Transformers: Rise of the Beasts movie storyline. Set in 1994, the film follows ex-military electronics expert Noah Diaz and artifact researcher Elena Wallace as they help the Autobots and the Maximals protect an artifact known as the Transwarp Key from the villainous Terrorcons who intend to use it to bring their master Unicron to Earth.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a 2023 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s Transformers toy line, and primarily influenced by its Beast Wars sub-franchise. It is the seventh installment in the Transformers live-action film series and serves as both a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and a prequel to Transformers (2007).
Principal photography began on June 7, 2021, in Los Angeles. Filming also took place in parts of Peru such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, Tarapoto, and San Martín, Montreal, New Mexico, Iceland, and Brooklyn. On October 20, it was announced that filming had officially wrapped. Rather than Industrial Light and Magic from the previous installments, the film’s visual effects for the Transformers and Beast Wars characters were provided by Moving Picture Company and Wētā FX.
As of August 9, 2023, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has grossed $157.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $276.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross of $433.8 million. It has underperformed at the box office and is currently the lowest-grossing installment of the franchise.
In the United States and Canada, Rise of the Beasts was projected to gross $50–60 million from 3,673 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $25.6 million on its first day, including $8.8 million from Wednesday and Thursday night preview screenings, up from the totals of The Last Knight ($5.5 million in 2017) and Bumblebee ($2.85 million in 2018). It went on to debut to $60.5 million, topping the box office. In its second weekend the film dropped 67% to $20 million, finishing fourth.[90] It then made $11.6 million in its third weekend.
About the Story
The film starts on the planet of the Maximals, where the maniacal Transformer god Unicron (Colman Domingo) is preparing to make his descent and consume the planet for power. Unicron sends his minions, the Terrorcons, led by Scourge (Peter Dinklage), to retrieve for him the Transwarp Key, which would give Unicron the power to access unlimited worlds to consume.
The Maximals – Apelinq (David Sobolov), Primal (Ron Perlman), Airazor (Michelle Yeoh), Rhinox (also David Sobolov), and Cheetor (Tongayi Chirisa) – prepare their leave from the planet, but Apelinq stays behind to fight back while bestowing Primal with the name “Optimus Primal”. Scourge, a trophy hunter, arrives and battles Apelinq alongside his Freezer drones. While Apelinq demolishes the Freezers, Scourge mortally wounds Apelinq but realizes too late that the Maximals have already escaped with the key. Unicron then proceeds to devour the planet.
1994, Brooklyn – Former soldier/electronics expert Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos) lives with his mother Breanna (Luna Lauren Velez) and little brother Kris (Dean Scott Vasquez). Kris suffers from a sickness, and the family is struggling to earn money for his medication. Noah goes to the hospital and has no insurance for his brother to get help, and when he goes in for a job interview, he is told by the manager of the company that he has canceled the interview after speaking to Noah’s former commanding officer, who says he is brave but cannot work in a team.
Elena Wallace (Dominique Fishback) works as an intern for a snooty gallery owner named Jillian (Sarah Stiles). Detectives are at the workplace because an art director got busted and might have been keeping fakes. Elena confirms for Jillian what is authentic and what is fake, but Jillian takes credit for the findings. Elena then finds a statuette resembling Airazor, complete with the Transformers insignia etched onto it. Jillian thinks it’s ancient Sumerian but Elena does her research.
Noah goes to his friend Reek (Tobe Nwigwe), who convinces him to steal a Porsche being kept in the garage of another company so that he can sell it. Noah manages to sneak in and finds the Porsche, breaking into it. At the same time, Elena uses a device to look further into the statuette, but ends up breaking it and finding part of the Transwarp Key inside.
This sends out a signal that awakens the Autobots, and Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) calls upon Bumblebee, Arcee (Liza Koshy), and Mirage (Pete Davidson), the latter being the car that Noah is currently inside. A security guard catches Noah, which prompts Mirage to start driving himself out of there. A chase across the city ensues, where Noah realizes the car is driving itself. As the cops get closer, Mirage demonstrates his powers by creating illusions of himself to distract the cops, allowing him and Noah to get away.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Directed by: Steven Caple Jr.
Starring: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Sarah Stiles, Leni Parker, Frank Marrs, Aidan Devine, Mike Chute, Tyler Hall, Sean Tucker
Screenplay by: Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber
Production Design by: Sean Haworth
Cinematography by: Enrique Chediak
Film Editing by: Joel Negron, William Goldenberg
Costume Design by: Ciara Whaley
Set Decoration by: Louis Dandonneau, Brent David Mannon, Michael Nallan, Ann Smart
Art Direction by: Vincent Aird, Frédéric Berthiaume-Gabbino, Eve Boulonne, Caroline Davignon
Music by: Jongnic Bontemps
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: May 27, 2023 (Marina Bay Sands), June 9, 2023 (United States)
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