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The Completely Bananas History of Transformers on Earth, According to the Movies

The promise of Transformers: The Last Knight has been that it’s going to shed light on the secret history of Transformers. Seeing as most of the other films in Michael Bay’s franchise haven’t exactly overflowed with a fidelity to continuity, that’s going to be… interesting. Has everything we’ve seen been massively confusing and contradictory? Yes.…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 15

There Are Basically TIE Fighters in Transformers: The Last Knight. Sure. Fine. Whatever.

More accurately, there are TIE bombers. Okay, even more accurately, there are drones, or small Transformers (I think they may be flying Constructicons?), that happen to very much resemble but not quite enough for copyright infringement TIE bombers. The still is from an extended Transformers: The Last Knight ad that is basically a bunch of…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Jun 5

The Latest Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer Is All Explosions and Madness

A new trailer for the fifth Transformers movie is here, and boy… are many, many things happening in it. I’d say it contains a 60/40 percent ratio of explosions to outright gibberish, which indicates to me that it may be the most insane Transformers movie since Dark of the Moon. Judge for yourself. So without…

Trailers Rob Bricken May 17

According to The Last Knight, Transformers Have Been on Earth Forever and Also Fought Nazis

Wait. Does that mean the Decepticons fought on Hitler’s side? Pretty much all the Transformers: The Last Knight footage we’ve seen so far has focused on a dystopian present and an Arthurian past. But now we’ve gotten a good look at the entire “secret” history of the Transformers and it is pretty much as hilariously…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta May 9

Anthony Hopkins Calls Michael Bay a ‘Genius’ and ‘Savant’

Anthony Hopkins has worked with some of the best in the business, like Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone. The latest visionary director to earn Sir Hopkins’ favor? None other than the king of explosions, Michael Bay. In an interview with Yahoo! Movies, Hopkins gushed about working with Bay on the latest Transformers movie, Transformers: The…

io9 Beth Elderkin Apr 8

Michael Bay Says There Are 14 Transformers Movies Already Written and My Eyes Are Not Ready

At CinemaCon last week, Michael Bay was asked if he was actually going to be leaving the Transformers franchise this time. He not only said that he’d like to do one more, but that there were already 14 stories ready to go in that universe. Speaking with MTV’s Josh Horowitz, Bay answered the question about…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Apr 5

A Brief History of Michael Bay Quitting the Transformers Movies

For years, Michael Bay has teased us with the possibility that he might leave the Transformers franchise that he’s nurtured into regular explosion-fests that we have come to, well, not love, but expect. The director has just announced that The Last Knight will be his final Transformers movie, and you shouldn’t believe it now anymore…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Feb 3

Michael Bay Is Making a ‘Sci-Fun’ Dystopia Movie Based on Trump and Words Have Lost All Meaning

Universal has bought Michael Bay’s new future dystopia project Little America. The movie is apparently set the near-future where a Trump-like president has bankrupted the country, China has called in its debts, and Americans are migrating to China looking for work. It’s also being described as “sci-fun.” I have some questions. The story is about…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jan 25

Everything We Learned on the Explosion-Filled Set of Transformers: The Last Knight

All the stories you’ve heard about a Michael Bay film set are true. It’s fast, loud, intense and frankly, it’s kind of amazing. Six cameras shoot simultaneously, ranging from 2D to IMAX 3D. Dozens of real Navy SEALS pour out of a crashed ship. Hundreds of live rounds are being fired. Several massive explosions go…

io9 Germain Lussier Dec 6

The Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer Is Appropriately Insane and Over the Top

Say what you want about the Transformers movies, and we all have, but there’s no denying they deliver spectacle on a level unto themselves. That trend looks like it’ll continue with the fifth film, Transformers: The Last Knight. Once again directed by Michael Bay, The Last Knight is kind of a soft reboot on the…

Trailers Germain Lussier Dec 5

Here Are King Arthur and His Knights Chilling on the Transformers 5 Set

Here’s what we know so far about Transformers: The Last Knight. It has King Arthur, Nazis, and Stonehenge. Oh, and presumably some giant transforming robots will make an appearance. That seems like a lot of things to have in one movie. In a new featurette touting Michael Bay’s use of IMAX cameras in the making of…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Nov 16

Maybe Transformers 5 Shouldn’t Have Turned Winston Churchill’s Home Into Nazi Headquarters

In the minds of some British veterans, Transformers: The Last Knight’s choice to cover Winston Churchill’s home in Nazi paraphernalia would cause him to roll in his grave. In the mind of Michael Bay, Churchill would be a fan of his movie. The Sun obtained photos of Blenheim dressed to look like a Nazi headquarters,…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Sep 23

Transfomers: The Last Knight Goes Behind-the-Scenes With Its Real Star, Britain’s Loneliest Dog

A few months ago, it was reported that Michael Bay cast a poor shelter pup named Freya in the fifth Transformers movie, after reading about her in a UK newspaper. Now the film’s released a whole featurette about her starring role, which will no doubt be as exciting as Optimus fighting a dragon whatever other…

Movies James Whitbrook Sep 22

Michael Bay Films So Many Explosions He’s Now Got a Camera Named After Him

Michael Bay is known for filming giant ‘splosions and even gianter cleavage, so it’s no surprise he’d get his own camera to bring him up close and personal with all those boobies and bombs. And it’s called the “BAYHEM.” Bay shared a video on Instagram filming a big action scene for Transformers: The Last Knight…

io9 Beth Elderkin Sep 3

This Live-Action Transformers Fan Film Is Better Than All of Michael Bay’s Attempts

Using a mix of computer graphics, remote control miniature models, and some truly impressive costumes, Lior Mocho and the crew at Chisel Pixel have created the live-action Transformers fan film we all hoped Michael Bay’s first effort would have been. Dreamworks and Paramount Pictures didn’t need to spend hundreds of millions on pricey special effects…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Aug 1

In Defense of Squeeks, Michael Bay’s Goofy-Ass New Transformer

This past Thursday, director Michael Bay introduced a new robot that will be joining his upcoming Transformers movie, The Last Knight. Some fans were quite upset at the addition of this tiny, goofy-looking Autobot to the Transformer movie pantheon, and I have a question for those fans: Really? (I also have a follow-up question: Really?!)…

io9 Rob Bricken Jun 25

Michael Bay Will Unleash His Bayhem Upon VR

Transformers director Michael Bay has partnered with production studio the Rogue Initiative for his first foray into the growing field of VR content. He’s billed as a “strategic advisor” may or may not be Hollywood code for “make sure the explosions are ludicrously huge.” “The new collaboration will produce immersive, virtual adventures offering gritty, danger-close…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 15

The New Transformers Movie May Somehow Be Tied to Arthurian Mythology

We know the fifth Transformers movie is called Transformers: The Last Knight. What we don’t know is what the hell that means. Well, a new report claims the title refers to some of the most famous knights in history, specifically those related to the story of King Arthur. This is a very basic plot rumor…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 14

Michael Bay’s Terrible Filmmaking Style Used for Good Cause

Michael Bay has a bad habit of seeing something—in a newspaper, on TV, whatever—and suddenly deciding that something needs to go in his next movie, regardless of whether it makes sense or not. For instance, after watching a 60 Minutes segment on wingsuits, Bay forced a lengthy scene featuring them in Transformers 3. Now he’s…

Movies Rob Bricken Jun 6

Michael Bay Shows Off Bumblebee’s Latest Wheels

Transformers: The Last Knight just kicked off production, and the social media promotion has already been in full swing. Michael Bay just took to Twitter to show off the latest incarnation of Bumblebee. The new styling is a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, and it looks very, very pretty: [Michael Bay]

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 4

The Completely Bananas History of Transformers on Earth, According to the Movies

There Are Basically TIE Fighters in Transformers: The Last Knight. Sure. Fine. Whatever.

The Latest Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer Is All Explosions and Madness

According to The Last Knight, Transformers Have Been on Earth Forever and Also Fought Nazis

Anthony Hopkins Calls Michael Bay a ‘Genius’ and ‘Savant’

Michael Bay Says There Are 14 Transformers Movies Already Written and My Eyes Are Not Ready

A Brief History of Michael Bay Quitting the Transformers Movies

Michael Bay Is Making a ‘Sci-Fun’ Dystopia Movie Based on Trump and Words Have Lost All Meaning

Everything We Learned on the Explosion-Filled Set of Transformers: The Last Knight

The Transformers: The Last Knight Trailer Is Appropriately Insane and Over the Top

Here Are King Arthur and His Knights Chilling on the Transformers 5 Set

Maybe Transformers 5 Shouldn’t Have Turned Winston Churchill’s Home Into Nazi Headquarters

Transfomers: The Last Knight Goes Behind-the-Scenes With Its Real Star, Britain’s Loneliest Dog

Michael Bay Films So Many Explosions He’s Now Got a Camera Named After Him

This Live-Action Transformers Fan Film Is Better Than All of Michael Bay’s Attempts

In Defense of Squeeks, Michael Bay’s Goofy-Ass New Transformer

Michael Bay Will Unleash His Bayhem Upon VR

The New Transformers Movie May Somehow Be Tied to Arthurian Mythology

Michael Bay’s Terrible Filmmaking Style Used for Good Cause

Michael Bay Shows Off Bumblebee’s Latest Wheels

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