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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.

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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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