Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers 2 in Egypt
The Michael Bay-directed sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen recently shot on location in Egypt.

Waxword reports that "Transformers II turned its cameras at the Pyramids in Egypt, and again in the upper Egyptian town of Luxor, near the famed Valley of the Kings. This is significant for many reasons but mainly because it represents a rare move by two Hollywood studios, Paramount and DreamWorks, to connect to a country and culture that is perceived to be hostile the United States."

Star Shia LeBeouf was reportedly on hand for the Egyptian stint of filming.

The site adds that the sequel "shot for several days, bringing together a crew of 150 Americans and several dozen local Egyptians for an effort that producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who called from a cellphone while standing beside the pyramids, told me was 'remarkably smooth.'"