Transformers 5: The Last Knight - Sir Anthony Hopkins Praises Michael Bay

Seibertronians, it seems the Anthony Hopkins story was not the only piece of TF5 news today. Apparently the Last Knight cars made a return to London recently to take part in a small photoshoot and cruise through the Buckingham Palace grounds with a full motorcade! Check out some of the images and a video posted to the Transformers Movie Instagram below, but then see a full gallery on Comingsoon.net!

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And, as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest and greatest Transformers 5: The Last Kight News!

Apollo-XL5 wrote:I highly doubt we will see King Arthur punching Adolf Hitler (Captain America style) in this film.

Unless...

Oh! I know how they'll make Churchill a hero in this movie! He'll be the one whose able to pull the sword from the stone and defeat the Nazis with Excalibur! In this movie, King Arthur will defeat Hitler because it will be revealed that Churchill is King Arthur!


I'm scared they might actually do this.

I don't think they are actually allowed in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, that's just The Mall. Johnny English did that on a wheelchair

Ravage XK wrote:I don't think they are actually allowed in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, that's just The Mall. Johnny English did that on a wheelchair

My point was that I believe they closed the mall down so they could drive through.

Bronzewolf wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:I don't think they are actually allowed in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, that's just The Mall. Johnny English did that on a wheelchair

My point was that I believe they closed the mall down so they could drive through.

Oh, wait, I see what you're saying. They aren't the grounds to Buckingham Palace itself. Gotcha. Yeah, I knew that. Sorry, I misread your comment. I thought you were saying how it wasn't special they were driving through. I'll clairify in the story.


EDIT: Story changed! Thanks for pointing that out. Should have been more specific.

Sabrblade wrote:

Apollo-XL5 wrote:I highly doubt we will see King Arthur punching Adolf Hitler (Captain America style) in this film.

Unless...

Oh! I know how they'll make Churchill a hero in this movie! He'll be the one whose able to pull the sword from the stone and defeat the Nazis with Excalibur! In this movie, King Arthur will defeat Hitler because it will be revealed that Churchill is King Arthur!


I'm scared they might actually do this.

Oh come on now. That would be awesome.

Ok why are they calling the red McLaren a lady?


Hmmm...well!....if that's the case....who could it be

It would be sweet if it actually was an homage to Cybertron Override, as long as she still had some resemblance in robot mode.

As with every Tuesday, the official Transformers Facebook page has shared a new clip from the live action movie universe, and it's directly from The Last Knight set that we get a new look at one of the behind the scenes machines that director Michael Bay is very keen on: the Baybuster, a stunt creating vehiclewe have heard about before. Check out the clip below!

In other live action Transformers movie news, we have word from music composer Steve Jablonsky himself on Twitter, that he may indeed be back for the fifth time running, at least for the main score theme for The Last Knight! Check out the image he sent below, in which a folder with TF5 Themes Ideas is shown, and discuss the news in the Energon Pub.

I don't mind Jablonsky's music in the films. I actually like it for the most part, and it suits the films well enough I feel. So I hope he continues to do good with it as well continue to do the film's music composing.

Awesome, I love the scores he's done

Jablonsky's scores have always been amazing, particularly arrival to earth, Bumblebee, and Autobots reunite. I'd be really disappointed if he didn't return xD

Black Hat wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Apollo-XL5 wrote:I highly doubt we will see King Arthur punching Adolf Hitler (Captain America style) in this film.

Unless...

Oh! I know how they'll make Churchill a hero in this movie! He'll be the one whose able to pull the sword from the stone and defeat the Nazis with Excalibur! In this movie, King Arthur will defeat Hitler because it will be revealed that Churchill is King Arthur!


I'm scared they might actually do this.

Oh come on now. That would be awesome.

That would be awesome. If we got to see some Combiner rip big ben out of the ground and hit another bot with it, we'll of checked off everything that needs to happen in a Transformers movie in Britain.

The Bayformer films may not be as good as they used to be, but Steve's scores are one of the best parts of them, and I'm glad he's still returning.

To be honest, Jablonsky is very creative with his music scores. There is no telling what euphonic masterpiece he has to offer.

Can't wait to hear the new soundtrack.

Via the UK branch of the Metro newspaper (or at least its online incarnation) we have a new interview with Transformers: The Last Knight cast member Mark Wahlberg, who plays the returning Cade Yeager, and drops hints as to what we might expect in the fifth Michael Bay movie with the Cybertronians - from the recent Nazi set dressing controversy to the rumoured mini-dinobots, to Anthony Hopkins' involvement. Check it out in the embedded clip below!

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, Mark admitted that by announcing there would be mini-dinobots in the upcoming sequel he had ‘already revealed too much’ but that fans should also expect ‘a few other surprises’.

The film currently has confirmed autobots, decepticons, mini-dinobots, King Arthur, Nazis – and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

The production art for the last movie had those Raptors in it (What Slash is based upon) so I would say it's seems quite possible the mini-Dinobots Mark describes are those Raptors.

Though I guess they could have expanded the idea and come up with some other sorts of smaller scale Dinobots too.

Mini-Dinobots=Slash from AOE?

Found this when I got up this morning.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... m-set.html

They are really trying to tie a lot in on this film. I hope the writing is way better than it has been. Bay isn't exactly known for doing projects with a lot of depth.

Hmm...could it be the key to the Omega Lock

Are you guys ready for some more explosions? UK news site mail online has images showing Michael Bay filming Transformers 5 at Stonehenge and blowing it up. Of course, the blown up Stonehenge is a lifesize replica. You can see the shots below. That same Stonehenge site/scene also features Anthony Hopkins addressing a large being who is not there (until they add it later). This confirms that he is not voicing a character but actually present in flesh and blood in the film. About Stonehenge, Transformerscars has posted a rumour that the historic site acts as a portal/keyhole in the film and the key is the Excalibur sword we previously saw Mark Wahlberg holding. Also, at the filming location of Wiltshire, Mark Walhberg and Laura Haddock were seen running in military outfits. Enjoy all the bombastic images below and let us know if ever you come across more movie news!

You, Chevy Chase!

Michael learned it by watching YOU!

'80s comedy sequels that destroy Stonehenge inspire '80s-toy-franchise-based movies that destroy Stonehenge.

The more you know.

Was there ever any doubt?


Also, since the picture brought it up, why does Michael Bay do those explosions that just look like fireworks? The one's with the spark trails? They just look cheap and very deliberately like a pyrotechnic stunt.

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hmm...could it be the key to the Omega Lock

Considering the movies barrow mainly from G1 it's more likely Stonehenge is Vector Sigma and Excalibur is the key.

Emerje

Shuttershock wrote:Was there ever any doubt?


Also, since the picture brought it up, why does Michael Bay do those explosions that just look like fireworks? The one's with the spark trails? They just look cheap and very deliberately like a pyrotechnic stunt.

I've always wondered that too. There are other directors that use practical explosions that look like real, malicious explosives going off (as they should), but Bay's always look like fireworks.

Jeddostotle7 wrote:

Shuttershock wrote:Was there ever any doubt?


Also, since the picture brought it up, why does Michael Bay do those explosions that just look like fireworks? The one's with the spark trails? They just look cheap and very deliberately like a pyrotechnic stunt.

I've always wondered that too. There are other directors that use practical explosions that look like real, malicious explosives going off (as they should), but Bay's always look like fireworks.

Which is funny, considering the man we're dealing with, you'd think there would be nothing but giant gratuitous gasoline explosions.

Emerje wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hmm...could it be the key to the Omega Lock

Considering the movies barrow mainly from G1 it's more likely Stonehenge is Vector Sigma and Excalibur is the key.

Emerje

Yes yes....thank you thank you......don't all clap at once

Starting the week with a bang (as with most Michael Bay productions), we have a bit of a round-up of more Transformers: The Last Knight news from the past week or so that may have been missed between Stonehenge and Wahlberg interviews! Proceeding with order...

Between Tyrese Gibson, returning for the fifth movie, on Instagram and Mark Wahlberg on his own Twitter account, we have confirmation that the London portion of the filming is coming to an end, according to schedule - and they had a brief stop in Paris too.

Isabela Moner is clearly enjoying shooting this movie way too much, almost as much as the social media team who convinced Anthony Hopkins to play around with camera filters. I am not sure how to take this. It's mesmerizing.



Emma Lambert, a fellow Transformers fan, was able to visit the set in London during filming, and has provided extensive coverage on her Twitter and Instagram feeds of the various vehicles for Hot Rod, Barricade, Bumblebee and the red MacLaren doing vehicle things, and a confirmation of the name of the Transformers Reaction Force (the one with the lambda/triangle symbol we've been seeing for a while).



Another fan, Arun09345, has been following the filming too, and kept their Instagram feed updated with images and clips of cameras being used on the Thames, and some Tower Bridge scenes from London, plus a slightly spoilery scene run-through for something big emerging from the river. Check them out below!





That's all for now, we will keep the front page updated with more news as it comes in, so stay tuned to Seibertron.com - in the meantime feel free to discuss this news and more in the Energon Pub!

That Bumblebee looks like one that would be in the TF5 toyline...

Stuartmaximus wrote:Yes yes....thank you thank you......don't all clap at once

OK, that's kinda dumb. I was never a big fan of the whole Omega Lock thing.

This is, what, the fifth Cybertronian artifact to appear on our planet (and moon). Sure, they always have an explanation, but are we some sort of magnet for lost Cybertronian technology?

Emerje

No, Optimus, you can't call your team the Reaction force! The fine bros will sue you!

Emerje wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:Yes yes....thank you thank you......don't all clap at once

OK, that's kinda dumb. I was never a big fan of the whole Omega Lock thing.

This is, what, the fifth Cybertronian artifact to appear on our planet (and moon). Sure, they always have an explanation, but are we some sort of magnet for lost Cybertronian technology?

Emerje

Fourth. The Seed for AOE was a Cybertronian (kinda) relic that Lockdown sold to the humans in exchange for helping hunt down OP. But that is a good point. In TF:Prime, they actually had a good reason for all the relic appearing on Earth. Movieverse, while I find them more enjoyable than most do, doesn't actually have a reason why except coincidence.

This being a TF film, the whole omega lock story will be as important as the tomb of the primes nonsense of the second one. Any plot and mythology will be quickly overlooked for more action and Mark Walhberg running. So I really dont think any of that matters. Does anyone here really watch these movies for its mythological world building aspect?

william-james88 wrote:This being a TF film, the whole omega lock story will be as important as the tomb of the primes nonsense of the second one. Any plot and mythology will be quickly overlooked for more action and Mark Walhberg running. So I really dont think any of that matters. Does anyone here really watch these movies for its mythological world building aspect?

HAHAHAHA! No.

The Bay TF films are an action film power house meant to appeal to general film-going audiences if anything, but does call outs to appease the fans too simultaneously. That doesn't make the films entirely crap or devoid of merit though, they can be enjoyed as they are.

This is true, at least with me, I consider the films decent action flicks overall. So I enjoy them as action films and not specifically TF films. I have enjoyed some of the things they've used from G1 and modified to be less-cartoon like and more "edgier" for an action film. I appreciate those callouts and marriage of ideas between continuities. The Bay TF films aren't as epic as something like Lord of the Rings and Star Wars though and comparing them will always have one winding up short. You really can't compare the two here with what Bay does and his angle with it all. He's not a cerebral-story type of person, and that is painfully obvious because of the gratuitous explosions and lens flare. So, he's an action guy, and that's what these films are more or less - action films. The humor in the TF films is also a lot more juvenile, which isn't exactly bad, but not great, except maybe RotF Devastator's scrotum. That was pretty bad. My personal preference is for the TF films to go to a more cerebral route and thought provoking deal, but that will probably not happen for a while if at all ever.

My dream movie idea that will likely never get made: TF novel "Exodus" and IDW Megatron Origin modified considerably to be into a film and dealing with the build up of Optimus and Megatron and their respective rises to prominence and power.

SeibertronianSeibertronians, it seems that Santiago Cabrera has returned to the Last Knight set! Thanks to a couple of photos from his official Instagram among other sources, we have confirmation that the actor, rumored to be playing Merlin in the upcoming movie, has returned to filming, along with a couple helicopters! Check out the photos below, and discuss with the other citizens of Seibertron in the comments!





And, as always, keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for all the latest news from the Transformers:The Last Knight set

I can't believe they're even letting those weak firework things off near the stone monuments. I thought pretty much nothing was allowed to happen around the actual stones.

DeadCaL wrote:I can't believe they're even letting those weak firework things off near the stone monuments. I thought pretty much nothing was allowed to happen around the actual stones.

as the article said, this is a replica of stonehenge.

william-james88 wrote:Does anyone here besides Sly really watch these movies for its mythological world building aspect?

Fixed.

And so, it looks like the principal shooting for Paramount's latest project with Michael Bay, Transformers: The Last Knight, has ended its main shooting for at least the main human cast - though it looks like there may be some additional days for other aspects, all according to the original plan for ending on 15th October. Both the movie's official social media and cast member Isabela Moner have celebrated the event by posting images and thanks on their feeds - check out a couple below, featuring the cars in London and the humans Mark Wahlberg, Laura Haddock and Josh Duhamel!

Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

Okay then, thanks!

Powermaster Swag wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

Okay then, thanks!

Np problem.

Don't quote me on it though! That's just my guess

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Powermaster Swag wrote:Just a question.....what happened to Tessa?

Probably at college and whats-his-name is probably racing

Okay then, thanks!

Np problem.

Don't quote me on it though! That's just my guess

Exclusive Seibertron news:

During the events of Transformers 5, Tessa is in college while her boyfriend, Lucky Charms, is out there racing.

^That will only be in the Novelization however, they don't have time to go into such details in the film itself.

They don't have time to say "my daughter's away studying and her boyfriend went with her"? Just on line?

Then again, they didn't have enough time last movie to say Drift's name...

^ sorry meant to put my j/k emoticon in there. fixed now