“Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon” will hold its world premiere at the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival, Paramount announced Monday.
It’s the first time a Hollywood blockbuster has opened the Russian festival and the first time the festival has hosted a world premiere. That gala is scheduled for June 23.
Director Michael Bay, producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce and stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey and John Malkovich will present the film.
After the premiere, Linkin Park will perform a special outdoor concert at Vasilyevsky Spusk of the Red Square in Moscow.
The third installment in the "Transformers" franchise opens in wide release June 29.
