Just days after theTransformers: The Last Knighttrailer offered a new glimpse at the villainousMegatron, we have yet another look at this villain, along with other robots in disguise courtesy of new motion posters. These living one-sheets feature returning robots in disguise such as Bumblebee, Megatron, Hound, Barricade and Optimus Prime, along with new additions such as Hot Rod, a fan favorite from the original animated series, making his live-action debut in this movie, the “British” robot Cogman, and the tiny Vespa Transformer Sqweeks. We’ve heard about all of these robots before, but these motion posters give us a better look at what they bring to the table when this movie hits theaters this summer.
DirectorMichael Baydebuted all of these motion posters on hisTwitteraccount this morning. The filmmaker previously debuted a first look photo with Sqweeks alongside new starIsabela Monerwhile production was under way. A report from last June revealed thatCogmanwill be a new Transformer with a British accent, whose vehicle mode will be a luxurious Aston-Martin. There is also another British Transformer known as The Creator, and while it was originally speculated thatAnthony Hopkinsis playing this character, we learned from videos and photos from the set that he’s playing a real-life live-action character.
As forSqweeks, little has been revealed about this character, except that he is an Autobot, who is said to be “human’s best friend.” This character was first seen inMichael Bay’s set photo with new starIsabela Moner, and we saw in last week’s trailer that Sqweeks appears to be living withIsabela Moner’s character Izzy, in an abandoned football stadium. The trailer also reveals thatMark Wahlberg’s Cade Yeager eventually takes Izzy under his wing, but how Izzy and her pint-sized friend Sqweeks fits into the overall story has yet to be fully explained.
The Last Knight centers onOptimus Prime, who has been searching through the cosmos for the Quintessons, the beings believed to be responsible for the creation of the Transformers race. There have been rumors thatTransformers: The Last Knightwill be Optimus Prime’s last movie, which would make it a fitting farewell, since this is also supposedly directorMichael Bay’s last movie in the franchise as well. Paramount and Hasbro have formed a team of writers that are hashing out ideas for the next wave ofTransformersmovies, with theBumblebeespin-off slated to be the next project coming out of the franchise, hitting theaters August 03, 2025. That will be followed byTransformers 7, which has been given a June 10, 2025 release.
This movie is also believed to have ties to medieval times, which reportedly revolve around the Quintessons that Optimus Prime is seeking.Liam GarriganandSantiago Cabreraare starring asKing Arthurand Merlin, respectively, while the rest of the supporting cast includesJerod Carmichael,Laura Haddock,Stanley Tucci,John Turturro,Jean Dujardin,Gil BirminghamandAnthony Hopkins, along withJosh DuhamelandTyrese Gibson, who return as Lennox and Epps from the original trilogy. Paramount has set a June 23 release date forTransformers: The Last Knight, putting it up against the horror-thriller47 Meters Down. Take a look at these new motion posters as we wait for more onTransformers: The Last Knight.
