Transformers is a 2007 American
science fiction action film based on the
Transformers toy line. The film, which combines
computer animation with
live-action, is directed by
Michael Bay, with
Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. It is the first installment of the
live-action Transformers film series. It stars
Shia LaBeouf as
Sam Witwicky, a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic
Autobots and the villainous
Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery, primarily
vehicles. The Autobots intend to use the
AllSpark, the object that created their robotic race, in an attempt to rebuild Cybertron and end the war while the Decepticons desire control of the AllSpark with the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth.
Tyrese Gibson,
Josh Duhamel,
Anthony Anderson,
Megan Fox,
Rachael Taylor,
John Turturro, and
Jon Voight also star while voice actors
Peter Cullen and
Hugo Weaving voice
Optimus Prime and
Megatron respectively.