Thanks to the Paramount International Youtube page, we have a trailer thumbnail which gives us the first glimpse of the Transformers Age of Extinction Trailer! The TV spot is set to air during the Super Bowl today with lots of internet hype from Hasbro and Michael Bay afterwards. Stay tuned to TFW2005 all day and let us know what you think once this all pops off!
Updated with larger shot!
Shin Densetsu
Trailer has been posted to the frontpage:
Transformers Age of Extinction Super Bowl Spot – Transformers News – TFW2005
a person
Maybe he's after the Matrix and plans on using it to revive Megatron somehow.
Grimlockimus
Well we do have one supposed robot mode design for a Dinobot in the form of that production hoodie but which Dinobot is still unknown. Pretty sure Grimlock will have a robot mode, same with Slug, but Strafe and the other two I think will stay with dino modes outside the toyline.
Lazerwave
Do you see G1 Grimlock's voice coming out of that Trex?
Bumblebee765
Tript just posted it. It's a clearer look than what I saw in the trailer too: I only noticed the foot and overall shape.
EDIT: Never mind: I see you already noticed.
RedAlert Rescue
I still think it's not unlikely that the Dinobots do not even Transform – unless they are saving it as a surprise – some of the toys are dino only.
I wonder if he looks like a skeleton as his alt mode is inspired by a Museum display T-Rex ?
Oh and I note he has red eyes
harrismonkey
You may have a point. But regardless, the color is a very clear and strong deviation.
I'd also wondered about that image of drift we saw that almost looked like it belonged in Prime or even animated. It looked very different from Bay's established style. Everything in this looked much more in line with it.
Prime Jetscream
The only art of Grimlock we've seen has him roaring, so his head is angled up and his horns kinda blend in with the rest of him. The only thing that seems off is the color.
Grimlockimus
So I watched the teaser a few times again and I must have a weird eye with details, I can notice the old Optimus design in the midst of a few explosions but I didn't see Strafe/Swoop has two heads. Not sure how I feel about that but we'll see.
The one thing I'm thinking of though is..if Grimlock is that big in T-rex mode, imagine either how big his robot mode must be or just how much size changing there must be during his transformation.
deymasc
Ok. I see it now! Totally different scene than what I was looking at before!
So…the little Chevy is a Transformer! Hope it's not one of the Twins!! LOL
Tript
Good find!
Stepper
Just wondering who is that "green" bot?
deymasc
@Bumblebee765…where?! To me it looks like Optimus standing near scrap or something that was destroyed!
harrismonkey
Something unsettling just hit me.
While we haven't seen Grimlock's actual toy yet, we have seen LOTS of representations in promotional art.
The thing Prime was riding (skeletal with horns) looks nothing like the thing in all the promo toy art.
Are they even going to try to give us accurate toys matching the movie this time?
deymasc
I've looked at this thing several times already and I don't see it.
jackgaughan
Yeah why not Leggings, or Dungarees?
protostar8
Agreed. I think it looks horrible just like the other 3 have been. The designs haven't really changed much at all, they still look very "scrap heap"ish. Grimlock is honestly indistinguishable as Grimlock other than us being made aware that he's Grimlock. He looks more like a robotic dragon than a T-Rex.
Shatterpoint
Grimlockimus
Provided they still keep the Dinobot signature fire breath I think it makes sense to make them look a little dragon like, I personally just saw the dragon horns as a sort of extra dinosaur bit, kinda like how they gave Slag/Slug a stegosaurus tail.
RedAlert Rescue
I'm Pleased to see that my theory that the legacy Truck mode / Robot Mode For Optimus would appeal as there is clear as day the 2011 Robot mode in one scene.
I would face palm though if The Decepticon mercenaries are the only Decepticons in the Movie – and the real villans are Human built bots.
Hey Grimmy – don't leave us in suspenders – do you talk and do you Transform are are you just Optimus' Mount and no smarter than other Pet Transformers ?
I wonder if that Swoop like thing is actually Swoop or some sort of animal Decepticon – as the name allocated to it isn't Swoop like.
Oh and I notice Grimmy has a little red paint on his hips.
I suspect many people will now want to start mentioning How to train your dragon.
Looks like Michael Bay or not Grimlock might be worth the price of the ticket on his own even if he does not transform or talk. But then I like Zoids Genesis and Dragons so I like this.
If he did tlak I'd imaging him saying ; "Me Grimlock good horsey, Me Grimlock giddy up".