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News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:52 pm

I gotta say, seeing Michael Bay on set with the director for this movie is not sitting well with me

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:28 pm

I'm not keen on Scourge's design, he looks far too similar to Megatron's Dark of the Moon form with not a huge amount there to make him really stand out. While the insignias on his grille are a nice touch, from what we know about the character I can't help but wonder how different, if at all, he'll be from Lockdown. It just feels like the writers or designers were just cherry-picking elements that people liked from past antagonists and meshed them together to make Scourge. That being said, the three Terrorcons do look nice together, I'd say I like Nightbird and the tow truck more than Scourge.

If that Volkswagen van does turn out to be Wheeljack like many have speculated, I'd be fine with that. The Repairs decall on the side is fitting for Wheeljack's character, and while I kinda get where geewunners are coming from more now than I did in the late 2000's, I've always been OK with movie characters having different designs and vehicle modes from the originals as long as it isn't too far off. For example I'm fine with Ratchet being neon green because he's still a medical officer.

by **Trevman21** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:30 pm

Michael Bay is an executive producer on the film, really nothing to worry about

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:10 pm

Trevman21 wrote:Michael Bay is an executive producer on the film, really nothing to worry about

If a Maximal dosent dry hump the main heroine's leg while farting in the middle of an explosions extravaganza, I'll be seriously disappointed.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:40 pm

william-james88 wrote:I gotta say, seeing Michael Bay on set with the director for this movie is not sitting well with me

Me neither. He should be in the director's chair over that guy.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:26 pm

I don't know how the movie is going to turn out, but at least the alt modes look awesome. Bee and Nightbird look especially cool, and Wheeljack as a VW van definitely intrigues me.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:47 pm

william-james88 wrote:

Man,those are some nice pictures!

News Credits: 2 · by **Rodimus Knight** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:56 am

If you didn't tell me that was scourge I would have thought it was megatron.

by **daedalus25** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 6:14 am

First-Aid wrote:Anyone else notice the dearth of Autobot and Decepticon insginias on Scourge's grill? Like he takes their insignias after he destroys them. Very unique touch....I like it

I don't think that word means what you think it does. :-?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:51 pm

Man, those cast shots of the alts are awesome. I am really looking forward to seeing the bot modes for these, and also seeing them in action!

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:37 am

A reporting by Cuscopolita, which you can watch right here on Facebook, looks at the different vehicles/characters on the set of Transformers Rise of the Beasts. You get a good look at the interior, if that's something you wanted to see. But more importantly, we get the names of all these vehicle characters. We learn that the Volkswagen van is indeed Wheeljack as many had guessed. The Tow Truck is called Battletrap and from the looks of it it's most probably just a cool name for a bad guy with no relation to the G1 toy.

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News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:31 am

These Bayverse Terrorcons seem to have about as much to do with the original Terrorcons as Movie 5 Onslaught had to do with Bruticus. Which means no Abominus either. Looks like the 'bayverse' movies are dropping the ball yet again.

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:33 am

william-james88 wrote:I gotta say, seeing Michael Bay on set with the director for this movie is not sitting well with me

Micheal Bay looks like the Penguin. "Waaaaaak waaaaaak waaaaaaaaaaaak!"

News Credits: 1 · by **That_Guy** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:54 am

DeathReviews wrote:These Bayverse Terrorcons seem to have about as much to do with the original Terrorcons as Movie 5 Onslaught had to do with Bruticus. Which means no Abominus either. Looks like the 'bayverse' movies are dropping the ball yet again.

I mean they could have gone with the Prime-verse version and all be zombies. :-D

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:05 am

Battletrap, huh? Interesting! G1 Battletrap was hardly the most memorable character (I think he MIGHT have gotten some appearances in the Headmasters?) and it is a cool name, so I'm not exactly seething over the nameslap.
Wheeljack being a campervan is kinda neat. Whilst I am awfully fond of G1 Wheeljack and absolutely adore the Lancia Stratos (especially the specific one he turns into), it does add some much needed variety to the Autobot lineup rather than him being another sports car. Plus VW campers are cool, and if he gets a good SS toy I'll be all over it. I personally would have gone with green instead of brown as a homage to his OG deco but I don't mind it.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:18 pm

While toy reveals were the biggest part of the Transformers segment in Pulsecon 2021, there was some Rise of the Beasts news as well. Anthony Ramos, the star of the film, confirmed Cheetor to be in this film. You can see that segment at the 1:40:00 mark in the video below. That would mean that the Beast cast, so far, is made up of Optimus Primal, Airazor, Rhinox and Cheetor. We alsohave Nightbird, Scourge and Battletrap as Terrorcons and Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, Mirage and Wheeljack as Autobots. No names have been given for Decepticons or Predacons in the film.

Please note, the picture in the thumbnail is of old concept art, we do not know how Cheetor will look like in this film yet.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Sat Oct 23, 2021 12:21 am

Cool!

Can't wait to see the Maximals! :MAXIMAL:

Like RobWiggins1 on Facebook · by **RobWiggins1** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 12:02 am

That's AWESOME News!!! I'm excited to see news outlets still using my old Cheetor Concept design! I'm sure the design will change for the film, but now I'm wondering if this old design will be close? A few months ago I got hit with a takedown notice from one of Hasbro's lawyers and Brian Chapman tried to call me several times too. I guess we'll see what happens. :POPCORN:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:00 pm

Well, I am very excited that the VW bus is Wheeljack. I am stoked for that. And BATTLETRAP is the name of the towtruck?! I love it!

also excited to get confirmation of Cheetor being in the film. I am excited for the film, still excited and getting more excited as time goes

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:45 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Well, I am very excited that the VW bus is Wheeljack. I am stoked for that. And BATTLETRAP is the name of the towtruck?! I love it!

also excited to get confirmation of Cheetor being in the film. I am excited for the film, still excited and getting more excited as time goes

My favourite part aboit Wheeljack is thst we'll eventually get a toy of a Transformer with an interesting alt mide like that.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 4:27 am

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Well, I am very excited that the VW bus is Wheeljack. I am stoked for that. And BATTLETRAP is the name of the towtruck?! I love it!

also excited to get confirmation of Cheetor being in the film. I am excited for the film, still excited and getting more excited as time goes

My favourite part aboit Wheeljack is thst we'll eventually get a toy of a Transformer with an interesting alt mide like that.

Maybe we will get a retool of that Wheeljack mold as Origin Wheeljack? :-?

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:24 pm

https://deadline.com/2021/11/transforme ... 234871776/

ROTB is delayed to June 9, 2023.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:13 pm

We know from Deadline that Paramount has pushed back the release of Transformers 7: Rise of the Beasts by a whole year. Instead of coming out in June 2022, it will instead be released in June 2023, the 9th to be exact.

What makes this more interesting than possibly any other film delay is that more than any live action franchise, the Transformers franchise always has a major toyline assigned to it, often taking up entire retailer areas, as can be seen below. And the Rise of the Beast toys are already ordered by retailers like Target, which have the toys already in their system, for a 2022 release date. You can see the whole list of toys here (they are in spoiler free code names). And as we had seen in previous toylines for films, like Godzilla vs Kong, Black Widow, ect, the fact that the toys were already in the pipeline meant they were released anyway. So knowing all this, is it possible that we still get that massive toyline in 2022 instead of in 2023 when the movie releases? We'll see, but this is bound to be interesting.

The sadness themed thumbnail is from TheWhovianHalfing on Deviantart

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:54 pm

Hopefully everything is okay behind the scenes,and they are just polishing the film.

Day 681 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:58 pm

High chances that the toys will look nothing as they appear in the movie. Remember the Beetle Bee? That was just within the normal timeframe. The movie producers could turn Scourge into a Skids-N-Mudflap duo riding each other's shoulders for all we know.