TRANSFORMERS SHIFTS ONTO DVD

Transformers is currently available in a two disc special edition DVD.

Transformers Autobots and Decepticons make their way onto DVD in a two disc special edition featuring commentary by director Michael Bay who shot plenty of behind-the-scenes footage for the $650 million global hit that you didn’t see on the screen.

In fact there’s one scene at the start of the film where Shia LaBeouf is being chased by vicious German Shepherds who get carried away with their task at hand.

“My first scene actually is with the dogs. It was like welcome to Michael Bay’s set, release the hounds. You know it’s your first day, ‘hey welcome,’ and the whole crew is like, ‘nice to meet you.’ and action and you’re running.”

Michael Bay and stunt coordinator Kenny Bates say Shia was literally running for his life.

“The dogs start to get smart after awhile and instead of stopping at camera the dogs kept chasing Shia. Fortuantely Shia ran past me at 30 miles per hour and I was able to grab the long chain that was attached to the dog. Thank God Shia is a fast runner because that thing wasn’t stopping. It was gonna clamp down on that poor kid’s ankle I’m telling you. That would’ve been the end of me in this film. It would’ve been the first day.”

The actors risked their life and limbs dodging ammunition and huge Michael Bay explosions on the set. Extras include a look at the special military training Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson endured for their characters plus an in-depth look at the making of the robots.