DirectorTravis Knighttells EW he almost had the leader of the Decepticons appear.Almost.
I stuffed the scene with so much, Knight says.
I wanted us to feel like we areinthe battle with the robots at that time, he says.
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I had this whole thing that I boarded out myself where I had Megatron in there, Knight says.
Wed have seen something similar with the big bad.
We had a [new] design and a partial build and everything, Knight says.
Putting Megatron inBumblebeecreated issues for people who were unfamiliar with the franchise, Knight says.
Knight even experimented with adding his Megatron to the background of the Sector 7 base inside the Hoover Dam.
There were a couple shots were we just caught a fleeting glimpse of a frozen Megatron in the background.
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But then the filmmakers began to worry about too much mythology overwhelming the casual fans.
You have to make choices in terms of whats more important for the movie, he adds.
Megatron would be incensed to be left out.
But maybe hell rise again another day.
