Film Junk are reporting the incredible tidbit that
Steven Spielberg had to pull some strings with the MPAA to stop the
Transformers movie from being slapped with a R-Rating. Spielberg who is acting as Executive Producer on the movie was contacted by director
Michael Bay who kindly asked Spielberg to plead the case of the movie to the MPAA, who eventually baulked and settled for a PG-13 rating. Potentially, this could have been disastrous for the Transformers as the loss of the young audience would no doubt have hurt their box office takings, but with the MPAA ruling.... they now get the best of both worlds. Not only do they have a "violent and intense" blockbuster movie that will draw in the 21-40 year old's who loved the original incarnation of The Transformers, but a whole new generation will be drawn in, and won't have their intelligence compromised by tame action scenes. Film Junk claim this could be a publicity stunt by Bay to appease those worried about the film being aimed for kids, and if true it's a very smart move from where I'm sitting. source -
film junk,
the movie blog