Transformers (film)

Transformers
Transformers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Bay
Screenplay by	Roberto Orci; Alex Kurtzman;
Story by	John Rogers; Roberto Orci; Alex Kurtzman;
Based on	Hasbro's Transformers action figures
Produced by	Lorenzo di Bonaventura; Tom DeSanto; Don Murphy; Ian Bryce;
Starring	Shia LaBeouf; Tyrese Gibson; Josh Duhamel; Anthony Anderson; Megan Fox; Rachael Taylor; John Turturro; Jon Voight;
Cinematography	Mitchell Amundsen
Edited by	Paul Rubell; Glen Scantlebury; Thomas A. Muldoon;
Music by	Steve Jablonsky
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; DreamWorks Pictures; Hasbro; di Bonaventura Pictures;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 10, 2007 (N Seoul Tower); July 3, 2007 (United States);
Running time	143 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$145–200 million
Box office	$709.7 million

Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's toy line of the same name. The film is directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, two factions of shape-shifting alien robots. The Autobots intend to retrieve and use the AllSpark, the powerful artifact that created their robotic race that is on Earth, to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army to take back their world by giving life to the machines of Earth. Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro, and Jon Voight also star, while Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively.

Don Murphy was initially interested in developing a G.I. Joe film, but then decided to develop a Transformers film after the United States went to war against Iraq in 2003. Murphy and Tom DeSanto developed the project in 2003, and DeSanto wrote a treatment. Steven Spielberg came on board as executive producer the following year, hiring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay. The U.S. Armed Forces and General Motors loaned vehicles and aircraft during filming, which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes. Hasbro's promotional campaign for the film included deals with various companies; advertising included a viral marketing campaign, coordinated releases of prequel comic books, toys, and books, as well as product placement deals with companies such as General Motors, Burger King, and eBay.

Transformers premiered on June 10, 2007, at the N Seoul Tower in Seoul, and was released on July 3 in the United States, by Paramount Pictures. The film became the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2007, grossing $709.7 million worldwide, with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the action sequences, visual effects, and sound design, but criticism of the screen time for certain characters and use of product placement. The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was nominated for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards. It was followed by a sequel Revenge of the Fallen and became a successful film series.

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[numbers-1] "Transformers (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[2] "Transformers". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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[Tourtellotte_(2007)-4] Bob Tourtellotte (July 1, 2007). ""Transformers" film yields big bang on fewer bucks". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2010. But the producers of "Transformers", Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce, say they have spent only $150 million on "Transformers", and they reckon they got a bargain.

[npr-5] Alex Chadwick; Kim Masters (April 30, 2007). "'Spider-Man 3': Why So Expensive?". NPR. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

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