If you’re a Transformers fan of a certain age, there’s one name in particular that’s sure to evoke feelings of wonder and awe: Unicron. No, not an unexpected variant of COVID, but one of the costumed robot franchise’s deadliest foes: a Galactus-like planet-eater who originally menaced the Autobots in the 1986 animated favorite. transformers: the movie. Now he’s back to strike fear into the metal hearts of our live-action heroes Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – colliding with the post-Bumblebee cinematic universe with the wild tradition of the animated series of the 90s beast wars, and also throwing bigger villains into the mix. Check out the oversized trailer here.
There’s a lot to unravel there: Far from the ravages of Unicron, this focuses on Anthony Ramos’ 1994 New York Noah, where the gray Porsche Mirage is introduced as an Autobot (voiced by none other than Pete Davidson). And while family favorites like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee return, the focus here is on the Maximals: animal-themed automatons, including Ron Perlman’s gorilla-like Optimus Primal (see what they’ve done there) and the Winged Airazor by Michelle Yeoh. They come in the mythology with a dire warning, and with Unicron lurking, there’s plenty to worry about. The Maximals are also looking to put their weight into the action stakes – that mid-battle follow-up success is pretty exciting to see.
On the human side, Ramos is joined by Dominique Fishback (who is already having a big year thanks to Prime Video’s satirical horror series). Swarm), with I believe II director Steven Caple Jr behind the camera this time. Joby Harold, who recently wrote in Obi-Wan Kenobi and contributed history homework for the flash.
Are audiences ready to enter the fast-paced world of Maximals? How much havoc will Unicron cause? And this can follow in the footsteps of Bumblebee convey a more human and sincere message transformers movie after the pure Bay-hem of the first five movies? we will know when Transformers: Rise of the Beasts arrives in UK cinemas from 8 June.
Source: EmpireOnline
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