Empire Online has unleashed the very first official photos from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, with your first real look at the film, including an ominous Optimus Prime which is set to grace their February 2009 cover.

In addition, USA Today recently went behind-the-scenes of Michael Bay's blockbuster sequel to find out how the film negotiated with the Department of Defense to bring out the biggest guns around in a White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, that'll double as Cairo, Egypt in the actual film.

CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE for the articles. Be warned, each of them contain some spoilers.

UPDATE! We just got our hands on even more pics! Check 'em out below.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas, Rainn Wilson and hit theaters on June 26th, 2009.