Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a American science fiction film based on Hasbro 's Transformers toy line. The film is the third installment in the Transformers film series and the sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger.
In the film, Optimus Prime , Bumblebee , and Sam Witwicky must lead the Autobots against Megatron and the Decepticons as they battle to possess powerful technology abandoned on the Moon , in order to restore Cybertron. Development on a third Transformers film began by May The film employed both regular 35 mm film cameras and specially-developed 3D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago , Florida , Indiana , Milwaukee , Moscow, and Washington, D. The film was 3D rendered specifically for 3-D, and the visual effects involved more complex robots which took longer to render.
Dark of the Moon 's release date was moved from July 1 to June 29, in order to monitor an early response to footage. Exclusive early premieres took place on June 28, by Paramount Pictures , one night before worldwide release.
It became the fifth highest-grossing film in history at the time, the second highest-grossing film of , and the highest-grossing film in the franchise to date.
It was followed by Transformers: Age of Extinction in The Ark spacecraft escapes from the planet Cybertron carrying an invention capable of ending the war between Autobots and Decepticons.
