Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

Directed by Michael Bay

Produced by Don Murphy,Tom DeSanto,Lorenzo di Bonaventura,Ian Bryce

Written by Ehren Kruger

Based on Transformers by Hasbro

Starring ;

Shia LaBeouf

Josh Duhamel

John Turturro

Tyrese Gibson

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Patrick Dempsey

Kevin Dunn

Julie White

John Malkovich

Frances McDormand

Music by Steve Jablonsky

Cinematography Amir Mokri

Editing by Roger Barton

William Goldenberg

Joel Negron

Studio DreamWorks Pictures

Distributed by Paramount Pictures

Release date(s) June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23) (MIFF)

June 29, 2011 (2011-06-29) (United States/Canada)

Running time 155 minutes

Country United States

Language English

Budget $195 million

Gross revenue $813,374,967

Main article: List of characters in Transformers (film series)

* Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky

* Josh Duhamel as U.S. Army Lt. Colonel William Lennox

* John Turturro as Seymour Simmons

* Tyrese Gibson as USAF Chief Robert Epps

* Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly Spencer

* Patrick Dempsey as Dylan Gould

* Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky

* Julie White as Judy Witwicky

* John Malkovich as Bruce Brazos

* Frances McDormand as Charlotte Mearing

* Lester Speight as Hardcore Eddie

* Alan Tudyk as Dutch

* Ken Jeong as Jerry Wang

* Glenn Morshower as General Morshower

* Buzz Aldrin as Himself

* Bill O'Reilly as Himself

Voices

* Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime

* Leonard Nimoy as Sentinel Prime

* Hugo Weaving as Megatron

* Tom Kenny as Wheelie

* Reno Wilson as Brains

* Charlie Adler as Starscream

* Jess Harnell as Ironhide

* Robert Foxworth as Ratchet

* Frank Welker as Shockwave & Soundwave

* James Remar as Sideswipe

* Francesco Quinn as Dino/Mirage

* George Coe as Que/Wheeljack

* John DiMaggio as Leadfoot

* Ron Bottitta as Amp/Roadbuster

* Keith Szarabajka as Laserbeak

* Greg Berg as Igor

 

Plot;

In 1961, the Ark, a Cybertronian spacecraft carrying an invention capable of ending the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, crash lands on the far side of Earth's Moon. The crash is detected on Earth by NASA, and President John F. Kennedy authorizes a mission to put a man on the Moon as a cover for investigating the craft. In 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lands on the Moon to explore the craft.

In the present, the Autobots assist the United States military in preventing conflicts around the globe. During a mission to Chernobyl to investigate suspected alien technology, Optimus Prime finds a fuel cell from the Ark, discovering it had survived its journey from Cybertron. The Autobots are attacked by Shockwave who manages to escape. After learning of the top-secret mission to the Moon, the Autobots travel there to explore the Ark. There they discover a comatose Sentinel Prime – former Autobot leader – and his creation, The Pillars, a means of establishing a Space Bridge between two points to teleport matter. After returning to Earth, Optimus uses the energy of his Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime.

Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky is frustrated that he is unable to work with the Autobots and failing to find a job. He also becomes envious of the close relationship between his new girlfriend, Carly Spencer, and her boss Dylan Gould. After finding work, Sam is provided information by his co-worker Jerry Wang about the Ark before he is assassinated by Laserbeak – a condor-like Decepticon. Sam contacts the now-retired Seymour Simmons, and together they realize that Megatron and the Decepticons are murdering people connected to the American and Russian space missions to the Ark. They locate two surviving Russian cosmonauts who reveal satellite photos of hundreds of Pillars being stockpiled on the Moon. Sam realizes that the Decepticons raided the Ark long before the Autobots mission and intentionally left Sentinel and five Pillars behind to lure the Autobots into a trap - Sentinel being key to activating the Pillars and the Decepticons lacking the means to revive him. The Autobots rush to return Sentinel to their base for protection but Sentinel betrays them and kills Ironhide, revealing he had made a deal with Megatron to ensure the survival of the Cybertronian race.

Sentinel uses the Pillars to transport hundreds of concealed Decepticons from the Moon to Earth and Carly is captured by Gould, who is revealed to be in the Decepticons' service. The Autobots are exiled from Earth at the demand of the Decepticons to avoid war but as their ship leaves Earth it is destroyed by Starscream, seemingly killing the Autobots. The Decepticons, led by Megatron and Sentinel, seize Chicago as their agents place Pillars around the world. Gould reveals to Carly that the Decepticons plan to transport their homeworld of Cybertron to the Milky Way to use the resources and enslaved humans of Earth to rebuild their world. Sam teams with Robert Epps to go into Chicago and save Carly, but they are nearly killed by Decepticon forces before the Autobots intervene; revealing they concealed themselves during the launch of their ship to convince the Decepticons they were destroyed.

Working together, the Autobots and human soldiers manage to rescue Carly and destroy Soundwave, Barricade, Starscream and Shockwave with Optimus using Shockwave's arm-cannon to blast the Control Pillar, disabling the Space Bridge. Sam confronts Gould as he reactivates the Control Pillar. Sam knocks Gould into the Pillar, electrocuting him. Bumblebee and Ratchet arrive and destroy the Control Pillar, permanently disabling the Bridge and causing the partially transported Cybertron to implode. Optimus and Sentinel fight while Carly convinces Megatron that he will be replaced as leader of the Decepticons by Sentinel. Sentinel severs Optimus's right-arm and prepares to execute him when Megatron intervenes, incapacitating Sentinel. Optimus attacks Megatron, decapitating and killing him. Sentinel pleads for his life but Optimus executes him. With the Decepticons defeated, Carly and Sam are reunited and the Autobots accept that with Cybertron gone, Earth is now their home

Main article: Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album

The album was released on June 14, 2011. Linkin Park's song "Iridescent" is the lead single for the film, continuing the streak of the band's songs as the theme songs of the film series. The single follows "What I've Done" being used in the 2007 film, and "New Divide" for the 2009 film. The music video for "Iridescent" was directed by Joe Hahn. Two other singles were released specifically for the soundtrack, "Monster" by Paramore and "All That You Are" by the Goo Goo Dolls. Several other unreleased songs make their debut on the album, including "The Pessimist" by Stone Sour and "The Bottom" by Staind.

Main article: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (video game)

Activision published a video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. The trailer for the Dark of the Moon video game was released in February 2011. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game were developed by High Moon Studios, who had previously developed Transformers: War for Cybertron. Behaviour Interactive developed the Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game. The game was released in North America on June 14, 2011.

release;

Transformers: Dark of the Moon premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival on June 23, 2011. Linkin Park performed a special outdoor concert in Red Square in Moscow on the same night in celebration of the event. Initially scheduled to be released on July 1, 2011, the release was brought forward to June 28, 2011.Originally set to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters, it was announced in November 2010 that no IMAX 3D shots were made for the film.

Home media:

During Hasbro Investor Day, it was announced that the DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be released in the fourth quarter of 2011. The PAL DVD and Blu-ray Disc home releases of Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Trilogy pack, Blu-ray 3D combo pack, and Collector's Edition) will be released in November 2011. Transformers: Dark of the Moon is due for release on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15, 2011.