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An ancient evil is unleashed in Transformers: War’s End

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IDW Publishing has announced the upcoming launch of Transformers: War’s End, a new four-issue miniseries from writer Brian Ruckley and artist Jack Lawrence, which promises to “redefine the meaning of villainy” as an ancient evil is unleashed. In Transformers: War’s End, “the infamous warlord Exarchon, who single-handedly plunged Cybertron into darkness long ago, has returned […]

Paramount Pictures delays Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Star Trek 4

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Paramount Pictures has announced delays to two of its upcoming tentpole releases, with the studio pushing back the release of the next instalments in both the Transformers and Star Trek movie franchises. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, a follow-up to the 2018 soft-reboot Bumblebee, was previously set to open on June 24th 2022 but fans […]

Hasbro unveils new Transformers Generations figures from Hasbro Pulse Con 2021

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Coming out of Hasbro Pulse Con 2021, Hasbro has revealed a new wave of figures for the Transformers toy line at Pulse Con 2021 which includes Transformers: Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe Covert Agent Ravage and Micromaster, and the Leader Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack, and Transformers: Generations Legacy Deluxe figures for Skids, Dragstrip, Prime […]

Filming wraps on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

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Paramount Pictures is shaking up the Transformers franchise next year by bringing the Beast Wars to the live-action movie universe as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and the Autobots find themselves wrapped up in an ancient conflict between the Transformer factions Maximals, Predacons and Terrorcons in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Taking to social media, director Steven […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Wreckers – Tread & Circuits #1

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IDW Publishing releases Transformers: Wreckers – Tread & Circuits #1 this Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you here… Out in the Cybertronian colonies, good entertainment is hard to find. Fortunately, there’s always the Wreckers—brave Cybertronians broadcasting death-defying stunts and action—all as a cover for undercover operations! When the only event bigger than […]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts director unveils Autobot and Terrorcon vehicles

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Director Steven Caple Jr. has taken to Instagram to give fans a sneak peek from the set of the next instalment in the Transformers franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, with two images offering a look at the film’s Autobot and Terrorcon characters in their vehicle form. Joining Optimus Prime (Kenworth K100) and Bumblebee (Chevrolet […]

Well That’s Just Prime: 25 Years of Beast Wars: Transformers

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Ricky Church on the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars: Transformers… In the 1980s The Transformers franchise was a massive worldwide hit with a successful toyline, animated series, comic and a feature film which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary. There was a lot to enjoy as the franchise depicted the battles between the heroic Autobots against the evil […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers: Halloween Special 2021

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IDW releases the spooky one-shot Transformers: Halloween Special this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview here… Whispers of a disembodied spark howling alone in the desert are floating around Cybertron. Whispers of Starscream’s loyalty to Megatron’s cause are also floating around. Frustrated and needing some space to clear his head, Starscream visits […]

Transformers meets Universal Monsters with Draculus mash-up figure

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The Robots in Disguise meet the Universal Monsters with a new Transformers mash-up figure this October as Hasbro unleashes the fearsome Decepticon Draculus, inspired by Universal’s classic 1931 horror Dracula. Check out the official promotional images here… Transformers Collaborative: Universal Monsters Dracula Mash-Up Draculus Worlds collide in this TRANFORMERS-Dracula mash-up pack! The mysterious Count Dracula […]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts set video shows Optimus Prime’s G1-inspired truck mode

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As filming on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts continues under director Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II), a spy video has surfaced from the set of the seventh Transformers movie which show heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime in his truck mode – and we’re talking, iconic G1-inspired truck mode here. Take a look for yourself…   […]