Transformers : Rise of the Beastsis the next alive - actionTransformersmovie , but is it connected to Michael Bay’sTransformersuniverse ? The upcoming entry in the dealership is directed by Steven Caple Jr. and stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback . It will have the recurrence of Optimus Prime and Bumblebee , who have been central to the series since it start . Transformers : Rise of the Beastsis also where theBeast Warsstory   is finally play to animation , but how it connect to premature movies is already under doubtfulness .

Paramount kicked off itsTransformersuniverse in 2007 with the acquittance of Michael Bay ’s action blockbuster starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox . He stick around with the series for five movies that became wildly successful at the box office . Although LaBeouf eventually exited the series , Mark Wahlberg step in to lead two entry in the dealership . Bay’sTransformersmovieswere seldom critical smash , but they did become quite pop around the Earth and established a complicated history for the Autobots and Decepticons . There were programme for Bay ’s franchise to bear on beyondTransformers : The Last Knight , so isTransformers : climb of the Beastsrelated to his picture ?

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former details onTransformers : raise of the Beastsplace the movie ’s event during 1994 . This is years before Bay’sTransformersmovies take place . The decision to setRise of the Beastsin the past was done so it could build off the most recent entryway in the enfranchisement , just not one Bay was regard in.2018’sBumblebeeserved as a soft reboot of the franchise , as it give way Bumblebee an origin story . The motion-picture show follow the scandalmongering Transformer after he arrive on Earth in 1987 and forge a bond with Charlie ( Hailee Steinfeld ) . It is confirmed thatTransformers : hike of the Beastsis tied toBumblebee ’s continuity .

As for howTransformers : Rise of the Beastsconnects to Michael Bay ’s franchise , producers for the coming movie have posit that they take the 1994 stage setting to avoid hisTransformersmovies . The Bay - geological era tale are still reckon canyon , as far as we know , but it is a very promiscuous canon at this point .   Like any prequel in a larger enfranchisement , Bumblebeeretconned previously establish   contingent about the series ' event . It changed the transformer ' history on Earth , including when Optimus Prime first come to the planet inBumblebee ’s post - credits setting . A similar approach toTransformers : Rise of the Beastswould mean that it can exist in the same universe as Bay’sTransformers , even if it has the liberty to make some changes to the mythology .

Saying thatTransformers : wage hike of the Beastsexists in Michael Bay’sTransformersuniverse is one affair , but will the movie actually link to the future storyline in some fashion ? It has been say that the moving-picture show will explain Optimus Prime ’s connection to humanity and why he became a guardian of the planet . However , Paramount and Hasbro have separated themselves from Bay ’s franchise a bit with theBumblebeesoft reboot . He is n’t involved inTransformers : Rise of the Beastseither , so any connections to the original five - film franchise might be minor .

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