New Photo of Optimus Prime Released From TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS as Film Wraps Production
Director Steven Caple Jr. shared a new photo form the set of his film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which recently wrapped production. The photo offers us another look at Optimus Prime in his truck form. I’m a big fan of the classic design that they created for the character.
I’m pretty excited about this movie and to see what comes of it. I’m hoping that it ends up telling a great story. I’m just happy that Michael Bay isn’t making them anymore and that he’s back to making his own movies.
The story for the film will be set in 1994, and it stars Anthony Ramos (In the Heights). Ramos will play Noah, who is from Brooklyn. He’s ex-military and is “trying to find his way.” He likes messing around with electronics and is good at fixing things. The movie also star Dominique Fishback, who is playing Elena, an artifact researcher at a museum.
The movie will also introduce a few other robot factions including The Tarracons, who are a new threat to Optimus Prime, as well as The Predacons. The movie will also take place in locations such as Brooklyn, New York and Peru where they are filming at Machu Picchu. Some of the characters also include Bumblebee, Mirage, Arcee, and Wheeljack. As for the Decepticons, there’s Scourge, and Nightbird. You can check out some photos of them here.
When previously talking about the movie producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said, "We wanted to give the audience a lot of new (elements). We have exhausted I would say the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons. How do we find a new set of villains and priorities, saving the world is left to the Autobots and in this case the Maximals. Part of the new news, if you've seen the other movies, you're going to see villains you've never seen before and a lot of elements we've never done before."
The director added, "We wanted to expand the universe, you have the Autobots and the Decepticons, and I would say my new flair to this is the Terracons. The Terracons are a new threat to Optimus Prime, and it's something I pride myself on when entering the franchise. I've done Rocky with Creed, and you bring the nostalgia that fans want, but also bring something they aren't expecting, and the Terracons are that."
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is currently scheduled to hit theaters on June 24, 2022.