. If it was nothing but giant robots shooting at eachother it would have floped. Oh and once LaBeouf takes over as the next Indiana and eveyone knows him he will be huge. He is a great actor and the movie was much better acted than you give it credit.

Posted by: DB on May 17, 2008 at 04:00:01

tyrese as luke cage?
ehhh hey should pic someone bigger and mean looking

Posted by: Seaka on May 17, 2008 at 04:19:15

"No no no..no no..nonononono."

Thats all i'll say

Posted by: Vex on May 17, 2008 at 04:31:09

Fast&Furious 4?! Wow, the Home Alone of car movies because even though no one asked for it, they still pump it out.

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