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Transformers (film Series)
''Transformers'' is a series of science fiction action films based on the ''Transformers'' franchise. Michael Bay directed the first five live action films: ''Transformers'' (2007), '' Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), '' Dark of the Moon'' (2011), '' Age of Extinction'' (2014), and '' The Last Knight'' (2017), and has served as a producer for subsequent films. A sixth film, ''Bumblebee'', directed by Travis Knight, was released in 2018, while a seventh film, '' Rise of the Beasts'', directed by Steven Caple Jr., was released in 2023. The series has been distributed by Paramount Pictures, and DreamWorks Pictures. They worked on the first two films. While the ''Transformers'' film series has received negative to mixed reception, ''Bumblebee'' received positive reviews. Despite its critical reception, the ''Transformers'' film series has generally been successful at the box office, with ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Age of Extinction'' grossing over $1 billion each; the latter wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include ''Bad Boys (1995 film), Bad Boys'' (1995) and its sequel ''Bad Boys II'' (2003), ''The Rock (film), The Rock'' (1996), ''Armageddon (1998 film), Armageddon'' (1998), ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl Harbor'' (2001), the first five films in the ''Transformers (film series), Transformers'' film series, ''13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' (2016), ''6 Underground (film), 6 Underground'' (2019), and ''Ambulance (2022 film), Ambulance'' (2022). His films have grossed over worldwide, making him the List of highest-grossing directors, fourth-most commercially successful director in history. He is co-founder of the production house The Institute (company), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Of The Moon
Dark of the Moon may refer to: * ''Dark of the Moon'' (play), by American playwrights William Berney and Howard Richardson * "Dark of the Moon" (''The Unit''), a television episode *'' Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre'', a 1947 anthology edited by August Derleth *''Dark of the Moon'', a 1968 mystery novel by John Dickson Carr John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977) was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. He lived in England for a number of years, and ... * ''Dark of the Moon'', a 1985 fantasy novel by P. C. Hodgell *''Dark of the Moon'', a 2005 novel by John Sandford *''Dark of the Moon'', a 2009 paranormal romance novel in the '' Dark Guardian'' series *'' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'', a 2011 film See also * Dark Side of the Moon (other) * Transformers: Dark of the Moon (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Marcum And Matt Holloway
Art Marcum and Matt Holloway are an American screenwriting duo, best known for writing the scripts of movies like ''Iron Man'' and '' Punisher: War Zone''. Career In 2008, Marcum and Holloway wrote the script of Marvel Studios' superhero film ''Iron Man'', which was directed by Jon Favreau and released on May 2, 2008, by Paramount Pictures. The duo also wrote the script for the action film '' Punisher: War Zone'', directed by Lexi Alexander and released on December 5, 2008, by Lionsgate. They were hired by Paramount to co-write a script with John Fusco for the 2014 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' film, but their script was ultimately never used. In 2019, they were hired by Sony to write the script for the adventure film ''Uncharted'', directed by Ruben Fleischer. In 2020, they scripted the Sony Marvel film ''Kraven the Hunter''. Filmography * ''Shadow of Fear'' (2004) * ''Iron Man'' (2008) * '' Punisher: War Zone'' (2008) * '' Transformers: The Last Knight'' (2017) * '' Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Nolan
Ken Nolan () is an American screenwriter and novelist best known for adapting the 2001 biographical war film ''Black Hawk Down'' from the non-fiction book of the same name. Life and career Nolan was born in Detroit and raised in Buffalo, New York and Portland, Oregon. He applied twice to the UCLA Film School but was turned down both times. He ultimately attended the University of Oregon, earning an English degree. He moved to Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s to pursue a career as a screenwriter, working at Richard Dreyfuss' company using ''The Screenwriter's Workbook'' by Syd Field as a guide. He wrote several screenplays before breaking through in 1994, writing a series of spec scripts for Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures. His first produced screenplay was an adaptation of Mark Bowden's 1999 non-fiction book ''Black Hawk Down'', which was ultimately made into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name by Ridley Scott. He initially wrote a 60-page treatment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehren Kruger
Ehren Kruger (born October 5, 1972) is an American film screenwriter and producer. He is best known for writing three of the five installments in the original ''Transformers'' film series: '' Revenge of the Fallen'', '' Dark of the Moon'', and '' Age of Extinction'', in addition to the American version of '' The Ring'' and its sequel ''The Ring Two'' and the American adaptation of ''Ghost in the Shell''. For his work on '' Top Gun: Maverick'', Kruger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Life and career Kruger was raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, graduating in 1990. He graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1993 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His produced screenplays include '' Arlington Road'', '' Scream 3'' and '' Reindeer Games''. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for '' The Ring''. He also did uncredited rewri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rogers (writer)
John Rogers is an American screenwriter. He is known as the creator of the television series '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' (2000–2005), '' Leverage'' (2008–2012; 2021–present as '' Leverage: Redemption'' on Freevee), '' The Librarians'' (2014–2018), and '' The Player'' (2015). Rogers co-wrote the films '' American Outlaws'' (2001), ''The Core'' (2003), ''Catwoman'' (2004), and '' Marry Me'' (2022), and co-wrote the story for the film ''Transformers'' (2007). Early life and education Rogers was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. While at McGill, he wrote for the school's comedy magazine ''The Red Herring''. Career Rogers wrote the first draft of the script for the live-action movie ''Transformers'', released in 2007. He wrote an early screenplay for ''Catwoman'' and created the cartoon series '' Jackie Chan Adventures''. He also co-wrote the science fiction adventure film ''The Core''. In 2004 Rogers wrote and executive-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Kurtzman
Alexander Hilary Kurtzman (born September 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing the scripts to ''Transformers'' (2007), '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)'', ''Star Trek'' (2009), ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013), and '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) with his writing and producing partner Roberto Orci, and directing and co-writing '' The Mummy'' (2017). He made his directorial debut with '' People Like Us'' (2012), co-written alongside Orci and Jody Lambert. Kurtzman is known, alongside Orci, for frequently collaborating with Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams, as well as co-creating the TV series '' Star Trek: Discovery'', '' Star Trek: Picard'', and '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''. Early life and education Kurtzman was born into a Jewish family and raised in Los Angeles, California. His longtime screenwriting partner Roberto Orci was his best friend in high school. Kurtzman attended Wesleyan University. Career Kurtzman first teamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Orci
Roberto Gaston Orcí (July 20, 1973 – February 25, 2025) was a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. Born in Mexico City, Orci began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Together they were employed on television series such as '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. In 2008, together with J. J. Abrams, they created '' Fringe''. In 2013, they created '' Sleepy Hollow'' alongside Phillip Iscove. Orci and Kurtzman's first film project was Michael Bay's '' The Island'', and due to that partnership they went on to write the scripts for the first two films of the ''Transformers'' film series. Orci first became a film producer with 2008's '' Eagle Eye'' and again with 2009's '' The Proposal''. Orci and Kurtzman subsequently returned to working with Abrams on '' Mission: Impossible III'' and both ''Star Trek'' and '' Star Trek Into Darkness''. Between 2005 and 2011, Kurtzman and Orci's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Film Series
Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home video, television broadcast rights, and merchandising. However, theatrical box-office earnings are the primary metric for trade publications in assessing the success of a film, mostly because of the availability of the data compared to sales figures for home video and broadcast rights, but also because of historical practice. Included on the list are charts of the top box-office earners (ranked by both the nominal and real value of their revenue), a chart of high-grossing films by calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highest-grossing film record, and a chart of the highest-grossing film franchises and series. All charts are ranked by international theatrical box-office performance where possible, excluding income derived from home video, broadcasting rights, and merchandise. Traditionally, war films, musicals, and historical dramas have been the most popular genres, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Film
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. DreamWorks Animation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2014, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "The great surge in American filmmaking in the past ten years is due to independent financing at all levels. The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge. Artistically, the films in question range from the majestic to the meretricious. Independent financing has set truly imaginative directors into free flight. This is a moment of extraordinary cinematic invention—of filmmakers, working at a wide range of budget levels, coming up with original and personal ideas about movies and how to make them. On the other hand, this independent surge has also created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Of The Beasts
''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'' is a 2023 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line, and primarily influenced by its '' Beast Wars'' sub-franchise. It is the seventh installment in the ''Transformers'' film series, serving as a sequel to ''Bumblebee'' (2018). The film is directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber, based on a story by Harold. Michael Bay again serves as producer. It stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, as well as the voice talents of Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Pete Davidson, Liza Koshy, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Colman Domingo, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, and returning franchise regulars Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, and David Sobolov. Set in 1994, the film follows ex-military electronics expert Noah Diaz and artifact researcher Elena Wallace as they help the Autobots and the Maximals protect an artifac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumblebee (film)
''Bumblebee'' (stylized as ''BumbleBee'' and sometimes marketed as ''Transformers: Bumblebee'') is a 2018 science fiction action film based on the Hasbro and Takara Tomy's ''Transformers'' toy line character of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the ''Transformers'' film series, serving as a spin-off and prequel to the 2007 film. Directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson, it stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, and Pamela Adlon, and features the voice talents of Dylan O'Brien as the titular character, Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux, and Peter Cullen, who reprises his role as Optimus Prime. Set in 1987, the film follows Bumblebee being sent to Earth for refuge and befriends a teenage girl named Charlie. The film premiered on December 3, 2018, at the Sony Center in Berlin, and was released in the United States on December 21, by Paramount Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
