Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third film in the Transformers series directed by Michael Bay, was officially released in theaters.
Filming for Transformers: Dark of the Moon began, marking the production phase of the movie.
Principal photography for Transformers: Dark of the Moon concluded.
Paramount Pictures announced the development of the third Transformers film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, following the success of Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
During the 1960s space race, NASA discovers the crashed Autobot ship Ark on the moon, along with sentinel robots and Cybertronian technology.
The US government keeps the discovery of the Cybertronian technology and the Ark ship a secret from the public and international space agencies.
Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, respond to a Cybertronian signal emanating from Earth, related to the Ark's technology and the Decepticons' plans.
Decepticons, along with a resurrected Sentinel Prime, plan to use the Space Bridge technology to transport Cybertron to Earth and enslave humanity.
Details emerge that the Apollo 11 moon landing was a cover mission to investigate the Ark and recover Cybertronian artifacts.
Sentinel Prime betrays the Autobots by allying with Decepticons to transport Cybertron to Earth using the Space Bridge.
Major conflict erupts between Autobots and Decepticons in Chicago as Decepticons begin activating the Space Bridge technology.
Civilians are evacuated amid the battle, with significant destruction of the university campus and urban infrastructure.
Optimus Prime battles Sentinel Prime to stop the activation of the Space Bridge and prevent the transport of Cybertron to Earth.
With Sentinel Prime defeated, Autobots thwart the Decepticon invasion and save Earth from Cybertronian enslavement.
