What’s going on with the ‘Transformers’ series? Well, ever since Michael Bay left the series, it’s been a bit adrift. Once a billion-dollar performer at the box office, audience interest seemingly waned by the time the fifth film arrived, and “Transformers: The Last Knight” did about half the amount of business as the previous film. The “Bumblebee” spin-off was well-liked by critics but couldn’t even crack $500 million worldwide at the box office, perhaps giving Paramount pause about the series’ lifespan. Nevertheless, the studio has gone forward with a new spin-off, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” which arrives in theaters summer of 2023.
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Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (“Creed II”), “Rise Of The Beasts” stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, and centers around Optimus Prime in 1994 in Brooklyn, New York City, and parts of Peru, such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Tarapoto, San Martín. Other cast members were introduced today, including Peter Dinklage, Liza Koshy, and John DiMaggio. Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Cristo Fernández are also part of the cast.
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Here’s the official synopsis, but essentially, if you’re used to Autobots vs. Deceptacons, get ready for Predacons versus Terrorcons, a new kind of beast transformer.
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. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, the film arrives in theatres June 9, 2023.
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” arrives in theaters on June 9, 2023. Watch the first teaser trailer below.
