Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction
action film directed by Michael Bay, and it is based on the
Transformers toy line. It is the third installment in the live-action
Transformers film series, and is the sequel to 2009's Revenge of the
Fallen. It is also the first film in the series that was not
co-produced by DreamWorks, leaving Paramount Pictures as the sole
distributor. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro,
Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn,
Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand. Set three years
after Revenge of the Fallen, it follows the warring Autobots and
Decepticons' last days of the war as they battle to possess powerful
technology from their homeworld crashed on Earth's Moon to restore
their home. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee,
Ironhide, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Wheelie, Megatron, Starscream,
Soundwave, and Barricade.The script was written by Ehren Kruger. Dark
of the Moon employed both regular 35mm film cameras and
specially-developed 3-D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago,
Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. The film was
rendered specifically for 3-D, and the visual effects involved more
complex robots which took longer to render. In May 2011, it was
announced that Paramount would move Dark of the Moon's release date of
July 1 to June 29, in order to monitor an early response to
footage.Exclusive early premieres in both select 3D and IMAX theaters
took place on June 28, 2011, one night before worldwide release in 2D
and 3D (including IMAX 3D) formatsâ€"each featuring Dolby Surround 7.1
sound. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the
special effects, action scenes, scores, 3D work, and the performances
of Peter Cullen, and Leonard Nimoy while criticizing the runtime,
storyline, performances, and screenplay. Dark of the Moon grossed over
$1.1 billion worldwide, and it is the 27th highest-grossing film of
all time (the 5th-highest at the time of release), the
second-highest-grossing film of 2011, the highest-grossing film in the
Transformers series, and the tenth film to gross over $1 billion. Like
the first film, it was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound
Mixing, and Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards. It was
followed by Transformers: Age of Extinction in 2014.
action film directed by Michael Bay, and it is based on the
Transformers toy line. It is the third installment in the live-action
Transformers film series, and is the sequel to 2009's Revenge of the
Fallen. It is also the first film in the series that was not
co-produced by DreamWorks, leaving Paramount Pictures as the sole
distributor. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro,
Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn,
Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand. Set three years
after Revenge of the Fallen, it follows the warring Autobots and
Decepticons' last days of the war as they battle to possess powerful
technology from their homeworld crashed on Earth's Moon to restore
their home. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee,
Ironhide, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Wheelie, Megatron, Starscream,
Soundwave, and Barricade.The script was written by Ehren Kruger. Dark
of the Moon employed both regular 35mm film cameras and
specially-developed 3-D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago,
Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. The film was
rendered specifically for 3-D, and the visual effects involved more
complex robots which took longer to render. In May 2011, it was
announced that Paramount would move Dark of the Moon's release date of
July 1 to June 29, in order to monitor an early response to
footage.Exclusive early premieres in both select 3D and IMAX theaters
took place on June 28, 2011, one night before worldwide release in 2D
and 3D (including IMAX 3D) formatsâ€"each featuring Dolby Surround 7.1
sound. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the
special effects, action scenes, scores, 3D work, and the performances
of Peter Cullen, and Leonard Nimoy while criticizing the runtime,
storyline, performances, and screenplay. Dark of the Moon grossed over
$1.1 billion worldwide, and it is the 27th highest-grossing film of
all time (the 5th-highest at the time of release), the
second-highest-grossing film of 2011, the highest-grossing film in the
Transformers series, and the tenth film to gross over $1 billion. Like
the first film, it was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound
Mixing, and Best Visual Effects at the 84th Academy Awards. It was
followed by Transformers: Age of Extinction in 2014.
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