In an attempt to keep up with the information about Transformers 2, it seems a cheat sheet is needed. I have tagged items as "rumor" if information has not been verified for various reasons such as the name, the appearance, the alt mode, etc. If I miss anything be sure to note it in the comments or email me as I intend to update with any new information and spoilers about the film. The below is ultimately speculation until someone officially with the film confirms the information but part of the fun of tracking a movie like this is the speculation.
Official Title: Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen
Production Start Date: June 2nd, 2008
Production Shoot Length: 84 days
Budget: $200 million
Release Date by Country: click
hereTrailers:Superbowl Commercial- February 1st, 2009
1st Teaser Trailer - February 13th, 2009
Director: Michael Bay
Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Ian Bryce and others
Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay and others
Writers: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Ehren Kruger
Visual Effects Companies: ILM, Digital Domain
Story: Takes place two years later, with Sam leaving home and going to college as a freshmen to a madeup Ivy League school. While in school something occurs and Sam gains information about the origins of the Transformers and their ties to ancient Earth history. Information that the Decepticons want and the Autobots must stop them from getting.
Artifact: Splinter from the All Spark
Principle Cast:Shia LaBeouf - Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox - Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel - Major Lennox
John Turturro - Agent Simmons
Ramon Rodriguez - Leo Spitz
Tyrese Gibson - Master Sergeant Epps
Matthew Marsden - SAS Graham
Isabel Lucas - Alice
Supporting Cast:Kevin Dunn - Ron Witwicky
Julie White - Judy Witwicky
Rainn Wilson - College Professor Colon (pronounced "koh-lawn")
Transformer Voices:Peter Cullen - Optimus Prime
Hugo Weaving - Megatron
Mark Ryan - Bumblebee
Robert Foxworth - Ratchet
Jess Harnell - Ironhide and Barricade
Charles Adler - Starscream
Transformers Cast - Alt Mode:AutobotsOptimus Prime - blue, dark red Peterbilt 379EX
Bumblebee - yellow 2010 Chevy Camaro
Ratchet - lime yellow 2009 Hummer H3
Ironhide - black 2007 GMC Topkick C4500
Arcee - pink, purple, blue custom bike from
RetroSBKSideswipe - 2011 Chevy Corvette Centennial
Jetfire - black SR-71 Blackbird, broken down ex-Decepticon
Skids - green 2010 Chevy Spark (twin to Mudflap)
Mudflap - red 2010 Chevy Trax (twin to Skids)
Jolt - blue 2010 Chevy Volt
Wheelie - blue Toy Size RC Truck
Springer - V-22 Osprey (rumor)
Breakaway - F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (rumor)
DecepticonsThe Fallen - Cybertronian jet
Megatron - Cybertronian tank
unknown - pink and white Ice Cream Truck (not verified if TF)
Starscream - gray F-22 Raptor
Scorponok - metallic scorpion
Barricade - black 2008 Saleen S281 Extreme Mustang
Sideways - dark gray Audi R8
Soundwave - a satellite and Cybertronian jet
Ravage - raw beast mode
Devastator - merge of below 6 Constructicons
Demolishor - red O&K/Terex RH400 Hydrolic Mining Excavator (torso)
Rampage - yellow Caterpillar 992G Front Loader (right arm)
Long Haul - green Caterpillar 773B Dump Truck (right leg)
Mix Master - silver Mack Cement Mixer (head)
High Tower - yellow Kobelco CK2500 Truss Crane (left arm)
Scrapper - yellow Caterpillar D9L Bulldozer (left leg)
Shooting Locations:June 2-5 Bethlehem Steel (Bethlehem, PA) as Shanghai, China
June 6-7 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Chantilly, VA) as same
June 9 - 21 Philadelphia, PA
June 9 Cappucelli's Meats, Italian Market South Philly
June 10-11 Laurel Hill Cemetery
June 11-12 University of Pennsylvania, Quad
June 12-14 University of Pennsylvania, Psi Upsilon (Castle) Fraternity as Princeton
June 13 East River Drive
June 14, 18 Richmond Power Plant
June 14 Free Library on Ben Franklin Parkway
June 18 Front Street
June 13, 17, 20-21 Eastern State Penitentiary
June 18-19 Philadelphia City Hall as Ecole Militaire in Paris, France
June 22-25 Princeton University, NJ
San Pedro, CA - dates, locations unknown
Sedona, AZ - dates, locations unknown
August 26-27 - Long Beach, CA Queensway Bridge
September 12-October 6 - Holloman Airforce Base and White Sands Missile Range (Alamogordo, NM) as Egypt
October 7 - Tucson International Airport (Tucson, AZ)
October 8-? - The Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Tucson, AZ)
October 9 - Naval Base Coronado (Coronado, CA)
October 17 - Valley of the Kings, Egypt
October ?-? - Petra, Wadi Rum Valley, Salt (Jordan)
Notes:*Arcee's alt mode biggest source of confusion right now. For Transformers 1 her alt mode was a 2006 Buell Firebolt XB1LR. However, script re-writes along with her tiny size (about 9 feet tall) resulted her in being moved to the second movie. Size may no longer be an issue with Frenzy being a proof of concept. Or her size could be augmented with the merging of multiple vehicles. Current contenders for her alt mode include 3 Can-Am Spyders or 2 Trikes seen at the Bethlehem set. However, they could also be NEST vehicles. One report said a purple, pink, blue custom made motorcycle has been seen but that remains unconfirmed.
6/10 - Removed Go-Kart and Porsche as alt modes for Transformers. Checking the call sheet and its formatting of the scene descriptions, both vehicles are probably camera vehicles used for coverage.
6/10 Removed the listing of Jazz (white 2008 Pontiac Solstice) as a potential Transformer in the movie. Despite rumors, there is clearly a move to adding new characters to the movie, not revisting dead ones. Except maybe one based on the movie's title. Besides, Bay himself said "Jazz is dead."
6/25 Removed the Brooklyn Bridge and Bannerman Island locations as the shooting hiatus is apparently starting on June 26th nor did I ever recieve information that supported the locations. When the hiatus will end is unknown.
6/29 Removed Jon Voight (John Keller) from cast list as he said he would not be in the sequel.
8/26 Changed Stinger alt mode to Corvette Centennial since released pictures of that concept car more closly match pictures of the car seen on Transformers 2 sets.
9/8 Added "Faction Unknown" section to Transformers section. Used for either characters (The Fallen) or Chevy concept cars (ex: Volt) that seem to have no verified alliegance to either Decepticons or Autobots.
9/8 Moved the Ice Cream Truck categorization to Faction Unknown since the Ice Cream Truck's alt mode, character name and alliegance remains unverified. Still possible early movie alt mode of the "The Twins" and therefore an Autobot but more info needed.
9/23 Added Megatron, Devastator, and Ravage to villian list. Replaced Stinger with Sideswipe name. Changes based on recent rumors from Hasbro's toyline.
9/28 Replace 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (Tucson, AZ) with The Boneyard. Both mean the same thing. Removed Andrews Air Force Base as a location since never verified.
10/9 Updated the identity of the the Chevy Beat to Skids
12/16 Added Springer as possible Autobot cast member.
12/20 Based on leaked toy info, gave Volt the name of Jolt.
12/29 Updated story, moved Jetfire to Autobot section.
1/5 Removed Megatron from Decepticon cast as info from Hasbro toys and Michael Bay indicate he doesn't return for the sequel.
1/11 Skids' alt mode name change from Beat to Spark. Beat was the concept name, Spark is the production name.
1/30 Re-added Megatron to Decepticon cast since what appears to be his image is popping up on the toys and other promotional items.
2/1 Superbowl commercial proves RH400 Transformer has role in movie but not if is a component of Devastator.
2/2 Decided to remove Wheeljack (Saab Aero-X) mostly because the car has yet to be reported to have been seen on set nor is it a GM vehicle. Considering how often the other Autobot vehicles have been spotted, the Saab would have been eye balled at least once by now.
2/7 Updated to indicate the Fallen as a seperate character with Cybertronian jet and that Wheelie has been confirmed as character with RC alt mode.
2/9 Based on toy pictures moved The Fallen to Decepticon case due faction symbol on waist. Move Ice Cream Truck to Decepticons as do see a very vague and unproven Decepticon symbol under left back window.
2/11 Names of the Twins and Sideswipe has been verified. Devastator images came out but unproven if fan art or not.
2/15 At Toy Fair 2009, Hasbro releases name and look of Devastator and the Constructicons. Previous information accurate except red Komatsu HD465-7 Articulated Dump Truck was not a part of the combiner. Also added Breakaway as possible Autobot.
2/17 From toy packaging, the Audi R8 verified as having the name of Sideways.
2/21 Removed rumor note from Megatron with verification from Orci and Leader class toy.
2/25 Changed Lennox from Captain to Major based on mention in Transformers Prequel comic, Alliance #3.
3/5 Added Hugo Weaving as voice of Megatron.
3/10 Potential name for one of the Arcees is Chromia, not adding to cast list yet as not enough information to do so.