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"Transformers" revealed
POSTED ON 08/21/06 AT 1:30 P.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

In an online chat with "Transformers" writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the screenwriters revealed which bots will be featured in the Michael Bay-directed action adventure, which is scheduled for release next summer by Dreamworks/Paramount.

The bots featured in the film will be:

AUTOBOTS: Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet, Ironhide

DECEPTICONS: Megatron, Brawl, Starscream, Bonecrusher, Barricade, Scorponok, Frenzy, Blackout

Also, the writers revealed that there will be a contest coming up soon in which one lucky winner will get to write a line of dialogue to be used in the movie.