Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is an American science fiction action adventure film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Luna Lauren Vélez, Dominique Fishback, and Tobe Nwigwe as well the voice talents of Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, Cristo Fernández, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Liza Koshy, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and previous voice actors, David Sobolov, Peter Cullen, and John DiMaggio.

The film is based on Hasbro’s Transformers toy line and is primarily influenced by the Beast Wars storyline. It is the seventh installment in the Transformers film series and a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and the second installment in the reboot/remake series. In February 2021, it was revealed that the film was going under the working title Transformers: Beast Alliance, hinting at the introduction of characters from the Transformers: Beast Wars franchise.

• • The film will center around three factions of Transformers tied to Earth’s past, with the setting being in 1994 Brooklyn, New York City, and in parts of Peru such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Tarapoto, San Martín.

• • Principal photography for the film began on June 7, 2021, in Los Angeles, and ended on October 20. Filming also took place at Machu Picchu, Montreal, and Brooklyn.

• • Part of the film’s plot takes inspiration from the TV series Beast Wars: Transformers (1996), which features the Maximals and Predacons, descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons, who can transform into different animals and creatures.

• • Is a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018).

• • The film’s tone and action were heavily influenced by Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

• • The first trailer received over 238 million online views within the first 24 hours, more than any other film not released by Disney, except for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

• • The Autobot Mirage’s original alternate mode in The Transformers (1984) was a Formula-1 race car, but this was revised to a Porsche 964 sportscar.

• • Mirage had previously appeared in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) as a Ferrari Italia 458 sportscar, who has renamed Dino at the request of the Ferrari company.

• • The designs of the Transformers are a mix of the G-1 and the designs from the Michael Bay movies.

• • David Sobolov, who voices the Maximal Rhinox in this film, had previously voiced the Maximal Depthcharge in Beast Wars: Transformers (1996).

• • This movie will be released on the 13th year anniversary of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009).
  • The film had its world premiere at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 27, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States and India on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures. The film was delayed from its initial release date of June 24, 2022. Internationally, the film is being released on dates ranging from June 6, 2023, in South Korea, to June 22, 2023, the film’s Australian release date. The film will be released in Japan on August 4, 2023.

• • In February 2022, Paramount announced that it would be the first of three new installments in the Transformers series.
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premiered at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 27, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures.
  • The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $439 million worldwide against a production budget of $195–200 million; it was considered a financial disappointment, and is the lowest-grossing installment in the franchise.
  • Two sequels are in development, while an animated prequel set on Cybertron, Transformers: One, is scheduled to be released on September 13, 2024.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Movie Soundtrack:

Jongnic Bontemps provided the film’s score, after previously working with Caple on his directorial debut, The Land. Bontemps is the first person of color to compose for a live-action Transformers film, and the third composer in the series after Steve Jablonsky and Dario Marianelli. Recording sessions for the score began on March 27, 2023, at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros.