Transformers: Dark of the Moon In Theatres Today

Today is the day many have been waiting for. The first day that Transformers: Dark of the Moon is in theaters, nearly worldwide. As a way to get you excited, below are two playlists of videos. The first is all the trailers and TV spots for the film. Also have them in none playlist form here. The second is nearly 200 videos that were posted when the movie was being filmed in Chicago, LA, Florida, Washington, DC, and more. Also note that the movie does have a scene during the credits involving ex-Agent Seymour Simmons.

And before the box office results start, going to make a guess that DOTM will make $1.1 billion worldwide with 60% of that coming from international sales. Opening week? $310 million worldwide total, $165 from US through July 4th. When do you plan on seeing the movie? What is your estimate? Those closest get...well nothing except knowledge you estimate as well as those that get paid megabucks to read the tea leaves.

Transformers 3: Master Class Trailer

A tongue-in-cheek trailer on why you should see Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The opening title card of "The following preview has been approved for lovers of excess" should give you an idea of things. When it comes to summer movies, I am a proud lover of excess. (via i09.com)

Combined DOTM Trailers, TV Spots and Scenes Fan Edit

Ask and you shall receive. A fan edit of all the US trailers, TV spots and scenes released up to about Monday have been posted online. I estimated that at most around 12 minutes of footage was released, turns out it is 9 minutes 15 seconds. I should have stuck with my 10 minutes estimate I tweeted.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Trailers, TV Spots, and Posters

Partly to increase their size and partly because it was bogging down the page loading, I have moved all the trailers and TV spots here. Also tossed in the posters for giggles.

TV Spot #24 - "Freedom"

TV Spot #23

TV Spot #22

TV Spot #21

TV Spot #20

TV Spot #19

TV Spot #18 - "Believe"

Iridescent Trailer #2

TV Spot #17

TV Spot #16

TV Spot #15

TV Spot #14 - "Hero Countdown"

TV Spot #13

TV Spot #12 - "Battle"

TV Spot #11

TV Spot #10

TV Spot #9 - "Biggest"

Iridescent Trailer #1

TV Spot #8

TV Spot #7

TV Spot #6 - "Always Feared"

TV Spot #5 - "Cover Up"

TV Spot #X - "Biggest Adventure"

Behind Scenes - "Birdmen"

TV Spot #4 - "Everything"

TV Spot #3 - "Secret"

Theatrical Trailer #1 (3D Edit)

Theatrical Trailer #1

TV Spot #2 - Daytona 500

TV Spot #1 - Superbowl

Teaser Trailer #1

Two New TV Spots for Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The MichaelBay.com admin Nelson has posted the two TV spots that aired during the finale of American Idol. Most of the footage is from the previous trailers but each has a little bit of new. Thanks to AK-47 for heads-up.

TV Spot #3 - "Secret"

TV Spot #4 - "Everything"

Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D Theatrical Trailer

MichaelBay.com has posted the 3D cut of the theatrical trailer that was released a few weeks ago. Nope it isn't in 3D. Differences to note as described previousily: a) We get to see Optimus and Ratchet walking in the Ark observing all the statis Autobots b) Shows more of the Dweller as it tears down the building Sam and Carly are in c) We get to see Optimus on flying mode shooting at the mouth of the Dweller in mid-sky. Thanks to Karimpie, WolfyWardark, and Chad for the heads-up.

DOTM at Cannes Video Arch with New Moments

This is a repost. Do to blogspot.com failure, Google had to restore from a backup that was 30 hours old eliminating the original and related comments

Early today we say the Cannes Film Festival trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon and now today it seems get the same teaser but in a unique way. The video from Lyricis Interactive shows an outdoor arch outside the Hotel Carlton for the festival that displays scenes from the teaser on three sections. It does seem to have new footage (like Mirage at beginning) but not entirely sure how much is new as the framing of the video is much closer to account for the different dimensions of the arch compared to normal screen. Thanks to Fox Prime for the link.

Update: The originating website pulled the video but found copy on YouTube.

First Look at Malkovitch and Dempsey

French website Fox Prime finally gives us our first look at John Malkovitch and Patrick Dempsey in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (for France, Transformers 3: La Face Cachée de La Lune). The spot is half the length of trailer but twice as long as the normal TV commercial and made up of scenes almost entirely of the same scenes as the US trailer except for the very brief additions of Malkovitch and Dempsey. Below is the video with French subtitles and after that is the same trailer with French dubs.

DOTM News: Possible Running Time, Iridescent Release Date & Boom

Three quick stories around Transformers: Dark of the Moon about estimated running time, release date for Iridescent single and video from Chicago set that I don't recall seeing before.

Dutch website Pathe Cinema's page on DOTM put the movie's running time at 1 hour and 49 minutes. However, Nelson later debunked that writing, "False. It's over 2 hours." For Hollywood, 2 hours or less is the sweet spot with going past 2 and half hours only for good reasons. Guess we will find out soon where DOTM falls in that range. (via TFW2005, thanks to Sahara for the link)

It seems that the first single from the Transformers: Dark of the Moon soundtrack will officially be the remix of Linkin Park's Iridescent. No surprise. It also seems that release is coming up soon as Amazon UK lists the release date as May 16th, while iTunes has it at May 22nd and Amazon US shows a date of May 17th. So what we learned is the single may or may not be out sometime in the next two weeks.

So you know that scene in the trailer where Prime comes in swooping in and tears through the Decepticon ranks? Pretty sure the video below from Chicago last year is when that scene was filmed. Thanks to Jeff of Pixel Rally for the link.
Update: Thanks to Ian here is a little confirmation as he took a still from the trailer that matches the car flip at about the 49 second point in the video below.

DOTM Trailer Breaks Apple Trailers Record

A press release from Paramount has announced that the Transformers: Dark of the Moon trailer was downloaded 6 million times from Apple Trailers in the first 24 hours of release. It is now the most popular trailer in the site's history. It seems that the plan of few trailers and hiding the movie plot and details back is paying off. Full press release below. Thanks to Scott C. for the link.

Transformers Trailer Comparison Images (Updated)

One of the interesting things about the release of the new trailer is a few scenes were "re-used" from the Super Bowl teaser TV spot. As a result, it provides a chance to compare how scenes have been tweaked over the last few months, often adding more elements into a scene and making some of the effects sharper. The four animated images below created by John illustrate that very well. In the first pictures a lot of tweaks but you will notice Transformers removed, moved and added. The second image adds and enhances building damage with spaceships, the third adds a missile and tweaks Prime's weapon discharge and the last shows the addition of an entire building, more craft and other tweaks.

In addition, Jeff from PixelRally, provided three images that show what areas of Chicago look like and how they have been fixed up for the film. In the first image color correction plus signs were added. The second image shows how a 5 or so lane road shrunk down to two with green spaced and in the third, well Shockwave is really all you need. After that, we have a look at 35 East Wacker Drive buildings the craft passes and the one with electric arcs that indicate a space bridge forming. The last three images show the 160 East Illinois Street lot for the pure CGI building that gets destroyed by the Decepticon worm (currently fans calling The Dweller) along with the neighboring building it crashes on that Jeff's friend happens to live in. For Chicagoans, it should be really interesting to see how much their city is transformed (pun intended) by the post-roduction process when the film comes out. The set of Jeff's comparison images can be found here. Thanks to John and Jeff for the images. Pics after the break.

No More Theatrical Trailers?

Nelson, the admin of MichaelBay.com, provided a few stats about the trailer in regards to the website. He later commented that it seems that 1st theatrical trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon will also be its last.

-Trailer got downloaded & viewed on this site about 1.3 million times. That's what bought down the site for a couple of minutes.

-Bay has just finished the 3D trailer which will be featured on 'Pirates.' It's basically the same trailer with a couple new shots.

- High res poster: http://www.michaelbay.com/images/TF3_MB2.jpg

Question from Plague1980: I know you said there will be some extra stuff added to the 3D trailer but can you tell us if there may be another trailer down the line before the movie hits? Not asking for a date or anything, just if there will be one? Thanks.

Nelson: Aside from the 3D trailer & TV ads I think this is it.

Considering how "late" this trailer came out compared to the previous two films (and most summer films really) I am not surprised. Especially since a trailer 1.5ish is planned for the end of May with Pirates 4. Once the 3D trailer comes out the movie is only 1 month away. Typically that is when the studio marketing department forgoes introducing new theatrical trailers and starts cranking out the TV spots. Revenge of the Fallen had around 18+ spots if my memory serves but I wonder if they will just as conservative with the TV ads as have been with the theatrical trailers.

As for the image with this post, the top pic is from the Superbowl spot, the bottom is from the just released trailer. Noticed a few differences? For example more spaceships, bigger & brighter boom, a building that grew a twin and other tweaks that show that even after a spot is put together Bay and the fine folks at ILM & Digital Domain are still hard at work getting the best out of each and very frame of the film. Thanks to Shane W. for the picture.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Theatrical Trailer Is Here (Updated)

The theatrical trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon was leaked early (such as to Peru21.pe, thanks Benn) which has lead to the early release of the trailer at Apple Trailers in glorious HD. As it proves, the early description from ElectricPrada09 was on the money. On a related note, I was able to verify that the official twitter account for DOTM is @TF3Movie. Because was dinged by the copyright police, instead of uploading to my account, thanks to Frederico for the 1080p video embed (below) of the trailer.

Update: MichaelBay.com has posted the trailer along with links to download the 720p & 1080p HD versions of the trailer.

Update 2: Hit the links below for lots of screenshots from the trailer with number of pics in parenthesis.
Seibertron (x247) | TFW2005 (x89) | CinemaBlend (x105)


Official Synopsis:

When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us. The movie stars Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, with John Malkovich and Frances McDormand.

Possible Trailer Description

It seems that working at a theatre just might havea few benefits as ElectricPrada09 provides a description of the first theatrical trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon . While there have been fake descriptions before, this one has the benefit of being proven true or false in trust a few days when the trailer premieres online at 7PM EST on Thursday. I altered the spacing some just cause.

DOTM Trailer Timed, Rated

The Alberta Film Ratings has provided a tiny bit of information about the new Transformers: Dark of the Moon trailer that is scheduled to hit online on April 28th at 7PN EST and in US theatres on April 29th. The board has listed the trailer of having a length of 2 minutes, 24 seconds with a rating of PG so it can appear in front of pretty much any movie coming out. The rating only refers to the trailer and does not refer to the movie itself which is likely to be edited to get a PG-13 rating. (via Seibertron, thanks to Sahara for alt link)

Trailer Online Date Revealed

Nelson, admin of Shoot for the Edit, posted a note clarifying the exact release date of the trailer, including when it will be available online. While Michael Bay did confirm it would appear with Fast Five, there was some confusion do to the use of the phrase "next week" which seemed to indicate the UK premiere date of the movie. As a bonus he also provided information on the internet release of the trailer.

Fast 5 [w]ill be in theaters April 29.

The TF3 trailer will be available on Apple Trailers on 7PM (Eastern Time) on April 28th.

Bay: New Trailer with Fast Five

Michael Bay dropped a lovely little Friday note for Transformers fans when he commented on post production progress by informing us that the trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be attached to Fast Five. The news should not be too surprising considering the info that the trailer was coming sometime in April. With only two big movies coming out this month, Scream 4 and Fast Five, but no trailer for Scream that only left on other movie.

The post process is going very well - way better then ROTF. We have massive shots but we got going 6 months earlier on this film then the last. We jump very hard and fast on post in this film.

It really is looking special. The 3D will the best 3D of any movie this year.

Michael

Our trailer comes out next week on Fast and a bunch of other stuff. 3D trailer comes out on the next 3D movie out which is Pirates.

Imaginary Forces on DOTM Logo

Imaginary Forces has added a quick blurb to their resume of trailers about Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The studio was behind the Announcement (aka teaser) trailer for DOTM and also was responsible for the exploding/transforming Decepticon logo used with Revenge of the Fallen. (via TFW2005, thanks to Chris and Sahara for link)

Credits:
Client: DreamWorks / Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Imaginary Forces Art Director: Ronnie Koff

Project Info:
Paramount asked us once again to create a dynamic Transformers main title
reveal, this time for the upcoming Transformers: Dark of The Moon, which
will be shown in 3D.

We designed the main title and the end animation sequence for this teaser, and collaborated with ILM to make sure everything integrated seamlessly.

The idea was to enter the Transformer’s eye and to find out what lies behind it. IF director Ronnie Koff takes us on a journey through the macro level of a mechanical, yet organic architectural landscape of nanotechnology resolving into the logotype.

DOTM Trailer Coming "mid/late April"

Nelson has posted that the first theatrical trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon "...will come around mid/late April." Various unconfirmed rumors has placed the release with Sucker Punch this Friday but the lack of online stories and Entertainment Tonight not advertising one of their sneak peeks pretty much killed that idea. About the only films coming in April that would be a good fit for the trailer is Scream 4 (4/15) and Fast Five (4/29). It seems the best move would be to release with Scream 4 and push theaters to also attach it to Fast Five and Thor (5/6) to maximize audience awareness.

DOTM Trailer Rated PG

There still has been no official confirmation that the next theatrical trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon is coming this Friday but the British Board of Film Classification has provided at least a little more evidence of the possibility. The Board has posted on their website that the trailer has been rated PG with a running time of 2:18. The weird part is the site has mixed information about DOTM with No Strings Attached so not really sure what to make of the reliability of the information. Sadly the site does not indicate a release date. (via TFW2005)