Transformers Rise of The Beasts June 24, 2022
 

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The battle on Earth is no longer just between Autobots and Decepticons… Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, in theatres June 24, 2022.

Returning to the action and spectacle that first captured moviegoers around the world 14 years ago with the original Transformers, 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 24, 2022.

Kinda Beast Wars adaption, huh?.

Character reveals at the panel

Transformers characters discussed:
Main robot character ... is Optimus Prime, has a much more G1 flair. Cleaner look. Steven: "We are going G1 with Optimus Prime". Bringing the story back to see how (why?) Optimus Prime becomes the leader that we know. He's "new" to Earth. This film is forming why he wants to protect humans. Peter Cullen is returning as Optimus Prime.

Bumblebee as a Classic Z28 Camaro, but with an offroad kit on it. Literally called it Offroad Bumblebee.

Another Autobot ally ... Mirage is a silver Porsche 911 with blue detailing. Why not Jazz??? Rebel of the group. Anti-authority character. Lorenzo said Mirage has always been able to transform into other vehicles. Not sure what he was talking about? Mirage takes a prominence that is significant to the movie.

Arcee is 4th Autobot mentioned. Loyal soldier to Prime. Voice of reason. She transformers into a Motorcycle. Dakatti 916?

Another female Transformer is Nightbird. Vehicle form reminds me of Cybertron Runamuck. Transforms into a GTR. Still a ninja. Looks really cool. She's a Terrorcon. Lorenzo stated that she has had flexible allegiances in the past?

Different villain than Megatron. Big bad this time around is Scourge (but a different version than we've seen before). Leader of the Terrorcons. Looks like it might have a truck form or something. Large crane claw on left hand. Smokestacks behind shoulders with black smoke coming out of them. Sounds like a bounty hunter of sorts. Loves to collect Autobots and Maximals and tears off their faction symbols and wears them. Character design art by "Del Rio".

Beast Wars characters: Airazor. She's the heart of the Maximals. Rustic in design. Aged texture. Looks a bit rusty. Realistic mechanical beasts. Kind of gives me a Beast Machines vibe.

Rhinox is here as well. Looks like Headstrong. Likes to ram things. "Wants to use that horn!"

Optimus Primal as a gorilla. Has a traditional Maximal symbol on his chest. Not sure if that's final or not. Has hair on back of forearms and back of shoulders.

Is this a live action movie or a cartoon?

Its live action.

I think it's a mistake to brand it transformers, it might get less people to watch it instead of more if people are tired of the brand as movies. It also looks like they're trying to place it in continuity with the transformers live action movies, or is that going to be with Bumblebee?

Well, it's set in the 90s. Is there really any way to explain a "missing adventure" with the Transformers on Earth in between Bumblebee and the first Transformers movie?

Also Beast Wars came out in the 90s, So it makes sense.

Well bumblebee is a separate continuity right? I haven't watched it, just watched all 5 of the original continuity last year.

And I'm sure if they really want they could do it, I mean each transformers movie added lore to the Earth of transformers doing **** despite no evidence in t he previous movies of it happening, so I don't see why it couldn't be done, it seems to be what the article implied. I'd prefer it on its own canon but whatever.

I seem to remember it was, though their marketing seemed to pretend like it wasn't. Like, the director wanted to use Megatron but couldn't because of continuity issues with the first movie.

No, afaik, Bumblebee was a sort of prequel to the first TF movie, in that it shows BB before Shia's character Sam ever found him in that used car lot. And it hinted at that at the end, too.

Beast Wars took place in the future so it’s not a 100% accurate adaptation but that’s ok. It’s my favorite TF series and I’m happy it’s finally getting to be part of the movies. I just hope the beast characters get enough attention.

Can’t wait to see the designs. I still have most of my BW toys. I know they’re gonna be different like that panel mentions but not a problem. I loved the TransMetal forms that came later in the cartoon.

You know what’s really weird? I’ve never seen reruns. I know it’s available online but it’s never gotten reruns in over 20 years? How’s that even possible? It had 3 seasons. 4 with Beast Machines which was a direct continuation.

It sounds like they made Rhinox a bit aggressive, whereas in Beast Wars, he was cool-headed most of the time. I was rather miffed at what happened to him in Beast Machines.

Not really sure how they will explain co-existence of Prime and Primal and Autobots and Maximals in general.

Would be interesting to see some of the Predacons designs realized with the movie graphics though.

Bumblebee was the start of a new continuity

It's been so long I forgot who the villain was in that movie, other than I guess Cena, or at least I think John Cena was in it, I didn't see him.

Couple of random c-list Decepticons.

I heard that, but it seemed more like it was the set-up for the events in TF1. It even showed BB going from the bug to the Camero. Which tied into that scene in the first movie where he bashes the bug sitting next to him on the car sales lot. I mean, they can say it's a new continuity, but it didn't really seem like it. Mostly it fit right into the old one.

It seems with Bumblebee they've tried to pull Fox's X-Men dis-continuity: things kind of canon in previous movies, until we feel like retconning **** out of them. Which considering how **** Bayformers story and continuity, which in different movies contradicted itself, it feels absolutely justified.

This one is most likely gonna suck too. I mean, Beast Wars characters should not be running around in modern day alongside the modern day Transformers.