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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Reviews!
Victoria’s Secret model-turned-first time actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley makes you forget all about Megan Fox within moments of seeing her onscreen. Where Fox’s love interest was skanky, Rosie’s is charming, sweet and, yes, hotter than hell.
Part of what motivates Sam in this movie is the need to impress his new girlfriend Carly (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), and while I think Megan Fox takes an unfair beating from people when they write about her, I’ll be the first to admit the series does not miss her at all now that she’s gone. Huntington-Whiteley turns out to be a very winning on-screen personality, charming and sweet, and she seems well aware that Michael Bay is shooting her like a car in a car commercial. She definitely plays up the physical side of things, but I think she’s going to appeal to women in a way that Fox never did. She reminds me of Cameron Diaz in “The Mask,” an actress who doesn’t really show off any range, but who gives a natural, winning performance and who is up to the challenge of this particular picture. There’s a famous quote about Fred Astaire’s most famous dance partner, “Don’t forget, Ginger Rogers did everything Astaire did, but backwards and in heels,” and I kept thinking of that during the Chicago sequence, when Rosie has to keep up with the boys in some of the craziest action scenes of the year, and she manages to do so wearing the biggest high heels I can imagine. She makes it all seem easy, and I predict she’s going to be cast in more films immediately once people get a look at how she handles herself here.
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon London Premiere
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley attended the UK premiere of her new movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon yesterday in London, England, wearing a custom Burberry gown. She looked absolutely gorgeous! The first high quality images from the premiere have been added in the gallery. More coming soon!
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ‘One of the Boys’ for Transformers
You know Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as a gussied-up, scantily-clad Victoria’s Secret model. But she isn’t afraid to check her glam squad at the door. The Brit, who makes her movie debut in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, didn’t mind being “dirty and hot and sweaty for months on end. It’s not glamorous. You had to become one of the boys, for sure,” she tells USA TODAY.
So she was gladly just one of the guys for the lengthy and physically arduous shoot? Oh yeah, says Huntington-Whiteley.
“You had to leave all sense of girliness at the door. I’m a bit of a tomboy anyway. It’s an all-male cast apart from Frances McDormand, who worked on the movie for a few weeks. It was me and the lads,” she says. (The “lads” include a stable of hunks: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Patrick Dempsey and Tyrese Gibson).
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Thought She Bombed Transformers Audition
One of the many intriguing stories to emerge from the production and release of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is the casting of new leading lady and first-time actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. In addition to making headlines for replacing Megan Fox as the new “Transformers” “It” girl, the fact that Whiteley comes to Hollywood from the equally glamorous world of modeling has only added to her appeal.
The Victoria’s Secret model’s acting abilities have already been touted and praised by her co-stars, Shia LaBeouf and Tyrese Gibson, but when MTV News caught up with the newbie, we asked her about the intensity of the audition process.
“I went to the audition and really I knew nothing about the role,” Whiteley said. “No one had said anything; it was just a role in ‘Transformers,’ so I kind of thought it would be an extra part or a cameo or something. I went in a bit blind and also, it was my first-ever audition. I went in completely not knowing what I was doing. I left feeling not confident.”
Transformers Stars Talk Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Vs. Megan Fox
Much ado has been made about the upcoming “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” From casting to the story line to the 3-D, it seems nothing about the filmmaking process on the third installment of the franchise has gone unnoticed. Thankfully, with the film’s June 29 release date quickly approaching, the castmembers have not only been out promoting the movie, but also dispelling some of the anxiety and nitpicking that has surfaced on the Interwebs.
Regarding the casting, specifically the addition of Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley after the departure of former “Transformers” “It” girl Megan Fox, the action flick’s male stars expressed nothing but love and admiration for the first-time actress.
“Rosie is going to surprise a lot of people,” Tyrese Gibson told MTV News recently. “I have to go on record and say that she did not replace Megan Fox. She’s a brand-new character; her name is Carly in the movie,” he explained. “Her name is not Mikaela, it’s Carly,” he reiterated, referring to Fox’s character in the previous installments. “She’s going to surprise a lot of people with her focus and energy that she’s bringing to the franchise.
“She was very focused, very classy, very easy to work with,” he continued. “I was really glad she came aboard.”
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Moscow Premiere
Photos have been added of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the premiere of the Transformers: Dark of the Moon during the 33d Moscow International Film Festival at Pushkinskiy Theatre on June 23, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. I’ve also added pictures of her at the Transformers: Dark of the Moon photocall earlier in the day. Enjoy!
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Transformers Director Michael Bay Is ‘a Laugh’
Shia LaBeouf and “Transformers” director Michael Bay are “like brothers,” according to the actor himself. But what’s Bay’s relationship like with his newest leading lady, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley?
We put that very question not just to Rosie but also to her “Dark of the Moon” co-stars when we met up with them on the red carpet at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. If you were expecting to hear some juicy gossip about friction between the two, however, prepare to be disappointed: Rosie says that Bay’s work ethic was very much in line with her own.
“I met Michael Bay back in 2009 on a Victoria’s Secret commercial, and we’ve always gotten along,” she said. “The guy has a great sense of humor, he has a really tough work ethic, which I do. He works really hard, and he expects his team and his cast to be professional and work hard. That’s been my work ethic all along, so we get along fine.”
Title: Transformers: The Dark of the Moon 
