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The interstellar battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rains destruction down on planet Earth as director Michael Bay
adapts Hasbro and Takara's popular Transformers franchise into a
big-budget, live-action summer tentpole extravaganza in this ambitious
sci-fi action feature starring Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Bernie Mac, John Turturro, Jon Voight,
and, of course, Optimus Prime and Megatron. Long ago, on the planet of
Cybertron, a massive, powerful alien race divided into two factions,
the noble Autobots, and the devious Decepticons. They fought for the
sole access to a talisman known as the Allspark, a cube with the
capacity to grant infinite power, and eventually the Autobots smuggled
it off the planet's surface, hiding it in an unknown location on Earth.
Now, hundreds of years later, the Deceptacons have come looking for it,
and if the Autobots don't find it first, the Earth will be enslaved or
destroyed by the evil aliens' use of its massive power. The Autobots
don't know where the cube was hidden, but the information may be stored
in the most unlikely of sources, as a gangly young Earthling named Sam
Witwicky (LaBeouf)
who's just picked up his first car, has a strange connection to the
Allspark's history, making him the unlikely ally of these enormous
creatures, as they fight for humankind's survival and the chance to
return home. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cast
Shia LaBeoufShia LaBeouf: They don't
call him the Beef for nuthin'. And he's
no cookie-cutter sex symbol, this one. Shia
is a charming young man with an off-kilter
appeal that speaks to those among us who
like the bad boys. His disarming honesty
and often shocking candor in interviews
really kinda does it for us.
Megan FoxMegan Fox: If you don't get
this, we can't help you. We firmly believe
that a good 3/4ths of 'Transformers'' massive
box office bucks can be attributed entirely
to Fox in short shorts peering under the
hood of her car. The only way the American
male fantasy could've been embodied any
better is if she were reciting football
stats (and making out with an equally hot
bff -- but this is still a family film).
Josh DuhamelJosh Duhamel: Fergie's new
hubby, and star of the late lamented series
'Vegas,' brings his square-jawed good looks
to the robot-vs.-robot party too. We've
heard he plays a bigger part in 'Revenge'
-- and in this case, bigger is definitely
better.
Tyrese GibsonTyrese Gibson: When you
have a guy who started out as a male model,
you can really never go wrong, we always
say. Here's hoping that Gibson's role has
been expanded too, like that of his brother
in arms, Duhamel.
Isabel LucasIsabel Lucas: This lovely
lass is new to the 'Transformers' gang --
but the girl knows how to bring the drama.
She was reportedly in the car with LaBeouf
when he wrecked his car (and his hand) in
the wee hours of an L.A. morning last year.
Not sure that looked too good to her boyfriend
at the time, Adrian Grenier. They broke
up soon after.
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