Alright so Transformers Rise of the Beasts is going to be the big summer blockbuster
next year, and we wanted to go over everything we know about these mechanical mammals going
fisticuffs with the other robots in disguise, along with some potential leaks that may give
us a better idea of what this latest transformers may have in store.
But no worries, we’ll warn you when any sort of borderline spoiler is coming up.
So with that out of the way, a huge thank you for clicking this, I’m your host Jared,
now let’s get into Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
“You’ve never faced anything like this…..
Let them come.”
So to get the wheels moving, Rise of the Beasts will be taking heavy inspiration from one
of my favorite 90’s animated shows, Beast Wars: Transformers.
In this we saw robotic descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons, properly named the
Maximals and Predacons, get sucked through a timewarp, essentially crashing to earth
millions of years before civilization.
They take the form of animals rather than your traditional vehicles and aircrafts.
Now it’s been confirmed Rise of the Beasts takes place in 1994, being a sequel to 2018’s
Bumblebee, which was set in 1987.
However it does not appear Hailee Steinfeld’s Charlie will be making a return from that
movie, with word that Rise of the Beast is the first in a new Transformers trilogy.
Unfortunately for all you Bay-hem fans out there, this isn't going to connect to the
Michael Bay films that ruled the box office of the late 2000’s and 2010’s, but with
this taking place 20+ years before, there could be some sly connections and easter eggs.
Now the first trailer for this, which we did a huge breakdown for and you can check it
out right up there, hints at the Maximals and Predacons already having a presence here
on earth, with the modern day Autobots and Decepticons unaware of their existence.
This is then going to blend the different generations of original Transformers from
the 80’s, with the newer animal versions of each respective faction.
Surprisingly the main villains of the film aren’t supposed to be the Decepticons or
Predacons, but rather the Terrorcons.
All of this may sound like goobly goop to anyone unaware of the Beast Wars series, but
let's break it down.
The Maximals are the equivalent to the Autobots, mostly taking the form of mammals, birds or
fish.
While the Predacons are essentially the Decepticons, taking the form of reptilians, amphibians,
and insects.
While the Terrorcons are a subgroup of disbanded Decepticons, essentially living by their own
code of ethics.
When promoting the film, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura added: "We get to pair everybody
up against each other.
So it becomes a grand finale epic Transformers experience.
When the Terrorcons disrupt our movie, you're going to feel it.
But it's really the Terrorcons who are the leading villains.”
But reeling things back a bit, in order to get to this mega showdown, Rise of the Beasts
takes place mainly in 90’s Brooklyn New York, introducing Anthony Ramo’s character
of Noah Diaz as the Sam Witwicky of this film.
Said to be an ex-military electronics expert, supporting his family, where he comes across
the Autobot of Mirage.
Mirage has been a staple of the franchise, this time sporting the look of silver-blue
Porsche 964, and voiced by SNL alum Pete Davidson.
Upon befriending Mirage, Noah is introduced to a handful of Autobots that we can see in
the first trailer.
Including Optimus Prime voiced by Peter Cullen, Arcee voiced by Liza Koshy, who appears to
be the female commando holding on to the brown volkswagen panel bus.
The Volkswagen is the autobot scientist Wheeljack, voiced by Cristo Fernández, and of course
our loveable yellow corvette, Bumblebee.
We also know Dominique Fishback will be another leading human character by the name Elena,
said to be an artifact researcher at a New York museum, whose boss keeps taking credit
for her work.
I’m assuming Noah and the Autobots will seek her out to help research some artifact
to lead them to Peru, which is said to be where a decent portion of the movie takes
place.
And according to the trailer, this is where the Maximals will reveal themselves to Noah,
Elena, and Optimus.
Again Maximals, are the animal version of Autobots, and going to include Optimus Primal,
a giant gorilla and great pun name, voiced by Ron Perlman.
Airazor, a peregrine falcon, voiced by Michelle Yeoh.
Rhinox, of course a rhinoceros, who is the tech expert for the maximals and voiced by
David Sobolov.
Along with Cheetor, a cheetah who is said to be a rookie of the Maximal team.
These two forces will team up, going against Decepticons, Predacons, and the main villains
of Terrorcons.
The leader of the Terrorcons is going to be Scourge (Scuuurr- gee), voiced by Peter Dinklage,
taking the form of a Peterbilt 359 logging semi truck.
So if the look of his vehicle isn’t evil enough for you, Scourge is said to be a trophy
hunter, collecting Autobots and Maximals pieces, almost hunting like sport.
Producer Di Bonaventura added “One of the cool features that Steven came up with is
that Scourge basically takes the insignias off of the robots that he's killed and fuses
them onto him, so he's like a living memorial to the havoc he's created”
Meaning Scourge will physically display his kill count on his body, with director Caple
adding “I wanna dabble more in horror in this one and make people jump out of their
seats.”
So it sounds like this will be one heck of a battle bot royale between the three, or
I guess 5 factions.
Again this movie is releasing in theaters on June 9, 2023, in the heart of Summer movie
season, so it appears they are gearing up for one big blockbuster of a film.
Now in the next part of the video, I want to talk about some potential plot leaks, characters,
and other things that give us a better idea of what is going down in the concrete jungle
of Rise of the Beasts.
This is your… spoiler….
Warning.
Cars, spoilers, you know… so if you don’t want to have anything ruined for this upcoming
Transformers film, I would recommend you shift into 5th gear, and speed out of here right
now.
Now again, I would take all of this with a grain of salt as these leaks may not be 100%
true, but it is rumored that the main plot of the film is the differing factions trying
to obtain the “warp keys”, similar to the original plot from the Beast Wars animated
series and the golden disc.
The motivations between each faction are different of course, with the Autobots wanting to return
home to Cybertron, but Scourge and the Terrorcons want to bring Unicron to Earth.
Essentially an extra-dimensional entity, twin to Primus, to claim the planet.
Said to be sort of switching things up from your traditional Autobots vs Decepticons match
up.
Even though the rivalry is still supposed to be present in the film, with Optimus Prime
initially having a run in with a no name, D level Decepticon to set the stage of robot
vs robot action.
It also sounds like Optimus is a younger, more jaded, distrustful version of the leader
of Autobots than we’ve seen in the Bay films.
He isn’t too fond of the humans, but apparently his mentality transforms during the film,
later becoming more of a protector to them and their planet.
One of the biggest heartbreaks is the rumored exclusion of any real Predacons.
Yes, I just mentioned that it’s this weird throuple angle happening in the film with
hero and villain team ups, but the only Predacon looking creatures are big scorpions, similar
to Scorponok that was featured in the original Beast Wars series, however they aren’t actually
this Predacron.
Instead generic creatures for them to fight.
The human element of the film is said to be at a minimum though, which I always thought
was the weakest part of the Bay movies, so there’s supposed to be no military involvement
like Bumblebee.
Instead the movie is solely following Anthony Ramos & Dominique Fishback characters of Noah
and Elena as they help the Autobots recover the “transwarp keys” that are needed.
Though rumored to not add much to the film, Fishback’s character is a museum intern,
solely there to interpret Maximal hieroglyphs to help them recover these keys, and Ramos’s
character seems to be brought into the mix by Mirage, resembling a Sam and Bee relationship
from the first Transformers films.
So I’m guessing Mirage is going to be the catalyst between the Autobots and humans,
to show one another that they can be trusted and worth protecting.
Bumblebee also helps Optimus become more of a protector to the humans.
Assuming because of his adventures in the Bumblebee movie, however it's said there isn’t
any nod or reference to that movie, which feels a bit strange.
I mentioned earlier Peru was another big location in the film, and apparently the warp keys
are what drives them there.
Said that Noah, Elena, and the others fly aboard a cargo ship, that is later revealed
to be the Transformer Stratosphere, voiced by John DiMaggio with a Scottish accent, and
the ship lands close to Machu Picchu, trying to recover the key before the Terrorcons can.
At some point, Airrazor is attacked by the terrorcons and hacked, turning her evil.
I vaguely remember this being a plot point of the Beast Wars series, but again this is
all supposed to lead to a final showdown with Scourge, and a couple of other Terrorcons,
activating a giant Avengers style portal beam into the sky, and fighting against the Maximals
and Autobots.
There are also some rumored interrelationship details amongst some of the autobots and Maximals,
like an implied relationship between Arcee and Wheeljack, which we can maybe see from
some of the trailer footage.
But it goes further, implying sexual innuendos between the pair, like going 69 in a 55, which
feels like not too far off from the Megan Fox Bay film days.
The leaks also suggest Primal and Airrazor are sort of the main Maximals.
Primal, with the help of Cheetor and Rhinox have been tasked with guarding one of the
warp keys, and sort of teach Optimus that humans can be trusted.
While Airrazor is a kind and wise maximal, that we remember from the Beast Wars series,
and kind of supplies most of the exposition for the film.
BUT just like Optimus has gotten his “roll out” moment in previous film, the Maximals
are supposed to have their “Maximize” transform moment, which I hope is as hype
as the 2017 Power Rangers “Go Go Power Rangers” moment
As we mentioned, this is supposed to be the start of a new Transformers trilogy, there
is supposed to be a mid credits scene teasing the next film, featuring Unicorn.
Which of course was what the Terrorcons were rumored to be motivated in to bringing to
Earth.
Unfortunately time travel, which played a role in the original Beast Wars series, may
be absent from the entire plot, which seems odd on how to explain the Maximals and Predacons
in the first place.
But again, take everything here with a grain of salt.
Anyway that is everything we know about Transformers Rise of the Beasts.
What are your thoughts on Rise of the Beasts?
Were you a big fan of the 90’s Beast Wars series, or has the Transformers franchise
veered too far off the road?
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If you want something else to watch, be sure to check out some of our huge breakdowns we’ve
done recently.
Interstellar, Logan, The Thing.
Lot of stuffs
With that out of the way, thank you for the constant support, I’ve been Jared, I’ll
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