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Mon Feb 13, 2023 2:24 pm

6-7 million for that

News Credits: 4880 · Fri Feb 17, 2023 2:13 am

If you don't want to be spoiled in any way then please, DO NOT READ THIS.
There were rumoured to be more tests screenings of Transformers Rise of the Beasts back in December. This was kept on the low since it was unverified. However, the shot of Bumblebee on the cargo plan that we saw in the Superbowl spot was specifically stated in the description of those screenings. So, we are giving you all that info now, for those who want as much of info as possible.

It was said that they were testing out different scenes with different audiences so the scenes and plot points mentioned below may be different from what we ultimately see in the film (which is also an easy out if all this is just made up). To preserve anonymity, the source will not be mentioned.

Final Action Scene with Bumblebee as One Man Army: In the final action scene, Mirage, Noah and Elena are racing across a bridge as the Terrocons and their army are overpowering all the good guys. At this point, Bumblebee drops from the cargo plan transformer when all hope seems lost and lays waste to the Terrorcon army.

Bumblebee and Mirage both get close to death: Bumblebee is "mortally" wounded but is brought back (as we can see from the scene previously discussed). Mirage is also brought very close to death. As he is about to die, he gives Noah an "exosuit" which contains his essence and later we see Noah fixing up a Porsche 911 which transforms back into Mirage right before the credits. there is a scene prior to Noah fixing the car where he is recruited by Sector 7.

This last bit brings back something we have been stressing a lot lately to temper expectations. While this film might not tie to previously established storylines of the other films, it can still carry over any element from them as well. In this case, sector 7. Of course, this scene may not be in the final cut.

Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:31 am

i know its a test screening. but bb is a one man army? yey...

Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:57 pm

I want this movie to be good, I really do, but both of those just sound boring asf.

News Credits: 4880 · Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:07 pm

alphatron10 wrote:I want this movie to be good, I really do, but both of those just sound boring asf.

What would sound more exciting to you?

Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:42 pm

william-james88 wrote:
alphatron10 wrote:I want this movie to be good, I really do, but both of those just sound boring asf.

What would sound more exciting to you?

I guess I shouldn't have said boring, I should've said "Same-feeling." It feels like for some reason, there's no stakes, again. Oh Bumblebee is about to die? Psych he's fine. Oh Mirage is about to die too? Nah, he's fine too. I just feel like all these movies are rehashes of the same plot points and it's getting a little boring.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:25 pm

New posters:

News Credits: 4880 · Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:09 am

A ton of movie news came out all at once and we grouped it all here in one big post.

Below you will find images of the following:

- New character based posters for Optimus, Mirage and Primal
- A standee showing the heroes (from Dominic on Twitter)
- Statues of Primal and Prime from a Porsche event with the cast, director and producers

Those statues will be touring, here are the dates of their next appearances, thanks to Paramount ROTB app:

North America
April 24 – May 8 | Las Vegas, Nevada (Cinemacon)
May 16-26 | Chicago, Illinois (Navy Pier)
June 2-8 | New York, New York (Times Square)

South America
March 15 | Brazil

Asia
March 16 | Singapore
Early August | Japan

Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:25 am

i guess these go to the theme park after this? what do they do with these things?

News Credits: 1646 · Sat Mar 11, 2023 11:12 am

Mirage and Primal look really sexy in those posters

Tue Mar 14, 2023 4:09 am

Wasn't Lorenzo di Bueno Adventura the dude that consistantly ruined the Transformers movies?

Why is he still there?

News Credits: 4880 · Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:17 pm

noctorro wrote:Wasn't Lorenzo di Bueno Adventura the dude that consistantly ruined the Transformers movies?

Why is he still there?

Yes, but it's also him who pushed for these movies to happen. That's the reason he was inducted into the TF hall of fame.

Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:28 am

What are all the characters in the movie? I Hope Dinobot.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:16 am

babylon queen wrote:What are all the characters in the movie? I Hope Dinobot.

Prepare for disappointment, then.

News Credits: 4880 · Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:49 pm

babylon queen wrote:What are all the characters in the movie? I Hope Dinobot.

The beasts in this poster are the only maximals in the film

News Credits: 4880 · Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:54 pm

While we got a good look at most of the main players of the upcoming Transformers Rise of the Beasts characters, Nightbird and Wheeljack (along with the robot modes for Airazor, Rhinox and Cheetor) have been held back by the movie promotion so far. Well, we finally have our first lookn at some NIghtbird art. It is indeed very close to the deluxe we had seen before but sleeker. Of course, the deluxe figures have had differences to the final model used in the film so we will see just how much this one differs to the final version later. This art is probably what will appear on her toy's box as we also have the images for the other characters and it is of the art found on their box. You can spot the changes to their original renders and their final looks. Enjoy and let us know what you think. These all come from fc203 on Instagram.

News Credits: 61 · Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:45 am

Got a couple more for you, here’s Stratosphere and Transit!

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Really dig both of these! Transit in particular looks super cool!

News Credits: 4880 · Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:06 am

Many fans were wondering if Wheeljack being absent from some marketting artwork meant something. Well, Takara has now revealed his movie look officially, along with our first look at Stratosphere and a brand new Terrorcon we didn't know of yet, Transit. We thank EvasionModeBumblebee for letting us know of these additions to the previously reported character models. Once again, we do not know how different this artwork will be to the final look of these characters in the film.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:37 am

Stratosphere's face looks more like Wheeljack than Wheeljack's...

Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:00 am

Transformers and uncharted xover sully…

Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:35 am

I think Stratosphere looks cool, especially in alt-mode. Very interested in seeing what his toy'll look like if he does get one.
Transit looks interesting as well, if a bit less striking than Stratos.

Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:21 am

Stratosphere looks awesome. He appears to take inspiration from the ROTF namesake character as well as ROTF Highbrow with that alt mode and head design. Moustache is a hilarious touch.

Looking at Wheeljack's whole design, it looks good. I'm still not too sure about the head, but within the context of the whole body it doesn't look as off-putting.

I like how Transit looks, too! Too bad there's no alt-mode picture, I can't really tell what he turns into. With a name like that I would think some sort of Taxi or something. These designs seem very lively and characterful. They all deserve some good toys, which I look forward to. It should be easy to follow them on-screen, too.

News Credits: 4880 · Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:42 am

frogbat wrote:Transformers and uncharted xover sully…

Played by Mark Wahlberg, lol

News Credits: 19 · Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:08 pm

Stratosphere looks like Baynus poop on a bad day. Transit looks pretty good, hope the vehicle mode is too.

News Credits: 61 · Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:48 pm

While the designs for ROTB are holding onto a lot of the trends I didn't like from BB, there are a few bot designs for this one that I really like.

While I do prefer Bee's 2007 76 Camaro design to ROTB, I do like the ROTB design more than his BB look. The door wings help the look a lot, and I like the more angular leg design. It's a compromise between Bayverse and BB design that I'm ok with.

Battletrap is very nicely detailed with a cool head sculpt, I do wish his legs were bulkier but I dig it overall.

Stratosphere is a cool new take on the character, he has some nice design carry-overs from the ROTF version - he has the alt mode canopy on his forehead, and he's still a Cargo Aircraft used by the USAF. I'm not as fond of humanoid faces on Transformers, but I like the whole pilot cap thing. The way the alt mode propellor blades wrap around the engines in robot mode is cool!

Transit may be my favorite design of the bunch, I think he'd fit in really nicely in a collection of Bay Decepticons (the highest award I can bestow a Transformers design post-Bayverse). The level of detail on him is great, my only concern is that if he transforms into a Bus, much like Mirage, he doesn't seem to have a level of robot mode bulk that corresponds to that kind of alt mode.