Hollywood studio Paramount has revealed that the latest chapter of its blockbuster “Transformers” franchise has been titled “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, details of the seventh installment of the action franchise were shared by director Steven Capel Jr. and producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura during a virtual event on Tuesday.
Set in 1990s Brooklyn, New York, the new film will bring back the familiar main protagonist Optimus Prime, which will serve as a sort of origin story for the character as he first comes to Earth and learns to be a leader. Capel Jr., who directed the Michael B. Jordan-starrer ‘Creed II’, said, “I want to know more about Optimus Prime, get down to the metal beneath the surface, if you’ll find out who he is.” And that’s his experience on earth.” .
The film would draw from the “Beast Wars” animated series that focused on robots that transform themselves into animals as opposed to vehicles. “There are different breeds of Transformers. In our particular film, they are prehistoric animals that travel through time and space, and we find them here on Earth,” Capel Jr. said. The director also revealed that the film will introduce Maximals, Predekons and Terracons to the current battle on Earth between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
“The Predecans in our movie are more reptilian in nature. We’ve seen in some other Transformers movies, but (in the new movie), we get to see another side of them. It’s about creating a backstory for these characters, And we’ll look at it on Predeacon and Terracon.” The main villain in the film will be Scourge, who is known to fuse the parts of the Transformers killed on his body.
The film will also introduce two new human characters, played by “In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos and “Judas and the Black Messiah” actor Dominic Fischbach. Ramos, who will play Noah, a military veteran and electronics connoisseur, said, “One of the things I love about Noah is his tenacity and his heart and never giving up despite all the crazy things in life.” that his wish.” Fischbach described his character as “an intelligent artifact researcher”.
“She works in a museum and she is trying to get ahead in life, but her boss keeps taking credit for the work she has done,” the actor said. “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” is the seventh chapter of the franchise. “Transformers” (2007), “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009), “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011), “Transformers: Age of Extinction” (2014), “Transformers: The Last Knight” after. (2017) and the spin-off “Bumblebee” (2018).
The film’s screenplay is written by Darnell Meteor and Josh Peters from an earlier draft by Joby Harold. The film is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 24, 2022.
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