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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
The third installment in the Transformers franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, sees Shia LaBeouf reprise his role as Sam Witwicky. When technology powerful enough to recreate their home planet of Cybertron on Earth is discovered abandoned on the Moon, the Decepticons and the Autobots fight to gain control of it. With humanity caught in the middle of the machines' ancient war, Sam must do whatever he can to stop the Decepticons.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Director
- Michael Bay
- Release Date
- June 30, 2011
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley , Megan Fox , Patrick Dempsey , Shia LaBeouf
- Writers
- Michael Bay
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Franchise(s)
- Transformers
- Sequel(s)
- Transformers: The Last Knight
- prequel(s)
- transformers: revenge of the fallen
- Budget
- 195million
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