Transformers: Rise of the Beasts may be setting up for a crossover with the G.I. Joe franchise, but while we wait for updates on that, Paramount is going to be releasing an animated prequel called Transformers One.
The film is set to come out next month, and we have a new trailer showcasing the brotherhood and eventual rivalry of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Check this out:
With the human element of the Transformers movies usually considered to be the weakest part, this animated film looks to do away with the human element and finally give fans a full story set in the world of Cyberton.
Though it’s expected that this movie is going to be in its own timeline, I wouldn’t be surprised if they made it so that this would also be taking place around the same timeline as Bumblebee. After all, the rebooted films have yet to tell the new origin of their Megatron.
Then again, the films have kind of become pretty jumbled with the continuity, so it’s probably best for Transformers One to just pave its own retelling of the Autobots/Decepticons story. So far, early reactions have been said to be great, and the live-action movies may have found a run for its money when it comes to storytelling quality.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Transformers One rolls out into theaters on Sept. 20.
