Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Revenge is coming.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$200 000 000
Box office
$836 303 693
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Don Murphy, Ian Bryce, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner, Mark Vahradian
Camera operator
Ben Seresin
Composer
Artist
Nigel Phelps, Jeff Lew, Travis Tohill
Audition
Denise Chamian
Editing
Short description
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who wrote the screenplay for the first film, declined the offer to write the sequel due to their involvement in other projects. However, after the studio found scripts by other writers unacceptable, the producers managed to convince Roberto and Alex to work on the second film.
- Initially, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, who wrote the screenplay for the first film, declined an offer to write the sequel due to commitments to other projects. However, after the studio deemed the scripts of other authors unacceptable, producers managed to convince Roberto and Alex to work on the second film.
- Ehren Kruger joined the writing team largely due to his encyclopedic knowledge of the Transformers universe.
- Creating the first Transformers movie required 20 TB of disk space. For the second film, 145 TB was barely enough. For comparison, 145 TB is the capacity of 35,000 DVDs. If you were to stack that many discs without their cases, the height would be 44 meters.
- Creating the first part of “Transformers” required 20 TB of disk space. Working on the second film barely accommodated 145 TB. For comparison, 145 TB is the volume of 35,000 DVDs. If you stacked that many discs without cases on top of each other, their height would be 44 meters.
- The sequel could easily have fallen victim to the writers' strike, but Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Ehren Kruger managed to finish the treatment the night before the strike began.
- During pre-production, Michael Bay stated that he would intentionally leak various pieces of false information online to fuel the hype surrounding the film and spark discussions on various movie websites.
- In July 2008, Shia LaBeouf was in an accident. The screenwriters had to incorporate his hand injury into the film.
- The film is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of 'Transformers' (1984).
- Matthew Marsden was a fan of the Transformers comics as a child.
- Posters for two films – 'Cloverfield' and 'Bad Boys II' – can be spotted in the film. The poster for the first film references screenwriters Kurtzman and Orci, who frequently collaborate with 'Cloverfield' producer J.J. Abrams. And the poster for the second film references director Michael Bay, who filmed 'Bad Boys II'.
- The film features both one of the last remaining "classic" Seven Wonders of the World – the Great Pyramid of Giza – and one of the "new" 7 Wonders of the World – Petra in Jordan.
- The band Mutemath recorded a rock version of the Transformers (1984) theme song, which was intended for use in the first film. The creators never found a place for it, but the composition will be used in the sequel.
- During pre-production, Michael Bay stated that he would deliberately stage leaks of various false information online to generate hype around the film and discussion on various film websites.
- Alex Kurtzman came up with the title of the movie. Roberto Orci wanted the film to be called "Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye."
- The sequel could have easily fallen victim to the writers' strike, but Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Ehren Kruger managed to finish the treatment the night before the strike began.
- Originally, the Autobot Arcee was supposed to appear in the first film.
- Filming began the day after “Transformers” received the MTV Award for “Best Movie.”
- Alex Kurtzman came up with the film's title. Roberto Orci wanted the film to be called 'Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye'.
- Processing time for a single IMAX frame is 72 hours per frame.
- According to Steve Jablonsky, the sequel's soundtrack will feature elements of the original Transformers theme. Steve had intended to include these elements in the first film's soundtrack, but his idea was rejected.
- Matthew Marsden was a fan of Transformers comics as a child.
- In July 2008, Shia LaBeouf was in an accident. The screenwriters had to incorporate his arm injury into the movie.
- The Decepticon Soundwave was intended to be in the first film, but work on his appearance was not completed on time. In the sequel, he will transform into a satellite.
- A tie-in video game of the same name was based on the film.
- Posters for two films can be seen in the movie: Cloverfield and Bad Boys II. The first poster is a nod to screenwriters Kurtzman and Orci, who frequently collaborate with Cloverfield producer J.J. Abrams. The second poster refers to director Michael Bay, who directed Bad Boys II.
- The film commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of "Transformers" (1984).
- Three action scenes were filmed with IMAX cameras.
- The ancient city of Petra, where Sam and the Autobots find the Primes' hidden cache, also served as the location for the climactic scene in Steven Spielberg's film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".
- Jonah Hill was offered a role in the film, but he declined after reading only the first twenty pages of the script.
- The ancient city of Petra, where Sam and the Autobots find the Primes' cache, also served as the filming location for the climactic scene of Steven Spielberg's film 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'.
- Filming began the day after Transformers won the MTV Movie Award for Best Movie.
- The band Mutemath recorded a rock version of the 'Transformers' (1984) musical theme, which was supposed to be used in the first film. The creators never found a place for it, but the composition will be used in the sequel.
- During casting and location scouting, the film was known under the working title “Prime Directive”.
- When Devastator strikes the pyramid, his hand reaches a speed of 388 mph (626 km/h). If Devastator's parts were stacked on top of each other, they would form a tower 58 times taller than the famous Empire State Building in New York. The total length of Devastator's parts is about 13.7 miles (22 km).
- The Devastator robot is as tall as a 10-story building.
- According to Steve Jablonsky, the soundtrack to the sequel will feature elements of the original Transformers music theme. Steve had intended to include these elements in the first film's soundtrack, but his idea was rejected.
- Michael Bay planned to make a low-budget film in between the Transformers movies. However, when the filming schedule for the second Transformers movie shifted, Bay postponed his small project, as he did not want anyone else to direct the sequel.
- Michael Bay planned to shoot a low-budget film in between Transformers movies. However, when the shooting schedule for the second Transformers film was postponed, Bay shelved his small project because he didn't want someone else to shoot the sequel.
- Jonah Hill was offered a role in the film, but he turned it down after reading only the first twenty pages of the script.
- Real U.S. Navy sailors participated in some of the mass scenes.
- The Autobot Hound, transforming into a military Jeep Wrangler, was added to the film at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense, after they noticed that in the first film, Decepticons were primarily transforming into military vehicles.
- There were 14 robots in the first part; this time, there are 46.
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