Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2011 American animated science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. The film is the 5th installment in the Transformers Cinematic and the sequel to Transformers The Movie. The film is directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman. Taking place two years after the Bumblebee movie, the story revolves around Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen), leader of the Autobots, and Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), who is caught once again in the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, led by Megatron (voiced by Frank Welker). Sam begins having strange visions of Cybertronian symbols, and is being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of an ancient Decepticon named the Fallen (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), 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.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen premiered on September 17th, 2011 in Tokyo and was released on June 24 in the United States. The film received Positive reviews from critics. It was followed by Transformers: Age of Starscream in 2014.
