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Transformers (live-action movie)

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Hasbro/DreamWorks LLC/Paramount Pictures


[ remake of Transformers (U.S. TV), part of [Transformers] ]

Related anime:
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (live-action movie) (sequel)
      Transformers 3 (live-action movie) (sequel)
    Transformers: The Movie Adaptation (U.S. manga) (adaptation)
      Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream (U.S. manga) (sequel)
    Transformers: The Movie Prequel (U.S. manga) (prequel)
      Transformers: Beginnings (U.S. OAV) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
トランスフォーマー (Japanese)
Themes: mecha, military
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Deep in the deserts of Qatar, a U.S. military base is destroyed by a Decepticon disguised as an Air Force helicopter. Capt. William Lennox and his surviving troops must get in contact with the Pentagon and warn the U.S. government of the new threat. Meanwhile, in suburban America, high school student Sam Witwicky buys his first car in the form of a rusted 1976 Chevrolet Camaro - only to discover that it transforms into the Autobot Bumblebee. Shortly afterwards, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz and Ratchet arrive on Earth to protect Sam and prevent Megatron and the Decepticons from acquiring the mysterious cube known as the "Allspark."
Vintage: 2007-06-11
Premiere date:
2007-06-11 (South Korea - N Seoul Tower)
2007-06-12 (Australia - Sydney)
2007-06-20 (Spain - Sitges Film Festival)
2007-06-21 (Italy - Taormina Film Festival)
2007-06-27 (USA - Los Angeles Film Festival)
2007-06-28 (Australia)
2007-06-28 (Indonesia)
2007-06-28 (Italy)
2007-06-28 (Malaysia)
2007-06-28 (New Zealand)
2007-06-28 (Philippines)
2007-06-28 (Singapore)
2007-06-28 (South Korea)
2007-06-28 (Taiwan)
2007-06-28 (USA - Rhode Island)
2007-07-02 (USA - Advanced Screening in Select Theatres)
2007-07-02 (USA - Anime Expo 2007)
2007-07-03 (USA)
2007-07-04 (Austria)
2007-07-04 (Canada)
2007-07-04 (Denmark)
2007-07-04 (Egypt)
2007-07-04 (Finland)
2007-07-04 (Norway)
2007-07-04 (Russia)
2007-07-04 (Spain)
2007-07-04 (Sweden)
2007-07-05 (Croatia)
2007-07-05 (Israel)
2007-07-06 (Bulgaria)
2007-07-06 (Turkey)
2007-07-07 (Lithuania)
2007-07-11 (China)
2007-07-12 (Greece)
2007-07-19 (Argentina)
2007-07-20 (Brazil)
2007-07-20 (Colombia)
2007-07-20 (Mexico)
2007-07-25 (Belgium)
2007-07-25 (France)
2007-07-26 (Hong Kong)
2007-07-27 (UK)
2007-07-27 (Venezuela)
2007-08-02 (Germany)
2007-08-03 (Estonia)
2007-08-04 (Japan)
2007-08-10 (Iceland)
2007-08-16 (Slovakia)
2007-08-17 (Poland)
2007-09-21 (USA - IMAX Edition)
Releases: We have 4
Ending Theme:
#1: "What I've Done" by Linkin Park
#2: "Doomsday Clock" by Smashing Pumpkins
#3: "This Moment" by Disturbed
#4: "Technical Difficulties" by Julien-K
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 35
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 6
Comment:
Winner of four awards (Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture, Best Single Visual Effect of the Year, Models/Miniatures in a Motion Picture, Compositing in a Motion picture) at the 6th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Voted "Best Film" at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
Nominated for Achievement in Sound Editing, Achievement in Sound Mixing and Achievement in Visual Effects at the 80th Academy Awards.
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 
(none)
 

Akio Kato as Bumblebee

Fuminori Komatsu as Sam Witwicky

Fumiya Yazaki as William Lennox

Hiroshi Iwasaki as Bumblebee (Radio voice)

Kanako Toujô as Mikaela Banes

Koutarou Nakamura as Megatron

Tesshô Genda as Optimus Prime

Cho as Reggie Simmons

Jin Urayama as Ratchet

Jin Yamanoi as Robert Epps

Katsuhiro Kitagawa as
Barricade
Ironhide

Marika Hayashi as Maggie Madsen 

Minoru Hirano as John Keller

Tadashi Miyazawa as Starscream

Taiten Kusunoki as Jazz (Meister)

Tetsuo Goto as Ron Witwicky

Wataru Takagi as Glen Whitmann

Yukari Nozawa as Judy Witwicky

Chafurin as Bobby Bolivia

Yuzuru Fujimoto as Captain Archibald Witwicky

Japanese companies 

Distributor: United International Pictures

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Michael Bay

Screenplay:
Alex Kurtzman
John Rogers
Roberto Orci

Music:
Steve Jablonsky
Tomoyasu Hotei ("Battle w/o Honor or Humanity")

Art director:
Beat Frutiger
François Audouy
Geoff Hubbard
Kevin Kavanaugh
Sean Haworth

Director of Photography: Mitchell Amundsen

Executive producer:
Brian Goldner
Mark Vahradian
Michael Bay
Steven Spielberg

Producer:
Alex Kurtzman
Don Murphy
Ian Bryce
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Roberto Orci
Tom DeSanto

Associate producer: Kenny Bates

Casting:
Jane Jenkins
Janet Hirshenson
Michelle Lewitt

Character Animation: Makoto Koyama

Costume Design: Deborah Lynn Scott

Digital Effects: Atsushi Ikarashi

Digital Matte Paint: Mayumi Shimokawa

Editing:
Glen Scantlebury
Paul Rubell
Tom Muldoon

Grip: Daisuke Miyake

Line Producer: Ian Bryce

Production Design: Jeff Lewis

Set Decoration:
Larry Dias
Rosemary Brandenburg

Technical Animation: Keiji Yamaguchi

Theme Song Performance:
Disturbed ("This Moment")
Goo Goo Dolls ("Before It's Too Late")
HIM ("Passion's Killing Floor")
James Brown ("I Got You - I Feel Good")
Julien-K ("Technical Difficulties")
Linkin Park ("What I've Done")
Marvin Gaye ("Sexual Healing")
Player ("Baby Come Back")
Smashing Pumpkins ("Doomsday Clock")
Styles of Beyond ("Second to None")
The Cars ("Drive")
The Used ("Pretty Handsome Awkward")

Visual Effects Supervision: Scott Farrar

 

Hugo Weaving as Megatron (voice)

Josh Duhamel as Capt. William Lennox

Mark Ryan as Bumblebee (voice)

Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes

Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime (voice)

Shia LaBeouf as Samuel James "Sam" Witwicky

Anthony Anderson as Glen Whitmann

Charlie Adler as Starscream (voice)

Darius McCrary as Jazz (voice)

Jess Harnell as
Barricade (voice)
Ironhide (voice)

JImmie Wood as Bonecrusher (voice)

John Turturro as Agent Simmons

John Voight as Defense Secretary John Keller

Julie White as Judy Witwicky

Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky

Michael O'Neill as Tom Banachek

Rachael Taylor as Maggie Madsen

Reno Wilson as Frenzy (voice)

Robert Foxworth as Ratchet (voice)

Tyrese Gibson as USAF Tech Sgt. Epps

Amaury Nolasco as ACWO Jorge "Fig" Figueroa

Ashkan Kashanchi as Mahfouz

Bernie Mac as Bobby Bolivia

Brian Prescott as Aide

Bylle Michele Price as Pentagon Employee

C.J. Thomason as Sailor

Carlos Moreno Jr. as Manny

Charlie Bodin as USAF Staff Sergeant

Colin Fickles as Pentagon Analyst 1

Frederic Doss as Naval Petty Officer

Glenn Morshower as Col. Sharp

Jeremy Jojola as Reporter 2

Jesse Heiman as ASI Employee 1

John Robinson as Miles

Joshua Feinmann as Sergeant

Michael Trisler as Ranger Team #4

Nicole Randall Johnson as ASI Security Woman

Pat Mulderrig as Ranger Team #2

Ravi Patel as Telephone Operator

Rizwan Manji as Akram

Samantha Smith as Sarah Lennox

Sean Hampton as USMC Private

Travis Van Winkle as Trent

William Morgan Sheppard as Captain Archibald Witwicky

Zack Ward as 1st Sgt. Donnelly

Jamie McBride

Ronnie Sperling

English companies 

Licensed by:
Dreamworks
Hasbro
Paramount Pictures

Music Production: Warner Bros. Records

Production:
Angry Films
Di Bonaventura Pictures
Hasbro
Platinum Dunes

special effects:
CLM Studios
Digital Domain
Industrial Light and Magic

Special Thanks To:
Force Protection, Inc.
General Motors
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Saleen, Inc.
Sikorsky
United States Air Force

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

ADR Director: Alejandro Mayen

 

Alfredo Basurto as Bumblebee

Arturo Mercado Jr. as Capt. William Lennox

Blas Garcia as Optimus Prime

Gerardo Vásquez as Megatron

Liliana Barba as Mikaela Banes

Victor Ugarte as Sam Witwicky

Eduardo Liñan as Ratchet

German Fabregat as Starscream

Jose Luis Orozco as Jazz

Luis Alfonso Padilla as Ron Witwicky

Mario Arvizu as Ironhide

Mario Castañeda as Glen Whitmann

Spanish companies 
(none)
German staff 
German cast 

Dubbing Director: Tobias Meister

 

David Turba as Sam

Dennis Schmidt-Foss as Lennox

Hans-Jürgen Wolf as Megatron

Helmut Gauss as Bumblebee

Luise Helm as Mikaela

Reiner Schöne as Optimus Prime

Anja Stadlober as Maggie

Axel Lutter as Starscream

Frank Otto-Schenk as Ron

Hans-Werner Bussinger as Keller

Jan Spitzer as Ratchet

Katharina Koschny as Judy

Klaus-Dieter Klebsch as Banachek

Oliver Siebeck as
Barricade
Ironhide

Stefan Fredrich as Simmons

Tobias Kluckert as Epps

Tobias Müller as Glen

Torsten Michaelis as Jazz

Constantin von Jascheroff as Miles

Gerrit Schmidt-Foss as Donnely

Jan Odle as
Bobby Bolivia
The President

Jaron Löwenberg as Hosney

Kaspar Eichel as Sharp

Robin Kahnmeyer as Trent

Sebastian Jacob as Feg

Tayfun Bademsoy as Indian Call Centre Guy

Tobias Meister

German companies 

Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment

Portuguese staff 
Portuguese cast 

Dubbing Director: Guilherme Briggs

 

Alexandre Moreno as Capt. William Lennox

Eduardo Borgueth as Bumblebee

Guilherme Briggs as Optimus Prime

José Santacruz as Megatron

Sérgio Cantú as Sam Witwicky

Sylvia Salustti as Mikaela Banes

Duda Espinoza as Ironhide

Hélio Ribeiro as Agente Simmons

Jomery Pozolli as John Keller

José Sant'anna as Starscream

Júlio César as Barricade

Júlio Chaves as Ratchet

Mauro Ramos as Ron Witwicky

Priscila Amorim as Maggie Madsen

Reginaldo Primo as Jazz

Ricardo Juarez as Sgt. Epps

Sheila Dorfman as Judy Witwicky

Portuguese companies 

Dubbing Studio: Delart

 
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