Paramount Announced A New 'Transformers' Trilogy Starting With 'Rise of the Beasts'

Mumbai, February 16 - Paramount Pictures has announced a new trilogy in the Transformers franchise, starting with "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts". The studio, during a virtual press event in June last year, had confirmed the 7th installment in this highly popular franchise, and now, the company has confirmed that "Rise of the Beasts" will start a new trilogy.

The studio originally launched the Transformers movie franchise in 2007 with Micahel Bay directing and Shia LaBeouf starring. After five main films in the series, Paramount delivered a reboot film, "Bumblebee" in 2018. The new trilogy of the main series is kicking off in 2023 with "Rise of the Beasts", which takes place between Bumblebee and the Michael Bay movies.



As announced by Paramount last year, the forthcoming Transformers movie will be different from its previous films in many ways. It will include robots who transform themselves into animal forms like gorillas, falcons, and rhinoceros. "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" will be set in the year 1994 and will narrate the backstory of Optimus Prime.

On Wednesday (Feb. 16), Paramount revealed its further plans during its Investor Day presentation regarding shows and movies. The studio also confirmed all its movies, starting from 2024, will exclusively be streaming on Paramount+ after their theatrical run. A new CG animated Transformers movie is also set for 2024 theatrical release apart from a series on Nickelodeon this year.

"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" will debut in theaters on June 9, 2023, and it will be directed by Steven Caple Jr., who last directed Creed II.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus pic.twitter.com/4FKsliX2Hp

— Paramount+ (@paramountplus) February 15, 2022

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