Transformers: Dark of the Moon is a 2011 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. The film is the third installment in the Transformers film series and the sequel to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger. It stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand. In the film, Optimus Prime, Sam Witwicky, and the Autobots discover a Cybertronian spacecraft known as the Ark, hidden on the Moon. They embark on a race against Megatron and the Decepticons to reach the Ark and uncover its secrets, while the Decepticons are driven by a desire to avenge their previous defeat and seize control of the powerful technology.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. The film is the second installment in the Transformers film series and the sequel to Transformers (2007). The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman. Taking place two years after the previous film, the story revolves around Optimus Prime, Sam Witwicky, and the Autobots allying once again in the war against the Decepticons, led by Megatron. An ancient Decepticon named the Fallen, seeks revenge on Earth and intends to find and activate a machine that would destroy the Sun and all life in the process.