Transformers 2 producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has been speaking with the IESB, mainly about GI Joe, but there were some Transformers 2 tidbits in there also:

IESB: Can you give us a quick update on Transformers 2. Is it still planned for shooting in July of 08?

LDB: The second, June 2nd.

IESB: Is the story locked?

LDB: We’re nowhere because of the strike, we won’t know until we come back. We have a very fine outline and we know exactly where we want go with the movie but until this writers strike comes back, we’ll find out exactly where we are. Michael is completely on top of every detail. He’s designed a lot of great stuff already. He’s got a lot of great sequences imagined but you know, he needs some writers to work with before he’s ready to go, so I would say June 2nd is an unofficial start, it’s the target date we’d like to go for but, you know, we’ve got to get some writers to help us.

Hollywood Reporter have an unconfirmed article stating that the release date for Transformers 2 has slipped from June 26th 2009 to a now “unslotted date“, possibly being pushed back to a 2010 release. This is all speculation at this point, as I cannot find a reliable source to confirm this. Though any delays can in all likelihoods be linked to the WGA strikes.

We’ll keep you posted.