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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)

2021-10-06T21:09:18Z

Corvus Primal: /* Cast */

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the planned seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]], inspired by [[Joby Harold]]'s earlier draft. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed due to creative differences. It is currently scheduled for release on [[June 24]], [[2022]].<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/05/paramount-dates-new-transformers-movie-for-2022-1202924176/ Paramount Dates New ‘Transformers’ Movie For 2022] on Deadline</ref>

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Dino|Mirage]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s|c2=
*[[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]]
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]

|h3=[[Maximal]]s|c3=
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]]
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]]

|h4=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c4=

|h5=[[Human]]s|c5=
*[[Noah]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
*[[Elena]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
*[[Noah's mother]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Confirmed information==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|Why did it take so long?|250px]]

*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://youtu.be/F_P2fw_DlS4?t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
*February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
*September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
*February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
*May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
*March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
*March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
*January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
*May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated to release on June 24th, 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
*August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
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*November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
*April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
*April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
*June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
*June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event was held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast were unveiled (revealing to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>[[Ben Yee]]'s [https://twitter.com/BWTF_Ben/status/1407406238183346178 Twitter] live-blog of the event</ref> The film's logo and official premise were unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>Logo and premise from Transformers [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632 Twitter]</ref>
*June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>[https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/ Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal ] on Collider</ref>

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' (Latin America, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")

==References==
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[[Category:Real world films]]

Shockwave (TransTech)

2021-09-23T20:49:43Z

Corvus Primal:

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] [[Transcendent Technomorph]] from the [[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]] [[continuity]].''

[[File: Shockwave_TransTech.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Cuts people open. For ''SCIENCE!'']]
'''Shockwave''' is a ''morally ambiguous'' being who works in the Menacing and Foreboding Sciences Division of the [[Axiom Nexus]] military. He's backed up by an army of completely silent soldiers. He's a very serious-minded figure who dissects people for the greater good, under the command of [[Megatron (TransTech)|Megatron]].

Megatron first enlisted Shockwave as a prisoner of war, after the defeat of Shockwave's former master, [[Jhiaxus (TransTech)|Jhiaxus]], in the aftermath of the "[[Liege Maximo]] incident". During these early years, Shockwave singlehandedly forged Cybertronian technological advances, but darkly. It was for these war crimes that Shockwave was almost executed, had Megatron not interceded. Though decidedly amoral, Shockwave and his talents could be extremely useful if directed properly.<ref>Shockwave's profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|TFCC magazine #22]]</ref>

He never wants to speak of his traumatic encounter with the beings from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Malgus Cluster]] again.

{{quote|"Oh, you ''are'' evil!" "No. I'm morally ambiguous."|'''[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]''' and '''Shockwave'''|"[[Bee in the City]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Ho]] ([[BotCon 2008]]), [[David Sobolov]] ([[Ask Vector Prime]])}}

Shockwave was a student of [[Vector Prime]] at the [[Academy of Science and Technology]]. He and his professor did not get along well; Vector Prime always had doubts about Shockwave's integrity. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 3/11/2015}}

When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] arrived in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]], Shockwave arrested Optimus and Sari for being a [[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]] and having a [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffin]], respectively, which are forbidden in Axiom Nexus. He appropriated [[AllSpark Key|Sari's key]] for a while until Bumblebee, [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], and [[Megatron (BW)|"Joe"]] came to the rescue. However, "Joe" was actually Megatron, who was planning to steal the key and use it for his own twisted purposes.

After being defeated by Megatron and his army, helping the others defeat Megatron by telling the army the downsides of Cybertronian life, and giving Sari back her key, Shockwave used his proper authority to return the Malgus trio to their own dimension and swore to never speak of this again! {{storylink|Bee in the City}}

[[File:Shockwavetranscendent.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Never RSVP to this guy's parties.]]
Shockwave's attention was drawn to three targets of interest that had been drawn to [[Axiom Nexus]]. The three were assigned to [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]'s care, and while the group walked through the city, Shockwave's goons grabbed one of them, [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}} Breakaway soon found himself in Shockwave's lab, strapped to a table with his communicators disabled. As Commander Megatron approached, Shockwave assured his victim that his suffering would benefit his people. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}}

Soon [[Ratbat (TransTech)|Senator Ratbat]] came to observe, as he was worried about the legalities of this operation. Shockwave noted that Breakaway's physiology presented unimaginable learning possibilities, and that his death, though regrettable, was an acceptable price to pay. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}}

But Alpha Trion, [[:Category:Alpha Trion's acolytes|his acolytes]], and the [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|two other]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|targets-of-interest]] had other ideas. They ambushed the [[Transwarp Complex]] and quickly and violently made their way into Shockwave's lab. Though Shockwave's preparations for his experiments on Breakaway were not complete, Megatron ordered the scientist into battle. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}}

Shockwave ended up facing off against the giant [[Immorticon (BW)|Immorticon]], and fared very poorly in the match-up. Megatron was able to render assistance by blasting Immorticon into oblivion, but not before Shockwave suffered a great deal of crushing and removal of body parts. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

At some point, Shockwave learned of the [[Micromaster]] [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]] and considered him to be the key to unlocking the origins of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 6/2/2016}}

Shockwave invented a drilling machine that was later used to tap into vast oil reserves in Axiom Nexus’s southern areas. Turns out, the oil was the result of ancient Offworlders dying beneath Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist}}

Shockwave's R&D facility was bombed by [[Cy-Kill (TransTech)|Cy-Kill]] two months into [[Shroud|the disappearing realities crisis]] and its tech pilfered. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric}}

Director Shockwave appeared with High Chancellor Optimus in a news conference to publicly announce the Shroud and explain its consequences. The Director was able to report that the authorities had briefly regained contact with one of their outposts orbiting [[Gargent 1084.29 Alpha]]. Then taking audience questions, Shockwave dodged a question from [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] about the authorities still not knowing the cause of the Shroud just before [[Vector Prime]] miraculously returned. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|ANN live coverage}}
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==Notes==
[[File:TransShock.jpeg|upright=0.85|thumb|Who knew <s>evil</s> ''morally ambiguous'' scientists transform into super-cool dragsters!]]
* Shockwave's design was originally created when ''[[Transtech]]'' was a planned sequel to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', and is often assumed to have been a returning [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. His [[Fun Publications]] self is a different person, however.
* Remember, ''not'' evil—morally ambiguous.
* His hobbies include, respectively: conducting <s>an evil</s> a ''morally ambiguous'' experiment, filing a report of said experiment, having a cup of afternoon tea, and listening to [[Starscream (TransTech)|Starscream]] whine.

==References==
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[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Transcendent Technomorphs]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]