

The key releases an energy pulse that is detected by Optimus Prime, who summons the other Autobots Mirage is contacted in the middle of Noah's attempted theft, and Noah winds up being roped into the robots' mission to recover the key so they can use it to return to their homeworld, Cybertron.ĭrawn by the key's signature, the Terrorcons arrive on Earth, and Elena is caught up in the conflict when the villains attack the Autobots outside the museum. Concurrently, museum intern Elena Wallace studies an ancient statue of a falcon bearing the Maximal symbol and winds up breaking it open to reveal half of the Transwarp Key hidden inside. In 1994 Brooklyn, ex-military electronics expert Noah Diaz struggles to find a job to support his family, and is convinced by his friend Reek to steal a Porsche to sell, only to discover that the car is the Autobot Mirage in disguise. Now under the command of Optimus Primal, the Maximals use the key to flee to Earth. Maximal leader Apelinq sacrifices himself to allow the other Maximals to escape the planet before Unicron devours it. His heralds, the Terrorcons, led by Scourge, seek to obtain for their master the Maximals' greatest piece of technology, the Transwarp Key, which can open portals through space and time. The homeworld of the Maximals, an advanced race of beast-robots that have evolved on a jungle planet colonized by Transformers long ago, comes under attack from the planet-eating dark god Unicron. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many deeming it an improvement over its four pre- Bumblebee installments. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts had its premiere at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 27, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures. Principal photography took place from June to October 2021, with filming locations including Los Angeles, Peru, Montreal, and New York City.

Michael Bay, who directed the first five live-action Transformers films and produced Bumblebee, once again serves as producer. By 2021, Ramos and Fishback were cast in the lead human roles, and details for the film were revealed that summer in a virtual event held by Paramount. In November 2020, Caple was hired as director for the film. It stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, as well as the voice talents of Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, and returning franchise regulars Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, and David Sobolov.įollowing the critical and commercial success of Bumblebee, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced a sequel in early 2019. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber. Serving as both a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and prequel to Transformers (2007), the film was directed by Steven Caple Jr. The film is the seventh installment in the Transformers live-action film series. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a 2023 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line, and primarily influenced by the Beast Wars storyline.
