Paramountis bringing the action and adventure of theTransformersfranchise to 1994 in the teaser trailer forTransformers: Rise of the Beasts. Based on theBeast Warstoys and storyline,Rise of the Beastswill add new groups of Transformers, such as Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons, to the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons.
Set in the 1990s,Rise of the Beastsstars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fish as Noah, an electronics expert and former soldier, and Elena, an artifact researcher at a museum. The footage teases an action-packed adventure that will span all over the Western hemisphere in places such as New York and Peru.
Rise of the Beastsfeatures an impressive voice cast, highlighted by Peter Cullen asOptimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. Cullen has voiced the iconic character in the previous six live-actionTransformersfilms dating back to 2007. Other actors voicing members of the Autobots include Pete Davidson as Mirage, Liza Koshy as Arcee, Cristo Fernández as Wheeljack, and John DiMaggio as Stratosphere.
Headlining the Maximals is Ron Pearlman, who will voice Optimus Primal, the gorilla featured in the opening moments of the teaser. David Sobolov, Michelle Yeoh, and Cheetor will voice the other Maximals. Furthermore, Pete Dinklage will voice Scourge, the leader of the Terrorcons. Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and David Sobolov also provide their voices for the Terrorcons.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr.,Rise of the Beastsis the sequel to 2018’sBumblebee, which takes place in 1987. It marks the seventh film in theTransformerslive-action franchise. Michael Bay, who directed the first fiveTransformersfilms, will produceRise of the Beastsalongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, and Duncan Henderson.
Transformers: Rise of the Beastsarrives in theatres on June 21, 2025.
