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Moving Picture Company (MPC), the masterminds behind the VFX of Disney’s Lion King “live-action” movie is undertaking the CGI work for Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts.

MPC is most known in the industry for its realistic take on animal CGI and movement. It’s not hard to speculate what sort of magic MPC will bring to the table this time (pssst… it’s Beastformers).

Apart from Lion King, MPC recently did the VFX for animals on Disney’s Cruella, Godzilla vs. Kong, Call Of The Wild, and Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog.

But wait, there’s more! If you are interested in working for Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, MPC is hiring for the movie. Head on over to their official Linkedin page to apply.

Official Announcement:

“We’re excited to announce that Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is coming to MPC Film! We are now hiring #VFX artists and Production crew for this action-packed movie.

‘Returning to the action and spectacle that first captured moviegoers around the world 14 years ago with the original Transformers, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons.’

Get in touch with our recruiters TheFocus and join the team. Check out all our job opportunities over at The Focus’ careers page and get in contact.”

You can check out their awesome work, after the jump.

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under Podcasts

We intended to just make fun of a few goofy bits of transforming robot news, but then Hollywood went and dumped a whole new movie on us, so stay tuned for…both of those things! in this episode of [email protected]

You can download and comment on it here: WTF @ TFW – 604 – June 22 2021

Check out the [email protected] blog here.

If you use iTunes and regularly subscribe to podcasts, you can add us to your player and have the software download each episode automatically each time we update. To do that, and give us a review on iTunes, click here: Transformers Podcast on iTunes. We’re now also offering ways to subscribe by Android, Email, and RSS.

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under Generation 1, Transformers Movie Toys & Products, Transformers Sightings

Great news for fellow Australian collectors! Via Ozformers we can confirm that the highly anticipated Transformers Studio Series SS 73 Grindor And SS 86-07 Slug & Daniel have been found in Australia.

Both Leader class toys have been showing up at Toyworld and Toy Kingdom stores in Australia. We hope these figure will hit store in other countries soon.

Happy hunting!

under 3rd Party Unlicensed

Third party company Magic Square Toys have revealed, via their Weibo account, an extensive gallery of their MS-B31 Brobdingnag (Legends Scale G1 Ultra Magnus). 

Magic Square is bringing a new take on G1 Ultra Magnus for the competitive Legends scale market. The images reveal a more robust and blocky design compared to the old Magic Square MB-04 Transporter. A very promising project that will stand 13.3 cm tall. According to the information shared on the Weibo post, these parts would work like an armor for Magic Square Light Of Justice MS-B18W white version variant which will be sold separately.

Click on the bar to see the mirrored images on this news post and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

 

under Transformers Movie (Just Movie)

Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has issued a special message to the Chinese fans of the Transformers franchise to keep an eye out on the official Weibo account for the movie.

“Hello to all great friends and fans in China. Transformers always had a very special relationship with China and we’re so happy to bringing you the next version of it. It’s got big scale, it’s got heart, and it’s got a ton of humor. I think you’re going to really enjoy it and we look forward to showing you more soon, but in the meantime please stay tuned to your Weibo Paramount account to get the latest information on it and we look forward to seeing you soon”

Additionally, Paramount is revealing the Chinese title for Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts. Loosely translated as Transformers: Super Warriors Rise, the video also highlights multiple international title reveals.

 

under 3rd Party Unlicensed

Third Party company Magic Square Toys have updated their Weibo account with images of their next project: MS-G02 Little Ninja (Nightbird SD Version).

This is a small cute rendition of G1 Nightbird in super-deformed or “chibi” style, but still capable of transforming in a cute little car. This a redeco and retool of Magic Square MS-G01 Peach Girl (SD Arcee). You can already find pre-orders for this figure via our sponsors links below. It’s scheduled for release in September this year.

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under Transformers Movie (Just Movie)

Entertainment One (eOne) has expanded its management roster with the addition of Gabriel Marano, who will oversee the development of Hasbro’s Intellectual Property including Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Power Rangers.

“I’m thrilled to return to my studio roots to help shape eOne’s impressive development slate and especially excited to be working with the amazing Hasbro IP,” said Mr. Marano. “I have grown up with so many of these properties and can’t wait to bring them to life. I’m looking forward to working with Mike Lombardo, Pancho Mansfield, and the tremendous creative talent across the company.”

In addition to his role in shaping and developing Hasbro property, Gabriel Marano will also be the Executive Vice President of Scripted Television at eOne.

under Transformers Movie (Just Movie)

Following on from our last rumor post and yesterday’s deluge of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts news as a whole, we have a new batch of rumors concerning the film once again from friend of the site Protoman. As stated before, he was able to visit the movie set in Montreal, Canada where he was able to learn some interesting bits of info. This time, in his newest video, he elaborated more on what he saw now that the movie has been officially revealed.

You can check out the information that was relayed after the break, but be warned that there are possible heavy spoilers for the film.

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under Beast Wars, Generations / Classics

The official Netflix YouTube have just uploaded a “New on Netflix | July 2021” video featuring their upcoming shows and we have some amazing scenes from the War For Cybertron: Kingdom cartoon.

We have our first look at the Maximal team, the some of the Predacons and the return of a character we hadn’t seen in a while. We won’t spoil much, so you can watch the video here. The clip is from 9:22 to 9:42 but it is region locked, so you may not be able to play it. Alternatively you can see some screencaps after the break. Be aware these scenes and dialogues are HUGE SPOILERS of the series.

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