So far just about the only thing of robo-substance we’ve seen from Transformers 2 is some concept art showing off the new, tank-version Megatron. Except not so fast. Megatron isn’t even in the film.

The guys at JoBlo caught an interview with Transformers director Michael Bay in the latest print edition of Empire, in which Bay says of Megatron, “He's not in this movie. That's not misinformation. The tank design you may have seen is just Hasbro coming up with a new toy.” So there you go, no more Megatron.

Sounds about right to me. He’s already been dealt with after all. Let’s see something else in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Where’s Starscream? Put him in charge of the Decepticons for awhile. Plenty of time for a Megatron resurrection a few movies down the road.