A rumour that 19 year-old actor Shia LaBeouf ("Constantine", "I, Robot") is in the running to play human protagonist 'Sam' in the big-screen version of The Transformers first emerged at AllSpark, and has now been confirmed by IGN Filmforce.

LaBeouf is indeed in negotiations for the role described as "a teenage male, somewhat nerdy, but ultimately heroic". Other characters in the michael Bay flick include:

Miguela Barns - teenage female, Sam's love interest.

Cpt William Lennicks - 30s male, leader of the military.

Maggie - female, really hot, really smart, works as a codebreaker for the government.

John Kellar - 50's/60's male, US Secretary of State.

Glen Whitman - 20's male, technogeek, comic relief.