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Paul Franklin Dano (born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway before making his film debut in The Newcomers (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and received accolades for his role as Dwayne Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006). For his dual roles as Paul and Eli Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood (2007), he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Dano has also received accolades for roles such as John Tibeats in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Alex Jones in Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners (2013). His acting portrayal of musician Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy (2014) earned him a Golden Globe nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actor. Dano made his directorial debut with the drama film Wildlife (2018), based on the novel by Richard Ford. He co-wrote the screenplay with his partner Zoe Kazan. In 2018, he starred in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. In 2022, he played Edward Nashton / The Riddler in The Batman.
In the aftermath of Rise of the Beasts, Earth faces a new kind of extinction. The Terrans—Transformers born of Earth’s frequencies and bonded to human families—are being hunted by G.H.O.S.T., a covert organization that sees them as unstable anomalies. But the true threat looms above. Megatron has returned, leading a fractured Decepticon force in a desperate bid to restore Cybertron. Their plan: activate the ancient Space Bridge Pillars and drag Cybertron into Earth’s atmosphere, fusing the two worlds into one. The process will fracture gravity, collapse ecosystems, and rewrite the planet in steel. As the Terrans flee persecution and the sky begins to crack, the Autobots form a fragile alliance with new human allies—fighters, scientists, and survivors. Mirage, still haunted by war echoes, begins to unravel the truth behind the Pillars. And deep underground, the Terrans begin to evolve, sensing the pull of a world they’ve never known. The battle isn’t just for survival—it’s for identity, memory, and the right to call Earth home. The Autobots must rise, the Terrans must choose, and humanity must stand beside them before Cybertron falls… and takes Earth with it.
