=== Optagelser ===
Man begyndte at filme i [[Los Angeles, Californien]] i maj måned 2008.<ref name=wilson>{{cite news | author = Jay A. Fernandez, Borys Kit | title = Rainn Wilson in for 'Transformers 2' | work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date = {{date|2008-05-29}} | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i3f3a21456cba6a51cf2da2541155c3a4 | access-date={{date|2008-05-29}}}}</ref> 
Den tidligere Hughes Aircraft blev tjent til at filme store dele af scenerne.<ref name=made>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001937.html|author=Peter Debruge|title=Who Made the Movie: 'Transformers II'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date={{date|2009-03-31}}|access-date={{date|2009-04-01}}}}</ref>
Fra D. 2 juni,<ref name=geriatric/> blev den brugt 3 dage på action sekvenserne Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, som blev brugt til Shanghai scenerne.<ref name=bethlehem>{{cite news | author = Michael Duck | title = Officials fired up for Bethlehem filming | work = [[The Morning Call]] | date = {{date|2008-01-17}}}}</ref> Efter filmede de på Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.<ref>{{cite news | author = Keith Knight | title = More High-Fliers at Air & Space | work = [[The Washington Post]] | date = {{date|2008-06-07}} | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060603921.html | access-date={{date|2008-06-09}}}}</ref>
Holdet to til [[Philadelphia]] D. 9. juni, hvor de optog ved [[University of Pennsylvania]], Drexel University, Eastern State Penitentiary, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia City Hall, Rittenhouse Square, og historic chancellor street (som repræsenterer gaden i nærheden af  [[Place de la Concorde]] i [[Paris]]), og Wanamaker's.<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Klein | title = Roll 'em | work = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date = {{date|2008-06-08}} | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/19637659.html | access-date = {{date|2008-06-09}} | archive-date = 11. juni 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080611234128/http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/19637659.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Klein | title = Inqlings: The big reach for an anchor | work = [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date = {{date|2008-06-17}} | url = http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20080617_Inqlings__The_big_reach_for_an_anchor.html | access-date={{date|2008-06-17}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = Aaron Scott | title = "Transformers" Sequel Brings Movie Studio to Wanamaker Bldg. | work = [[CoStar Group]] | date = {{date|2008-06-23}} | url = http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=E31D081165C6AD733CB6624649AD6947A | access-date={{date|2008-06-24}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = Kellvin Chavez | title = More Pics From Transformers 2 Set Plus Video! | work = LatinoReview.com | date = {{date|2008-06-14}} | url = http://www.latinoreview.com/news/more-pics-from-transformers-2-set-plus-video-4857 | access-date={{date|2009-02-28}}}}</ref>
De to til [[Princeton University]] D. 22. juni<ref>{{cite news | author = Tashin Shamma | title = 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' crash lands on campus | work = [[The Daily Princetonian]] | date = {{date|2008-06-24}} | url = http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/06/24/21271/ | access-date = {{date|2008-06-24}} | archive-date = 18. maj 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130518223640/http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/06/24/21271/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> nogle studerende på blev vreder fordi de troede at Bay havde valgt et optage scener og skrive Princeton's navn i filmen. Men hverken University of Pennsylvania eller Princeton gav Bay tilladelse til at skrive deres navn som steder hvor det er optaget scener, fordi der var en "sjov" scene med Sam's mor.<ref>{{cite web | author = "Nelson" (administrator) | title = Regarding Penn's open letter to Michael Bay | publisher = [[Michael Bay]] | date = {{date|2008-06-27}} | url = http://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/d56f71572ffbeb023c7bea941830a529-226.html | access-date = {{date|2008-06-27}} | archive-date =  2. juli 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080702023527/http://michaelbay.com/newsblog/files/d56f71572ffbeb023c7bea941830a529-226.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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