‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’: How the Sequel’s Star Cars Were Cast – Hollywood Reporter

Like the other films in the franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon drops in on the saga of two warring sentient robot factions whose intergalactic battle spills over from their home planet (Cybertron, natch) and imperils humankind. But the film also features a slew of cars — a Chevrolet Camaro, Ferrari 458 Italia and Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan — all of which morph into Autobots (the good guys) when it is time to do battle.

Along with the Cars and The Fast and the Furious films, Transformers forms a troika of franchises with a serious automotive focus. But the films go about it differently: Pixar’s Cars series doesn’t feature automotive product placement, and Transformers does. And it is big business.

‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’: How the Sequel’s Star Cars Were Cast – Hollywood Reporter.