Transformers

I'm really looking forward to the new Transformers movie. I loved Transformers as a kid, but I'm a little concerned that the new Megatron is now some sort of spaceship instead of the handgun that he was in the 80's. Is this some pathetic play for political correctness, or is it just easier to make a movie when the head badguy transforms into something that is more along the lines of the rest of his crew. After all, Starscream is a jet...