Category:Movie News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 82,543
A part of Transformers One that a lot of fans have rallied behind is the handling of the 13 Primes and turning them into legendary heroes, along with their new designs. Fans have wanted a better look at them, since the movie rarely gave a clear shot of them, and now we have a great look at Micronus and Quintus. These character models are on cards though its unclear if these cards are physical or digital. We also have a screenshot of the thirteen from the film with their names labelled.
Hopefully we see more of these cards and maybe even get the toys one day.
Categories:Site News, Movie News, Media Vault, Interviews, Twincasts Posted by:ScottyP Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 122,736 Transformers One is upon us and the Seibertron.com Twincast / Podcast is thrilled to welcome two of the movie's voice actors onto our latest episode. The voice of Soundwave and longtime Twincast Podcaster, Jon Bailey, plus the voice of Jazz, Evan Michael Lee, highlight an energetic discussion of the new film that you won't want to miss! Host Scotty P alongside Counterpunch, Megatronus and Mr. Starscream go along for the ride and still bring you some fun toy talk after the movie chat, so stick around for that too.
Episode #359 “One” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.
Here's what we discuss in this episode:
Transformers One has hit and we sit down with voice cast members Jon Bailey and Evan Michael Lee to talk all about it. Some spoilers are present, so if you came to this post just to see how to avoid spoilers, jump to around the 1:11:00 point in the audio.
The episode finishes up with a lightning round of Bragging Rights
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Category:Movie News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 73,790
While there is no release date yet, Amazon has the preorder up for the Transformers One home video release. We now know what the standard cover will look like and what the Steelbook cover will look like. Images and links are below.
Category:Movie News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 78,821
Looks like Transformers One is going to have an uphill battle at the box office. The film was predicted to make upwards of 30 million dollars this week-end BUT it looks like it will be making 5 million less. Numbers are not final, but as of now the estimates are that it will have made 25 million this week-end and coming in second place to Beetlejuice which made one million more. Of course, as mentioned, these are early estimates and it could change who wins this week-end box office wise, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a much closer race than thought.
And it's too bad since Transformers One is liked by fans, critics and the general movie going public. Its Cinemascore, which is an average of the ranking gave in exit polls that predicts the longevity of a film is an A. That is an amazing score, and the same score given to films like Avengers Endgame and Inside Out 2 (and a ton of other movies that did amazing at the box office). For comparison, Rise of the Beasts and Bumblebee had an A- while The Last Knight had a B+, and The Marvels got a B (just to show the gammet).
This cinemascore means that the conversation on box office is just beginning as other films that opened low with great scores still came out on top, like Bumblebee and Elemental. As for international box office, Transformers One and it's competitor next week, The Wild Robot, have a staggered worldwide release so it won't be obvious how well either film does overall right away. We will keep you covered week to week.
Below is an excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter, which shows how it's still too early to judge Transformers One as a success or flop.
The jury is out on the film’s ultimate fate. The modestly budgeted event pic, co-financed by Habro, cost $75 million to produce before marketing, which minimizes the sting of the weak domestic opening. The hope now is that it can find its footing and enjoy a long run in theaters based on such strong exits and reviews, although the entry of DreamWorks Animation and Universal’s The Wild Robot next weekend could complicated matters, at least on the family front. (Wild Robot commenced its international rollout in eight markets over the weekend, earning $6.9 million, which includes a paltry $4 million from China.)
Categories:Toy News, Reviews Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 73,522
No doubt the most anticipated Legacy toy is the upcoming deluxe Optimus Prime who is a take on the original G1 toy with modern day articulation.
Below are two videos showing the transformation. We thank Mike for pointing us to their direction. Enjoy.
Categories:Movie News, Toy News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 70,049
For those curious to know more about the upcoming Studio Series Transformers One deluxe Megatron, we have a video review of him. It comes from Emgo who got it through a big box from Hasbro that is given to influencers when a movie comes out. He goes with the other upcoming TF One SS figures more recently revealed. About those, TFOne Bumblebee, Elita and Sentinel Prime are up for preorder on Pulse. https://www.hasbropulse.com/collections ... dio-series
Categories:Movie News, Toy News, Collectibles Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 71,694
We now have images of all Blokees model kits from not one but two different waves, the standard Galaxy Version wave and the more premium Classic Class wave. As you'll see below, some characters do repeat like Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime. Below are the two different classes/waves. You'll see which characters are there along with photos and a video at the end showing anyone not in the know what these kits are all about (though the video refers more to the (Galaxy Versions).
Transformers One Classic Class Wave: More unique from one another, more scale conscious, more parts and LED
- Optimus Prime
- Megatron
- B-127 (cogged)
- Elita-1 (cogged)
- Sentinel Prime
Galaxy Version Wave 5 Transformers One: All share parts, some more than others, all the same height.
- Orion Pax (Cogless)
- B-127 (Cogless)
- D-16/Megatron (Cogged)
- Optimus Prime Final Form
- Chase Optimus Prime Final Form (with energy axe)
- Ironhide (Cogless)
- Hound (Cogless)
- Death Tracker
- Sentinel Prime
- Wheeljack (Cogless)
Categories:Movie News, Reviews Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 44,101
Transformers One is OUT! So now a lot of reviewers are sharing their 2 squirts of energon. We compiled some below from Jerem Jahns, Dan Murrel, Christ Struckman and John Campea. Also for fun, we included IGN's which has some pretty odd takes, like how the lack of humans means we are now unable to get a good sense of scale without realizing that the lack of humans here is a feature and not a flaw. Speaking of takes, Jeremy makes a pretty fun connection that only a fan would get.
But please remember, these reviews are just meant to help the public get an idea of what they are in for with this film, there is no use being upset if one reviewer has a different opinion.
Category:Movie News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 51,213
At Cinemacon, we saw an Orion Pax popcorn bucket that seemed transformable. We have since seen the Cinemark popcorn buckets for Transformers One, which you can see below, and those did not include that transforming bucket. And now we know how AMC's Transformers One popcorn bucket looks like and it is not that either. So that Orion Pax transforming popcorn bucket is MIA.
For AMC, it turns out their bucket is unoriginal. It's just a tin with the characters on it. They also have cups with toppers.
For Cinemark, you will see below that they offer a B-127 Popcorn Container with lanyard , an Orion Pax Snack & Drink Vessel, a Cup and Topper Combo Set, Fleece Blanket and Enamel 4-Pin Set.
Category:Movie News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 40,482
There are two ways to measure a film's success these days. We have how much it made, which directly correlated to the public's interest in a film. And we have how profitable it is, which helps predict the direction of further movies in a franchise (or the likelihood of similar movies being made). Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 made A LOT more money than the Bumblebee movie (100 Million more) BUT it also cost a lot more. So while public interest in the Mission Impossible franchise may be higher than the Transformers franchise, Paramount made a nicer profit on the Bumblebee film.
I lay all that out so that you understand how significant the lower budget for Transformers One is. Deadline has published that the budget is a very modest $75 Million. That is by far the lowest production budget ever for a Transformers movie distributed by Paramount. And that's before accounting for any inflation.
This means that it will take a lot less tickets sales to render the film profitable. If this low cost does indeed lead to a high profit, this could be the future of the franchise, theatrically speaking. We will keep an eye out on the gross of the film in the weeks to come and keep you in the know.
Category:Movie News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 45,122
You can now put the Gi Joe X Transformers film in the development hell category. While it had some momentum with Chris Hemsworth joining the project and a writer attached, the departure of Caple Jr as director has brought the plans back to square one. We know this from a recent interview with Lorenzo di Bonaventura who is spearheading this film's development.
This interview is from Screen rant who he said this to:
Live-action we are going to deliver a G.I. Joe crossover. I hesitate using the word crossover because I think people think different things about what that means. For me, what it means is the Joes are going to be in the Transformers world and be present. I think every movie is sort of a balancing act of "How much do you have this? And in this movie, how funny can we be? How serious? How do you cross that line? How do you hide the villain?" All those sort of balancing things that you're doing. We're still in the early process, in a way, of trying to figure out the balance.
Sounds like they only have the concept of a plan as of now. While this is more of a nothing burger story, what we can gather from this is that the film is nowhere close to being filmed as they don't even have any major plot details hashed out for it yet. So anyone looking forward to this film should be very very patient.
Categories:Movie News, Toy News, Collectibles Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 71,142
Blokees are cute, easy and affordable licensed model kits of Transformers characters, you can check out the video below if you want more info on what they are. Blokees has revealed on Twitter 3 new kits coming out in their Transformers One wave. They are Ironhide, Hound and a new troop character called Death Tracker which is based on the vehicons from Transformers Prime. We saw them in the trailers and now we know their official name. Slight spoiler, but the reason they are not "Steeve" this time around is because that name is given to someone else in the film (and no, Jack Black does not make a cameo appearance).
Here is their message:
Blokees Transformers New Reveal!
In GV05, fan-favorites Ironhide, Hound, and DeathTracker return to Cybertron for an epic adventure.
Don’t miss the new wave, launching September 20
It is fun to note that since Blokees models do not transform, using these to release characters that do not have a T Cog in the film, like Ironhide and Prowl works on a thematic level too.
It is very tough to assess if this is the best Transformers film. We have the 86 film which was literally as G1 as it can get, if you want to go by a purist standpoint. We have Bumblebee, which was a very well made film on a smaller scale and we had the 2007 Michael Bay film which did an amazing job at showing the potential of the Transformers franchise on the big screen, focusing on scale and spectacle.
Now we have Transformers One which gives us "EVERTHING" (said in the style of Gary Oldman from Leon The Professional). So does that make it the best film? Maybe the best Transformers film? Well definitely the MOST Transformers film.
If people wanted a whole film that was like the beginning of the Bumblebee movie, this is not far from it. The art style is a bit different, but aside from that your wishes come true. And it's even more brutal and violent than that Bumblebee opening. You know what, I'll say this: Transformers One is as brutal and violent as any Michael Bay film. The big difference here though is that those responsible for the brutality are the villains and not Optimus Prime.
Overall, the second trailer gives you a good idea of what is to be expected in the film, with a progression of D-16 and Orion Pax starting as miners and then ending up "evolving" twice in the film to finally end up as Megatron and Optimus Prime. And that is both a positive and a negative.
Positive-wise, it means the film accomplishes its mission of telling an origin story for not just these characters but for their factions too within just one hour and a half. Negative-wise, it means a lot of story beats are rushed. Optimus goes from a guy who doesn't really respect the rules to the Optimus Prime we know in a few days while Megatron also goes through a significant change in parallel. So take that as you wish. I personally would have wanted more time spent on this, but I also recognize how efficient the story telling is to convey all this in a short movie for all ages.
The conflict at hand was presented in a new way and is probably the best aspect of the movie. The writers found a very clever way for Orion Pax' and D-16's views and outlooks on their world to be completely changed and it's in how they react to these revelations that we see how they go on different paths, which are familiar to any Transformers fans. It's almost maddening how this "kids film" is more mature, lore heavy, and has more depth than any of the live action films.
I mention Orion Pax and D-16 a lot because the movie really does revolve around them. Bumblebee and Elita are more one dimensional but to be faire though, we've never had two compelling character arcs in a Transformers movie ever. And while less main, Bumblebee and Elita are a fine addition to the mix. Believe it or not, Bumblebee's more humoristic personality is explained as a product of his environment and the "Badassitron" line actually has a payoff. Generally, I didn't care for the humour but it didn't take away any enjoyment of the film for me; you could easily move on from what didn't land. I also want to mention Jon Hamm's Sentinel Prime who was an excellent version of the character and the bot that surprised me most. Oh and Steve Buscemi as Starscream worked well, even though he doesn't change his voice much.
In terms of animation, this is peak Transformers. I really loved seeing the characters use their alt modes as part of their fighting styles and specific moves, like converting just some parts to use them offensively and then converting back. As a longtime Transformers fan, this was a beauty to behold.
Speaking more about the plot and characters would dive into spoiler territory so I will end the review here by saying that this is a great Transformers film, probably the best, and I encourage all Transformers fans to give it a watch.
It gets 4 golden Rodimus stickers out of 5. While great overall there were some story beats that were too rushed for me, especially in the third act, and I felt that did take away some enjoyment.
Category:Toy News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 57,096
Great news! While Walmart was dropping the ball on their exclusive wave by having returns instantly liquidated, they are finally stocking this wave in full. We now have multiple sightings of cases of these deluxes and voyager Ferak in different states all at once. We also have reviews below for you if you want as much info as possible about these toys.
Category:Toy News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 55,446
While Pulse has sold out of several of the new Legacy reveals, there are still preorders available through Amazon, so we posted links to those below. We also have official images of the reveals. While the repacked figures have nothing new to them, the packaging will be different than before. Galaxy Shuttle goes from a closed box to an open box, for instance. These won't have plastic windows, instead that kind of packaging will be returning for the upcoming Age of the Primes line.
They showcased the winners for Hall of Fame which included:
- Megatronus
- Magmatron
- SS86 Optimus Prime
- Party Wallop
- Marcelo Matere
The toys revealed included:
- Pulse Exclusive Dinoking (preorder up now)
- Cosmos
- G2 Breakdown
- Armada Wheeljack
- Origins Bumblebee
- Ramjet
- Tarn
- Overcharge (redeco of Blitzwing with new head)
- Galaxy Shuttle
- Three Zero Orion Pax/Optimus Prime
- Three Zero D-16/Megatron
- Three Zero Elita One
- SS TF1 Bumblebee
- SS TF1 Elita One
- SS TF1 Sentinel Prime
And lastly, we saw the logo for Age of the Primes. Preorders are up now for premium members on Hasbro Pulse and Devastator will be further revealed October 27th.
Category:People News Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 44,589
There will be a lot to cover today, so before this gets lost in the mix, we just wanted to fill you in on this story. It's always fun to see just how ingrained into our pop culture landscape the Transformers brand has become. To the point that Stephen Colbert used it as a punchline in his show. It came up when he mentioned that private citizens performed a spacewalk and thus maybe Armageddon was not entirely regarding private citizens in space:
"Michael Bay, we owe you and apology
And you owe me $15 for Transformers Rise of the Beasts"
Go to the 9:30 minute mark if you want to see the joke.
Of course, it turns out ROTB was not a film made by Michael Bay.
Categories:Cartoon News, Comic Book News, Movie News, Toy News, Collectibles, Contests Posted by:Emerje | Credit(s): Hasbro Pulse Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 128,871
Today is Hasbro Pulse Con and they're running a special giveaway for Pulse Premium members in the US and UK. Hasbro is offering prizes for several of their brands, but Transformers fans will be able take a chance on winning a HasLab Unicron, a Transformers 86 Movie script signed by the cast, a Studio Series Transformers One Deluxe Optimus Prime and a Pulse Con exclusive Legacy United Dinoking!
Excited for a chance at the long coveted Unicron or maybe a rare signed Movie script? Let us know in the Seibertron Energon Pub forums and good luck!
Categories:Toy News, Events Posted by:william-james88 Topic Options: View Discussion · Views: 64,509
Remember the G1 Arcee toy that didn't end up getting made? Well Takara remembers and they are currently working on finally making it a reality. Takara Tomy’s TF40 Expo is on right now and the new reveals they ahve for us are in the Missing Link line. They displayed a prototype for Missing Link Sunstreaker along with a model for Missing Link Arcee. While the prototype for Sunstreaker does transform, the one on display for Arcee does not, it is something they are still working on.
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