Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (simply known as Transformers 2), is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed

by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. It is a sequel to 2007's Transformers and the second installment in
the live-action Transformers series taking place two years after Transformers. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky, who is
caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and the Decepticons. Sam is having strange visions of
Cybertronian symbols, and being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of an ancient Decepticon named 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 ascriptment 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, New
Jersey, and California, as well as air bases in New Mexico and Arizona.
Revenge of the Fallen was released on June 24, 2009, and was a huge box office success, setting records upon release. The film
grossed a total of $402.1 million in North America and $434.2 million in other territories, for a total of $836.3 million worldwide. It was
the second highest grossing film of 2009 in North America (behind Avatar), 18th domestically, the 42nd highest-grossing film of all
timeand fourth highest of the year worldwide (behind Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Ice Age: Dawn of the
Dinosaurs). With over 11 million home media sales in 2009, it was also thetop-selling film of the year in the United States.
The film received mostly negative reviews by critics, mostly because of the frequent stereotypes on the movie directing. It got mixed
reviews from audiences. The film won three awards and became the highest-grossing film to win Worst Picture at the 30th Golden
Raspberry Awards ceremony. A third film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was released on June 29, 2011. A fourth
film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, was released on June 27, 2014. A fifth film as of now titled Transformers 5 is scheduled for a
2017 release. This was the last film in the series to star Megan Fox, and was also the last film in the series to be distributed
by DreamWorks Pictures, leaving Paramount Pictures to become the distributor of its future films.