'Transformers' trailer that shows clip of Twin Tower surrounded by smoke ... trends now

The team behind the upcoming 'Transformers: Rise of the Beast' movie faces backlash for a trailer featuring imagery reminiscent of the September 11 attacks. 

A shot from the teaser - which is currently up on Twitter - shows heavy billowing black smoke and gray clouds encircling the Twin Towers in New York City. 

The film, which features 'Hamilton' star Anthony Ramos and 'Saturday Night Live' alum Pete Davidson, is set in the 1990s before Twin Towers were attacked in 2001 

Social media users reacted to the shocking sight on Monday, sharing that the depiction made them stop in their tracks and question if they were seeing things correctly. 

'This image certainly made me stop scrolling,' wrote television writer Daniel Kibblesmith whose tweet has been viewed some 2.5 million times. 

The teaser, which features behind-the-scenes interviews with Ramos and Davidson, shows the menacing image of the New York skyline less than 15 seconds into the clip.

The caption of the tweet reads: 'It's about to be epic. Go behind the scenes with our cast and crew, and meet the new characters of #Transformers.'

The video quickly caught the attention of social media users who were shocked by the image depicted in the clip, which shows the smoke around the towers.

Hundreds of people responded to Kibblesmith's tweet, which included a screenshot of the 9/11 imagery.

'As someone who grew up there and experienced 911 first-hand I hate this image,' one woman wrote of the clip. 

'Did this really happen my brain is so fried by twitter i genuinely

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