We have Transformers to thank for Megan Fox. The film launched Fox into stardom, hence all her magazine covers timed to the release of the sequel, and all the other movies we’ll see her in this year and next. She returns for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to lean on motorcycles and run from robots, looking sexy the whole time.
Crave Online: How has your life changed since the first Transformers?
Megan Fox: I think the movie, its success and how well it was received has opened a lot of doors for me career wise and I've been able to be a part of some films that I don't really feel like I deserve to be a part of and that due greatly in part or solely to the success of Transformers. I just did Jonah Hex with Josh Brolin and Michael Fassbender and John Malkovich. People in general, just actors don't get those kinds of opportunities. For me to have that is a huge blessing and that's because of the success of this movie.
Crave Online: When you see your outfits for the movie, do you ever think, “Man, I have to wear this?”
Megan Fox: Oh, yeah. I have those moments on a daily basis, but the process of picking those outfits, like I don't have much of a say. I remember that Mike was auditioning Ramon [Rodriguez] and some of the other characters and there was just this roomful of men upstairs in his office. It was Shia [LeBeouf], Ramon and two other actors and [Bay]. I had to come up and down and knock on the door and try on all my wardrobe and I had like eighteen different outfits. It was like white jean shorts and pink belly shirt and motorcycle boots. We went through like a whole thing and Mike was selecting them in the process of auditioning. I had no say. Clearly he has an eye for what should be and should not be in the movie and so I just trust him.
Crave Online: What was your most memorable experience working with members of the military?
Megan Fox: I think just in general I was really pleasantly, not surprised with them, but they're all extremely chivalrous and very respectful clearly because they're disciplined. They're so much better behaved than the rest of the cast is, including myself though. They listen and take direction really well and we're all just f*cking off. It adds authenticity to the movie. Michael consults with the military on everything to make it authentic and make it real and I also just enjoy being able to walk on the set and there's a hundred real soldiers as opposed to walking on and it’s a hundred actors from Orange County or L.A. in fatigues. It was just overall a really pleasant experience for me and I have an immense amount of respect for the soldiers and for our troops.
Crave Online: Was it easier or harder this time to work with machines that weren't always there?
Megan Fox: It was definitely easier because we've seen them at this point. We've seen Optimus and we've heard his voice and we know how he moves. It's the same with all the robots and once you're able to visualize something's presence it's a lot easier to sort of fake interact with it. I think those scenes are some of the easiest scenes to shoot. I enjoy them because we've gotten good at being able to synchronize and pick an eye line. You basically scream your dialogue at it and you avoid the area where you know it is and I enjoy those scenes. We end up usually doing a ton of takes because ILM, it needs to be specific. The light needs to be right and you need to be able to add it in and make it look like the way that they do. But it wasn't that difficult this time around.
Crave Online: When you were off the set in what did you do to relax?
Megan Fox: I know in New Mexico I think what all of us did to relax after a hard day of work was go drink at Chili's. We drank a lot.
Crave Online: How did you stay in shape for the movie?
Megan Fox: To stay in shape, I didn't find the time or I didn't have the motivation to work out after we shot a sixteen hour day [including makeup.] So whatever happened to me at work, after twelve hours I was too tired to work out so I didn't really maintain much.
Crave Online: Are you ever worried that people would rather watch the explosions than your romantic kissing scenes?
Megan Fox: You have to have some sort of romantic element or else it’s just nonstop robot violence. Something else has to happen so that you feel like you are a part of something that is possibly real. I don’t think any of the kissing scenes got too intense. The love scenes were really tame. They are very PG, they are not even PG-13.
Crave Online: Who do you play in Jonah Hex?
Megan Fox: I think they're naming her Leila now. She’s sort of a twisted love interest to Brolin’s character, to Jonah. She’s a prostitute that he goes to see often.
Crave Online: Have you been offered Lara Croft?
Megan Fox: No. That's a complete rumor. I haven't been offered that. No one has even spoken to me about doing that yet.
Crave Online: How do you react to seeing your image on a huge Imax screen and how do you feel about being a sex symbol?
Megan Fox: I haven't seen the movie in Imax and I just saw it for the first time a few days ago when we were in London. I usually don't watch myself. I don't watch playback. I don't look at still photos. I have a phobia of it, but I forced myself to sit down. I basically shot an entire glass of champagne so that I could get through the seeing of it. I was really, really pleasantly surprised and halfway through was sort of overcome with genuine emotion and I wanted to hug Michael because I had gratitude for him for making this movie. It so far surpassed my expectations. I think the character is sexy, but women in movies in general are sexy and especially in Michael's (Michael Bay interview) movies. He knows how to make movies that get people in the theater and if that's part of the formula…
