Production has begun on the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight and they’ve set up shop in an unlikely place: Cuba! Director Michael Bay made the announcement on his Instagram page, noting they were only the second American production to be filming in Cuba (following the upcoming Fast 8 ).
The Transformers: The Last Knight cast includes the return of Transformers: Age of Extinction star Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager as well as newcomer Isabela Moner (100 Things to Do Before High School, Growing Up Fisher) as the film’s female lead, Izabella. Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show, Neighbors) is also set to play an unspecified leading role. Josh Duhamel will also reprise his role of Lieutenant Colonel Lennox from the first three films.
Production on Transformers: The Last Knight is set to come stateside on June 6 in Detroit, where Transformers: Age of Extinction was also shot.
Michael Bay returns to the director’s chair for the film, which is set to be written by Iron Man scribes Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down). Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto will produce the sequel.
Combined, the previous four Transformers films have brought in over $3.7 billion at the global box office with 2014’s Age of Extinction the second-highest grossing in the series. Current plans call for Transformers: The Last Knight to be released on June 23, 2017. It will be followed by a Bumblebee spin-off film in 2018 before Transformers 6 arrives in 2019.
Transformers: The Last Knight Starts Filming in Cuba
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 26, 2016
The color reminds me of Mr. Bean's car. 

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Comment by ArmadaPrime
May 26, 2016
Can't see a faction symbol but that does look like the Chevrolet badge on the front, so I'd say there's at least a fair chance of it being a new bot
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Comment by Kurona
May 26, 2016
Does anyone else weirdly get a Kup feeling from it? It's old-timey, it's a shade of green, it has that taller on the front and shorter at the longer back thing going on...
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You do know most movie transformers don't have faction symbols in alt mode right?
Comment by Deadput
May 26, 2016
ArmadaPrime wrote:Can't see a faction symbol but that does look like the Chevrolet badge on the front, so I'd say there's at least a fair chance of it being a new bot
You do know most movie transformers don't have faction symbols in alt mode right?
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They're never plastered on, but I could swear that there's often a subtle symbol either somewhere on the bonnet or the radiator, similar to where you might find the manufacturer's badge
Comment by ArmadaPrime
May 26, 2016
Deadput wrote:ArmadaPrime wrote:Can't see a faction symbol but that does look like the Chevrolet badge on the front, so I'd say there's at least a fair chance of it being a new bot
You do know most movie transformers don't have faction symbols in alt mode right?
They're never plastered on, but I could swear that there's often a subtle symbol either somewhere on the bonnet or the radiator, similar to where you might find the manufacturer's badge
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
May 26, 2016
I'm going to say it's just a joyrider, not an actual bot.
it'd be cool if it was though
it'd be cool if it was though

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Comment by DedicatedGhostArt
May 26, 2016
I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
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The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron and Megatron is only loosely based on the G1 colours.
So it could be anyone hell it could be Blurr for all we know.
Comment by Deadput
May 26, 2016
SillySpringer wrote:I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron and Megatron is only loosely based on the G1 colours.
So it could be anyone hell it could be Blurr for all we know.
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...THAT car being Blurr? Nah. Nascar is the better option for him.
Hmm Idk. It reminds me a lot of Cybertron Downshift for some reason.
Comment by DedicatedGhostArt
May 26, 2016
Deadput wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron and Megatron is only loosely based on the G1 colours.
So it could be anyone hell it could be Blurr for all we know.
...THAT car being Blurr? Nah. Nascar is the better option for him.

Hmm Idk. It reminds me a lot of Cybertron Downshift for some reason.
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They could always add something like that via CGI in post production.
Comment by Optimum Supreme
May 26, 2016
ArmadaPrime wrote:Deadput wrote:ArmadaPrime wrote:Can't see a faction symbol but that does look like the Chevrolet badge on the front, so I'd say there's at least a fair chance of it being a new bot
You do know most movie transformers don't have faction symbols in alt mode right?
They're never plastered on, but I could swear that there's often a subtle symbol either somewhere on the bonnet or the radiator, similar to where you might find the manufacturer's badge
They could always add something like that via CGI in post production.
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 26, 2016
And Brawl, one-third of Arcee, another one-third of Arcee named Chromia, The Fallen, Ravage, Long Haul (debatable), Scrapmetal (there was a yellow/black version), Topspin, Shockwave (debatable), and (sorta) the Dinobots (they were at least largely gray in the movie).Deadput wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron
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Shockwave only really kept his colouring in the toys.
Comment by Kurona
May 26, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:And Brawl, one-third of Arcee, another one-third of Arcee named Chromia, The Fallen, Ravage, Long Haul (debatable), Scrapmetal (there was a yellow/black version), Topspin, Shockwave (debatable), and (sorta) the Dinobots (they were at least largely gray in the movie).Deadput wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron
Shockwave only really kept his colouring in the toys.
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 26, 2016
Yeah, it's debatable with him. Some DOTM imagery gives him more of a purple hue while other imagery of him doesn't.Kurona wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And Brawl, one-third of Arcee, another one-third of Arcee named Chromia, The Fallen, Ravage, Long Haul (debatable), Scrapmetal (there was a yellow/black version), Topspin, Shockwave (debatable), and (sorta) the Dinobots (they were at least largely gray in the movie).Deadput wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron
Shockwave only really kept his colouring in the toys.
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Comment by Emerje
May 26, 2016
I'll be shocked if any Transformer appearing in Cuba isn't shown with a cigar and woven fedora because Bay loves stereotypes.
Emerje
Emerje
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He actually looks purple to me. Maybe it's just because purple stands out to me more since it's my favorite color.
Comment by DedicatedGhostArt
May 26, 2016
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, it's debatable with him. Some DOTM imagery gives him more of a purple hue while other imagery of him doesn't.Kurona wrote:Sabrblade wrote:And Brawl, one-third of Arcee, another one-third of Arcee named Chromia, The Fallen, Ravage, Long Haul (debatable), Scrapmetal (there was a yellow/black version), Topspin, Shockwave (debatable), and (sorta) the Dinobots (they were at least largely gray in the movie).Deadput wrote:SillySpringer wrote:I am calling that it's gonna be Wasp or a similar Decepticon, if that car's even a Transformer.
The only transformers to retain their original colours in the movies are Optimus, Bumblebee, Hound and Megatron
Shockwave only really kept his colouring in the toys.
He actually looks purple to me. Maybe it's just because purple stands out to me more since it's my favorite color.
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You people really have ridiculous assumptions when it comes to Bay's decisions.
You would probably excuse idw for Kup's cigar.
Comment by Deadput
May 27, 2016
Emerje wrote:I'll be shocked if any Transformer appearing in Cuba isn't shown with a cigar and woven fedora because Bay loves stereotypes.
Emerje
You people really have ridiculous assumptions when it comes to Bay's decisions.
You would probably excuse idw for Kup's cigar.
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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal
May 27, 2016
Thanks to Observer.com we bring to you an interview with Josh Duhamal, also known as William Lennox in the Transformers Live Action Movies. The full interview can be found by clicking the link above, but we bring to you a section regarding Transformers: The Last Knight, which includes him talking about filming that occurred in El Mirage, California. He also talked a little bit about Bay's sets. Check out the conversation below.
Josh Duhamel wrote:At the top of his work docket is, of course, his role as Lt. Colonel William Lennox in Michael Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight. The day before we spoke, Mr. Duhamel was stationed to film his scenes 70 miles outside of Los Angeles in El Mirage, California. “I had never been there and it’s a trip,” he said of the far flung locale. “It’s this giant, flat lakebed with 40 MPH winds that didn’t stop all day, but Michael [Bay]’s set is unlike any other set. He has all of the gadgets and the coolest stuff, and the energy of that set is just really – well, it’s a spectacle, and it’s really changed my career. It’s helped me to pursue other little creative things. I love the big Transformer movies, but I also love these passion projects.”
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May 27, 2016
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Comment by Sigma Magnus
May 27, 2016
I expected a jumpscare there for some reason.
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Me too since you said that. I thought you were using reverse psychology to get more people to watch it.
So, can anyone here translate morse code?
Comment by DedicatedGhostArt
May 27, 2016
Sigma Magnus wrote:I expected a jumpscare there for some reason.
Me too since you said that. I thought you were using reverse psychology to get more people to watch it.

So, can anyone here translate morse code?