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T ransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (also known as Transformers 2) is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second film in the live-action Transformers film series. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), the human caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and Decepticons. Sam is having near-epileptic episodes and visions of Cybertronian symbols, and is being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of their long-trapped leader, The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth in the process.
With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild, Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and series newcomer Ehren Kruger. Shooting took place from May to November 2008, with locations in Egypt, Jordan, Pennsylvania and California, as well as air bases in New Mexico and Arizona.
Revenge of the Fallen was released on June 26, 2009, and was a box office success, setting records upon release, and grossing a total of $402 million in North America and $836 million worldwide. It was the second most successful film of 2009 (behind Avatar) and 11th overall domestically, and the 25th highest-grossing film of all time and fourth highest of the year (behind Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) internationally. Despite its success at the box office, the film was panned by critics and won three awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, including Worst Picture, making it the first film that grossed more than $800 million to win the award. A third and final film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was released on July 1, 2011, in 3-D.
Cast
Main article: List of characters in Transformers (film series)
Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel as U.S. Army Major William Lennox
Tyrese Gibson as USAF Chief Master Sergeant Robert Epps
John Turturro as Seymour Simmons
Ramón Rodríguez as Leo Spitz
Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky
Julie White as Judy Witwicky
Isabel Lucas as Alice
John Benjamin Hickey as Theodore Galloway
Glenn Morshower as USMC General Morshower
Matthew Marsden as Graham
Rainn Wilson as Professor R. A. Colan
Voice Actors
Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Mark Ryan as Jetfire
Reno Wilson as Mudflap
Jess Harnell as Ironhide
Robert Foxworth as Ratchet
André Sogliuzzo as Sideswipe
Grey DeLisle as Arcee
Hugo Weaving as Megatron
Tony Todd as The Fallen
Charlie Adler as Starscream
Frank Welker as Soundwave/Devastator/Reedman
Tom Kenny as Wheelie/Skids
Calvin Wimmer as Demolishor (credited as "Wheelbot")
John DiCrosta as Scalpel
Michael York as Prime #1
Kevin Michael Richardson as Prime #2/Rampage (credited as "Skipjack")
Robin Atkin Downes as Prime #3 |
