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| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Bay |
| Produced by | Steven Spielberg Michael Bay Lorenzo di Bonaventura Ian Bryce Tom DeSanto Don Murphy |
| Written by | Ehren Kruger |
| Starring | Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel John Turturro Tyrese Gibson Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Patrick Dempsey Kevin Dunn Julie White John Malkovich Frances McDormand Lester Speight Voices Peter Cullen Hugo Weaving Leonard Nimoy David Warner Frank Welker Mark Ryan Tom Kenny Bill Fagerbakke James Avery |
| Music by | Steve Jablonsky |
| Cinematography | Amir Mokri |
| Editing by | Roger Barton William Goldenberg Joel Negron |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 29, 2011[1][2] |
| Running time | 153 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $195 million[4] |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (also known as Transformers 3) is the 2011 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, 2011.[1][2] The film will be presented in regular 2D, Real D 3D and IMAX,[5] featuring Dolby Surround 7.1 sound.[6]
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 and Hugo Weaving returning as the voice of Megatron. Ehren Kruger, who collaborated in the writing of the last film, was again involved in the writing. Despite having initially been confirmed for the film,[7] 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 last two films, did not return for this installment in the series,[8] which Orci had earlier somewhat anticipated, fearing the duo would "risk getting stale".[9] Bay has stated this would be his last installment in the series.[10] In May 2011 it was announced that Paramount Pictures had bumped Transformers: Dark of the Moon 's release date of July 1, 2011 two days earlier, June 29, in order to receive an early response to footage.[11][12] It has been announced that Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released one day earlier, June 28, in 3D and IMAX theatres, nationwide
