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Transformers: Space Bridge is a 2027 American science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, and Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Spielberg and Blomkamp, based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. It is the sequel to Transformers: Devastator and the third installment and penultimate film in the Cybertron Quadrilogy. The ensemble cast includes Peter Cullen, Sasha Calle, Jeffrey Combs, Idris Elba, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Nash, John Cena, Katherine Waterston, Sam Elliott, Laurence Fishburne, and Josh Brolin. In the film, Optimus Prime and his second-in-command Windblade must battle the evil Shockwave in the wake of his creation of the space bridge. Transformers: Space Bridge was released on December 3rd, 2027; it received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, the former deeming it as an improvement over the previous film, with praise for its story, direction, screenplay, performances (particularly Cullen, Calle, Irons, and Brolin), action sequences, visual effects, and musical score. It was deemed one of the best of the quadrilogy, though its ending was harshly criticized. It was also a financial success like the first two films, grossing $916 million worldwide against a budget of $167 million and a break-even point of $260 million. A sequel entitled Transformers: Cybertron Falls was released one year later and concluded the storyline.

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  • Plot: Optimus Prime and Windblade witness Shockwave's new space bridge. They send their scouts Bumblebee, Prowl, and Mirage to investigate it, and they deduce that Shockwave is suggesting to capture the missing Sentinel Prime, who was the only one of the original thirteen primes that lived but was never seen again.
  • Windblade opens up to Optimus about her past with Shockwave when he was an Autobot; Shockwave had come up with his idea of the space bridge to Windblade, but when she realized that building it would require the body of Sentinel Prime and deducing it would consume his life force, she denounced the plan. However, it did not have the outcome she hoped for, and Shockwave severed ties with Windblade and the other Autobots before joining the Decepticon cause.
  • Optimus is captured by Starscream during a failed mission and is brought before Megatron, who kills Prowl and Mirage in an attempt to force Optimus into revealing the location of Sentinel; when Optimus states that he does not know, Megatron prepares to execute him, but a resurrected Metroplex appears and crushes Megatron to death. Starscream then retakes control of the Decepticons before retreating to Shockwave's tower.
  • Starscream orders Shockwave to abandon the building of the space bridge, but he disregards that order and continues building it. Sentinel is awakened after being found and retrieved by the Autobots; he reveals that Optimus shares his energon DNA as a result of being a Prime, and also explains that extracting a sample would kill them. Starscream continuously demands Shockwave to retreat and abandon the building, but he still refuses, stating that he is nearly finished. Enraged, Starscream attempts to kill him, but Megatron appears and reaffirms his status, having been revived by Soundwave. He also intervenes in Starscream's attempt on Shockwave's life and forces him to submit.
  • Optimus leads an assault on Trypticon city; however, the city transforms into Trypticon himself, and he quickly gains the upper hand, even crushing Sentinel, enraging Megatron. However, Shockwave deduces that Optimus would be a solution as a result of sharing Sentinel's energon, and reveals it to all Decepticons.
  • Metroplex fights Trypticon, turning the tide of the battle, while Optimus and Windblade engage Shockwave; he easily defeats them, and finishes the space bridge, activating its beam in the process. He attempts to obtain a sample of Optimus' energon, but Metroplex shoots Shockwave's tower down, distracting him and also preventing the Decepticons from retreating, before killing Trypticon and aiding the Autobots.
  • Optimus re-engages Shockwave in a violent fight, destroying many areas around the space bridge; Shockwave eventually overpowers and fatally impales Optimus from behind, extracting a sample of his energon and loads it into the space bridge, completing the portal opening. However, Windblade distracts Shockwave long enough for a dying Optimus to temporarily regain his strength; he eventually manages to gain the upper hand and rip Shockwave's eye out, killing him, though he collapses on the ground afterwards. Before dying in Windblade's arms, she asks if she can save him, to which he replies "You already did.... It's over for me...".
  • The space bridge's beam fires a blast at the sky, finishing the portal; within it, Unicron the Chaos Bringer emerges, saying "I awaken!", and then the end credits roll.
  • End Credits (with Won't Back Down by Bailey Zimmerman): Directed by Neill Blomkamp | Produced by Zack Snyder | Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer | Produced by Michael Bay | Produced by Steven Spielberg | Executive Producers: Gore Verbinski, Neill Blomkamp, and Deborah Snyder | Edited by Kirk M. Morri | Written by Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer | Cinematography By Zack Snyder and Trent Opaloch | Visual Effects by John Knoll | Choreography by Rob Marshall | Story by Zack Snyder and Steven Spielberg | Unicron briefly performed by Sam Elliott | Music by Hans Zimmer and Skylar Grey | Casting by Carmen Cuba | Peter Cullen (The Matrix of Leadership) | Sasha Calle (Windblade's Sword) | Jeffrey Combs (Medic Logo) | Idris Elba (Ironhide's Shoulder Cannon) | Jeremy Irons (The Space Bridge) | Kevin Nash (Bulkhead's Wrecking Ball) | John Cena (Wheeljack's Swords) | Katherine Waterston (Arcee's Arm Blades) | Sam Elliott (Metroplex's Helmet) | with Laurence Fishburne (Sentinel Prime's Shield) | and Josh Brolin (Megatron's Cannon) | TRANSFORMERS: SPACE BRIDGE
  • Cast, the Autobots: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime | Sasha Calle as Windblade | Jeffrey Combs as Ratchet | Idris Elba as Ironhide | Kevin Nash as Bulkhead | John Cena as Wheeljack | Justin Chatwin as Bumblebee | Charles Parnell as Prowl | Ben Affleck as Mirage | Sam Elliott as Metroplex | Laurence Fishburne as Sentinel Prime

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