Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon – Megatron and Sentinel Prime

As witnessed in the Dark of the Moon Super Bowl trailer, the third film in the Transformers franchise should be filled with lots of action and spectacular battles, but T3 is great for another reason – we finally get to meet Optimus Prime’s predecessor, Sentinel Prime. If you saw the original teaser, you’ve actually already seen Sentinel but many were unaware of it, although there were a few speculations floating around.

The new pics posted over on EW.com give us a more in-depth look into the movie as Hasbro wheels out a new line of Transformer toys. We get a pretty good look at Sentinel Prime, who is in infinitely better shape in his toy form of Mechtech Leader Sentinel Prime, and we also get a look at Megatron’s new look… sort of. At the end of 2009’s Revenge of the Fallen, the Decepticon baddie wasn’t looking too good, missing half his face as he tucked tail and ran for the hills. The new Mechtech Megatron Voyager uses a tarp to conceal his face so I’m guessing repairs aren’t going well.

In addition to Prime and Megatron, we also get a good look at Sentinel’s spaceship, the Ark, which, in the teaser trailer, is seen as a wreck that’s half-buried in the moon. Like Sentinel, the Ark is looking much better here.

Toy Fair 2011 starts Sunday, so I’m sure a peek at more characters will be coming soon as Hasbro gets ready for the July 1st release of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon.