Two of the main stars from the third instalment of the Transformers movie franchise, Transformers Dark of the Moon, are due to give out a gong at the MTV movie awards in June.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and her Transformers Dark of the Moon co-star Shia LaBeouf are both going to present an award at the star studded event that takes place on the 5th June at the Gibson Amphitheatre in California. Among the other famous faces that are set to appear include Cameron Diaz, Josh Duhamel (also from Transformers), Patrick Dempsey, Emma Stone, Nicki Minaj and Selena Gomez, commented MTV News.

The films that many people are expecting to do well, and have the most nominations, are The Twilight saga – leading the way with 8 nominations, followed by the hugely successful Inception, starring Leonardo Di’ Caprio, which had a total of 7 nominations. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 had 6 nominations. The final part of the Harry potter Franchise, Deathly Hallows Part 2, is due to be released in cinemas this summer on the 15th July. Two weeks after the Transformer film hits the box office.

The prestigious job of hosting the awards has fallen to actor on Saturday Night Live and comedian Jason Sudeikis, who said:

“I’m sincerely flattered that the folks from the Mostly Teenage Viewers network have invited me to host this year, and I look forward to keeping the streak of flawless and critically lauded movie awards show hosting in 2011 alive.”

A promotion by a Japanese firm, Lawsons, is under way ahead of Michael Bay’s new Transformers film, ‘Transformers Darkside Moon’ (as it is known in Japan). People who buy a 3D ticket to see the new film can also get the chance to buy a limited edition Prime Black toy. The toy, that is a re-release of a previous model, has a few differences to the first one. The price for one of the toys and a ticket to go and see the film in Japan will be around fifty pounds – sounds like a bargain!

The Promotion which the firm started on the 1st May is going to carry on running until the 28th of July; the day before the film premieres in Japan.

The figure is a repaint of the of the Transformers Hunt for the Decepticons Voyager Optimus Prime. According to the silhouette of the figure, this exclusive figurine is going to have the blades fitted instead of the battle hooks. The battle hooks were an exclusive to Japan the first time that this figure was released, while all other models outside of the country had the blades.

Lawsons is also doing a separate promotion where they will include a loop strap for handheld gaming devices or mobile phones and similar electronic gadgets. That is separate of the exclusive figure promotion and will be available until June 30th.

The film, which is titled “Transformers Darkside Moon” in Japan is due to go on general release on the 29th July and is suspected to be a huge film summer blockbuster worldwide.

Michael Bay’s eagerly anticipated film trailer for the third Transformers movie, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, was downloaded and watched more than 6 million times in the first 24 hours of its release on iTunes movie trailers, making it the most successful Internet trailer ever watched according to Paramount Pictures.

Paramount Pictures also released a short synopsis giving fans a brief taste of what to expect from the upcoming film. A mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day and threatens to bring a war to earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.

The film, which is set to be released nationwide in the U.K on July 1st is expected to be a huge summer blockbuster, has an all-star cast including Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand.

Megan Fox, however, is not returning to the screens in this third film and has been replaced by English model, and FHM sexiest woman, Rosie Hungtinton-Whiteley. She is going to play the role of Carly – an original character from the 1984 animated series.

“Transformers represents big summer fun at the movies and iTunes Movie Trailers was the ideal place to debut the latest instalment to a huge global entertainment audience” – says Amy Powell, Paramount Pictures’ Executive Vice President Interactive Marketing & Film Production.

The film is set to be shown in 2D, 3D and selected IMAX studios.