来自塞伯坦星球Cybertron 的超机械生命体，和一般意义上的“人造智能机器人”有着本质区别。可以就生存或者战略的需要而把自己的外貌改变为其他事物。他们因意识形态的不同而分裂为两派：博派Aubobot和狂派Decepticon。并以赋予他们生命的火种源Allspark为矛盾焦点，爆发了战争。在对这个种族拥有充分了解之前，人类的秘密军事组织“第七防区”把他们称为N.B.E.(非生物存在体 Non Biological Entity)。
为了与美国变形金刚迷友界取得紧密互动，派拉蒙举行了一个“擎天柱台词竞赛”的活动，请迷友为电影中的擎天柱撰写台词，最终获胜者撰写的台词将会出现在影片中。最终“自由权利归众生”(Freedom is the right of all sentient beings)这一台词获胜。这句话实际上也是擎天柱玩具上的原始座右铭。
美国IDW漫画公司从2007年三月起陆续出版变形金刚真人电影的四卷本漫画前传。故事主要反映大黄蜂从塞伯坦星球来到现代地球的经过，威震天来地球寻找火种源的经过以及第七防区的起源。作家Alan Foster将为真人电影撰写前传小说《昨日幽灵》(Ghosts of Yesterday)以及真人电影的小说版。除此之外，还有一些面向低龄儿童的真人电影故事丛书。这些图书都会在真人电影公映前陆续出版，为真人电影的故事营造丰富的前传背景。
On July 3rd, 2007, Warner Bros. will release the soundtrack album to Michael Bay's Transformers. The album will feature a total of 12 tracks, nine of which are brand new and exclusive to the soundtrack. Artists included on the album range from Linkin Park to Smashing Pumpkins, Disturbed, The Used, HIM, Taking Back Sunday, and more. The first single from the album will be "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)" by the Goo Goo Dolls.
Fans around the world have clamored for a Transformers live-action movie for a long time. Now, directed by Michael Bay (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, The Rock and Bad Boys) and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the sci-fi action-adventure flick Transformers, inspired by one of the most popular toy lines in history, is set to become the box office blockbuster of the summer.
