Paramount Pictures has shared the first trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the seventh installment of the live-action Transformers film series that began with Michael Bay’s 2007 feature.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is influenced by the fan-favorite Beast Wars storyline, which revolves around the war between the Maximals and Predacons, animal versions of Hasbro’s toy robots.
Leading the Maximals is the metal gorilla Optimus Primal, who can be seen in the trailer below meeting an Optimus Prime with a design that comes a lot closer to his iconic Generation 1 look than how he appeared in Bay’s films.
Peter Cullen returns to voice Optimus Prime, while Optimus Primal is voiced by Ron Perlman, star of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy films.
“Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons,” Paramount wrote of the film, which arrives in theaters June 9, 2023.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is the follow-up to 2018’s Bumblebee, a reboot of the franchise that was directed by Travis Knight.
Lorne Balfe (Assassin’s Creed III, Top Gun: Maverick) will reportedly compose the score for the film.
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Discussion (6 replies)
Join Discussion →I like the visuals. Still concerned about the story. Nice seeing Jazz, bummed the late great Scott Crothers isn't around to voice him.
So glad they're getting away from Bay's designs. I thought the characters looked pretty awesome. I know he's still exec something but at least this looks better.
OG Prime and Jazz? I may actually watch it.
I always love the trailers.
Surprised these movies are still being made. I can't even remember the last one I bothered to see, I think some trash with Mark Wahlberg in it. So Beast Wars shiznit is getting thrown in here huh? I guess we'll see where this one goes...
Thankfully they're quick to stream or get on cable so at some point, I usually will have one on in the background when I'm gaming or doing something on the computer. I stopped buying them after the 3rd. I do recommend Bumblebee if you're a fan of G1. The whole segment on Cybertron is pretty epic and I still was able to enjoy the rest of the movie. It's the only reason I have some hope for this one.
This actually looks promising.