ILM's Animated Transformers Movie (2024)

[ZariusTwo]

An animated Transformers movie from Industrial Light and Magic is coming in 2024. It will detail the origin of Optimus and Megatron



https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/

[neatoman]

I didn't realise ILM did anything but outsourcing special effects.

[Coola Yagami]

I wonder how many gay or nonbinary transformers will be in this one?

[Autbot_Benz]

Jeff Sneider
@TheInSneider
Paramount Animation announced an animated Transformers movie titled TRANSFORMERS ONE, which will come out on July 19, 2024, directed by Josh Cooley. Chris Hemsworth as young Optimus Prime and Brian Tyree Henry as Young Megatron. ScarJo & KMK cast too. Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime!Jeff Sneider
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Laurence Fishburne is also part of the cast...

some of the voice cast

[IMJ]

I could see this being really interesting - if it was hand drawn animation rather than CGI.

Also, can something like this have legs in a theater nowadays? Almost makes sense that this would be a quality Netflix release or something instead.

Now if this was animated in the same style as Transformers '86? Awesome.

[neatoman]

I could see this being really interesting - if it was hand drawn animation rather than CGI.

Also, can something like this have legs in a theater nowadays? Almost makes sense that this would be a quality Netflix release or something instead.

Now if this was animated in the same style as Transformers '86? Awesome.

This movie is being made ILM, so we can assume CGI as they primarily focus on making CGI effects for live-action films.

[TigerClaw]

This movie is being made ILM, so we can assume CGI as they primarily focus on making CGI effects for live-action films.
Im curious how the CGI is going to look, They could go for the realistic style from the live action movies, Or go with some art style and make them closer to G1.

[IMJ]

Im curious how the CGI is going to look, They could go for the realistic style from the live action movies, Or go with some art style and make them closer to G1.

Right - that's kind of where I was going with that as well. But that's like - two discussions.

The first is "art direction", right? For example, will the Transformers look like G1 or are they Bayformers?
The second is "art style". Nowadays CGI animation can look hand-drawn - think of some of the "Attack On Titan" output or some of the "Ghost In The Shell" stuff. Or will it look like a "Pixar Movie" so to speak?

I'm down for super clean cell shaded animation with CGI enhancements done in the G1 style. Because we know they aren't going for "Photo Real":
"We debated a lot about it in live action, and it just was financially impossible to do,

[TigerClaw]

Right - that's kind of where I was going with that as well. But that's like - two discussions.

The first is "art direction", right? For example, will the Transformers look like G1 or are they Bayformers?
The second is "art style". Nowadays CGI animation can look hand-drawn - think of some of the "Attack On Titan" output or some of the "Ghost In The Shell" stuff. Or will it look like a "Pixar Movie" so to speak?

I'm down for super clean cell shaded animation with CGI enhancements done in the G1 style. Because we know they aren't going for "Photo Real":
What if they went the route of the Spiderverse style of animation? Because a lot of animated movies are doing that lately.

[IMJ]

What if they went the route of the Spiderverse style of animation? Because a lot of animated movies are doing that lately.

Ehhhhhhh......