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MONUMENT VALLEY — Among the 1,000-foot pinnacles of Monument Valley, Michael Bay began filming the newest addition to the "Transformers" franchise Tuesday.
Bay released images of the new and upgraded vehicles to be the stars in "Transformers 4" this week, alongside the announcement that they had begun filming in Monument Valley.
The park is popular among photography enthusiasts and movie makers. Video games, music videos and artwork, films and television have featured the valley. Among other movies, portions of the films "Forrest Gump," "Stagecoach" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" were filmed there. Ornament Valley in Pixar's animated "Cars" film was inspired by the site.
The images of the Transformers, taken on location, include the upgraded Optimus Prime, a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse and a Corvette Stingray.
"As guests of the Navajo Nation, we took a convoy of brand new, re-envisioned and remodeled Autobots out for a spin down Highway 163 in Monument Valley near the border of Arizona and Utah," Bay wrote on his blog.
According to Box Office Mojo, the "Transformers" franchise has grossed more than $1 billion since its 1986 release of "Transformers: The Movie."
