The Energon Pub

[MrBlack]

my only hope is there seems to be some genuine talant on the writing front so theres a SLIM chance it wont be a total bay wankfest.

Is there though?

Akiva Goldsman wrote Batman and Robin. Is that movie better than the worst stuff Ehran Krueger wrote?

In all fairness, Akiva Goldsman is only responsible for the story and not the screenplay this time around. The folks who worked on the screenplay have some actual talent.

Not that I expect this to be an actual GOOD film, but maybe it will be better than Age of Extinction (which I couldn't finish).

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

I'm thinking that the spike structure in the desert is Lockdown's ship. Rember the giant spike arm things?

[partholon]

my only hope is there seems to be some genuine talant on the writing front so theres a SLIM chance it wont be a total bay wankfest.

Is there though?

Akiva Goldsman wrote Batman and Robin. Is that movie better than the worst stuff Ehran Krueger wrote?

yer man that wrote "black hawk down"s screen adaptation is there too.

between him and the lad that wrote ironman im hoping for something that at LEAST resembles plot and heart.

[william-james88]

my only hope is there seems to be some genuine talant on the writing front so theres a SLIM chance it wont be a total bay wankfest.

Is there though?

Akiva Goldsman wrote Batman and Robin. Is that movie better than the worst stuff Ehran Krueger wrote?

He also wrote A Beautiful Mind, that widely-acclaimed Russell Crowe psychological movie.

And Ehren Krueger wrote Arlington Road. We are not comparing how good these movies can be,since we have seen how competent screen writers can still totally **** up, which was the case with Ehren. And its not like Akiva has a good track record of late, no one is calling the Da Vinci code a masterpiece.

But anyways, as was written, he only came up with the story, there was a whole writers room. But I wonder, was there real good talent in that group? We know Kirkman was only there for like 1 day or 2, I doubt hat had a significant impact on anything.

[o.supreme]

Not sure about the whole TFCU that's being developed, but Matt Holloway & Art Marcum (Punisher: War Zone, Iron Man, TMNT 2014), and Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) are credited specifically for the writing of TLK.

Some good films, and not so good one. It's a mixed bag, and anybody's guess at this point.

[partholon]

meant to say.

getting a verity vibe off the young one.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Also, to answer a question asked before, the guy in the desert meeting Megatron is Lennox.

Really now? What are you up to Lennox?

anyone else see what appears to be Hound on the right with his arm missing? Cause I look at his feet and his body shape and they kinda resemble his.

Yep, that looks like him alright! Nice catch!

Still really love that scene of Barricade being blasted too. That was a sweet shot

[Sabrblade]

Also, to answer a question asked before, the guy in the desert meeting Megatron is Lennox.

Really now? What are you up to Lennox?

Well, we know that Cade is fully sided with the Autobots, and Lennox is working on the side that stands against Cade, and, well, the guy in the desert has short hair like Josh Duhamel instead of longer hair like Mark Wahlberg.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Also, to answer a question asked before, the guy in the desert meeting Megatron is Lennox.

Really now? What are you up to Lennox?

Well, we know that Cade is fully sided with the Autobots, and Lennox is working on the side that stands against Cade, and, well, the guy in the desert has short hair like Josh Duhamel instead of longer hair like Mark Wahlberg.

...and here I thought Lennox was a smarter guy

[william-james88]

Also, to answer a question asked before, the guy in the desert meeting Megatron is Lennox.

Really now? What are you up to Lennox?

Well, we know that Cade is fully sided with the Autobots, and Lennox is working on the side that stands against Cade, and, well, the guy in the desert has short hair like Josh Duhamel instead of longer hair like Mark Wahlberg.

...and here I thought Lennox was a smarter guy

Handsome man like that who could get any girl he wants and he picks Fergie over J Lo, Shakira and Scarlet Johansen? Doesnt sound like the sharpest tool in the shed.

[Va'al]

You're probably thinking 'we've seen the new Transformers: The Last Knight teaser trailer already' - and you'd be correct. But we now have a Super HD version directly from Paramount up on our YouTube channel, and embedded below, so you can feast your optics on the latest Bayhem production!

Also included below are two featurettes, on IMAX's anniversary with Transformers and on Freya the rescue dog who stars in the movie, both of which were stories we covered here and here. Check them all out!

[Ultra Magnus]

Seriously??? Not a SINGLE transformation in the Trailer???

Celebrating 10 years of BAD Character and production Design, WORSE storytelling, and the egregious GUTTING of this proud Lore that has been kept alive by communities such as this?

This is what is happening to our beloved franchise:

Transformers(Missed the mark so many times, but still gave hope; it's "newness" was cool)

Revenge of the Fallen(BadBadBadBadBadBadBad movie)

Dark of the Moon(grammar, anyone? Still better than ROTF, got no benefit of doubt, tho)

Age of Extinction (Unremarkable, if forgettable. Morph-cube transforming? Uggghhh)

I doubt I'll even see this one in the theater. Don't think I can take it anymore. Thankfully, IDW has a clue about what it's doing...

[o.supreme]

I'm no huge advocate for Bay's films, but I find it a little ironic that someone who praises IDW would complain about the lack of Transformations in a TF Movie Trailer.

[Ultra Magnus]

Touche', @o.Supreme.

The IDW comics do a better job of utilizing, featuring(and respecting) the decades of Lore that this franchised has produced. I'll concede that they don't transform very often in some of the IDW books(which, is another item that is discussed in MTMTE)... But that's Comics; transformation can only be done so well in terms of sequential images on a page. The trailer is for a Transformers Movie; as in Motion Picture; and the (arguably) most Dynamic thing about Transfomers is the TRANSFORMING... Bad enough that they down-played the transformation sound effect(no, I'm not over that yet), but I have a feeling that this movie will just be "Age of Extinction 2"...

...a.k.a. Pointless.

[Ironzeus]

I understand the dislike for Michael Bay but i'm glad they keep making these movies... it means continued interest in the brand and that means new toys

We can take away alot from this trailer though as to where the story will go.

1. We know there is going to be 2 timelines, past and present (cool to me, 2 sets of characters)
2. These big planet sized set pieces have to reference Primus or Unicron (finally)
3. Prime looks evil with the purple eyes, probably corrupted. (cool flip if Unicron revives and champions Prime instead of Megatron)
4. Hot Rod is in this film, bet he will be a main character (could that yellowish face be hotrods?). I bet Hot Rod will be instrumental in redeeming possessed Prime.
5. That 2 headed dragon, its gotta be Predaking or a tribute to transmetal beastwars Megatron. (I bet the dragon is Megatron's alt mode in the medieval past timeline)
6. Onslaught is in the movie... Bruticus PLEASE!
7. There is some artifact tech piece that Merlin/Arthur will have, the key to cybertron perhaps?
8. The big transformer that swings down the sword and misses the guy is definitely Megatron, I saw people post and ask who that was... how can you miss that one?

I'll go see it in theaters... these movies have always been less about the story to me and more about the visuals, and I'm entertained by that. To see Bruticus, Hot Rod, Unicron on the big screen is too cool.

[ax255]

Please....no Unicron....please

[william-james88]

5. That 2 headed dragon, its gotta be Predaking or a tribute to transmetal beastwars Megatron. (I bet the dragon is Megatron's alt mode in the medieval past timeline)

7. There is some artifact tech piece that Merlin/Arthur will have, the key to cybertron perhaps?

Just to say:

The dragon has 3 heads

And that artifact is (most probably) Excalibur, we have seen it in previous on set images.

[Silverwing]

The trailer is for a Transformers Movie; as in Motion Picture; and the (arguably) most Dynamic thing about Transfomers is the TRANSFORMING

The lack of transformation in a single trailer (especially the first one) does not indicate a lack of transforming in the movie (remember, the AOE trailers had transformations in them and we know how that turned out). Also, the point of this trailer was to emphasize characters/emotions and the intrigue side of the story. Transformations would have been nice to see, but they aren't necessary for the purposes of this teaser.

[ebo716]

I think the planet is probably unicron because the setup is very similar to megatron's deal with unicron in that there is a destroyed robot floating in space that is suddenly under the control of a currently unknown entity ( in Optimus's case) or unicron ( in megatron's case)

[DeathReviews]

Eh, I know lots of folks are excited for another feature film with the Transformers in it. But even if Bay isn't the primary force behind the film, his oar is still stuck in deep enough that it FEELS like he's still running the show. And while there's nothing really wrong with his movies, there's nothing really right with them either.

I may be wrong, only Time will tell, but the Bayverse movies have had enough 'meh' in them after four tries that I'm automatically wary. ALL the teaser trailers looked good. Then we sat in the theaters and were dished up substance-free explosion fests topped with Devastator wrecking balls.

So I'll wait for the reviews to come in, I think....

[SnoopDawg]

I am so hyped for this film! I don't care with what other think or say about it but this looks amazing! People have been saying that the movies suck due to the lack of reference to the source material, but technically the films are creating their own source material. I like the direction that they are going in And let me just say: that Megatron looks awesome! I really dig his look in this and hopefully he can have a larger and more crucial role in this. Optimus seems to have some red on his head when he's going against Bumblebee. It could be related to Prime's behaviour and the reason for his purple eyes. Can't wait until we see some more stuff!

[First-Aid]

Pretty cool stuff.

THe big debate seems to be what this planet is. My thoughts:

NOT Cybertron. In DOTM it was quite clear that Cybertron was considerably larger than Earth. Judging by the curvature of the planet in the movie, my thought is that Cybertron is AT LEAST double Earth's diameter...maybe 15-20,000 miles in diameter. This ship is barely twice the size of the moon.

Unicron: don't think so. This is a second trilogy (though apparently more connected in story than the first one). Introducing Unicron as this big of a threat at this point rather than saving him for the sixth (pentultimate, trilogy-wise) movie seems premature.

Unmentioned possibility to this point: Mothership of some kind. 'Con mothership? Or the Creators' mothership? It seems that the protrusions could very well be detachable ships of some kind. Along those lines is my last unmentioned possibility...

Unmentioned possibility #2: QUINTESSA! Why not? Quintessa in the cartoon was a pretty screwed up planet anyways. This could be the new version.

I have to admit, I was actually more excited by this trailer than I was for the AoE one. We'll see.

[Sabrblade]

Pretty cool stuff.

THe big debate seems to be what this planet is. My thoughts:

NOT Cybertron. In DOTM it was quite clear that Cybertron was considerably larger than Earth. Judging by the curvature of the planet in the movie, my thought is that Cybertron is AT LEAST double Earth's diameter...maybe 15-20,000 miles in diameter. This ship is barely twice the size of the moon.

Unicron: don't think so. This is a second trilogy (though apparently more connected in story than the first one). Introducing Unicron as this big of a threat at this point rather than saving him for the sixth (pentultimate, trilogy-wise) movie seems premature.

Unmentioned possibility to this point: Mothership of some kind. 'Con mothership? Or the Creators' mothership? It seems that the protrusions could very well be detachable ships of some kind. Along those lines is my last unmentioned possibility...

Unmentioned possibility #2: QUINTESSA! Why not? Quintessa in the cartoon was a pretty screwed up planet anyways. This could be the new version.

I have to admit, I was actually more excited by this trailer than I was for the AoE one. We'll see.

It's obviously Gobotron.



Or the Death Egg II.

[First-Aid]

Pretty cool stuff.

THe big debate seems to be what this planet is. My thoughts:

NOT Cybertron. In DOTM it was quite clear that Cybertron was considerably larger than Earth. Judging by the curvature of the planet in the movie, my thought is that Cybertron is AT LEAST double Earth's diameter...maybe 15-20,000 miles in diameter. This ship is barely twice the size of the moon.

Unicron: don't think so. This is a second trilogy (though apparently more connected in story than the first one). Introducing Unicron as this big of a threat at this point rather than saving him for the sixth (pentultimate, trilogy-wise) movie seems premature.

Unmentioned possibility to this point: Mothership of some kind. 'Con mothership? Or the Creators' mothership? It seems that the protrusions could very well be detachable ships of some kind. Along those lines is my last unmentioned possibility...

Unmentioned possibility #2: QUINTESSA! Why not? Quintessa in the cartoon was a pretty screwed up planet anyways. This could be the new version.

I have to admit, I was actually more excited by this trailer than I was for the AoE one. We'll see.

It's obviously Gobotron.



Or the Death Egg II.

(sigh) I try to make serious suggestions, and the next thing we know there are space eggs involved.

[william-james88]

Seibertron.com is all about galleries, so for this first trailer of Transformers: The Last Knight, we went big, real big. We now have a gallery of 2689 HD images from the trailer. Since these are HD, there is the option for "super" images which are 1,920 pixels wide. We have a sample below from all the main scenes. Now you can all comb this frame by frame to make the most of this trailer. Is there anything new these images show you that you couldn't make out before? Let us know.