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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 bySteven 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.

• December 10, 2018
  • Previous producer for the Transformers franchise, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura announced that they were working on a sequel to Bumblebee. (Source: SlashFilm)
• November 16, 2020
  • Creed II director Steven Caple Jr. was confirmed to be directing the Paramount-franchise movie from a script written by Joby Harold.Source: Deadline)
• June 22, 2021
  • The title of the film was revealed to be Transformers: Rise of the Beasts confirming that the new instalment would follow the Beast Wars storyline. Also confirmed were the casting of Dominique Fishback and Anthony Ramos as new characters and a return for Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime.(Source: Variety)
• June 28, 2021
  • Ron Perlman joined the cast to voice Optimus Primal, leader of the Maximals, a Transformers factions set to play a large role in the new film. (Source: Collider)
• October 1, 2021
  • Filming for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts wrapped after filming locations in New York, Montreal and Machu Picchu. (Source: Cinema Blend)
• November 10, 2021
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts gets pushed back a year from its original release date June 24, 2022 to June 9, 2023. (Source: Deadline)
• October 12, 2021
  • Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson join the voice cast of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. (Source: Collider)
• December 1, 2022
  • Peter Dinklage and Liza Koshy join the cast as the first trailer is released for this soft reboot of the franchise. (Source: Collider)
• April 27, 2023
  • A trailer for the movie is released confirming that Rise of the Beasts is set in 1994. The trailer depicts an ancient conflict raging on Earth. (Source: YouTube)
• April 28, 2023
  • It is reported that Emmy Award winning actor Colman Domingo has joined the cast. He is confirmed to be voicing the villain Unicorn. (Source: Collider)
• May 9, 2023
  • The runtime for the movie is confirmed. It is announced that the film will run for just under two hours with 1 hour and 57 minutes being the precise runtime. This time does not include the credits and makes the movie one of the shorter entries into the franchise. (Source: Collider)
• May 11, 2023
  • A featurette for the movie is released. It features brief interviews with the director and actors in the movie all of whom tease an epic adventure. (Source: Collider)
• May 30, 2023
  • The vision of Steven Caple Jr. is teased to be different from previous franchise director Michael Bay in a new featurette released. (Source: ScreenRant)
• June 6, 2023
  • An action-packed new trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is released. (Source: YouTube)
• June 9, 2023
  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was released in cinemas. (Source: Collider)