Where was Transformers filmed?
2007 film, directed by Michael Bay.
- Washington, D.C.
The story is set in Washington, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Washington; D.C.; Los Angeles; Long Beach, New Mexico
- Filmed in
- Washington, D.C.
- Distance
- About 2,294 miles (3,692 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.
- Distance
- About 2,299 miles (3,699 km) between Long Beach, New Mexico and the nearest filming location.
About Transformers
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- Released
- 2007
- Director
- Michael Bay
- Cast
- Shia LaBeoufTyrese GibsonJosh DuhamelAnthony AndersonMegan FoxianaRachael TaylorJohn TurturroJon VoightMichael O'NeillBernie Mac
- Genre
- ActionScience FictionAlien Invasion
- Based on
- Transformers
The story
The planet Cybertron was ravaged by a civil war between two Transformer factions — the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, and the Decepticons, led by Megatron.
Captain Archibald Witwicky and his crew of explorers stumbled upon Megatron in 1897.
In the present day, the Decepticon Blackout attacks the U.S.
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