Transformers: Rise of the Beasts marks the beginning of a new Transformers trilogy
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a science fiction action movie directed by Steven Caple Jr. It is the seventh live-action Transformers movie, taking place after the events of Transformers: The Last Knight and Bumblebee. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts also acts as the first instalment of a new trilogy, centering on a war between Autobots, Maximals and Terrorcons. The movie is also commonly referred to as Transformers 7.
Rise of the Beasts was written by Joby Harold with additional editing and rewriting by Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber. The movie's storyline is loosely based on the popular animated TV show, Transformers: Beast Wars. Michael Bay, the director who started the live action Transformers movie franchise, returns as a producer for the seventh instalment.
The movie stars Academy-award winner Michelle Yeoh, four-time Emmy-award winner Peter Dinklage and popular comedian Pete Davidson. The cast is rounded out by Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen and Ron Perlman. Colman Domingo features in the cast as the legendary Transformers villain, Unicorn, originally voiced by Orson Welles. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was released on June 9th, 2023 in cinemas.
