It’s taken five long years for Paramount to take advantage of the goodwill earned by 2018’s Bumblebee, a nostalgic, fun adventure that was the opposite of what Michael Bay had been offering for years. With Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, longtime fans get not only the Transformers they remember from the classic cartoons, like Optimus Prime, Arcee, and more, but fans of Beast Wars have something to look forward to, as well.
Joining the franchise is In the Heights star Anthony Ramos, joined by Dominique Fishback, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Luna Lauren Vélez and Tobe Nwigwe, and Oscar-nominee Michelle Yeoh. Peter Cullen is back voicing Optimus Prime, because frankly, nobody does it better.
One thing that hasn’t gone away since the Bay era is the automobile tie-ins, with this latest TV spot a collaboration with Porsche 911 sportscar, which transforms into the Autobot known as Mirage.
Here’s the synopsis: “In the year 1994, a pair of human archaeologists from Brooklyn come into an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure with the Autobots that ties in with three factions of the Transformers race: the Maximals, the Predacons and the Terrorcons.”
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hits theaters on June 9th.
