TF5 Movie (2017) production & filming details

[UltraMarginal]

a little bit of news from TFW (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/18/transformers-5-filmed-uk-ireland-310183)

it looks like they are scouting locations in the UK and Iceland for the 5th movie. that's kind of neat.

If these movies have done one thing that a lot of popcorn action flicks don't, they've shown off a lot of great locations around the world, even if they haven't done it with panache.

[griffin]

Now there are details of (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/19/transformers-5-casting-call-details-revealed-310227) the casting call for major and minor acting roles. plus production staff, for filming in the UK in June, and then later in Detroit... for people who can legally work in both countries.
(extras and stand-ins will be chased up closer to the filming dates)

And a promo paragraph about the fifth movie...

In the latest installment of “Transformers,” two-time Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg is returning to reprise his role as Cade Yeager, and Daytime Emmy Awards nominee Peter Cullen returns as the voice of Optimus Prime. Directors Guild of America DGA Award winner Michael Bay will direct “Transformers 5” from an original screenplay written by Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman. Bay will also executive produce the film under the banner of his production company Bay Films, along with three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment.

[griffin]

Looks like TF5 will be going back to Detroit (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/26/transformers-5-gets-21-million-michigan-incentives-310588) as well as Chicago, with an apparent 21 million US dollars of tax-payer money as an incentive to come back to the old motor city of Michigan (a large part of TF4 was filmed there).

[griffin]

More details about the filming in Michigan (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/03/01/transformers-5-expected-film-michigan-motion-picture-studios-310690), noting that three of the previous four have had some filming there - TF1, TF3, TF4.


“They have filmed several Transformers productions (at the Michigan Motion Picture Studios) in the past, and I expect they would utilize some of the same locations,” says Jenell Leonard, commissioner of the Michigan Film and Digital Media Office, formerly the Michigan Film Office. “However, all production locations are tentative and fluid.”
Leonard expects that production on Transformers 5 will start in the summer and will end in the fall. Transformers 5 will be the fourth film in the series shot in Michigan, joining the original 2007 film as well as Transformers: Dark of the Moon and last year’s Age of Extinction. In Age of Extinction, Paramount created a set in downtown Detroit on the site of the former Statler Hotel that was designed to look like Hong Kong.

[kup]

Looks like TF5 will be going back to Detroit (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/26/transformers-5-gets-21-million-michigan-incentives-310588) as well as Chicago, with an apparent 21 million US dollars of tax-payer money as an incentive to come back to the old motor city of Michigan (a large part of TF4 was filmed there).

Isn't the city too poor to be giving away that much money ? I am sure TF5 will rake in the money in the same way 'ASS: The Movie' did in Idiocracy but I don't see anyone visiting Detroit because of it.

[Lord_Zed]

Is there anything to see in Detroit anyway? They still haven't put that Robocop statue up.

[griffin]

Isn't the city too poor to be giving away that much money ? I am sure TF5 will rake in the money in the same way 'ASS: The Movie' did in Idiocracy but I don't see anyone visiting Detroit because of it.

Yeah, that's why I was stressing the tax-payer bit, as that city was bankrupt and rundown, so that sort of money would go a long way to helping the needy and homeless... or investing in Detroit businesses to create more jobs (the movie studios will bring in their own people).
And it is definitely not a tourist destination, no matter how many movies and TV shows get made there. (my travel agent was almost amused when I suggested it last year when looking for a stop over city on the way to Chicago)

[Ralph Wiggum]

It depends on how well they've done the figures, as the incentives they offer is offset by the money that is spent by the studio which benefits the local economy. No different to how our governments offer money/benefits to stage certain events, which in turn generates revenue.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_production_incentives_in_the_United_States

I'm more bleh about the movie once again being filmed in Chicago. Three movies in a row now...the scenery is getting a little repetitive and ends up looking like reused footage (which Michael Bay is notorious for anyway. I swear I saw some TF movie scenes in 13 hours).

[kup]

As long as it makes money, they will keep making them even if it's 3 hours of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee riding around explosions on unicycles.

[MayzaPrime]

As long as it makes money, they will keep making them even if it's 3 hours of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee riding around explosions on unicycles.

Thats the best plot of all 4 movies... I would pay to see that :D

[kup]

Thats the best plot of all 4 movies... I would pay to see that :D

You are correct. That sounds more interesting than the whole TF4 plot.

[shockNwave]

You are correct. That sounds more interesting than the whole TF4 plot.

So Optimus and Bumblebee can do that around a statue of Robocop that then proves to be the real Robocop and Robocop says "You're under arrest, creeps!":p

[BigTransformerTrev]

As long as it makes money, they will keep making them even if it's 3 hours of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee riding around explosions on unicycles.


I would pay to see that :D

So would I - sounds awesome! And I'd watch the directors cut too where the did an extra half hour of riding anti-clockwise just to shake things up :D

So you know when tickets would go on sale?

Always look on the bright side of life - do do, do do, do do do do da da do do :)

[Skullcruncher]

As long as it makes money, they will keep making them even if it's 3 hours of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee riding around explosions on unicycles.

Replace the unicycle with a wrecking ball and you nailed it. :eek::D

[griffin]

Some filming locations and dates details have been found (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/04/13/transformers-5-principal-photography-schedule-crew-revealed-314070), along with key production crew already locked in.
It's a very long filming schedule, with it beginning in Detroit in June, concluding in London in October.

And it looks like Stonehenge might feature in the fifth movie (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/04/15/transformers-5-location-scouting-stonehenge-314188) (according to Michael Bay's own Instagram), giving us an idea of the theme or part of the plot relating to ancient mystical Earth... or maybe it's all about the Beast Wars. :p

[griffin]

We might see some of the TF5 movie filmed in the Czech Republic (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/04/27/rumor-transformers-5-filmed-czech-republic-314702), according to one website... or the movie team were just scouting (looking) to see if it is a worthwhile location to use.

[Bladestorm]

Does anyone else find Europe an odd choice for locational shooting for a Transformers movie? (unless they are going on some weird relic hunt)...

On the plus side if they keep going on this "lets have the Transformers destroy cities on every continent" maybe Australia will get a chance to have the Opera House blown up (yet again) in the next instalment?

[Samtron]

Shhh, don't give Michael Bay ideas! Start suggesting online that an Australian city should get wrecked and the next thing you know we've got an Autobot called 'Four-X' tromping around sporting a floppy metal hat complete with alloy corks dangling from it ending every sentence with "Mate". *shudders*

[Raptormesh]

Shhh, don't give Michael Bay ideas! Start suggesting online that an Australian city should get wrecked and the next thing you know we've got an Autobot called 'Four-X' tromping around sporting a floppy metal hat complete with alloy corks dangling from it ending every sentence with "Mate". *shudders*

Haha, great reference. :)

[griffin]

A 14 year old Nickelodeon star has come out to say that she will be in next year's Transformers Movie (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/13/isabela-moner-confirmed-transformers-5-315494). (Michael Bay just keeps getting the girls younger and younger with each movie... I just hope he doesn't pull out another uncomfortable legal ruling scene for an underage relationship like he did in TF4)

Also, the comedian Jerrod Carmichael is apparently also on board.

[G1Optimal]

The movies title is Transformers The Last Knight
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/16/transformers-5-named-transformers-last-knight-315577

[Skullcruncher]

The movies title is Transformers The Last Knight
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/16/transformers-5-named-transformers-last-knight-315577

Could be worse. Actually makes sense - if you watched and could follow the last movie.

[UltraMarginal]

I don't mind it, it actually sounds like there will be some semblance of continuation between the fourth and fifth movies.:eek:

[Verno]

No wonder Rodimus can't find the Knights in the IDW-verse. He's looking in the wrong franchise.

[UltraMarginal]

No wonder Rodimus can't find the Knights in the IDW-verse. He's looking in the wrong franchise.

I was thinking this afternoon, what if in the movie franchise Rodimus turns out to be the last knight of Cybertron. #cruel twist

[Verno]

I was thinking this afternoon, what if in the movie franchise Rodimus turns out to be the last knight of Cybertron. #cruel twist
Well he is overdue for inclusion into the series.

[griffin]

I kinda hope that they don't consider removing Optimus and Megatron, to give us Rodimus vs Galvatron... as half the fandom won't like it, and most of the general public won't get it... it will just kill off the franchise.

It might seem a bit repetitious having Optimus always in it, and Megatron coming back all the time, but those are two-thirds of the character elements that the majority of those millions of regular movie-goers are there to see.

As bad as the writing is, and the low impression many of us have of the live action movies, the revenue they rake in is what gives Hasbro the money to give us collector-focussed toys like Generations. Just look at what it was like before 2007, with a cartoon toyline and the occasional small range sub-line on the side. Now with the Movie toylines we have a cartoon toyline, an ongoing sub-line (Generations), an ongoing kids line (Rescue Bots), and the occasional small range sub-line (Hero Mashers, Kreo, Construct-Bots, Battle Masters, Bot Shots).
So no more Movies means less toys aimed at us collectors, or none at all (just look at the GIJoe fandom).

[GoktimusPrime]

But the Marvel movie franchise demonstrates that you _can_ make good movies that also appeal to most fans and the general public. These two things are not mutually exclusive.

[Magnus]

Hopefully the changes at the writing end, with the writer's room and the new writers, will see a change in quality story/plot wise for people who have raised those concerns.

I personally never had any problems following the plots, but issues with the plot seem to be a major source of criticism.

[DELTAprime]

Can't believe none of you have posted this link yet.

Maybe spoilers, maybe not.

http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/16/first-look-transformers-5-optimus-prime-315584

[G1Optimal]

Josh Duhamel Returns
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/17/josh-duhamel-returns-transformers-last-knight-315596

Tyrese Gibson Considered
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/17/tyrese-gibson-considered-transformers-last-knight-315603

[5FDP]

After the last one, I'm finding it really hard to be excited for these movies anymore. It needs a reboot with a new director.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'm just thankful Ehren Kruger hasn't returned to write the script. Michael Bay does ok, his last film (13 hours) was quite watchable.

[Bladestorm]

If they can get back some of the magic of the first live action film without as much human time in it I wouldn't complain.

I'm glad to see they're bringing Lennox (and possibly Epps) back as they are the most logical and enjoyable humans in the franchise. Military soldiers and Autobots working side by side makes sense and potentially means Bay will get access to blow stuff up with lots of cool military vehicles around.

I'm also glad to see Optimus' trailer appears to be on the back lot in Detroit ready to go too.

But.. the teaser image of (possibly) Optimus has me worried.
I really have this gut fear they're going to turn Optimus into the bad guy - mind control, dark energon (they'll probably call it something like evilgon if they stick with the transformium mentality), rage monster, darth-vader'esque misguided fall into darkness, Unicron re-formatting him... I don't want any of that.
If they do a Nemisis Prime I want him to be something completely separate to Optimus.
And I don't want Lennox or the trailer to simply be some flashback setting. It drives me nuts in a show like Arrow when they bounce around the timeline and I really don't want to deal with something like that on the big screen.

Anyways, will be interesting to see where it starts headed now we're getting snippets teased and trickled out.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Optimus was already a bit of a rage monster. Or cold blooded killer.

The name has possibilities. I'm also glad they finally moved away from "The ____ of the ____"

Now to just get them to drop of. All movies aside from the first have had Of.
Revenge of the fallen
Dark of the moon
Age of Extiction.

It's the only consistent element:p

[Ralph Wiggum]

Optimus was already a bit of a rage monster. Or cold blooded killer

That's what bothered me the most in the movies, especially as they progressed. Optimus was outright throwing lines like, "We'll kill them all!" and "You die!", and outright executed Sentinel Prime and Megatron in DotM.

Growing up with the cartoons, Optimus to me was a leader who inspired through courage and bravery, rather than being defined by war. Whilst the movies have a more edgy tone, I felt movie Optimus was the opposite personification of what he should be. Even Peter Cullen described voicing Optimus as a gentle leader, rather than one who yells and screams.

[Magnus]

I'm just thankful Ehren Kruger hasn't returned to write the script. Michael Bay does ok, his last film (13 hours) was quite watchable.

Relatively recently I'm come to the 'conclusion' that the writing is the weak link in the movies thus far. I've never had an issue with following the plots, but people were complaining about characterisation. Bay's other movies have no shortage of character 'moments' if not development. What's different? The writing.


I'm glad to see they're bringing Lennox (and possibly Epps) back as they are the most logical and enjoyable humans in the franchise. Military soldiers and Autobots working side by side makes sense and potentially means Bay will get access to blow stuff up with lots of cool military vehicles around.

I'm happy about this too. As much as I understand that Sam is meant to be relatable as the audience surrogate, being an ordinary guy caught in an alien war, on quite a few occasions I wish we were following Lennox and Epps instead. It would be cool to see them interact with Marl Wahlberg.


But.. the teaser image of (possibly) Optimus has me worried.
I really have this gut fear they're going to turn Optimus into the bad guy - mind control, dark energon (they'll probably call it something like evilgon if they stick with the transformium mentality), rage monster, darth-vader'esque misguided fall into darkness, Unicron re-formatting him... I don't want any of that.

Part of me is wondering if the purple eyes is just something for the poster to get people talking that won't actually be in the movie. Remember the early trailer for *Dark of the Moon* that had Sentinel Prime coloured gold?

As an aside, I always thought that 'transformium' was a jab at James Cameron's use of 'unobtainium' in Avatar.


Optimus was already a bit of a rage monster. Or cold blooded killer.


That's what bothered me the most in the movies, especially as they progressed. Optimus was outright throwing lines like, "We'll kill them all!" and "You die!", and outright executed Sentinel Prime and Megatron in DotM.

Growing up with the cartoons, Optimus to me was a leader who inspired through courage and bravery, rather than being defined by war. Whilst the movies have a more edgy tone, I felt movie Optimus was the opposite personification of what he should be. Even Peter Cullen described voicing Optimus as a gentle leader, rather than one who yells and screams.

I think that where G1 Optimus is upbeat and positive (good for a children's cartoon), movieverse Optimus is jaded by centuries of war. He knows that Decepticons are a threat to be taken down as quickly as possible, so he's ruthless in attacking Decepticons.

I'm also wondering if it's possible that fans didn't like the way Optimus was thrown around like a rag doll by Megatron in the '07 movie (people were complaining that Optimus and Megatron are meant to be equals), so the writers/producers/Bay compensated by making him more badass in the sequels.

I suspect his "we will kill them all" line was meant for Sam and Epps' benefit, since they'd just been attacked by a Decepticon fighter, and were trying to enter a city that the Decepticons had taken over.

[GoktimusPrime]

I personally never had any problems following the plots,
There's not much to follow. The Twilight Saga arguably has more of a plot than the Transformers movies, and that's already a really low bar. :o

[Magnus]

There's not much to follow. The Twilight Saga arguably has more of a plot than the Transformers movies, and that's already a really low bar. :o

At the risk of derailing the thread, I never understood the 'little plot'/'no plot' criticism. I could tell what was going on, could follow a sequence of events, and understood what characters were doing and why.

[DELTAprime]

I'm at the point where I expect nothing but garbage out of Michael Bay. I don't expect Transformers to win an Oscar (except maybe for visual effects) but would it kill them to make something on the quality level of a MCU movie?

[Dimi194]

At the risk of derailing the thread, I never understood the 'little plot'/'no plot' criticism. I could tell what was going on, could follow a sequence of events, and understood what characters were doing and why.

Agree 110%

[griffin]

There might be some filming done in Cuba (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/20/transformers-5-production-details-havana-cuba-315677), and possibly some more cast members (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/22/transformers-last-knight-miscellaneous-casting-news-315856).

[UltraMarginal]

At the risk of derailing the thread, I never understood the 'little plot'/'no plot' criticism. I could tell what was going on, could follow a sequence of events, and understood what characters were doing and why.


Agree 110%

I've got to agree, there are problems with the plots, they can be a little disjointed especially #2 but overall I've not had any issues with following what's going on.

I do also feel that they aren't on the same level as the MCU movie plots especially when considering characterisation.

[griffin]

On a related note, a Trademark application has been found (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/24/hasbro-applies-transformers-last-knight-video-game-trademark-315938) for "Transformers The Last Knight" as a video game... so expect another game tie-in next year... and for those without the PS4 or XB1 game consoles, it might be time to upgrade again, as I'd be surprised if they have a PS3 or XBox360 version this time.
:(

[Bladestorm]

Bay posted the first shot from filming in Cuba yesterday.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF1sPamoWtc/

I like classic cars, but I don't think they have a place in a TF movie that is supposed to be set in space!

The 'teasers' Bay is giving are so disjointed... *sigh*

Not a huge fan of the colour of the teaser vehicle...

REALLY hoping we're not going to get flashbacks to the 1950's/60's or some Back to the Future storyline.
Don't get me wrong - I LOVE BTTF but it's already been done expertly before.

[G1Optimal]

The classic cars are as close as you are going to get for a modern car in cuba

[griffin]

Josh Duhamel has made a very brief comment on his return to Transformers (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/27/josh-duhamel-talks-filming-transformers-last-knight-316024)... and the social media marketing for TF5 has started, with both twitter and instagram letting us know that something is coming on May 31st (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/28/transformers-last-knight-viral-marketing-campaign-initiated-316116).

[griffin]

A short instagram from Michael Bay from Cuba (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/30/transformers-last-knight-another-video-michael-bay-316268)... it could be something to do with the movie, or just him making sure that people know that he is currently in Cuba for the TFs movie.

[G1Optimal]

Megatrons back
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/31/first-look-transformers-5-megatron-316313

[griffin]

Not surprising, as the name Megatron is more recognised by the general public than the name Galvatron. (just like in the Unicron Trilogy, with Galvatron becoming Megatron again in each next series)

[UltraMarginal]

Hopefully they can explain that away well, I hate it when 'killed' characters come back just because. There are enough examples of that in Transformers already.

[GoktimusPrime]

I just hope that the Decepticons actually transform properly, and not just rebuild themselves as flying Lego blocks. :rolleyes:

[kup]

At the risk of derailing the thread, I never understood the 'little plot'/'no plot' criticism. I could tell what was going on, could follow a sequence of events, and understood what characters were doing and why.

I think a more precise criticism would be 'the plot did not make any narrative sense and the film editing was all over the place'.

One can certainly understand what is happening in any particular scene (as ridiculous and immersion breaking as it may be) but as a whole, it doesn't make any sense as there is no care in the editing to tell a coherent story regardless of simplicity.

[GoktimusPrime]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/shortpacked/shortpacked_dotm.png

[G1Optimal]

Sir Anthony Hopkins joins the cast
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/03/sir-anthony-hopkins-joins-transformers-last-knight-316500

[Ralph Wiggum]

I initially thought, "Ooh, he wouldn't sign up to a bad movie!"

And then I remembered other distinguished actors like John Turturro, Frances McDormand and Stanley Tucci :rolleyes:

But hey, let's see where this goes :)

[G1Optimal]

Bumblebees alt mode revealed
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/04/transformers-last-knight-bumblebee-alt-mode-revealed-316549
Source tfw2005

[griffin]

Maybe a new Hound vehicle as well (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/05/possible-transformers-5-hound-new-alternate-mode-316563).

[Bladestorm]

Sir Anthony Hopkins joins the cast
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/03/sir-anthony-hopkins-joins-transformers-last-knight-316500

Will he be a voice or actually acting?

I can see him as Alpha Trion or given he already knows how to do evil cannibalistic characters too... Unicron. ;)

I'm disappointed Bumblebee is YET AGAIN a camero. It's getting old and honestly - he sticks out like a sore thumb - especially in countries like HK/China and Europe where they don't exist. He's be more of a robot IN DISGUISE if he actually took on a european car model given they'll end up somewhere in Europe if rumours are to be believed. I really hope they give him a voice this time.

I'm also curious about this "hound" vehicle given it has the red cross on it. I don't really see him taking on Ratchet's role. What was wrong with his old vehicular mode?

[G1Optimal]

Will he be a voice or actually acting?

I can see him as Alpha Trion or given he already knows how to do evil cannibalistic characters too... Unicron. ;)

I'm disappointed Bumblebee is YET AGAIN a camero. It's getting old and honestly - he sticks out like a sore thumb - especially in countries like HK/China and Europe where they don't exist. He's be more of a robot IN DISGUISE if he actually took on a european car model given they'll end up somewhere in Europe if rumours are to be believed. I really hope they give him a voice this time.

I'm also curious about this "hound" vehicle given it has the red cross on it. I don't really see him taking on Ratchet's role. What was wrong with his old vehicular mode?

No info on what he is doing in the movie yet

[G1Optimal]

New Vehicles Spotted On The Set Of Transformers: The Last Knight

http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/06/new-vehicles-spotted-set-transformers-last-knight-316598

[Starscream77]

Looks like Barricade is back which is one thing that is good

[MayzaPrime]

Looks like Barricade is back which is one thing that is good

Megatron and now Barricade... how many TFs are going to come back from the dead? :confused:

Are Ironhide, Ratchet and Starscream going to come back?

[Bladestorm]

Wouldn't it be funny if the VW combi has an Aussie accent? After all it is an iconic Aussie vehicle. ;)

I really love the mustang... so much sexier than a boring old camero! I don't care if it is Barricade or Prowl or whoever - I want a good quality version of that Transformer as a toy.

[UltraMarginal]

Megatron and now Barricade... how many TFs are going to come back from the dead? :confused:

Are Ironhide, Ratchet and Starscream going to come back?

Barricade never bought the farm, as far as I recall. He did in the book, but it never happened on screen.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Pretty sure you see Barricade get wiped in DotM; he gets his eyes snipered out, then explosives placed at his feet.

[UltraMarginal]

Pretty sure you see Barricade get wiped in DotM; he gets his eyes snipered out, then explosives placed at his feet.

according to the Wiki (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Barricade_(Movie))it was a little more involved than that, but I'd totally forgotten he was even involved. I thought he hadn't turned up on film since the first. :o

I guess he might have survived and like the Autobots in the last film been in hiding for the last few years since Dotm recuperating. (#stretching it I know):D

[Jetfire in the sky]

Wouldn't it be funny if the VW combi has an Aussie accent? After all it is an iconic Aussie vehicle. ;)

I really love the mustang... so much sexier than a boring old camero! I don't care if it is Barricade or Prowl or whoever - I want a good quality version of that Transformer as a toy.

Combi with a German accent would make me chuckle ;)

Mustangs are popping up all around Oz now, pre-sold out for at least the first 18 months of being released.
GM will be kicking themselves, they initially planned a right hand drive Camaro but didn't go though with it.

[griffin]

A nice reveal of the new Barricade car (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/10/transformers-5-barricade-vehicle-mode-revealed-316832)... and various images of movie vehicles (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/more-vehicles-from-transformers-the-last-knight-arizona-filming/35605/), including a new Decepticon tow-truck, and the new junk truck. (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/12/info-images-transformers-last-knight-dump-truck-316935)

There will be filming in Arizona soon (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/10/arizona-freeway-closed-five-days-transformers-5-filming-316810), which sounds like some highway chase scenes being filmed for the movie between a couple of the characters mentioned above.

[Bladestorm]

Any bets on whether the junk truck is Wreak-Gar? He isn't one of my favourite characters but would be an interesting choice.

Also interesting that Optimus (the truck) hasn't been spotted yet other than his DoTM trailer a while back... I'm guessing he won't make an appearance on Earth until they hit Europe (if at all) and maybe like in AoE he will be mostly CGI'd even in vehicular form... assuming he is actually a part of this movie. Until I hear Peter Cullen do a voice over in a trailer I won't be convinced...

I think it's funny that they're now trying to stop people going to the filming sight(s) and taking pictures. You would think they'd know by now how hyped Transformers fans get over their vehicular reveals.

[Starscream77]

So a Merlin storyline hey.. um... ok I got nothing :confused:

[Bladestorm]

So a Merlin storyline hey.. um... ok I got nothing :confused:

I read that earlier and REALLY hope it is fake... This new set of writers are supposed to come up with better storylines, not worse ones!

[Smint]

This is hilarious. Another magical artifact and now Merlin the Magician. They actually paid people to write this stuff.

[Paulbot]

Gotta set up the Visionaries movie ( I guess? Without reading the articles)

[griffin]

So a Merlin storyline hey.. um... ok I got nothing :confused:

Link to the source making these claims (http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/exclusive-scoop-story-character-details-for-transformers-the-last-knight-905).

I haven't watched it, but they either have come across a leak from the script, or are guessing that the location scouting at Stonehenge was for something mystical or historical in the plot... which is pretty much the basis of all four of Bay's Transformers movies so far (Hoover dam's real purpose, Pyramids & Petra, moon landings, Dinosaur extinction).

[Smint]

It's hilarious because I dont think King Arthur and Merlin are even considered actual history. We went from the Moon landings to Dinosaurs and now Merlin the Magician? If Robin Hood showed up in the next one i wouldnt be surprised.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Gahhhhhhhh I'm tired of all these MacGuffins (I hope that's the right word) that these movies revolve around. First it was the cube, then the Matrix / Sun drainer, then the Arc / Space Bridge and finally transformium. Now possibly some mythical BS to do with Merlin.

Earth must be the unluckiest goddamn planet in the galaxy where random shit just happens to occur / fall in our orbit.

[Darksaber]

has anyone seen this Script meeting

https://youtu.be/fhxJtQ6qcKM :D

WARNING - not suitable for children.

[Bladestorm]

has anyone seen this Script meeting

https://youtu.be/fhxJtQ6qcKM :D

That's GOLD! hahahaha

[griffin]

Mitch Pileggi from X-Files is in Transformers 5, but must be a very short role as he is already finished (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/18/mitch-pileggi-role-transformers-last-knight-317337).

And it looks like a return of Wheelie (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/17/transformers-5-possible-confirmation-another-returning-character-317251), and the Decepticon fighter ships from DOTM (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/1073068-decepticon-fighter-jet-spotted-tf5-set.html).

[G1Optimal]

Laura Haddock joins the cast
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/20/laura-haddock-joins-transformers-last-knight-317422

[GoktimusPrime]

Isabela Mona with Squeaks (https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13524582_695231237296651_7634740643724248378_n.jpg ?oh=0fd3ee1764c62cdc41cfddf54f7e3d2b&oe=580E68AC) (looks like a movieverse version of Fixit)
Closeup of Squeaks' head (https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13438831_695231233963318_1498662100093682630_n.jpg ?oh=b2a76c13370c6cfecfda72c3312d2cd3&oe=57F574CA)

At the end of AoE I was hoping that the movieverse story would take a more scifi and potentially mature direction set off of Earth. It appears that I was wrong to hope for this. :rolleyes:

[kup]

Megatron and now Barricade... how many TFs are going to come back from the dead? :confused:

Are Ironhide, Ratchet and Starscream going to come back?

Michael Bay doesn't care about that. Remember in ROTF Constructicons were killed at the very start yet they appeared anyways in the final battle. Michael Bay does not see the TFs as characters in a narrative but props to put in where he thinks they would look 'cool' in a set piece.


Isabela Mona with Squeaks (https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13524582_695231237296651_7634740643724248378_n.jpg ?oh=0fd3ee1764c62cdc41cfddf54f7e3d2b&oe=580E68AC) (looks like a movieverse version of Fixit)
Closeup of Squeaks' head (https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13438831_695231233963318_1498662100093682630_n.jpg ?oh=b2a76c13370c6cfecfda72c3312d2cd3&oe=57F574CA)

At the end of AoE I was hoping that the movieverse story would take a more scifi and potentially mature direction set off of Earth. It appears that I was wrong to hope for this. :rolleyes:

After 4 movies, really?

[griffin]

Photos from the Detroit film set (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/22/tf5-scenes-old-packard-plant-detroit-317582), with the usual Bayhem and destruction.

And another Autobot from TF4 returns - Crosshairs (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/22/transformers-last-knight-plot-leak-squeaks-crosshairs-confirmed-317574).

Meanwhile on the Decepticon side, a better image of the Megatron head has been released (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/23/hi-res-enhanced-look-transformers-5-megatron-317676), which shows Cybertronian writing on the head, saying "Megatron" and "Knight".
If this means that Megatron is also a Knight, it is likely to cause more contradictions to his back-story trying to explain when he was one, and when he turned bad. The impression given so far about Megatron is that he was always bad.
Actually, if the original version of the DOTM ending (from the book) was filmed (Megatron teamed up with Optimus to defeat Sentinel), it would make more sense that he was once good, and still has something left in him... but the previous four movies have never shown any trace of it.

Plot consistency? What plot consistency? We make billions with these eye-candy movies... they don't need to make sense.
:p

[Bladestorm]

At the end of AoE I was hoping that the movieverse story would take a more scifi and potentially mature direction set off of Earth. It appears that I was wrong to hope for this. :rolleyes:

Me too.
I actually like the idea of Bay-splosions in outer space. I think Michael Bay could do some epic battle sequences in immersive 3D with space and alien planets.
I don't understand this fascination with staying Earth-bound or why they need so many humans in the story.

The more spoilers and teasers I see the less I like the direction the movie is going especially knowing the movie after this will be about Bumblebee (I'll have no interest in that one... I can barely tolerate his onscreen time in the normal movies). He's the one cast member they should kill off if they want to follow with the tradition of killing a major Autobot character in every movie since he's the last of the original team still standing.

[Magnus]

I don't understand this fascination with staying Earth-bound or why they need so many humans in the story.

Keeping the action on Earth grounds the story - the Transformers are robots in disguise, after all, and makes the premise of alien robots more believable if they're in familiar environments. I wonder if extended space sequences in complex, entirely CGI environments might also be expensive, especially with the degree of photorealism expected of these movies.

The humans are there to be relatable/audience surrogates, since our world is the backdrop for these battles. The humans therefore have to be fleshed out enough for them to be relatable so we can see the Transformers through their eyes.

[Smint]

I'd say going into space is the next logical step. Part 4 set that up anyway.

I dont find anything in Bayformers grounded or relatable. Nearly all of the human characters are just nuts, like full on psychos.

[griffin]

Mr Left Cheek (Tyrese "Epps" Gibson) has now been confirmed to be returning to TF5 (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/27/tyrese-gibson-officially-set-return-epps-318040).

[UltraMarginal]

Mr Left Cheek (Tyrese "Epps" Gibson) has now been confirmed to be returning to TF5 (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/27/tyrese-gibson-officially-set-return-epps-318040).

This is good to hear, I liked the team up of him and Dumahl

[Magnus]

This is good to hear, I liked the team up of him and Dumahl

Same here. Lennox and Epps were interesting to follow, and I got the impression that Tyrese Gibson and Josh Duhamel had good on-screen chemistry.

[griffin]

Someone called Santiago Cabrera has joined the cast (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/30/santiago-cabrera-joins-transformers-last-knight-318198). Apparently he was in the TV show Heroes.

And a Trademark filing has been found (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/29/hasbro-files-transformers-last-knight-autobot-sqweeks-toy-trademark-318153), from Hasbro trademarking the name "Autobot Sqweeks".

(Ugh... that spelling... :rolleyes: )

[griffin]

Drift's new car mode has been revealed by Michael Bay (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/01/transformers-last-knight-autobot-drift-new-alt-mode-revealed-318260), as a Mercedes AMG GT R... in black with red/orange highlights.

[UltraMarginal]

Same here. Lennox and Epps were interesting to follow, and I got the impression that Tyrese Gibson and Josh Duhamel had good on-screen chemistry.

Thank you for spelling his name right, I knew it was wrong when I wrote it but ws too lazy to look it up.:rolleyes:




Drift's new car mode has been revealed by Michael Bay (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/01/transformers-last-knight-autobot-drift-new-alt-mode-revealed-318260), as a Mercedes AMG GT R... in black with red/orange highlights.

I like it but I'm going to miss the Bugati

[shockNwave]

Laura Haddock joins the cast
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/20/laura-haddock-joins-transformers-last-knight-317422

The lovely Laura Haddock did an excellent job as the deceitful Lucretia Donati in Da Vinci's Demons. I hope her casting in TF5 doesn't damage her future career prospects.:(

[shockNwave]

Photos from the Detroit film set (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/22/tf5-scenes-old-packard-plant-detroit-317582), with the usual Bayhem and destruction.

And another Autobot from TF4 returns - Crosshairs (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/22/transformers-last-knight-plot-leak-squeaks-crosshairs-confirmed-317574).

Meanwhile on the Decepticon side, a better image of the Megatron head has been released (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/06/23/hi-res-enhanced-look-transformers-5-megatron-317676), which shows Cybertronian writing on the head, saying "Megatron" and "Knight".
If this means that Megatron is also a Knight, it is likely to cause more contradictions to his back-story trying to explain when he was one, and when he turned bad. The impression given so far about Megatron is that he was always bad.
Actually, if the original version of the DOTM ending (from the book) was filmed (Megatron teamed up with Optimus to defeat Sentinel), it would make more sense that he was once good, and still has something left in him... but the previous four movies have never shown any trace of it.

Plot consistency? What plot consistency? We make billions with these eye-candy movies... they don't need to make sense.
:p

Why oh why Mr. Bay do you have to make Megatron's head phallic-looking?:mad:
I hope it's only a conceptual image.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Phallic looking? His mouth like...um...a certain female body part :D:D:D

[griffin]

A new video clip of Barricade in car mode (https://twitter.com/transformers/status/752940724497227776)... looking a little different to previous movies.

[G1Optimal]

Another character has been revealed
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/27/transformers-last-knight-decepticon-onslaught-revealed-320383

[griffin]

Various filming info and images from the last couple of weeks (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/29/transformers-5-news-lots-action-bay-selfie-stick-320752)... nothing too exciting or revealing.

And from Cybertron Con in China, a video from Micheal Bay (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/30/transformers-5-set-video-cybertroncon-2016-320792), from behind the scenes.
I didn't watch it, but probably doesn't tell us anything we don't already know.

[Bladestorm]

Various filming info and images from the last couple of weeks (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/29/transformers-5-news-lots-action-bay-selfie-stick-320752)... nothing too exciting or revealing.

And from Cybertron Con in China, a video from Micheal Bay (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/07/30/transformers-5-set-video-cybertroncon-2016-320792), from behind the scenes.
I didn't watch it, but probably doesn't tell us anything we don't already know.

I watched the video live.

It is marky mark in a submarine somewhere under the water. The most interesting thing to note from it is the girl in the dot suit who is filling in for a bot. I suspect the bot she is motion capturing for is Sqweeks (or whatever the vespa-bot is called).

[griffin]

An American family took some photos of a convoy of Movie vehicles (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-the-last-knight-optimus-prime-and-other-vehicles-travelling-in-michigan/36032/) that they came across while they were driving near Michigan.

[Bladestorm]

So here are some things that were said at Cybertroncon specifically about the movie by Josh Feldman:

Optimus will have to travel around the world and space to deal with whatever is coming.

Megatron will have "many cool forms" and will be bigger and badder than ever.

Bumblebee will have many difficult issue to deal with and have to step up into a leader position.

Sqweeks is a Vespa-bot and currently doesn't have a Mandarin translation. I don't know what's wrong with him being called Sqweeks in Chinese...

Read into them what you will...

I'm worried they're going to kill off/incapacitate Optimus (again) and try the whole RID scenario with Bumblebee when it is high time Bumblebee either gets killed off like the rest of the "A" team have or they fix his darn voice and transform him into something more impressive than a Lightning Mcqueen looking Camaro!

[Smint]

I'll only be sad if Optimus dies. The rest can fall into a trash compactor as far as i care.

[G1Optimal]

I will be ticked if they kill optimus again.

[Paul Agnew]

Turbo-Revvin' Young Punk! (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/04/hot-rod-coming-transformers-last-knight-321051)

[UltraMarginal]

I'll be curious to see how they get back to Megatron from Galavtron.

[Bladestorm]

Hot Rod (https://www.instagram.com/p/BIrDLRQgX1M/?taken-by=transformersmovie)has been revealed.

I don't like the black on him... makes him look too much like the "new" Drift car.

Ewps - sorry Paul - didn't realise you'd linked to TFW... I assumed it was an '86 movie link. Soz.

[UltraMarginal]

Hot Rod definitely needs some more colour, a recognisable silhouette wouldn't go astray either.

[Smint]

Lol the one transformer they should have painted flames on...

[philby]

eh whatever :(
i don't expect things to be replicating G1 all the time, and especially not now with the track record, but it's still annoying to me when they take existing characters and basically try and cash in on the name and not homage the look at all.


Lol the one transformer they should have painted flames on...

i know right haha

[GoktimusPrime]

Hot Rod: Brash, slightly arrogant, protector. <---isn't that just Movieverse Bumblebee? :confused:
Is he basically just gonna be like Bumblebee only with a voice?

History: Bumblebee's brother-in-arms
In other words, he's another Bumblebee. :rolleyes:

It's almost as if Bay doesn't care about developing distinctive characters in his films...

[Bladestorm]

Hot Rod: Brash, slightly arrogant, protector. <---isn't that just Movieverse Bumblebee? :confused:
Is he basically just gonna be like Bumblebee only with a voice?

History: Bumblebee's brother-in-arms
In other words, he's another Bumblebee. :rolleyes:

It's almost as if Bay doesn't care about developing distinctive characters in his films...

I agree. When I read "Bumblebee's brother-in-arms" before the picture showing him as a Lamborghini I expected him to be another camaro and was thinking ... wait - shouldn't that be Cliffjumper?

I think Hot Rod should be more flashy than black or gun metal or whatever colour he ends up actually being. A bit of yellow trim on him or switch the colour so he is mostly orange/red with the black as trim to hail at least a little homage to the original character heritage. Although knowing Bay this is probably Hot Rod in namesake only...

[Magnus]

I'm curious as to how this will end up looking on-screen. He transforms into a lovely car, though: https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/models/one-off/centenario


eh whatever :(
i don't expect things to be replicating G1 all the time, and especially not now with the track record, but it's still annoying to me when they take existing characters and basically try and cash in on the name and not homage the look at all.


I agree. When I read "Bumblebee's brother-in-arms" before the picture showing him as a Lamborghini I expected him to be another camaro and was thinking ... wait - shouldn't that be Cliffjumper?

I think Hot Rod should be more flashy than black or gun metal or whatever colour he ends up actually being. A bit of yellow trim on him or switch the colour so he is mostly orange/red with the black as trim to hail at least a little homage to the original character heritage. Although knowing Bay this is probably Hot Rod in namesake only...

It's not as if name reuse has never happened in Transformers before - it's been happening since Beast Wars, so why is it such a big deal for the movieverse?

On the colour: the car is in carbonfibre, which is dark grey/black, so that's what the robot has to be.


Hot Rod: Brash, slightly arrogant, protector. <---isn't that just Movieverse Bumblebee? :confused:
Is he basically just gonna be like Bumblebee only with a voice?

History: Bumblebee's brother-in-arms
In other words, he's another Bumblebee. :rolleyes:

It's almost as if Bay doesn't care about developing distinctive characters in his films...

You do know that Michael Bay doesn't write the characters, right?

[BigTransformerTrev]

A new video clip of Barricade in car mode (https://twitter.com/transformers/status/752940724497227776)... looking a little different to previous movies.

I though Barricade got killed in DOTM :confused:


Hot Rod (https://www.instagram.com/p/BIrDLRQgX1M/?taken-by=transformersmovie)has been revealed.

I don't like the black on him... makes him look too much like the "new" Drift car.

Ewps - sorry Paul - didn't realise you'd linked to TFW... I assumed it was an '86 movie link. Soz.

I think he looks more like Wildrider than Hot Rod personally

[griffin]

I though Barricade got killed in DOTM :confused:


We thought Megatron died in TF1... and then we thought Optimus died in TF2.... and we also thought Megatron died in TF3... so I think it doesn't matter who dies, as they seem to keep coming back. :rolleyes:

[griffin]

Official artwork for Drift (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/05/transformers-5-last-knight-drift-revealed-321158) (in new colours) and Sqweeks (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/06/transformers-5-sqweeks-robot-mode-bio-revealed-321192).

Hasbro have licensed (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/06/simba-smoby-manufacture-transformers-last-knight-die-cast-toys-321186) (outsourced) diecast vehicles for the fifth movie, after doing it themselves for the first two movies (with most being just plastic).

[griffin]

More photos of the various vehicles driving around (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-5-the-last-knight-many-michigan-filming-photos/36047/) and parked in the Movie lot (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-the-last-knight-more-michigan-set-images-new-mg-car-character/36050/).

(it is weird seeing two of the Optimus trucks next to each other, even though we know that they had up to four made up for filming the previous movies)

[Paul Agnew]

Welcome, Megatron. (https://www.instagram.com/p/BI8sdy3gB_g/) Oh, and Barricade too. (https://www.instagram.com/p/BI6Ln7Dgyr4/)

[Smint]

To be honest i dont mind Megatron's new look. There is some kind of artistic style going on in his design. Still ugly though.

Barricade is the typical scrap yard junk we've seen for years. Garbage.

[Amalgamous]

Who will the Fiat 124 spider end up being?

[Omega Metro]

Welcome, Megatron

You mean Ultron.:p

[SuspectimusPrime]

You mean Ultron.:p

That's what I thought too :p

[SharkyMcShark]

Im actually really liking what I'm seeing in the concept art releases, unlike with AOE.

It's a shame that they're unlikely to ever be done justice in plastic form in 2017 though :(

I swear if third party Bayformers took off I'd have absolutely no money left.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Im actually really liking what I'm seeing in the concept art releases, unlike with AOE.

It's good that they've gone back to a style similar to the 2007 movie, and not the silly running directly at you with one foot and one fist in front (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=transformers+age+of+extinction+art&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiU9KbT5rrOAhUGFpQKHXQWDLgQ_AUICCgB&biw=1251&bih=709#tbm=isch&q=transformers+age+of+extinction+character) style.

[griffin]

Bumblebee art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/12/transformers-last-knight-bumblebee-robot-mode-revealed-321564), which doesn't look much different in robot mode.

Mark Ryan (voiced Lockdown in TF4), has said that he will be back for the next one (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/1083194-mark-ryan-return-voice-transformers-last-knight.html)... not necessarily as Lockdown though, but you never know with the way no one seems to stay dead.

And for some reason, Hasbro have filed a trademark (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/13/hasbro-applies-transformers-live-action-movie-trademark-321494) for Transformers in the live action movie category... which if necessary, is odd that they hadn't done it yet, some 10+ years since the first one was first announced.

[shockNwave]

Welcome, Megatron. (https://www.instagram.com/p/BI8sdy3gB_g/) Oh, and Barricade too. (https://www.instagram.com/p/BI6Ln7Dgyr4/)

One thing I like about this Megatron is how his face guard turns into a pair of horns and combined with that armor and weapon he wields, it gives him a fantasy game darklord-look.

[UltraMarginal]

Mark Ryan (voiced Lockdown in TF4), has said that he will be back for the next one (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/1083194-mark-ryan-return-voice-transformers-last-knight.html)... not necessarily as Lockdown though, but you never know with the way no one seems to stay dead.


Yet Jazz, my favourite, has never returned. :(



And for some reason, Hasbro have filed a trademark (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/13/hasbro-applies-transformers-live-action-movie-trademark-321494) for Transformers in the live action movie category... which if necessary, is odd that they hadn't done it yet, some 10+ years since the first one was first announced.

I got the impression it was a re-application for the next 10 years.

[philby]

So from some recent info it looks like there is definitely a king Arthur and merlin aspect, too bad for those hoping it wouldn'tbe like that!

http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/transformers-5-news-roundup-merlins-beard-324020

[UltraMarginal]

I kind of like the, 'this is really what happened' aspect of history in movies like this, it ads some Gravitas, sort of...

It does get a little mouldy having it happen in every single film though and I can see how people would get sick of it.

[MayzaPrime]

So from some recent info it looks like there is definitely a king Arthur and merlin aspect, too bad for those hoping it wouldn'tbe like that!

http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/transformers-5-news-roundup-merlins-beard-324020

*sigh* really wish they went in a different direction :confused:

[philby]

on FB they showed some footage of a scene where a bunch of kids are running away from something in a building...haha it just gets better and better!

https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/videos/1137387556296690/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

[Smint]

*sigh* really wish they went in a different direction :confused:

Bay is staying true to G1. What more do you people want?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZeqIbvbEQk


;)

[BigTransformerTrev]

So from some recent info it looks like there is definitely a king Arthur and merlin aspect, too bad for those hoping it wouldn'tbe like that!

http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/28/transformers-5-news-roundup-merlins-beard-324020


I kind of like the, 'this is really what happened' aspect of history in movies like this, it ads some Gravitas, sort of...

It does get a little mouldy having it happen in every single film though and I can see how people would get sick of it.

Well I spose they have to keep trying to tie the TFs to Earth for there to be a reason for them to stay there with squshies that keep shooting them, since apparently even Optimus can fly off into space whenever he wishes. And it's a bit like IDW with it turning out more and more of earth history and technology has resulted from numerous TF visits through the last few Millenia

[griffin]

I got the impression it was a re-application for the next 10 years.

That would make sense... I just had the impression from the news article that it was an application, rather than a renewal.


Catching up a little on the Movie news, as I don't follow it unless I have to post about it here.

Hot Rod's car mode (a Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4) has been seen on set during filming in England (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/06/transformers-last-knight-hot-rods-vehicle-mode-finally-spotted-324517).

A new red sports car has also been seen on set (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/10/possible-new-vehicle-spotted-london-set-transformers-last-knight-324681), and is said to be an Autobot.

A silver Aston Martin has been seen on set, and is said to be an Autobot called Cogman. (I hope that is just its on-set codename)

And here can be seen (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/10/even-images-london-set-transformers-last-knight-324717), a collection of the other expensive cars that are likely to make up the Autobot team this time.




Barricade – 2016 Ford Mustang police car
Bumblebee – Custom-built yellow and black 2016 Chevrolet Camaro
Autobot Cogman – Aston Martin DB11
Unknown Cybertronian – McLaren 570S
Hot Rod – Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4
Laura Haddock’s (Character’s) Citroen DS
Hound – Mercedes Unimog military tactical vehicle



Stanley Tucci is confirmed to be returning for TF5 (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/05/stanley-tucci-returns-joshua-joyce-transformers-last-knight-324436), while the big name in the last week to be joining the Transformer franchise is Sir Anthony Hopkins (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/10/transformers-5-news-roundup-upgrades-updates-324679) (as a human, not a character voice).

On the music side of things, one of the people who worked on the Game of Thrones score, is joining Steve Jablonsky to do the music for TF5 (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/10/game-thrones-soundtrack-co-composer-joins-transformers-last-knight-324701).

Adding to the Merlin news (who is said to be played by (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/30/transformers-last-knight-spoiler-possible-identity-santiago-cabreras-role-324124) Santiago Cabrera), someone called Liam Garrigan could end up playing King Arthur (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/08/30/rumor-liam-garrigan-play-king-arthur-transformers-last-knight-324105), a role in which he has played before in another TV show.

While a UK actress called Elizabeth Croft, has revealed that she has scored a role on the Transformers movie as well (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/03/transformers-5-news-roundup-seeing-red-324286).

[Gehirn]

Seems to be an interesting movie.
http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/09/23/transformers-the-last-knight-ignites-furor-over-using-churchills-home-as-nazi-headquarters

[philby]

Seems to be an interesting movie.
http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/09/23/transformers-the-last-knight-ignites-furor-over-using-churchills-home-as-nazi-headquarters

http://d39ya49a1fwv14.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kevin-hart-disses-ex-torrei.jpg

[Skullcruncher]

This movie is looking appalling. I really do think they are trying to kill the transformers line.

[Raider]

I'd put this down to a rumour at the moment but I've heard that Transformers 5 will be shooting some scenes down in Cronulla. I'm trying get some official confirmation on this and will post when I do.

[griffin]

Mini-Dinobots (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/mark-wahlberg-confirms-mini-dinobots-transformers-last-knight-325210)? The Dinobots that wandered off at the end of TF4 musta had babies... or Michael Bay is trying to copy and compete with Jurassic Park.

[griffin]

Seems to be an interesting movie.
http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/09/23/transformers-the-last-knight-ignites-furor-over-using-churchills-home-as-nazi-headquarters

Yes, there looks to be a part of the movie set in the second world war (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/transformers-last-knight-blenheim-palace-uk-filming-controversy-325214)... so maybe one of the magical relics from Merlin becomes one of the various mystical items that Hitler tried tracking down, like the Spear of Destiny.

[Smint]

Transformers vs Nazis? King arthur and the holy grail? This is gold class cinema. They actually hired a team of writers to make this stuff up. I'm actually intrigued by it out of morbid curiosity.

[BigTransformerTrev]

King Arthur & Merlin, Nazis and mini-alien-robotic-dinosaurs... Friggin gold!

I smell a buttload of Oscars on the way! :D

[SuspectimusPrime]

Is there still time to make a special request for Nazi-zombies as well?

Feels like Michael Bay is trying to outdo this gag trailer from Rick and Morty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziXpIPAhD4).

[Meister]

Fingers crossed Dracula and Billy the Kid make an appearance as well

[UltraMarginal]

So, is this a time travel movie or are there multiple history flashbacks in this one?

[griffin]

So, is this a time travel movie or are there multiple history flashbacks in this one?

I'd probably say the latter, as he's done it with the previous four, and a time-travel plot would be too complicated for Bay to follow, or film in his basic action style.

[Bladestorm]

So, is this a time travel movie or are there multiple history flashbacks in this one?

Primus help us either way.
The more I see shots from filming, etc the more I shake my head. I really hope Bay and his new team of writers prove me wrong and finally make a better movie (coz lets face it you can't go much lower than AoE).

I'm guessing Optimus isn't going to be in the movie much as there is no way a truck like him could drive down a London street (much like he'd never be able to drive down a Hong Kong street so rode a dinosaur instead!).

The only good thing I've seen come out of it so far (aside from bringing back Lennox and Epps and Barricades alt-mode) is they got Steve Jablonsky back onboard. I'm hoping he'll go back to the previous movies more for his inspiration... He has done a good job with the previous soundtracks.

[Raider]

I'd put this down to a rumour at the moment but I've heard that Transformers 5 will be shooting some scenes down in Cronulla. I'm trying get some official confirmation on this and will post when I do.

Ok so it turns out that my father doesn't know the difference between Transformers and another movie involving giant robots. Suffice to say Transformers 5 will NOT be shooting down in Cronulla :(

[griffin]

Some bits from the last week (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/01/transformers-5-news-roundup-almost-325679), including filming still taking place in England, plus some scenes shot in Paris... and that filming is still expected to go on for at least another two weeks before we head into the post-production phase that will see less info leaked, but the first trailers should be released by the end of the year.

And here are some close up photos of some of the Transformers cars (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/my-experience-watching-tf5-filming-in-london-this-weekend.1089565/), plus details from a fan who was watching the filming one day in London last week.

[griffin]

No wonder these Transformers movies cost so much to film, with all the jetsetting around the world Bay does for it. The latest location is Norway (http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/tf5-filming-in-norway.1090392/).

And the official facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1166322713403174) has posted up a Transformers car chase being filmed on the streets of London.

[philby]

There is a new facebook video from Michael Bay it seems (it is embedded in the story below, you don't need facebook to watch it). Agent Symmons is back and Hound with John goodman as well (if that wasn't confirmed already). A preview should be released later this year. They are also filming in Africa so some more jet-setting. From IGN:

http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/10/14/transformers-the-last-knight-teaser-trailer-coming-late-2016-says-michael-bay

[UltimateGalvatron]

I'm actually a bit excited for this.

Don't hurt me again Bay.

[griffin]

It sounds like filming has finally wrapped up, after a very long schedule, and the editing and promotional phase begins.

Filming of a medieval fighting scene, as described by one of the extras (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/23/transformers-last-knight-bourne-woods-filming-explained-extra-327801).

Some special effects filming (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/21/behind-scenes-transformers-last-knight-326621) with Mark Wahlberg.

A wrap party video was posted up by paramount (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Pj_242WQQ).

And some minor, post-filming articles (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/10/29/transformers-5-news-roundup-next-time-328109).

[griffin]

Isabela has shared some details (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/11/11/isabela-moner-discusses-first-day-filming-transformers-5-328678) about some of her parts in the movie, while the firsts of the trailers looks be out online (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/11/16/transformers-last-knight-imax-featurette-now-online-328820)... or at least, a featurette that looks like it might be used as a trailer.

If that isn't the first trailer to be seen in theatres, there should be one within the next month according to a report (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/11/11/transformers-last-knight-imax-theatrical-trailer-rated-328649) that it has just been given a classification (rating) in America.

On a related note, the TF6 "Bumblebee" movie has apparently had its script finalised, and Paramount are now shopping around for a Director (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/11/11/bumblebee-spinoff-movie-script-finalized-looking-directors-328661)... since Michael Bay is too busy with TF5, and TF6 is coming out a year later.

[UltraMarginal]

perhaps this is the start of sourcing a new TF director in general.

I'll be very interested to see how the look of the bumblebee movie differs with a different director at the helm.

[G1Optimal]

According to Michael Bays twitter...
Trailer coming December 16 (17 here) with starwars rouge one.

http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/11/18/transformers-5-last-knight-teaser-coming-december-16th-328899
Source TFW2005

[UltraMarginal]

Another reason to go see Rogue 1!

[griffin]

Some reshoots have taken place (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/12/03/transformers-last-knight-re-shoots-uss-carl-vinson-329512) on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, off San Diego, and Paramount have again courted the Chinese market by signing up a new distribution partner (http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/12/03/road-transformers-5-new-partnership-born-329510), to replace the one they used for TF4.

[G1Optimal]

Aparantly Transformers The Last Knight production has wraped up filming
http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/12/04/transformers-last-knight-full-trailer-dropping-monday-329544

[Ralph Wiggum]

There's multiple threads dealing with the movie and trailer. Can we combiner war them to keep things tidy?

[SuspectimusPrime]

There's multiple threads dealing with the movie and trailer. Can we combiner war them to keep things tidy?

Having multiple threads with slightly remoulded content is Combiner War-ing them ;)

(sorry, couldn't help it)

[griffin]

Filming may be over, but a few news articles have surfaced that relate to the production side of things...

Anthony Hopkins talks about Michael Bay (https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/anthony-hopkins-joined-transformers-the-last-knight-because-bay-is-a-genius/37754/), noting that he thinks he is a genius, similar to some other legendary directors.
(disputing that claim should be posted in the Michael Bay topic (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=20884), to prevent this one from going off-topic)

And a statement by Michael Bay himself (https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/heres-what-michael-bay-actually-said-about-the-future-of-transformers-movies/37706/) about the future of the Transformers Movie series, notes that the room of writers from a couple years ago, generated 14 different storylines that Paramount has to choose from, for future movies.... to use or not use, it's up to them and how future movies work out.

[griffin]

Looks like John Turturro (agent Simmons) might be back for TF5, as he has been shown off by Michael Bay during some post-production reshoots (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/04/12/john-turturro-spotted-post-production-filming-transformers-last-knight-336926).

Maybe a last minute squeezing in of Sector 7 into the historical theme of this movie, to fit in the obvious element, of the organisation that has been tracking Transformers for decades.

[griffin]

A magazine article about the Transformers movie has a nice glossy image (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/04/21/first-clear-look-hot-rod-transformers-last-knight-337582) of the new character Hot Rod in robot mode... and the full article to read can be found here (http://ew.com/movies/2017/04/21/transformers-last-knight-hot-rod-first-look/).

[griffin]

A nice clear image of Megatron in the Movie (https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-image-of-megatron-from-transformers-the-last-knight/37891/)... showing how huge he is compared to humans and vehicles.

Now, if Berzerker in robot mode is anywhere near as big as Megatron, there must be a LOT of mass-shifting taking place, as the vehicles in that image are the size of his hands.

[griffin]

Hardly surprising, but Michael Bay wanted explosions at Stonehenge... so had to build a replica to do it (https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/micheal-bay-built-a-second-stonehenge-to-blow-up-for-transformers-the-last-knight/37957/), as he wasn't (obviously) allowed to risk doing any damage at the real one.

[Megatran]

Correct me if I'm wrong but free-to-air tv Channel One tomorrow evening is screening the movie the Last Knights.


The epic tale of Knights Commander Raiden and his band off warriors who wage battle against the corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge the unjust death of their honorable leader.

Did not know Raiden was one of the characters in the movie.

[griffin]

One of the voice actors for a Transformers character has been confirmed, with the return of Reno Wilson (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/06/10/reno-wilson-joins-transformers-last-knight-341437).
He has voiced roles in all four previous Transformers Movies, doing Frenzy, Mudflap and Brains. It is not yet known what character(s) he is doing for this one.

[griffin]

Some more behind-the-scenes video clips, featuring the expensive sports cars in the fifth Movie.
This one is during their filming on the streets outside Buckingham Palace (https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1702510153097030), while this one has a look at the cars themselves (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6r0-hNvN3Q).

[UltraMarginal]

I'm amazed and impressed at the speeds they were driving in the roads around Buckingham Palace.

[griffin]

Something that was mentioned in the live Q&A the other night was about the character Cogman, which could be another red herring by Michael Bay so that it doesn't spoil the surprise (like saying that Megatron was not returning for TF2)... so true or not, it is a spoiler either way.

Don't read on, if for some reason you were already looking at this spoiler-filled topic and don't want to be spoiled.

Many are already aware from a recent media release... and the reveal of the Deluxe toy... Cogman is a Head/Titanmaster.
Michael Bay mentioned this again in the Q&A, but told the audience that he wanted him to actually fulfil his original gimmick, to rip off the head of another bot and take control of its body (like the Japanese Godmasters taking control of lifeless robot bodies).
Now, this could still actually happen in the movie, and he's just trying to seed a little doubt to anyone who already read about that gimmick in the recent press release. But in case it really was cut due to budget (as he claims), it wouldn't be the first time a Hasbro toy or gimmick was released that didn't end up in it's corresponding movie. The first movie was originally supposed to have Wreckage and Arcee, while TF2 was meant to have the three Arcee bikes combine into one robot, but since the toys take longer to produce than the amount of time it takes to film and generate CGI in post production, the concepts in the original script and promo/concept art were started by the toy designers long before it was changed by Michael Bay. And by the time something is changed during filming and post-production (like Optimus's sword in the first movie), it's too late to change it in the first release of that toy.
So if this story is true, the Cogman and Nitro toys will have a gimmick that was supposed to be in the movie (Nitro's head on the Deluxe toy can be removed and replaced with Cogmans... but Nitro's head isn't a Titanmaster). And it would be a shame, as it would be a wasted gimmick that may not be easy to explain on the toys (at least for Nitro - a toy that is said to have a removable/retractable head that won't make much sense if it isn't in the movie... to give kids and collectors a movie scene to play out).

[griffin]

Here's one we've heard three times before... Michael Bay says this will be his last Transformers movie (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/06/17/director-michael-bay-confirms-stepping-away-transformers-live-action-movies-342012). Although, the live Q&A the other night had him say it was a 98% chance it was his last, and to never rule anything out... so it will just mean Hasbro and Paramount will throw more money his way to get him to come back, like they've done in the past.

On a related note, Mark Wahlberg is calling it quits after just two movies (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/06/17/mark-wahlberg-exit-transformers-live-action-movie-series-342009). Even if the Bumblebee movie is set in the past (not yet confirmed), Mark said he won't be back for TF7 in two years time... which will give the writers something to have to work around.
Even though the movies are called "Transformers", the focus is really on the human characters occasionally interacting with alien robots (mostly due to the expense of having CGI robots on screen)... but it's also for the benefit of the regular movie-goers who aren't Transformers fans, going to see an action movie and needing to relate to characters on screen (being human makes that easier) in order to recommend the movie to other non-fans. Significant changes to the main cast of human characters will confuse the non-fans who make up the bulk of the paying audience, who would see the robots as secondary supporting characters, particularly as the human characters are the ones doing the main tasks between the sporadic robot battle scenes. It also takes away time from the main plot having to explain the new main human characters in each film.

[griffin]

An interview with Tyrese Gibson (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/06/19/tyrese-gibson-explains-wasnt-last-knight-342181) tells us that he was originally planning to be in the TF5 movie, but filming for Fast 8 in America (while they were filming TF5 in Europe), made it impossible to be available.
So... his character was probably in the script, but then had to be removed or replaced with another character.

[griffin]

Some concept art has been released (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/08/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-canopy-drift-mohawk-343472) to instagram by concept artists working on TF5, showing us what some robot characters first looked like before filming began, and before they were drawn by computer animators.

The first is Canopy, initially called "Ruins Bot", who was the one at the start of the movie protecting Isabella. It shows that this character was supposed to turn into a subway train, as a protector of several small Cybertronians, but ended up looking more like Long Haul from the second movie.

Another image has a fight scene between Drift and Mohawk, which also didn't happen in the movie.

There are also a few of a Unicron horn and Cybertron in space, which look like how they ended up in the movie.

And an early artwork of the "Day Trader" Autobot (the one that turned into the rubbish truck), who looked very organic, and a little like the Actor who voiced him (Steve Buscemi). The final version on film looked a lot more like Hound, with a "beard".

[griffin]

More concept art has been released (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/11/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-mark-yang-bumblebee-barricade-optimus-343731), showing a much different form of Bumblebee, and Barricade in the original black colouring (which must have been changed to blue very late, as the Hasbro toys are black, and changing the colour of the plastic would be a lot easier than a mould change like Hound with cannons in vehicle mode).
There is also artwork of Hound, Daytrader, some TRF vehicles, the Submarine (still with no name), and the rusted Optimus drifting in space.

You can also see how early concept art is done, with one piece saying November 2015 on it.... which oddly enough, is Bumblebee as a type of Ford Mustang GT - which could have just been to pitch to Ford, to get the bidding going between rivals GM and Ford, for the next version of Bumblebee (it may not bring in huge money directly to the car company from sales of their cars, but their logo and car will be everywhere in global marketing for the movie, and not just during this one movie, but forever, which they then benefit from).
I can imagine that this might be happening more now, as the budget gets bigger, while the potential returns get smaller. As long as it still evokes the feel of Bumblebee in both modes (especially to the regular public who may not easily know the difference between expensive sports cars that they won't see driving in their neighbourhood), that iconic character of the Brand could easily go to the highest bidder, or to the car company willing to donate cars to the movie (http://www.caranddriver.com/features/what-id-do-differently-michael-bay-interview).

[griffin]

Some more concept art has been released - one of the Knights (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/26/transformers-last-knight-knight-helmet-concept-art-furio-tedeschi-345530), and... Optimus Primal (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/26/optimus-primal-concept-art-last-knight-345543) - yes, PRIMAL. The big gorilla (literally big) was obviously in an early draft of the script, and artwork was done up as a visual reference for filming and CGI, but somewhere along the line, the concept was dropped... probably to reduce the length of the movie, because the music composer Steve Jablonsky has commented in a youtube video about his time on the fifth movie (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/26/steve-jablonsky-discusses-difficulties-working-last-knight-345520), saying that it wasn't as good as previous ones because of the huge amount of last minute editing to significantly reduce the length of the movie.
Yes, the 2 & 1/2 hour movie is apparently significantly less than what was originally filmed, and Steve was frustrated that the music he composed for the original cut, was chopped up (too late to recompose it) to a point of making no sense in parts.


“I do think the first film was kind of more put together than maybe some of these more recent ones, like the Last Knight, it was great to work on, we had a blast, but there were a lot of picture changes right up ’til the end,” he said.


Probably the biggest challenge for Jablonsky while working on the Last Knight was the constant shortening of film. After critics and audiences alike complained about the runtime of Transformers: Age of Extinction, the latest film was continuously compacted down to avoid the same issue. This even extended to the end credits, which only lasted through the duration of one song as the credits flashed rather than the traditional scrolling.


“Bay, up until the last minute, was really trying to shorten The Last Knight. So every cut we would get, the scenes would all kind of be [shortened],” Jablonsky said.


The shortening of the film ultimately messed with the timing and tempo of the music, which led to some issues as it would start to no longer fit in the scene, leading Jablonsky to throwing out sections of the music and starting over.


“That’s one of the reasons why I released such an obnoxiously long soundtrack for this new Transformers, because we had so much music and I said ‘I just want to release everything the way I wrote it, not the way it’s in the film, because it’s hard for me to watch the film when I just hear every edit,'” he said.


Jablonsky noted that toward the end of production, it would get to the point where editing changes to both the picture and the music would be made without being notified, which he understands since there was so much going on and it would be impossible to relay that information back and forth so often, however he feels that the music was not the best it could be in the final version of the film.


“There are several scenes that used to have a nice melodic flow through the scene, but now it’s like five notes from the theme and it cuts to the next part and then it cuts to the next part,” he said. “It pains me to listen to this because it was so much better before. I know it was so much better before, but I understand [Bay] needs to shorten his film.”

Jablonsky discusses things such as beginning his work with Michael Bay for the first time, writing the music for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and more. His words on The Last Knight begin at 31:07 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9NhmYSkwCY).


We already know about the intention to have Cogman transform into a head and take control of Nitro, but where do you think a gorilla version of Optimus Prime/Primal would have taken place in the fifth movie?
Could Quintessa have turned Optimus into Primal instead of Nemesis Prime, in the original script?
(unfortunately, Michael Bay doesn't seem to like releasing extended or Director cuts, and rarely releases deleted scenes on DVDs, so we may never see any of the missing bits of the fifth movie)

[Ralph Wiggum]

How can a movie about giant robots blowing the crap out of each other be envisaged as a 3+ hour epic? We're talking about selling toys here, not adapting the hallowed writings of JRR Tolkien.

[griffin]

Another piece of concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/31/josh-nizzi-transformers-last-knight-concept-art-346023), of WW2 Bumblebee.

[UltraMarginal]

I thought the interview with Steve Jablonsky was very unfortunate for him. He's a pretty good film composer and it's clear that he wasn't happy with the final product in this film. I'd be pretty ticked if I'd had my work chopped up like that to fit some studio perceived requirement.*

* caveat, I think the movie was more than long enough, I did wonder where the cogman taking control of Nitro scene was knowing about the toy. It looks like he understands the need to shorten the film, but I wish for his sake it had happened earlier in the planning stages.

[griffin]

More concept art has been found, of WW2 Hotrod (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/01/josh-nizzi-transformers-last-knight-wwii-hot-rod-concept-art-346091), and one of the Knights (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/02/transformers-last-knight-guardian-knight-concept-art-346120).

[griffin]

More concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/10/last-knight-concept-art-unicron-megatron-mohawk-wwi-tank-bots-346762), with one of Unicron's horns, Megatron in jet mode, Mohawk, and two tank-bots.

[griffin]

Heaps of concept art has been surfacing now that the movie is over...

A guardian knight (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/02/transformers-last-knight-guardian-knight-concept-art-346120).

A giant robotic snake (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/02/transformers-last-knight-new-unused-snake-concept-art-furio-tedeschi-346195) (and I mean giant... similar to the giant gorilla concept art a few weeks back).
You gotta wonder where the original script was going with these giant beasts, and why they were cut some time before filming.

Barricade (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/03/transformers-last-knight-barricade-concept-art-josh-nizzi-346367), with the original "protect and serve" all over him... before it was changed back to "punish and enslave" (maybe fan feedback required it to be retained).

A red Cybertronian Knight (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/03/transformers-last-knight-red-cybertronian-knight-concept-art-julio-tedeschi-346372).

Original Megatron jet-mode art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/03/transformers-last-knight-megatron-jet-fighter-concept-art-thomas-pringle-346378), looking more like a cybertronian version of the "Jetfire" blackbird stealth jet.

Another Cybertronian Knight (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/08/transformers-last-knight-ancient-knight-concept-art-furio-tedeschi-346592).

Rough drawings of two tank bots (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/08/transformers-last-knihgt-tank-duo-concept-art-wesly-burt-346595) that weren't the ones in the previous posting.

Merlin's tomb, and the tomb ship coming to the surface of the water (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/08/transformers-last-knight-megatron-merlins-tomb-concept-art-346601). (note that some of the artwork here has their dates by order of year, month, and then day)

The core of the Infernocus combiner (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/08/transformers-last-knight-infernocon-skulk-concept-art-346605), Skulk.

The TRF Sentry tank (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/08/transformers-last-knight-transformers-reaction-force-sentry-concept-art-346625).

It's nice to see the evolution of certain characters and sets, sometimes for the better... but a tease if the concepts don't end up making it into the final version of the movie.

[griffin]

More concept art...

- A Unicron horn in Hong Kong Harbour (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/15/last-knight-concept-art-megatron-unicron-horn-346977) (as if that city hasn't suffered enough already), and two of Megatron.

- Dragonstorm, the two Knights ships, and Hot Rod (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/12/last-knight-concept-art-side-kick-dragonstorm-stonehenge-346907) (who appears to have originally been called Sidekick).

[griffin]

More of the concept artwork (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/16/even-transformers-last-knight-optimus-primal-concept-art-347024) for the "Optimus Primal", that obviously had a role in the fifth movie in an early draft of the script.

[griffin]

Concept art of (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/17/last-knight-concept-art-onslaught-knights-room-merlins-sarcophagus-347088) Onslaught (looks like a cross between Brawl and Long Haul), and different views inside the ship that had Merlin's tomb.

[griffin]

Concept art of the Mini Dinobots (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/19/last-knight-mini-dinobots-concept-art-wesley-burt-347214), including two that weren't used (a Spinosaur/Scorn and a Brachiosaurus).

[griffin]

More concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/29/last-knight-concept-art-megatrons-battle-mask-transformation-megatron-wwii-back-view-347574), of Megatron, Bumblebee and scenery.

[griffin]

Concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/02/last-knight-concept-art-ancient-knight-cybertron-347760) of another Cybertronian Knight, as well as some debris of Cybertron.

And from TF2, concept ideas for Sideways (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/01/transformers-revenge-fallen-sideways-lamborghini-concept-art-347656), as a black Lamborghini instead of a silver Audi.

[griffin]

Concept art for (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/13/last-knight-concept-art-nitro-zeus-wwii-hot-rod-battle-cybertron-348943) Nitro Zeus, WW2 Hot Rod, and the battle on Cybertron.

[griffin]

Several more concept art on the website collider (http://collider.com/transformers-5-concept-art/#images) to promote the release of the movie on DVD/BR.

[griffin]

More concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/19/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-syfy-com-exclusive-megatron-optimus-prime-cybertron-samurai-349264) - some of Cybertron, and one is a samurai knight (maybe they weren't just going to just be medieval knights)

[griffin]

There seems to be no end to the movie concept art, with more of Steelbane (Knight) and Berzerker (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/21/transformers-concept-art-3d-models-crashed-ship-cybertronian-knight-steelbane-berserker-349378).

[griffin]

Concept art of the three DOTM Dreads, reworked for TF5 (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/24/transformers-last-knight-alternate-dreads-concept-art-josh-nizzi-349556)... each with their allegiance symbol crossed out, like Armada Wheeljack (but this time it is suggested that they wouldn't actually be a part of either side.... and yet, they would still be just as dangerous).

[griffin]

More concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/10/01/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-vatti-bot-cybertronian-knights-round-table-350846), of Cybertronian Knights, King Arthur's round table, and the Vatti-Bot (Vatti is a Chinese company that makes electric ovens, so this was basically one of the many Chinese product placements in the movie - the bot didn't have an actual name, and looked like an insect that was with Daytrader, but promptly squashed by Bumblebee (http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Vatti_Bot)).

[griffin]

More concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/10/15/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-megatron-onslaught-landscapes-352112) - Megatron breathing fire, Onslaught, and scenery from the crashed ship and Cybertron.

[griffin]

Some more highly detailed concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/10/22/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-barricade-alternate-head-glasses-dead-knight-climb-352493) (they should release a book of all of these), of Barricade (with classic cop shades), and the (not quite) dead knight that the toy Skullitron was probably based on.

[griffin]

More artwork of the dead knight (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/10/29/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-damaged-knight-giant-transformer-snake-barricade-knights-tomb-352765) (Skullitron)... but note that the dates on these are backwards, with the year first because tbey were by a Japanese artist.
Also a couple more proposed concept artworks for the giant snake we saw a little while back, as well as the backside of Barricade, and Merlin's tomb.

[UltraMarginal]

I'm so glad they didn't keep the cop shades for barricade, they look aweful.

[GoktimusPrime]

but note that the dates on these are backwards, with the year first because tbey were by a Japanese artist.
Furio Tedeschi is South African.

[griffin]

Furio Tedeschi is South African.

Really? I had guessed that he was from Japan, since he has what sounded to me was a Japanese name. That's what you get for guessing I suppose.

Okay, maybe he just dates his images like computer files, so that they sort chronologically.

[griffin]

Concept art of a Decepticon ship, that wasn't used in the film (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/11/05/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-hot-rod-megatron-decepticon-spaceship-353163). The link also has art of Hotrod and Megatron, but I'm pretty sure they've been found before.

[Autocon]

Dont like the dcon spaceship. Reminds me of klingon bird of prey from star trek

[griffin]

That was my first thought too.

[UltraMarginal]

Or a Stylized Marquis ship from Voyager.

[griffin]

Or a Stylized Marquis ship from Voyager.

That's the other one I was also thinking... but couldn't remember where I was remembering it from.

[griffin]

Possibly one of the fallouts of the TF5 movie poor performance.... the partnership between Paramount in America and HauHau Media in China, worth about US$1 Billion to Paramount, has been terminated by the Chinese company (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/11/09/paramount-pictures-loses-huahua-media-film-financing-deal-353298).
It would have helped fund projects at Paramount until 2019, which would have offset a number of recent box office failures.
Hopefully that doesn't impact on the Bumblebee movie.

[griffin]

Still more movie concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/11/19/transformers-last-knight-new-concept-art-images-josh-nizzis-website-353809).

They should just print a book for all of these.

[griffin]

Several concept ideas for a spaceship for the Daytrader bot (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/11/26/transformers-last-knight-daytrader-junker-ship-concept-art-wesley-burt-354275).

[griffin]

Another huge amount of concept art has been released (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/12/03/transformers-last-knight-new-concept-art-images-furio-tedeschis-website-354689), with a lot of different looks at the various knights, along with Quintessa, Sqweeks, Daytrader, Excalibur sword, and a green Hotrod, who was originally labelled "Side Kick".

[UltraMarginal]

I've been enjoying a lot of this art, but I've got to say, it's starting to get a bit samey.

[griffin]

Still more concept art is being released (http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/12/31/transformers-last-knight-concept-art-cybertron-barricade-daytrader-356111).

[griffin]

Over a year after the Movie was released and we are still getting concept art, with three different artists posting up images online... which have been collated here (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/09/02/transformers-the-last-knight-concept-art-cybertron-barricade-and-daytrader-371070).
Some really nice images here, including some of Cybertron, the Knight's crashed spaceship, some weapons, and some "historical" artwork.

[griffin]

And still more concept art (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/04/transformers-the-last-knight-concept-art-by-ed-natividad-375780) from TF5 is coming out, of the Drones, Decepticons and Canopy.

[griffin]

The Bumblebee Movie is a little over a month away and we are still getting concept images for the last one... this time, a look at Drift in robot mode (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/11/11/transformers-the-last-knight-drift-concept-art-by-tyler-scarlet-376394), which had to be reworked to add more black to match the car being mostly black.
(the toys were mostly red in robot mode though, as Hasbro would have been going off the original images, and these changes would have been done too late to change the toys... a bit like the Barricade toys being black, despite the car on screen being blue - the Studio Series Drift toy will give fans a chance to own a screen accurate coloured toy)

[griffin]

One of the concept artists for the Last Knight film, is still finding artwork to publicly reveal after 3 years (https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/08/24/transformers-the-last-knight-concept-art-by-josh-nizzi-417838), with two different concept ideas for the armour that Cade wore when the Excalibur sword was formed.

[griffin]

Some more concept art from TF5 is suddenly being released (https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/08/28/transformers-the-last-knight-concept-art-by-josh-nizzi-dragon-megatron-cybertronian-knights-bumblebe-mouth-pieces-418304)... showing Megatron as a dragon (apparently the original plan for Megatron), two of the Knights (originally planned to have each one themed to a different Earth culture), and different face concepts for Bumblebee.

[Dan]

I'm usually a fan of symmetry, but I somehow prefer the one-armed Cade armour.

The knights and dragons have an interesting aesthetic, but I think it pushes the Transformers look about as far as it can go.

[griffin]

More movie concept art (https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/09/06/transformers-the-last-knight-concept-art-by-josh-nizzi-cybertronian-fighter-cybertronian-alien-knight-berserker-mask-418786), most of which didn't end up getting used.

[SMHFConvoy]

More movie concept art (https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/09/06/transformers-the-last-knight-concept-art-by-josh-nizzi-cybertronian-fighter-cybertronian-alien-knight-berserker-mask-418786), most of which didn't end up getting used.

Well that explains the backwards thrusters on the TF5 voyager Megatron.

[Seraphim Prime]

Part of the thing that boggles my mind is that there was a better movie buried beneath what we got.

Megatron as a dragon fighting the Knights of the Round table with ancient Transformers defending them instantly makes more sense than ancient knights becoming a dragon to help Merlin battle the Saxons and is so forgettable that I didn't release we see Dragonstorm again in the final battle.

Also, it explains why 3 out of the 4 Dragonstorm toys only formed 1 robot who had a rounded head like Megatron's robot mode.

[SMHFConvoy]

I still haven't watched it, TF5 still looks terrible.

[griffin]

Some more concept art (https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/09/13/the-last-knight-hot-rod-dark-of-the-moon-megatron-concept-art-by-josh-nizzi-419433), of Hotrod who was originally planned to be green, but changed due to being to similar to Crosshairs' colour. Plus, some alternative head designs for Megatron in TF3, when he had half of his head missing.