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Michael Bay confirms Megatron return for Transformers: The Last Knight

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Following last week’s viral teaser [watch it here], Michael Bay has taken to Instagram to share a brief teaser for Transformers: The Last Knight, confirming that the Decepticon leader Megatron will be back for the fifth instalment of the blockbuster franchise… https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFEZ9vIWv1/ Transformers: The Last Knight reunites Michael Bay with Transformers: Age of Extinction star […]

Transformers 5 titled Transformers: The Last Knight

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Paramount Pictures has announced that the fifth instalment in the blockbuster Transformers franchise will be titled Transformers: The Last Knight. Here’s a look at the official logo… Accompanying the news in the launch of an Instagram page, whcih features an animated look at the title, complete with Autobot leader Optimus Prime… https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/   Transformers: The […]

Hasbro chief says Bumblebee could get a Transformers spin-off

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Yesterday we posted some news concerning Paramount and Habsro’s expanding ‘Shared Transformers Universe’, with Ant-Man screenwriters Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari signing on to develop a prequel movie set on Cybertron, and now Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has revealed that a Bumblebee spin-off could also be on the cards. “Many of you know Bumblebee; the yellow […]

Machinima and Hasbro to complete the Transformers: Prime Wars trilogy with Titans Return and Power of the Primes

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Following the success of the digital series Transformers: Combiner Wars, Machinima and Hasbro have announced that development is underway on the final two chapters of The Prime Wars Trilogy, Transformers: Titans Return and Transformers: Power of the Primes. “Transformers has always been fueled by the brand’s rich, compelling characters and storylines, and Transformers: Combiner Wars tapped […]

Laura Haddock joins Transformers: The Last Knight

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With production on Transformers: The Last Knight now well underway, British actress Laura Haddock has revealed on Twitter that she has signed on to appear in the fifth instalment of the Michael Bay-helmed franchise. Haddock, whose credits include The Inbetweeners Movie, Da Vinci’s Demons and Guardians of the Galaxy, posted the following video, sharing her […]

Paramount sets release dates for Transformers 5 and 6 and Bumblebee spinoff

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Having set up a writers room last year to plot out the future of the franchise, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro have today announced a new slate of three Transformers films, set for release in 2017, 2018 and 2019. First up comes Transformers 5, which sees Michael Bay returning to direct from a script by Art Marcum […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #4

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #4… RODIMUS, MEGATRON and the exiled crew of the Lost Light realise that there’s only one thing they need to do before they can resume their quest. Unfortunately, that thing is “save the world.” Can the AUTOBOTS overcome the odds and save the day? To be honest, probably not. […]

Stanley Tucci reprising Age of Extinction role for Transformers: The Last Knight

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During a trip to Deauville, France to attend his career tribute ceremony, Oscar-nominated actor Stanley Tucci revealed that he will be returning to the Transformers franchise for Michael Bay’s upcoming fifth installment, Transformers: The Last Knight. In 2014’s much-maligned Transformers: Age of Extinction, Tucci played villain-turned-anti-hero Joshua Joyce. Joyce served as the CEO of KSI (Kinetic […]

UPDATE: IDW launching shared Hasbro universe with Revolution event

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It’s not just on the big screen where the various Hasbro properties will be coming together in a shared universe, as IDW has announced that its upcoming Revolution event series will bring together the publisher’s G.I. Joe, Transformers, Micronauts, ROM, Action Man and M.A.S.K. series with new number ones and a new, shared status quo. “We didn’t […]

Michael Bay says the Bumblebee Transformers spinoff will be a prequel aimed at a younger audience

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With Transformers: The Last Knight set to hit cinemas this June, Paramount Pictures will soon be turning its attention to its first Transformers spinoff movie, centred on the fan-favourite character of Bumblebee. The project found a director last month in Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), and now Michael Bay has offered up a few hints […]