2023

Yesterday the newest trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was released.  This made way some cool Transformers news and updates including the debut of the Transformers statues at CinemaCon and casting news for the upcoming animated theatrical film.  Also released was the character poster for the Terrorcon leader Scourge!  The artwork shows off the creepy 'con complete with Unicron behind him!  This also gives us a good look at his head design which has horns and

On April 27, 2023 Paramount Pictures released the second trailer for the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts film!  This trailer was filled with BIG spoilers and new scenes.  Check out the trailer in the embed below then check out my reactions below:

Back in early March, statues of Rise of the Beasts Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal debuted at SXSW, the first stop on a tour that will take the statues across the United States and overseas. Starting on April 24, 2023 the statues have taken up residence in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace where they will be available for fans to check out until May 8, 2023.  Even better?  Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal have been joined by a Mirage statue!

Paramount Animation was in attendance at Cinemacon 2023 where the cast for the upcoming animated Transformers film was announced! Here are the cast members revealed so far:

For the past couple of weeks, fans in the United States have been finding two previously unannounced Voyager Class Rise of the Beasts figures at Walmart stores.   The figures are meant to represent Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime as they appear in the film.  Interestingly, while they are Voyager Class, they are not part of Generations or Studio Series.  Instead, their packaging is similar to figures like the Beast Combiners.  Now thanks to Walmart's web site we have official images and information fo

Threezero has revealed its upcoming DLX figure: Arcee from the Bumblebee Movie!  Orders are scheduled to go live May 4, 2023 with the shipping time frame set for Q4 of 2023.  Check out the official product information and images below:

Transformers: Bumblebee DLX Arcee
Hasbro and threezero are thrilled to present Arcee, the female Autobot from the Transformers: Bumblebee film as the next figure in the Transformers DLX collectible articulated figure series!

The Official Hasbro Pulse Facebook Page has revealed several new Rise of the Beasts character posters!  This time out these posters feature the Maximals in their beast modes.  Check them out in the gallery below!

The Official Transformers Movie Facebook Page has posted character posters for the Autobots in the upcoming Rise of the Beasts film!  Among these is the poster for Wheeljack, confirming his "final" appearance in the film which is dramatically different than his G1-based appearance in the Bumblebee movie.  You can see them in the gallery below!

In a momentous announcement, Hasbro and Mattel, traditional rivals in the toy industry have signed an agreement to create co-branded toys and games!  According to aNB Media, the first products announced are a Barbie Monopoly by Hasbro while Mattel will create Transformers themed Hot Wheels and UNO cards.  With both Transformers and Barbie releasing films this year it is no surprise that these would be the first brands out of the ga