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Comic Book Review – Transformers: Till All Are One #11

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Till All Are One #11… With Elita One’s influence closing in around Starscream, he’s desperate to make any alliances he can. Turns out, a powerful ally might already be within his grasp. But is he willing to risk his own sanity to reach them? Transformers: Till All Are One #11 may […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #7

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #7… AFTERMATH! The war with Functionalists is over–and Radius is left wondering whether he won or lost. It’s the beginning of a new chapter for the displaced crew of the Lost Light, as decisions are made that will change their lives forever. Rodimus and his crew get a bit […]

Transformers producer shares Bumblebee plot details, confirms classic VW Beetle form

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Following the disappointing box office opening for Transformers: The Last Knight (outside of China, at least), Hasbro and Paramount Pictures will be looking to shake up the franchise next year with the release of the first Transformers spinoff movie, focussing on the fan favourite Autobot Bumblebee. We’ve already heard that it will be “a very […]

Transformers: The Last Knight box office struggles, Blade Runner 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming a hit and more – Weekend News Roundup

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THE LAST OUTING? Back in 2014, Transformers: Age of Extinction was roundly trashed by critics but the film ended up being the only release to pass $1 billion at the box office that year. It seemed like Transformers was a critic-proof franchise. However the fifth outing, Transformers: The Last Knight, has had a very poor […]

Transformers: The Last Knight opens to $265 million worldwide, but a franchise low in the U.S.

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It looks like audiences – or Western ones, at least – may finally be tiring of the Transformers franchise, with the latest instalment Transformers: The Last Knight debuting to a series low at the U.S. box office, grossing a $69.1 million five-day opening, and just $45.3 million across the Friday to Sunday period. For comparison, the previous franchise […]

Mark Wahlberg doesn’t think Michael Bay will quit Transformers franchise, Transformers 6 not yet plotted out

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Although Michael Bay has said on several occasions that Transformers: The Last Knight will mark his final outing in the Transformers franchise, this certainly isn’t the first time that Bay has suggested he was calling time on the series, and star Mark Wahlberg isn’t convinced that he won’t be back for the next instalment. “It’s […]

Michael Bay is a disgusting, deplorable director – and he should be ashamed of himself

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Luke Owen is not a fan of Michael Bay and his Transformers movies… Last night I was unfortunate enough to stumble upon a film I’ve not seen in nearly a decade. It’s an epic failure of a movie, an odious mess of horribly-shot action, gross depictions of women, bizarrely-placed racism and woefully bad writing. The […]

Transformers producer says Bumblebee movie will be “a very distinctive departure” from previous films

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With the latest instalment in the franchise, Transformers: The Last Knight, opening to near-universally negative reviews [read ours here and here] and a series-low start at the box office, it seems that audiences may finally be tiring of the Michael Bay brand of Transformers movie. At least, that’s what Paramount and Hasbro will presumably be hoping, […]

Transformers: The Last Knight claims $5.5 million on opening night

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Transformers: The Last Knight has got off to a solid start at the box office in its opening night. Tuesday night previews for the fifth film in sci-fi series came in at a healthy $5.5 million from about 3000 screens across North America. This figure matches that of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell […]

5 Transformers Spin-Off Movies That Should Be Made

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Ricky Church with five potential Transformers spinoff movies… With Transformers: The Last Knight potentially being Michael Bay’s final outing directing the franchise, Paramount and Hasbro are focusing on the future by developing not one, not two, but 14 potential spin-offs. A couple spin-offs we already know, such as Bumblebee and an animated prequel set on […]