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Just when we were getting over the stunning photographs of 22-year-old model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in our September issue, in comes this video filmed during the same shoot by photographer Alisa Connan. Is it any wonder that Victoria’s Secret have snapped her up or that she’s being touted as the next Kate Moss? In a word, no. “Kate has always had a massive influence on my career,” she tells Esquire. “As much as it is a compliment to be compared to her, it’s a tag made up by the media. Kate is in a league of her own.” And she’s modest as well. See the full shoot and interview on page 92 of the September issue of Esquire, out Thursday.
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I would like for all you S4TE fans to welcome Rosie Huntington Whitely to the world of Transformers. As some of you might know, she's the new female lead in Transformers 3.
Director and executive producer Michael Bay has begun filming the third installment in the Transformers franchise in Los Angeles, where the production economy has been buffeted by the loss of such big studio features to other cities offering more generous film tax incentives.
The DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures production has been shooting on a sound stage at the former Spruce Goose Howard Hughes hangar at Playa Vista and will film exterior shots throughout the L.A. area over the next several weeks, including Long Beach, West Hollywood, Century City and Malibu.The first two Transformers movies were also shot heavily in Southern California, filming numerous scenes downtown and at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.
Mike, [producer] Lorenzo [di Bonaventura] and I are all big fans of trying to keep as much of our production in L.A. as possible, said Bay's producing partner, Ian Bryce. It's a big movie. All our stage work is being done here.
In all, six weeks of the 4 1/2 months of shooting will occur in the L.A. area, with the rest of the filming spread across Chicago, Detroit, Washington and Cape Canaveral, Fla., and a few foreign locales, including Russia and an undisclosed African country, Bryce said.
Bryce said the science-fiction action movie starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Patrick Dempsey required more diverse locations than L.A. could offer, and also cited the advantages of very attractive rebates offered in Michigan and Illinois, which will also host the production for six weeks.
The picture, with an estimated production budget of at least $200 million and a local crew of nearly 500, would not qualify for California's new film incentive program, which is limited to movies with budgets of up to $75 million.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wore transparent lingerie to 'Transformers 3' audition with Shia LaBeoufNY Daily News
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley owes more to Victoria's Secret than a congratulations video.
The British lingerie model, who recently won Megan Fox's role in Transformers 3, wore a white transparent lingerie top and panties to her love scene audition with Shia LaBeouf, Hollywood Life reports.
She had to meet Shia to see if they gelled, an on-set source told the magazine. Having her in as little clothing as possible was just the icing on the cake. When she walked down a staircase in that outfit - wow.”
Did you watch Transformers cartoons to prepare for your role?
No. I’ve seen the Transformers movies before, but I haven’t seen the cartoons or played with the toys. I grew up on a farm in the southwest of England. I think I had about two toys my whole childhood. I was in the woods, riding my bike and my horse.
Do you think Transformers role-play when they have sex?
Do I think they role-play when they have sex? [Laughs.] What, like Bumblebee and Optimus Prime? No! ’Cause there’s no lady Transformers!
Yes there are.
I don’t know. It’s not in the movies. They’re all males. No, I don’t reckon they do. I don’t think they have sex.
That seems like an unfair existence.
Well, I’m sure they find enjoyment in other ways.
How’s working with Michael Bay?
Michael was great. We shot a commercial in 2009 for Victoria’s Secret, that’s where we met. Then he sent me an email last summer. He said, “I’d like to put you on tape for this role for Transformers.” I figured it was going to be a small role, or an extra. I didn’t jump on the idea, but I believe you should always take a meeting, so I went to the casting and went on tape. A couple days later, Michael sent me a message saying, “We want you for the female lead, is that something you’d consider?” I met Shia that evening, then a week later I was doing a screen test, and two weeks after that I was doing my first scene. So it happened really, really quick.
Do you have any insight as to how that role opened up?
Well, the character Carly is Sam’s new girlfriend, and she’s a British girl. She’s a new character so I got to really put my stamp on it.
Right, but what happened to Megan Fox?
That’s a question for the filmmakers. I haven’t given it much thought.
Have you ever heard of Unicron?
Unicron? No. What is it?
It’s a Transformer.
Is it? Unicron! Don’t test me on Transformers!
Are you a fast runner?
Yeah, I had to get really fast for this role. We closed down all these major streets in Chicago. We shut them down for weeks at a time, and I had to run, a lot, and in heels.
Have you ever had to run for your life?
I had to run from a bull once.
In Spain?
No, on the farm back home, on Christmas actually. In the mud, in Wellington boots, and I was running fast.
Why was he chasing you?
’Cause he’s a bull! That’s what they do. You step onto their land and they’ve got their lady cows with them.
You escaped.
I had to! I jumped over a fence. [Laughs.]
What does your family farm produce?
My parents have [other] jobs. It’s just a small farm that we eat from. We don’t sell produce or anything.
But it’s self-sufficient?
Yeah, so it’s eggs, pigs, sheep, and chickens.
Do you get sad when it’s time to kill a chicken?
No.
That’s good. There’s a disconnect in this generation about where food comes from.
No, I know where my food comes from. I don’t get sad ’cause you don’t build relationships with those animals. I’m a farm girl; there’s the pigs, that’s the dog that I play with and love, but it’s the pig that’s gonna be in the freezer next month.
Have you killed any of the animals?
I’ve shot a few pheasants and a few rabbits. I’m probably gonna be hated for that.
Why? Hunting is more humane than getting meat from factory farms.
Yeah, everything gets eaten on the farm. It’s where food comes from.
Have you ever seen a ghost?
No.
Do you believe in ghosts?
No. I believe that there’s something else out there, but...I don’t know what I believe in. That’s a good question. I haven’t seen them and I haven’t met anybody who I would really trust telling me that they have. I believe in aliens...and spirits, but I’m not sure in what form a ghost would be.
Are you ready for a natural disaster?
No way. Are you ever ready?
You can prepare.
I mean...no.
Do you know CPR?
I did learn it once, but I don’t remember. At the point that somebody needed it, I wouldn’t want to be the one who steps in and raises my hand to volunteer.
All you do is press hard and deep between the nipples.
Really? And then blow, in the mouth? Or is that just a Baywatch thing?
Now they say to just do compressions. Have you ever met a Beatle?
Um. No. Not a Beatle, no.
Have you ever been to Buckingham Palace?
I’ve been outside it, of course. I’m English.
I’d like to go inside.
Yeah, I’d love to.
What is the line between high art and pornography?
When does a nude shot go from being artistic to being pornographic? I don’t know how to politely say it, but I suppose when you start to see the insides of the female or male. [Laughs.] But it’s all in the eye of the beholder, right?
I think that’s right.
It’s definitely porn if you’re picking up a porn magazine. I’ve seen a lot of nude stuff that’s art.
Do you have a good sense of humor?
Yeah, I think so.
Can you laugh at yourself?
Yeah, all the time. If you can’t laugh at yourself what can you do? I’m a walking joke! [Laughs.]
Do you have a horrible temper?
Yeah. I have a short temper.
It doesn’t take too much to set you off?
I only let my temper go off around people I’m really close to. I’ve never lost my temper at work, or in a social situation where it would be unacceptable. Those closest to me get the sting. I usually bottle it all up at work or at a place where I can’t release it, and then yell at my mum on the phone. [Laughs.] She’s like, “Um, OK?”
Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you were going to die?
No. But I went scuba diving for the first time in January. I went down 90 feet and I hadn’t done my PADI. You’re only supposed to go 40 feet without your PADI.
What the hell is a PADI?
That’s the license you have to have to be able to scuba dive. We were down there swimming with sharks and I thought, “What if I were to freak out right now?” Because it’s too far to get to the surface without oxygen. So that was pretty scary, but it’s also what makes it so buzzing. But no, I don’t think I’ve ever had a moment where I thought, “This is it.”
Are you a risk taker?
Yeah. I like to think I’m realistic and sensible, but I take risks with a lot of stuff.
Are you a brave person?
I’d like to think that I’m brave. That’s a really wonderful personality trait to have. I would love to think I’m the type of person to go rescue someone
Have you ever had a person offer a backrub as an excuse for contact?
Oh, that happens to me every day! [Laughs.]
Right, but how about on a date? Has an innocent backrub ever led to sex?
I don’t know if I’ve been on a date, but I’ve had guys say that as a chat-up, or a pickup line.
Does the backrub offer ever work?
No! [Laughs.] Pickup lines are not the way to get to me.
Did you have to learn that crazy model walk when you started your career?
Yeah.
Did you feel like your hips were going to explode?
No. You know who taught me to walk? Two Jamaican gay guys, who I lived with for a brief time in London when I was 16. One was a model and one was a model agent. They were called Humphrey and Donin.
Were they the best walkers you’ve ever seen?
Gay men are usually pretty good at the model strut.
Ever fall?
No, I never fell on the runway, but I had my shoe fall off a few times. I had my top fall off. [Laughs.] Just wardrobe malfunctions. I might have tripped once or twice, but I never fell over, thank God.
Can you do impressions?
Yeah, I can do impressions. I can do an Australian accent. I can do a good Southern accent.
Let’s hear it.
[Beaming.] Hi, Ms. Rosie, y’all lookin’ pretty today. Y’all better be eatin’ up in New York City.
Pretty good!
Used to be better!
There’s such a hierarchy in the entertainment world. Do you see people mistreating each other?
Of course. There are a lot of power trips. There are a lot of exploded egos.
It’s probably hard to resist if you’re making a lot of money and people everywhere are catering to you.
That is one thing I’m really thankful for. I’ve had nine years of working before this kind of movie happened to me. I’m really glad I’ve had struggles in my career. When success finally hits you, it helps put things in perspective. We’re so small. You see these kids get success straight away or they grew up with it, and I feel for them ’cause how do they gauge any sense of reality?
Do you make a conscious effort to stay grounded?
Absolutely. I come from a farm in the middle of nowhere in England. You have to remember where you come from and who you are.
In modeling, does it take time to become comfortable with your body?
Well, it’s a day-to-day thing. I don’t feel comfortable in my body today at all. Any woman will tell you she has her good and bad days, and today I did not feel like I looked my best or felt radiant inside or outside.
You looked pretty good to me.
Thank you.