Transformers: Rise of the Beasts poster.
Beijing News On June 23, "Transformers" series producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and director Steven Kepp Jr. (who previously directed "Quiddi 2") announced that the latest "Transformers" series of movies "Transformers: Rise of the Beast" will continue the story line of the 3D animated series "Transformers: Super Warriors" released in the late 1990s.
Di Bonaventura and Cape revealed that, similar to Bumblebee (released in 2018), which is set in 1987, the film is set in 1994 so that it does not intersect with Michael Bay's Transformers five-part series (although the films do not strictly adhere to the laws of time and space). Michael Bay has already said that he will not direct the series after Transformers 5. Unlike Dibonaventura, "Bumblebee" was deliberately designed as a simpler, "more intimate" film, whereas Rise of the Beast would be "a spectacular story... Will continue the Michael Bay style of blockbusters. The plot unfolds primarily in New York, with the addition of two new characters, Heritage Researcher Elena and former military electronics expert Noah, and part of the location will be filmed at the ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu, Peru. The popular character Bumblebee will also return, but the film will focus on Optimus Prime (still voiced by Peter Cullen) to tell the story of his first time on Earth and learning to be a leader.
The classic image of Optimus Prime in the 1984 version of the Transformers cartoon.
"I want to dig further into optimus prime stories and, if possible, go deep into his metal heart to explore who he is and showcase his legendary experiences on Earth," Cape said. He also revealed that some of Optimus Prime's scene shapes will be closer to the boxy image in the original animation and The Hasbro toy series. At the same time, one of the female characters in Transformers, such as the phantom that can transform into a Porsche 911, Alsie, will also appear on camera.
Stills from the animated film Transformers: Mighty Warriors.
More importantly, the film Transformers: Rise of the Beast will be based on the animated series Transformers: The Mighty Warriors, which tells the story of the Autobots and Decepticons, which evolved into two formable beasts, the Giant and the Primitive, respectively, about centuries after the civil war on the planet Cybertron, and the two sides continued to fight. Kepp said these Transformers were "prehistoric animals that traveled through time and space, and we found them on Earth." "Classic characters such as falcons and rhinos in the Big Mac Science Exploration Squad will fight alongside the leader gorilla Optimus Prime (the incarnation of Optimus Prime). As for the design of these characters, Cape, a huge fan of the series, hinted that they will be smooth and elegant, which is very different from the "angular" design approach in the film directed by Michael Bay.
Di Bonaventura stressed that this adaptation will bring a lot of "new goods" to the audience. "The battle between the Decepticons and the Autobots got us a little tired. You'll see villains you've never seen before, you'll see Autobots you've never seen before, and you'll see a lot of elements that we've never mentioned before. ”
It is reported that "Transformers: Rise of the Beast" is scheduled to be released on June 24, 2022.
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