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Hasbro has posted the contents of the UBS Best of Americas 2012 Conference that was held a couple of days ago, and there were a few interesting tidbits regarding our favorite transforming alien robots.

• Transformers 4 is scheduled for a 2014 release
• Transformers 4 will feature a new cast, including new robots, they feel the lower than expected toy sales for Transformers DOTM were due to recurring cast of robots in the previous trilogy. They hope new Transformers characters will reignite toys sales.
• Plans to expand the marketing for Transformers Prime and Transformers: Rescue Bots

I wish we got a whole new director for TF4.

Sorry, had to say it.

There was some article I saw yesterday spreading rumors TF4 wouldn't have Optimus in it.

Find it a little hard to believe they'd get rid of the Autobot leader, considering the concept didn't enthuse fans in the 80's.

They did have a butt-load of Optimus toys...

What if they sort of re-did the '86 movie? Or perhaps a spinoff that takes place on somewhere like Nebulos?

All those articles that popped up stating TF4 won't include Optimus Prime are based on the statement from this conference. Goldner said TF4 would feature a new robotic cast, but he didn't say Optimus is out. If anything he would be the one character they would keep and surround with a new cast. It's all speculation at this point.

...they feel the lower than expected toy sales for Transformers DOTM were due to the recurring cast of robots in the previous trilogy. They hope new Transformers characters will reignite toys sales...

It has more to do with making over 9000 different versions of Optimuses and Bumblebees while neglecting requested figures like LeaderClass DOTM Megs, Dino and cancelling that Voyager Jetwing Prime that actually looks cool. And stupid designs like Que, Wheelie and Brains.

And also having two sequals with terrible scripts, not to mention the whole trilogy is not aimed at kids.

guarayakha wrote:

...they feel the lower than expected toy sales for Transformers DOTM were due to the recurring cast of robots in the previous trilogy. They hope new Transformers characters will reignite toys sales...

It has more to do with making over 9000 different versions of Optimuses and Bumblebees while neglecting requested figures like LeaderClass DOTM Megs, Dino and cancelling that Voyager Jetwing Prime that actually looks cool. And stupid designs like Que, Wheelie and Brains.

Seriously. I know I saw three different versions of Bumblebee, but toys like Skywarp, Que, or Soundwave you had to import, if they bothered to make a toy at all.

What's the point of making the movie if you're not going to make toys of the characters available.

REALLY??!!!???

Really Hasbro are you finally admitting that you screwed the pooch with all too familiar characters and 40 bajillion Bumblebees? Really??!!!?? Had you listened to the fans at all things would have been quite different...Hell who do you think is REALLY??!!!?? reintroducing the brand to younger markets? Is it people that have never heard of the toys or are searching for some lost nastalgia that a mid life crisis won't fix? No...it's the fans who now have children. Where do you get off Hasbro? When will you learn? REALLY??!!!?? I see total disaster coming for TF4 with Bay at the helm...you want to reinvent the franchise then you get a better director. My vote would have been Joss Whedon...that would have been a TF movie I stood in line at midnight for.

reluctantyouth wrote:REALLY??!!!???

Really Hasbro are you finally admitting that you screwed the pooch with all too familiar characters and 40 bajillion Bumblebees? Really??!!!?? Had you listened to the fans at all things would have been quite different...Hell who do you think is REALLY??!!!?? reintroducing the brand to younger markets? Is it people that have never heard of the toys or are searching for some lost nastalgia that a mid life crisis won't fix? No...it's the fans who now have children. Where do you get off Hasbro? When will you learn? REALLY??!!!?? I see total disaster coming for TF4 with Bay at the helm...you want to reinvent the franchise then you get a better director. My vote would have been Joss Whedon...that would have been a TF movie I stood in line at midnight for.

Joss Whedon? oh my i can see it now.....Carly woulda been the main character and she'd have some awesome ass kicking skills. Jazz woulda been the pop culture spewing one liner of the bunch. Then about halfway through the movie Bumblebee woulda died only to have the movie end with Prime dying too.