Let The Transformers 3 Recasting Rumors Begin: Gemma Arterton May Be New Love Interest
By Russ Fischer/May 19, 2010 4:03 pm EST
All that being the case, who gets to be the new love interest for Shia LaBeouf in Transformers 3? Gemma Arteron is said to be high on the list, and she’s actually a damn good choice.
The Wrap says that Gemma Arterton, of Quantum of Solace and Clash of the Titans, is the current top choice for Bay and Paramount. I liked Arterton quite a bit in the Bond pic, not so much in Clash. But I didn’t like much of anything in Clash, and her role there seemed to be one of the more egregiously cobbled together from various script drafts. And if all Bay really wants is a hot replacement, Arterton looks damn good, not to mention a lot more natural than Fox.
So, who else might get the role? The Wrap says other possible options are models Bar Rafaeli, Miranda Kerr and Brooklyn Decker. (Again, Bay may not want much more than a fembot that can run and jump and look horrified.) Rafaeli and Kerr have reportedly both read for the casting director, but Arterton ‘makes the most sense,’ given her established blockbuster presence. (She’s also in Prince of Persia.)
Whoever gets this part will have a pretty great supporting cast to bounce off of: John Malkovich, Frances McDorman, Patrick Dempsey, Alan Tudyk and (hopefully) John Turturro are all in the cast.
