Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers:Rise of the Beasts
Directed by	Steven Caple Jr.
Produced by	Don Murphy Tom DeSanto Lorenzo di Bonaventura Michael Bay Mark Vahradian Duncan Henderson
Written by	Joby Harold
Based on	Transformers by: Hasbro
Starring	Anthony Ramos Dominique Fishback Luna Lauren Vélez Tobe Nwigwe Peter Cullen Ron Perlman
Music by	Jongnic Bontemps
Cinematography	Enrique Chediak
Editing by	Stuart Levy Brett M. Reed William Goldenberg
Production company(s)	Skydance Media Entertainment One Di Bonaventura Pictures New Republic Pictures Bay Films Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Home Entertainment
Release date(s)	June 9, 2023
Language	English
Budget	$200 million
Preceded by	Bumblebee
Followed by	Transformers 8
External links
Official website
IMDb page

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is 2023 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy-line and primarily influenced by the Beast Wars storyline. It is a sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and the seventh installment of the live-action Transformers film series. Directed by Steven Caple Jr., from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber, and a story by Harold, the film stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe and Luna Lauren Vélez. The film will center around Optimus Prime in 1994 in Brooklyn, New York City and parts of Peru; such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Tarapoto, San Martín. The project is a joint-venture production between Skydance Media, eOne, Di Bonaventura Pictures, New Republic Pictures, and Bay Films.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts had its premiere at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 27, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its action sequences, chemistry between its human protagonists, and improvements over the five Bay-directed installments, though criticism was aimed at its climax. The film has grossed $193.5 million in the worldwide box office against a production budget of $195–200 million, Two sequels are in development.

Premise

In 1994, a pair of archaeologists from Brooklyn come into an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure that ties in with three factions of Transformers: the Maximals, the Predacons and the Terrorcons.

Plot

The planet-eating Unicron attacks the homeworld of the Maximals, an advanced race of Transformers with alternate beast modes. The Terrorcons, Unicron’s heralds led by Scourge, seek to obtain the Transwarp Key which can open portals through space and time intending to use it to help Unicron consume planets faster. The Maximal leader Apelinq sacrifices himself to allow the other Maximals to escape the planet before Unicron devours it. Now under the command of Optimus Primal, the Maximals flee to Earth with the key.

In 1994 Brooklyn, an ex-military electronics expert named Noah Diaz struggles to find a job to support his ill brother Kris and is convinced by his friend Reek to steal a Porsche 911 to sell only to discover that the car is the Autobot Mirage in disguise. Concurrently, museum intern Elena Wallace studies an ancient statue of a falcon bearing the Maximal symbol and accidentally breaks it open to reveal the Transwarp Key hidden inside. The key releases an energy pulse detected by Autobot leader Optimus Prime, who summons the other Autobots. Mirage is contacted in the middle of Noah's attempted theft, and he is roped into the Autobots' mission to recover the key from the museum so they can use it to return to their homeworld of Cybertron.

Drawn by the key's signature, the Terrorcons arrive on Earth and attack the Autobots outside the museum, with Elena becoming caught up in the conflict. Scourge deactivates Bumblebee, steals the key, and retreats when the Maximal Airazor arrives. Airazor explains to the Autobots that the Maximals have been hiding on Earth for millennia and that Scourge only has half of the Transwarp Key, which was split in two to keep it away from Unicron. Despite the danger, Optimus insists that the key be reassembled so the Autobots can use it to return home, while Noah secretly plots to destroy the key to keep Earth safe.

Elena deduces that the other half of the key must be in a hidden temple in Peru, and the cargo plane Autobot, Stratosphere takes them to Peru. There, they meet with Wheeljack, who leads them to the temple, but they soon discover that the other half of the key is no longer there. The Terrorcons attack again, and the battle ends with Scourge corrupting Airazor with Unicron's dark energy. Subsequently, the Autobots meet Optimus Primal and the other Maximals, who explain that they entrusted the second half of the key to a human tribe they have worked with for millennia. Scourge's corruption overtakes Airazor and Primal reluctantly deactivates her at her request to save Elena. In the chaos, Noah attempts to destroy the second half of the key, but Optimus convinces him otherwise. Scourge steals it and then reassembles the two halves atop a volcano, erecting a tower and opening a portal above the Earth, which Unicron will soon go through.

Optimus and Noah agree to work together to protect their home worlds from Unicron. While the Autobots and Maximals battle the Terrorcon army, Noah and Elena sneak in close to the Key, planning to deactivate it with an access code Elena has uncovered. During the battle, Scourge gravely wounds Mirage, who was protecting Noah, but transforms his damaged body into a powered exo-suit for Noah so they can fight together. Bumblebee is reactivated when the key activates the Energon-infused valley. He helps the Autobots and Maximals turn the tide of the battle. Optimus kills Scourge, but not before the latter damages the control console to prevent the portal from being shut down. Optimus destroys the key and collapses the portal, willing to sacrifice himself, but Noah and Primal save him from being sucked into the imploding vortex, which destroys the remaining Terrorcon army.

In the aftermath, the Autobots, now unable to return to Cybertron, proclaim Earth as their new home and vow to continue protecting it alongside the Maximals. Elena receives recognition for discovering the temple in Peru while Noah attends an interview for a security job but finds he is actually being invited to join the secret military organization G.I. Joe, who will cover Kris's healthcare.

In a mid-credits scene, Noah repairs Mirage using junk Porsche parts from Reek who learns that the car is a Transformer.

Cast

:Main article: List of Transformers film series cast and characters

Humans

• Anthony Ramos as Noah, an ex-military electronics expert who lives with his family in Brooklyn, trying to support them
• Dominique Fishback as Elena, an artifact researcher at a museum whose boss keeps taking credit for her work
• Luna Lauren Vélez
• Tobe Nwigwe

Voice cast

Autobots

• Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobot resistance, who transforms into a 1987 Freightliner FLA semi truck
• Bumblebee, an Autobot scout who transforms into a modified yellow and black second generation 1970s Classic Chevrolet Camaro with all-terrain extensions
• Pete Davidson as Mirage, an Autobot who transforms into a silver-blue Porsche 964
• Liza Koshy as Arcee an Autobot who transforms into a red-white Ducati 916 motorcycle
• Cristo Fernández as Wheeljack, an Autobot scientist and mechanic who transforms into a brown and white 1970s Volkswagen Type 2 panel bus
• Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as Nightbird as a Female Terrorcon who transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R R33.

Maximals

• Ron Perlman as Optimus Primal, the leader of the Maximals, who transforms into a gorilla
• John DiMaggio as:
  • Stratosphere, an Autobot Air-Soldier who transforms into a cargo plane, that provides transportation for the Autobots in their global adventure.
  • Transit, a Transformer of an unknown faction that transforms into a School bus.
• David Sobolov as Rhinox, a Maximal who transforms into a rhinoceros
• Michelle Yeoh asAirazor, a Maximal who transforms into a peregrine falcon
• Tongayi Chirisa asCheetor, a Maximal who transforms into a cheetah

Terrorcons

• Scourge, the leader of the Terrorcons and a trophy hunter, who transforms into a black Peterbilt 359 day cab semi truck
• Nightbird, a Terrorcon who transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R R33
• Battletrap, a Terrorcon who transforms into an orange 1980s GMC TopKick C7000 tow truck

Others

• Scorponok: A Predacon who transforms into a moss-covered scorpion, true to his namesake like previous incarnations.
• Colman Domingo as Unicron: A world-devouring planet-sized Transformer who serves as the Terrorcons' master.

Production

Development

In December 2018, when asked about the future of the Transformers franchise, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated that another big Transformers movie" would be produced and that it would be "different than the ones that we've done before". He described the process as more of an "evolution", saying that there is more freedom to create and what they can do with it. After the success of Bumblebee, he acknowledged that the series will make some changes in tone and style, inspired by the film.

Director Travis Knight said his goal was to return to his animation studio Laika, though he acknowledged that he has a few ideas for a Bumblebee sequel. John Cena expressed interest in reprising his role in a sequel. Writer Christina Hodson said that "[she] knows where [she wants] to go with the next one". In late January 2019, a sequel was announced, due to the film's international box office performance. In March, di Bonaventura confirmed they were developing a script for a Bumblebee sequel.

In January 2020, Paramount Pictures was reportedly working on two different Transformers films, one written by James Vanderbilt and another written by Joby Harold. In November, Steven Caple Jr. was hired to direct Harold's script. On February, it was revealed that the film was going under the working title Transformers: Beast Alliance, hinting the introduction of characters from the Beast Wars franchise. During a virtual event held by Paramount in June, di Bonaventura and Caple revealed the official title as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (revealing to be both a Bumblebee sequel and Beast Wars film in one), and confirming that it would feature the Terrorcons, the Maximals, and the Predacons. The visual effects for the Beast Wars characters will be provided by the Moving Picture Company. The film's tone and action were heavily influenced by Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

Casting

In April 2021, Anthony Ramos was cast for the lead role in the film. Later that month, Dominique Fishback was cast opposite Ramos. It was also revealed that Darnell Metayer and Josh Peters had been hired to rewrite Harold's screenplay. Ultimately, Harold, Metayer, Peters, along with Erich and Jon Hoeber received screenplay credit, while Harold solely received story credit. In June, actress Lauren Vélez revealed that she has a role in the sequel. In the same month, Peter Cullen was confirmed to return as Optimus Prime for the film, and Ron Perlman was announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from the Power of the Primes web series a week later. In July, Tobe Nwigwe revealed that he had a role in the film.

Filming

Principal photography began on June 7, 2021, in Los Angeles. Filming also took place at Machu Picchu, Montreal and Brooklyn. On October 20, it was announced that filming had officially wrapped.

Release

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures. The film was delayed from its initial release date of June 24, 2022.

Future

In February 2022, it was announced that the film would be the first entry in a new trilogy in the series.

External links

• Official website
• Transformers Movie wiki
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers:_Rise_of_the_Beasts

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