Age of extinction within his prototype identity galvatron, and one of the two main antagonists of transformers. A tiein to age of extinction, once again taking place in an alternate continuity from the film. Animated transformers prequel hires toy story 4 director film. The second film in michael bays live action series. Jun 27, 2017 with the last knight calling into question much of the transformers established history, we put the events of the franchise into chronological order. Contentsshow event chronology 1732 february 22nd george washington was born in westmoreland, virginia colony, british america. Developed as a spinoff and prequel, it was later declared a reboot of the franchise. Timeline transformers film series wiki fandom powered. The story is an ageold battle between two factions of a sentient robot race who can alter their appearance into common vehicles, whose civil war decimates their home planet and eventually brings them to earth michael bay has been the director for each main film installment, with travis knight director of kubo and the. The first five films in the series were directed by michael bay, and began with transformers. The stories are released in conjunction with botcon and the transformers collectors club. The movie series were all familiar with started in 2007 with the original movie, simply entitled transformers.
When collegebound sam witwicky learns the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers, he must accept his destiny and join optimus prime and bumblebee in their epic battle against the decepticons, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world. Transformers is a 2007 american science fiction action film based on the transformers toy line. The first trailer for bumblebee, the upcoming transformers spinoff directed by travis knight, has answered several key questions about the movie. Vinnie mancuso watched all five transformers movies, including the last knight, and now tries to explain whats going on in this long, convoluted story.
Dec 19, 2018 the transformers movie timeline spans six movies and millions of years. Among the first transformers is a pantheon of great knights, many of whom owe their forms to the dinosaurs of earth, while several others are blessed with the ability to combine into a single threeheaded dragon. List of transformers movies in chronological order. Mar 25, 2020 the two franchises share robotic leads, and the transformers toyline and animated series debuted in the same year as director james camerons iconic film introduced the world to the t800. Bumblebee, is a 2018 american science fiction action film centered on the transformers character of the same name. The transformers movie timeline has grown more dense and complicated throughout michael bays fivefilm saga and the addition of bumblebee has called many aspects of it into question. Michael bay has directed transformers 2007, revenge of the fallen 2009, and the last knight 2017 while d. Popular among women, this goodlooking and charming actor was cast in the lead role in the hit transformers film series. The complete transformers movie timeline in chronological order. It was released in north america on august 8, 1986, and in the united kingdom on december 12, 1986. The main movie timeline consisting of the films themselves. A bumblebee spinoff, directed by travis knigh, is scheduled for 2018, and a fifth film is to be released in 2019.
With the last knight calling into question much of the transformers established history, we put the events of the franchise into chronological. Dec 25, 2018 vinnie mancuso watched all five transformers movies, including the last knight, and now tries to explain whats going on in this long, convoluted story. How bumblebee changes the transformers movie timeline cbr. Shia labeouf biography childhood, life achievements. The secondary idw movie timeline consisting of the first three films, novels, comic. The transformers movie timeline in chronological order youtube. Feb 10, 2020 the michael bay transformers, or bayformers timeline is a complicated series of films, and the addition of bumblebee has called many aspects of it into question. It is the first installment of the liveaction transformers film series and the first film in the hasbro cinematic universe. This is a timeline of transformers related events that occurred in the real world, including release dates and other major occurrences. We dont have an article named timeline transformersfilmseries.
Set 20 years before the series first entry, the movie also imagines the arrival of the autobots on earth in 1987, as opposed to 2007, the year the first film takes place. The michael bay transformers, or bayformers timeline is a complicated series of films, and the addition of bumblebee has called many aspects of it into question. Transformers film transformers fan fiction wiki fandom. Megatron is the main antagonist of the transformers cinematic universe.
The transformers timeline michael bay transformers. Age of extinction won the race to the top of the box office chart and did so with ease. Transformers film series transformers fan fiction wiki. The transformers movie timeline in chronological order. This is a timeline of events as depicted or mentioned in the transformers film series. A timeline of key transformers brand milestones follows pre1984 hasbro secures the rights to many changingconverting robot brands in japan and creates the umbrella name the transformers. The battle for earth continues in this actionpacked blockbuster. The liveaction film series is a continuity family, and as such includes all continuities concerning closely related characters and settings. It gives a sense of the film s tone and style, an idea of some of the conflict that will be explored by the plot, and a strong sense of just where this fits in the transformers timeline.
Titan magazines movie timeline covering the uk take on the liveaction movie universe, which diverges following the events of the first film. It serves as a prequel to the events of the 2007 transformers movie, with the exception of the fourth issue which is set just after the movie. Transformers spinoff bumblebee tells the origin story of bumblebee and could also set up a new timeline for the series. Among the first transformers is a pantheon of great knights, many of whom owe their forms to the dinosaurs of earth, while several others are blessed with the ability to combine into a single threeheaded. The reign of starscream is a 5issue miniseries that acts as a sequel to the movie transformers. A series of live action films based on the transformers toy franchise. And while anything else isnt really on a timeline, they can be moved to the idw timeline because theyre secondary canon to the film series.
The main transformers movie we are working on is a reboot, and i will say that the bumblebee sequel will be more directly linked to the timeline that we set up, di. Redirected from optimus prime transformers film series for the comic book series featuring optimus prime, see optimus prime comics. Next transformers movie will be a sequel to michael bays. The film was coproduced and directed by nelson shin, who also produced the original transformers television series. Saga of the allspark is a 4issue series reprinting comics from titan magazines transformers comic uk. Timelines is comic book series by fun publications where they publish their transformers fiction. Dark of the moon, a major antagonist in transformers. A spinoff film, bumblebee, directed by travis knight and produced by bay, was released on. In this film, megatron tries to use the allspark to turn human technology into an army of decepticons.
In the most detailed making sense of transformers yet, i take on the complete transformers timeline from start to finish. Heres a list of all the transformers movies as they have been released, and a little bit about each of them. On pliocenic earth, the heroic maximals and the evil predacons battle for survival against each other and against a violent planet. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Transformers complete movie timeline, from cybertron to. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. The transformers movie timeline has grown more dense and complicated throughout michael bays five film saga and the addition of bumblebee has called many aspects of it into question. Megatron transformers film series villains wiki fandom. Transformers 2007, revenge of the fallen 2009, dark of the moon 2011, age of extinction 2014 and the last knight 2017. A continuity is a fictional universe or timeline that is characterized by recurring characters and settings and an internal consistency with regards to characterization and depicted events. Typically, stories that are produced by a particular licensor such as idw or in a particular form of media such as comic books are in continuity with each other, meaning that they are meant to all take. Today, the transformers brand has a devoted following of fans of all ages, with optimus primea and. This series, particularly famous for its heavy use of cgi has continued to exceed box office limitations with over 3. The liveaction film series is an umbrella term that refers to the series of highlysuccessful theatrical feature films put out by paramount pictures beginning in 2007, along with the vast amount of toys, merchandise, and ancillary fiction created for it.
Bumblebee producer says next transformers movie will be a. Redirected from optimus prime transformers film series this article has multiple issues. The film, which combines computer animation with liveaction filming, was directed by michael bay, with steven spielberg serving as executive producer. The michael bay transformers, or bayformers timeline is a complicated series of films, and the addition of bumblebee has called many aspects. When bay launched the liveaction transformers franchise in 2007, it was already clear that the robots in disguise had been hiding on earth longer than most humans were aware. This is a list of all the transformer movies in order error. The following article contains major spoilers for bumblebee, the latest film in the transformers franchise, in theaters friday, dec. The transformers timeline michael bay transformers franchise. Transformers is a series of american science fiction action films based on the transformers. The movie is a 1986 animated film based on the transformers television series, in turn based on the transformers toyline created by hasbro.
Transformers is a series of american science fiction action films based on the toys created by hasbro and tomy. With this crossover set in the terminators original timeline of 1984, the series plays off the possibility that the t800 needs to prevent the machineruled. These knights, either knowingly or unknowingly, fulfil the mandate of their creators and set out. The first film in michael bays transformers series. Although frequently used to simply refer to the original 19841991 marvel comic series, 19841987 animated series, the term encompasses all transformers fiction from 1984 to 1992. Since then there have been three subsequent releases, and a fourth one on the way. Heres the complete history of transformers, from michael bay to bumblebee. It was produced by don murphy and tom desanto, and is the first installment in the liveaction transformers film series.
Directed by travis knight and written by christina hodson, the film stars hailee. An ancient struggle between two cybertronian races, the heroic autobots and the evil decepticons, comes to earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager. Transformers franchise box office history the numbers. Shia labeouf is an american actor, bestknown for playing louis stevens in the popular disney channel series even stevens. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear.
Transformers complete movie timeline, from cybertron to bumblebee to michael bay. However, that film, and practically every film in the top five, failed to live up to expectations. Titan magazines movie timelinecovering the uk take on the liveaction movie universe, which diverges following the events of the first film. He served as the main antagonist of transformers, the secondary antagonist of both transformers. Sector seven arg timeline detailing the history of the alternate reality that presents transformers as real beings, and the fiction associated with them a cover story propagated by sector seven. The transformers movie timeline spans six movies and millions of years.
It gives a sense of the films tone and style, an idea of some of the conflict that will be explored by the plot, and a strong sense of just where this fits in the transformers timeline. Transformers studio series sentinel prime and scrapper. Back when the transformers franchise was still churning out sequels, a whole writers room was put together to figure out the future of the toybased film series. Bumblebee movie timeline in transformers films chronological. Following a devastating war on cybertron, we learned that both the. Sector seven arg timelinedetailing the history of the alternate reality that presents transformers as real beings, and the fiction associated with them a cover story propagated by sector seven. Mar 18, 2019 the main transformers movie we are working on is a reboot, and i will say that the bumblebee sequel will be more directly linked to the timeline that we set up, di bonaventura told gamespot. Shia labeouf, megan fox, josh duhamel, tyrese gibson. Transformers has been told through various mediums in recent years, with movies being the latest addition. The two franchises share robotic leads, and the transformers toyline and animated series debuted in the same year as director james camerons iconic film introduced the world to the t800.
With the last knight calling into question much of the transformers established history, we put the events of the franchise into chronological order. Autobots transformers cinematic universe heroes wiki fandom. Animated transformers prequel hires toy story 4 director. The film, which combines computer animation with liveaction, is directed by michael bay, with steven spielberg serving as executive producer. It is the sixth installment of the liveaction transformers film series. The term generation 1, or g1, is a retronym, coined after the advent of 1992s transformers. Transformers is a series of american science fiction action films based on the transformers franchise which began in the 1980s. Tfwiki has identified four primary timelines for the series.
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