Transformers Movie

In 2007, a live action film of Transformers was directed by Michael Bay and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The main focus of the film revolved around the creator of the Transformers, which in the film is described as the Allspark, as well as their home planet Cybertron. The film portrayed the Allspark as a large cube of energy that can create life from mechanical objects. During the Cybertronian Civil War, the Allspark was sent off the planet and eventually landed on Earth, where it was discovered by the U.S. government and the Hoover Dam was built over it as a top-secret research facility and government base. Megatron searched for the Allspark and eventually found Earth, but he crash-landed in the Arctic and was frozen. Many years later he was found and also brought to the same facility as the Allspark. With their homeworld ravaged by war, the Autobots were dispersed throughout space. But a group of Autobots led by Optimus Prime traveled to Earth in search of the Allspark, in an attempt to revitalize their planet. However, the Decepticons also race towards Earth to find the Allspark, as well as their leader, Megatron. The film depicts the battle over the Allspark on Earth. The Transformers are depicted as mechanical beings that can reconstruct their outside appearance through scanning or touching a mechanical object of relative size to each Transformer’s body.

To market the film, IDW Publishing published Transformers: Movie Prequel. The comic expanded upon Optimus Prime’s referral to Megatron as “brother”, revealing they co-ruled Cybertron before Megatron’s corruption. Furthermore, Optimus sent the Allspark into space in a last-ditch attempt to defeat Megatron. Megatron is responsible for Bumblebee’s muteness in the film, as a direct result of distracting him from the Allspark’s launch. Alan Dean Foster also wrote a prequel novel entitled Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday. The novel shows that Starscream hated Megatron and wanted him to never be found, so he could remain as leader, explaining Megatron’s line in the film: “You failed me, yet again, Starscream.” Blackout is also depicted as deeply loyal to Megatron, explaining his line “All hail Megatron!” However, the novel contradicts the film with Megatron’s body moved into the Hoover Dam in 1969, instead of the 1930s. IDW plans to continue the film’s fictional universe with additional prequels and sequels.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the sequel to the 2007 film, made its debut in theaters on June 24, 2009.
In June, 2009, Paramount confirmed that a third Transformers film would be released on July 1, 2011. However, on his official website Michael Bay said that Paramount has made a “mistake”, and that its actual release date will be in 2012.

Paramount Pictures and and Dreamworkds are reporting a July 1st, 2011 release date from Transformers 3.  It is not an official announcement, but looks solid.  Also, no word as to whether this is will include Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan fox.

Official Transformers 2 Movie trailer.

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