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Sad news today from The Hollywood Reporter - voice actor Morgan Lofting has passed away at the age of 75.  Long time G.I.

This year represents the 40th Anniversary of Transformers.  This has been celebrated in many ways, but perhaps one of the most striking is the release of a video by Studio Trigger in partnership with the Japanese band Bump of Chicken.  This stunning video features vibrant animation with awesome music and a surprising mix of characters that span the 40 year history of the brand.  Check out the video below (mirrored from the original

Takara Tomy is continuing this year's celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Transformers with a surprise teaser trailer in partnership with Studio Trigger.  Founded in 2011, their recent Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series gained much acclaim among critics and fans.  The short teaser gives us hints as to what to expect in...whatever they have in store.  There are quick glimpses of Optimus Prime from Animated, Sparkplug from Armada, G1 Rodimus Prime, V

HASBRO TO SHOWCASE TRANSFORMERS PRODUCTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AT BENTONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL FROM JUNE 13-15

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Transformers, a special event will be held in movie theaters on May 15, 18 & 19 2024!  Tickets will be going on sale April 10.  Today the official site for this event launched with the following synopsis and one sheet:

Thanks to fellow fan Peter Chavez IV I was alerted to the existence of an entertainment and shopping experience known as Hasbro City via the Funworld magazine by the IAAPA web site!  This facility is located in Mexico's Paseo Interlomas shopping mall.  It features a "shoppertainment" experience.  The article on the IAAPA site describes the venue this way:

According to Variety, Lionsgate and Hasbro have finalized a deal to sell eOne for a reported $375 million.  This deal will add 6,500 film and TV shows to Lionsgate's collection including ABC's "The Rookie", "The Woman King" and "Yellowjackets".  Ha

With Transformers going into its 40th Anniversary, it is no surprise that the brand will appear in in pop culture media.  There have been many sightings of the Transformers brand over the years in other media and with today's debut of Jack Reacher Season 2 we have another.  In the debut episode of the show's second season the character Neagley (Maria Sten) opens up a laptop and as she looks at it, we get a view of the back showing several Transformers stickers!  An Autobot symbol, Skywarp and Soundwave all appear alongside other retro stickers such as Vol