Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is an upcoming American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line and primarily influenced by the Beast Wars storyline. The film is the seventh installment in the Transformers film series and a stand-alone sequel to Bumblebee (2018).^[5] The film is directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber. It will star Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback as well the voice talents of Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, and Peter Dinklage. The film will center around three factions of Transformers tied to Earth's past, with the setting being in 1994 Brooklyn, New York City, and in parts of Peru such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Tarapoto, San Martín.^[6]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures.

Premise

In the year 1994, a pair of human archaeologists from Brooklyn come into an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure with the Autobots that ties in with three factions of the Transformers race: the Maximals, the Predacons and the Terrorcons.^[7]

Cast

Main article: List of Transformers film series cast and characters

Humans

• Anthony Ramos as Noah Diaz, an ex-military electronics expert who lives with his family in Brooklyn, trying to support them.^[8][9]
• Dominique Fishback as Elena Wallace, an artifact researcher at a museum whose boss keeps taking credit for her work.^[8][10]
• Luna Lauren Vélez as Noah's mother.^[11]
• Tobe Nwigwe as Reek, a companion of Noah and Elena during their global trek.^[12][13][14]

Transformers

• Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobot resistance who transforms into a 1987 Freightliner FLA semi truck.^[15]
• Ron Perlman as Optimus Primal, the leader of the Maximals who transforms into a gorilla.^[3]
• Peter Dinklage as Scourge, the leader of the Terrorcons and a trophy hunter, who transforms into a black Peterbilt 359 logging semi truck.^[16]
• Bumblebee, an Autobot scout who transforms into a modified yellow and black second-generation 1970s Classic Chevrolet Camaro with all-terrain extensions.
• Pete Davidson as Mirage, an Autobot spy who can project holograms and transforms into a silver-blue Porsche 964.^[16][17]
• Liza Koshy as Arcee, a Female Autobot commando who transforms into a red-white Ducati 916 motorcycle.^[12]
• Cristo Fernández as Wheeljack, an Autobot scientist and mechanic who transforms into a brown and white 1970s Volkswagen Type 2 panel bus.^[12]
• John DiMaggio as:
  • Stratosphere, an Autobot Air-Soldier who transforms into a cargo plane, that provides transportation for the Autobots in their global adventure.^[12]
  • Transit, a Transformer of an unknown faction that transforms into a School bus.^[18]
• Michelle Yeoh as Airazor, a Maximal who transforms into a peregrine falcon.^[16][17]
• Cheetor, a Maximal who transforms into a cheetah.
• David Sobolov as:
  • Rhinox, a Maximal who transforms into a rhinoceros.^[16]
  • Battletrap, a Terrorcon who transforms into an orange 1980s GMC TopKick C7000 tow truck.^[19]
• Michaela Jaé Rodriguez as Nightbird, a Female Terrorcon who transforms into a Nissan Skyline GT-R R33.^[16][20]