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  • First ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Trailer Promises Explosive Robot War

    Transformers Last Knight“Two species at war: One flesh, one metal.”

    The first teaser trailer for “Transformers: The Last Knight” feels like a somber war movie, at first. But this is a Michael Bay movie, and “Bayhem” is just a few seconds away. Soon enough, there are plenty of car chases, car crashes, explosions, and giant robots battling humans and each other to remind you that this is, yes, a “Transformers” movie.

    The King Arthur stuff that is part of this movie is teased early on, with shots of knights charging, archers aiming fiery arrows, and a robot dinosaur flying past a horseman. Very little plot is revealed, other than what Anthony Hopkins intones about two worlds colliding and Optimus Prime’s absence.The latter fits with this being a sequel to “Age of Extinction,” which ended with Optimus Prime heading into space with the Seed to confront the Creators. “Last Knight” will further explore the mythology of the Transformers and how they came to be.

    The movie brings back stars Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, and Tyrese Gibson, and opens in theaters June 23.

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  • ‘Transformers’ 5, 6, and 7 Get Release Dates

    There will be at least three more movies in the money-printing “Transformers” series, with studio Paramount announcing on Friday release dates for the fifth, sixth, and seventh installments in the franchise.

    Fans of the series should be pleased, since they’re guaranteed a new film in the franchise every year for at least three years, beginning in 2017. “Transformers 5” is slated for release on June 23, 2017, followed by “Transformers 6” on June 8, 2018, and then “Transformers 7” on June 28, 2019.

    Like Marvel and DC before them, it seems that Paramount is rolling out an ambitious “Transformers” schedule in an effort to establish itself as an anticipated annual presence at the summer box office. The series will face some big competition from the DC camp and Warner Bros. when “Transformers 5” opens against “Wonder Woman” next summer. It will then go head-to-head with “Godzilla 2” (another Warner Bros. property) when “Transformers 6” hits in 2018.

    The first four “Transformers” flicks have earned a combined $3.8 billion at the worldwide box office, and Paramount no doubt hopes that there’s plenty more where that came from. Director Michael Bay will be back at the helm for his fifth outing with the franchise, though he’s said it will be his last “Transformers” flick. “Transformers: Age of Extinction” star Mark Wahlberg is also set to return.

    [via: The Hollywood Reporter]

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