Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Short description
Transformers: Dark of the Moon continues the story of the Autobots, who now work openly alongside human forces. A discovery tied to a hidden chapter of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union draws Optimus Prime and his team into a new conflict, while Sam Witwicky is pulled back into the middle of it. The Decepticons, still seeking revenge for an earlier defeat, are joined by Shockwave, the ruler of Cybertron, whose arrival raises the stakes beyond Earth.
Michael Bay directed the film, his ninth in chronological order, following Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and preceding Pain & Gain. Ehren Kruger wrote the screenplay, and the producers were Don Murphy, Ian Bryce and Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky, with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as Carly, Peter Cullen voicing Optimus Prime, Leonard Nimoy voicing Sentinel Prime, John Turturro as Simmons and Frances McDormand as Mearing. The credited cast numbers 105 and the crew 188.
The film was released in 2011 and runs 154 minutes. Made for 195 million USD, it took 1.12 billion USD worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.2/10 from 454,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.2/10 from 9,170 votes. A film critics' rating of 4.9/10 from 259 reviews places it below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The world premiere of the film took place in Moscow as part of the Moscow International Film Festival on June 23, 2011.
- One million US dollars was spent over two days of filming at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
- Michael Bay is the only director who has been allowed to film the launch of the Space Shuttle twice («Armageddon» (1998) and «Transformers 3»).
- The Transformers were created by toy company Hasbro in 1984, later becoming a media empire of animated series and comics. Today, the rights to the Transformers comics belong to IDW Publishing and they complement both the film franchise and the original Transformers universe.
- The main contenders for the role of Carly were Brooklyn Decker and Sarah Wright. Gemma Arterton, Ashley Greene, Miranda Kerr, Bar Refaeli, Amber Heard, Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy, Heidi Montag, and Anna Kendrick were also considered.
- Michael Bay receives 8% of sales of all merchandising products – toys, souvenirs, comics – related to the film. This does not apply to original Transformers toys not branded in the style of the film franchise.
- During the filming of a car scene in Indiana, a tow rope snapped. Breaking free, it seriously injured the driver. Gabriela Sedioyo survived, but lost an eye, suffered severe brain damage, and became half-paralyzed.
- A total of 532 cars were destroyed during the entire filming of the movie.
- Sentinel Prime (originally voiced by Leonard Nimoy) says before the final battle with Optimus: “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Interestingly, this phrase is a quote from Spock (“Star Trek” (1966-1969)), a role played by Leonard Nimoy.
- In the moment when Sam is called by the head of intelligence, an airplane with tail number N4500X is visible in the background. The same number was on the Decepticon helicopter in the first part.
- Immediately after the Autobots leave Earth on a spaceship, Dylan (Carlie’s boss) calls Sam from his plane to gloat about it. On the screen of his phone, which he holds to his left ear, the dial pad and the green call button are still visible.
- At the very end, when Sam and Carly are hugging, we can see the camera constantly changing angles. As the angle changes, so does the position of Carly’s hands – sometimes they are behind Sam’s back, sometimes around his neck.
- Bay originally planned to shoot one of the action scenes in Chicago, on the roof of the Marina City twin towers, for which their owners demanded $40,000. While seemingly a small amount by Hollywood standards, Bay considered it inflated and refused to give in to the “extortionists.”
- The scene in “Pripyat/Chernobyl” shows Ukrainian soldiers dressed in Soviet uniforms, and the vehicles have red stars.
- Due to a conflict with the director, Megan Fox was forced to leave the project.
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