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Transformers: Dark of the Moon is the third and final film in the Transformers film series, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and is scheduled for release on June 29 in selected locations and July 1, 2011 in the US. The film will be presented in regular 2D, Real D 3D and IMAX, featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound.

Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro are set to reprise their starring roles, with Peter Cullen returning as the voice of Optimus Prime. Ehren Kruger, who collaborated in the writing of the second film, was again involved in the writing. Despite having initially been confirmed for the film, and with the film already into principal photography, it was announced that Megan Fox would not be reprising her role from the previous two films. With Fox's character Mikaela being dropped, Sam was assigned a new love interest, who will be played by English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Also, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, having written the first two films, did not return for the third installment in the series, which Orci had earlier somewhat anticipated, fearing the duo would "risk getting stale". Bay has stated this would be his last installment in the series.

Plot

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft on the Moon and must race against the Decepticons to find it and learn its secrets, which could turn the tide in the Transformers' final battle.

Production

As a preemptive measure, Michael Lucchi and Paramount announced a July 1, 2011 release date in IMAX 3-D for a third Transformers film before completion of Revenge of the Fallen. Director Michael Bay responded, "I said I was taking off a year from Transformers. Paramount made a mistake in dating Transformers 3—they asked me on the phone—I said yes to July 1—but for 2012—whoops! Not 2011! That would mean I would have to start prep in September. No way. My brain needs a break from fighting robots."

On October 1, 2009, Bay revealed that Transformers: Dark of the Moon had already gone into pre-production, and its planned release was back to its originally intended date of July 1, 2011 rather than 2012. Filming started in May 2010, with shooting locations including Chicago, Florida, and Moscow. Due to the revived interest in 3-D technology brought in by the success of Avatar, talks between Paramount, Industrial Light & Magic and Bay had considered the possibility of the next Transformers film to be filmed in 3-D. Testing has been performed in bringing the technology into Bay's work. Michael Bay was reluctant to film with 3-D cameras since in test he'd found them to be too cumbersome for his filming style, but he didn't want to implement the technology in post production either since he was not pleased with the results.

In a hidden extra for the Blu-ray version of Revenge of the Fallen, Bay expressed his intention to make Transformers 3 not necessarily larger than Revenge of the Fallen, but instead go deeper into the mythos, give it more character development, and make it darker and more emotional. Shortly after the release of Revenge of the Fallen, Orci said he would like to introduce Unicron "for scale's sake", and Unicron is briefly shown in a secret Transformers 3 preview feature in the Revenge of the Fallen Blu-ray disc, but no comment is made on the subject.

Having been called Transformers 3 up to that point, the film's final title was revealed to be Dark of the Moon in October 2010.

Despite Michael Bay's original denial of their return, Skids and Mudflap were once intended to appear in the film, restyled to both transform into black Chevrolet Sparks with green and orange stripes respectively. Scenes were even shot for them, but they have allegedly been dropped from the film's final cut.

As of March 19, 2010, the script was said to be finished, and pre-shoots began on April 7, 2010 in Indiana, which will portray Ukraine and Los Angeles. Filming began on May 18. The first six weeks took place in Los Angeles, locations included Sherman Oaks, Fourth Avenue and 5. Main. The next four weeks were spent in Chicago. Locations filmed in Chicago included LaSalle Street, Michigan Avenue, Bacino's of Lincoln Park at 2204 North Lincoln Avenue and around the "Sears Tower". The scenes set in Michigan Ave featured a substantial amount of pyrotechnics and stunt work. Filming in Detroit was planned to take place August but the Chicago shoot was extended until 1 September. In late September the production moved to Florida, just before the launch of Space Shuttle mission STS-133.

While filming in Washington the crew shot on the National Mall, Michael Bay stated that there would be a car race on the location. Two further locations announced were the Milwaukee Art Museum and an old factory location of Tower Automotive, currently under redevelopment for mixed use as well as the City of Milwaukee equipment yard. Filming was scheduled to take place there after work was done in Chicago. On September 23, filming was done at the former city hall in Detroit, MI. On October 16, work was done at the Johnson Space Center in Texas with intent to shoot a scene set in the late 1960s utilizing extras with period fashion and hairstyles. One day of shooting was also done at the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. Other planned filming locations included Africa, Moscow, and China. About 70% of the film was shot in 3-D, using Arri Alexa and Sony F35 cameras, while other footage was shot in the anamorphic format on 35mm film and converted into 3D in post production. 35mm film was used for scenes filmed in slow motion, and scenes which required higher image quality than the HD digital 3D cameras could provide, such as closeups of faces or shots of the sky. 35mm cameras were also used for scenes where the 3D cameras proved to be too heavy, or were subject to strobing or electrical damage from dust. Filming was officially completed on November 9, 2010. On November 26, it was announced the film had entered post-production.

Accidents

Filming was temporarily delayed on September 2, 2010 in Hammond, Indiana, when an extra was seriously injured during a stunt. The accident happened when a steel cable snapped from a car being towed, owing to a failed weld, hitting the extra's car and damaging her skull. The extra, identified as Gabriella Cedillo, had to undergo brain surgery. The injury has left her permanently brain-damaged, paralyzed on her left side and her left eye stitched shut. As a result, Paramount took responsibility for the accident and decided to cover all medical costs incurred by Cedillo. In spite of this, on October 5, Cedillo's family filed a lawsuit, which cites seven counts of negligence against Paramount, D.W. Studios and several other defendants (not including Bay), with total damages sought in excess of US$350,000.

On October 11, 2010, while filming a chase scene at 3rd Street and Maryland Avenue, SW, a Washington DC Metropolitan Police K9 Unit SUV struck the Camaro that portrays Bumblebee in the film. The area had been closed off by the DC police, and it is not clear why the SUV was there. Both drivers were uninjured, but the Camaro was severely damaged.

Cast and characters

Humans

Autobots

Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader. While he retains his vehicle mode of a blue Peterbilt 379 truck with red flame decals, he has been added a trailer similar to his Generation 1 counterpart, and has been redesigned to look more heroic. Optimus can combine with his trailer and gain a third transformation mode.
Leonard Nimoy voices Sentinel Prime, Optimus Prime's predecessor who turns into a Rosenbauer Panther Airport crash tender fire truck. Sentinel Prime is seen as the Autobot in stasis on the Ark in the teaser trailer. Nimoy provided the voice for Galvatron in The Transformers: The Movie and had been considered for voicing The Fallen in Revenge of the Fallen.
Mark Ryan voices Bumblebee, Sam's guardian that turns into a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. Bumblebee has also gone through some changes, his vehicle mode featuring a new body kit and paint job, and designers modifying him to look more mature.
Jess Harnell voices Ironhide, the Autobot weapons specialist who transforms into a GMC Topkick.
Robert Foxworth voices Ratchet, the Autobot medic who transforms into a search and rescue Hummer H2. Ratchet also had some changes done to his vehicle form, as he has been painted green and white.
Andre Sogliuzzo voices Sideswipe, the Autobot whose vehicle mode is a silver Chevrolet Corvette Centennial, now upgraded into a convertible.
Josh Keaton voices Mirage, an Autobot who will debut as a red Ferrari 458 Italia. Originally nicknamed "Dreadbox".
Colleen O'Shaughnessey voices Chromia, a a blue Suzuki B-King who was the only female component of Arcee who survived the battle in Cairo.
James Avery will provide the voice of Silverbolt.
The Wreckers, an Autobot sub-team that transform into heavily armed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet Impala stock cars equipped with machine guns. They function as a Commando Unit. The Wreckers are: Bill Fagerbakke voices Leadfoot, a Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Target car.
Dan Woren voices Roadbuster, a Dale Earnhardt, Jr. #88 AMP Energy/National Guard car.
Tom Kenny voices Topspin, a Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's/Kobalt car.

Wheelie, a former Decepticon returns from his debut in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Brains, an Autobot, who is small and intelligent. He also built Sam's grappling gun glove.
Mark Ryan also voices a blue Mercedes-Benz W212 will debut as an Autobot inventor codenamed Q, whose design resembles Albert Einstein. He has been said to be friends with Wheelie.

Decepticons

Hugo Weaving voices Megatron, the Decepticon Leader. He has changed his vehicle mode to an armored rusty Mack Titan 10-wheeler fuel tank truck equipped with heavy weaponry. Due to the events from the last movie Megatron will hide half of his face by using a cowl.
David Warner will voice Shockwave, the film's main villain who transforms into a Cybertronian tank an. Corey Burton, who performed Shockwave's voice in all of Shockwave's major animated appearances was offered the role, but he declined it, so Warner is being considered to voice him. Shockwave is also the decepticon that killed Chromia in the Rising Storm.
Charles Adler voices Starscream, the air commander who transforms into an F-22 Raptor.
Frank Welker voices Soundwave, Megatron's communication officer, now transforms into an SUV. Laserbeak, Soundwave's minion that resembles a mechanical condor. Transforms into a Gyrodyne.

Beau Billingslea is rumored to voice Long Haul, a green Caterpillar 773B dump truck. Long Haul was the only constructicon who survived Glenn Morshower's airstrike as he appears in Chicago battling the autobot forces on the street.

A Decepticon has been revealed to turn into a Superfund armored security truck.
A group of Decepticon clones known as The Dreads that turn into Chevrolet Suburban emergency vehicles.

Release and marketing

Transformers: Dark of the Moon is set to be released on July 1, 2011 in 3D. 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. It was later announced in January 2011 that the film will indeed release in IMAX 3D. A two-minute teaser trailer was announced on November 27, and was posted to the web on December 9, 2010. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin discover the Ark on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in the trailer. A thirty-second television advertisement for the film aired during Super Bowl XLV on FOX on February 6, 2011.

Marketing

Most of the characters will return for Hasbro's new toyline, which is due out on May 16, 2011. In October 2010, Entertainment Tonight previewed the behind-the-scenes filming in Chicago. Following that, the official film website was changed with the logo and the release date under it.

Soundtrack

On April 13, 2011 Mike Shinoda announced on his blog that Linkin Park's song "Iridescent" will be the new 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 first film, and "New Divide" for the second. The music video will be directed by Joe Hahn.

Home media

During Hasbro Investor Day, it was announced that the DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be released in the fourth quarter 2011.

Video game

Activision is set to develop a video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo 3DS. The trailer for the Dark of the Moon video game was released in February 2011. The game will be developed by High Moon Studios, who previously developed Transformers: War for Cybertron. It has also been announced that the game will also feature "Stealth Force." Characters Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, Bumblebee, Stratosphere, Starscream, Ratchet, Warpath, Soundwave, Mixmaster, Sideswipe, and Shockwave have been confirmed to be in the game.

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