Several artists who have worked in the Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts creative process have started to share some interesting concept art and previous material of the movie. We have collected some of them for you to check them our in just one place. This time we have very nice material including early Scourge designs.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Optimus Primal By Furio Tedeschi (Instagram) – According to the artist, this was the first robot mode he made for the Maximals. Also, robot mode concept 3D base mesh and final concepts.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Mirage By Shane Baxley (Instagram) – Very curious first ideas for Mirage’s design.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Bumblebee Jumping Scene By Weta FX (Instagram) – Pre-visualization of Bumblebee’s return while jumping from Stratosphere.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Maximals & Autobots Together By Weta FX (Instagram) – Pre-visualization of the scene where the Maximals and Autobots charge into battle. It’s also mentioned that Weta FX created Apelinq.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Battletrap By Furio Tedeschi (Instagram) – Battletrap’s head and full body concept art.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Keyframes By Pablo Dominguez (Instagram) – Several pieces of keyframes from the volcano scene.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Terrrocon Bloodhound By Shane Baxley (Instagram) – Early ideas for this new Terrorcon character who didn’t get into the movie.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Nightbird By Furio Tedeschi (Twitter) – Alt mode and robot mode concept art.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Scourge By Eddie Del Rio (Instagram) – Several initial designs for the Terrorcon leader, one of them wearing a Decepticon mask. The artist also mentioned that this character was never planned or solicited to be Optimus Prime in any form.
- Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts Mirage By Eddie Del Rio (Instagram) – Early design of the Autobot warrior.
If you missed our first posts, you canfind part 1 here and part 2 here. See all the images and videos after the break and then sound off your impressions on the 2005 Boards and Stay tuned for our next round up of more concept art!
barracuda1997
god i want a studio series of knightbird so badly just for the vehicle mode if anything
Galvatronv2
concept mirage and final mirage is such a drastic change. every single concept for mirage is just hidious and then the final one is so good. the change is like knight and bay
SPLIT LIP
This is a problem I have with Mirage’s design in the final film. His final body is so greebly and lacks smooth, solid armour panels, and his legs are very square. He doesn’t look youthful or sleek, and honestly his body has the level of detail and exposed workings you’d expect from a character meant to look older and less advanced.
John Titor
October
jungle penguins
Nightbird's original car is around 1999. Optimus Prime was going to be a truck that dates to 2008. Maybe they really were going to set it later?
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At the same time, the early information in like 2021 said 1992 rather than 1994. Conspiracy goes everywhere.
GAUGE
I saw the movie last night with the wife.
I actually didn't mind the powermaster type suit.
The mirage concept art there ended up looking sooo much like it.
I'd honestly like to see a legit figure made out of it.
after the GI Joe scene, it finally clicked that that suit reminded me of the Power suit Duke wore in the GI Joe movie.
ShylockZeuss
I think I get what you're saying, but that's not my point. What I mean is, if you look at a Porsche or any sports car really, you'll probably think of a cool looking robot. That Mirage concept art that looks like Kup just doesn't reflect the car at all imo
dragon
Who will have notice details in movie begin with if they kept them on car
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ShylockZeuss
I know these are just concept arts but I just don't understand how the artist was given a Porsche but then designed a Kup looking head for it. No hate to the artist, but the idea just baffles me. It's like being given a Ferrari to design Dino, and then giving him Que's head.
PrimusMaximus04
Oh that’s interesting. At one point Scourge was gonna be a Mercenary judging by his mask here
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Also pretty glad they didn’t keep these decals on Nightbird in V-mode, seeing as Import and Drifting Culture wasn’t really popular for the next decade or so in America.
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Which now that I’m thinking about it makes me wonder if the time setting of the movie was different in earlier versions of the movie… hmmm… to the conspiracy board?
JayEm
Some of these concepts might be not be great, but the artwork isn’t terrible. Concept art is just visual brainstorming for the most part anyway, though I doubt that will fit your little narrative about how the movie was bad.
DeathsTreads77
That sounds awfully like your saying it objectively.
I must say, that one mirage design would make a good jazz, or some other bots. I like it. I like how the other has some nice kicks and a racing helmet, fitting for the character
VVa
Not even sure how.
Drakuatron
Those first few Mirage concepts look like they were trying to code Mirage as a 80s-90s Black stereotype. I don\'t know why, but that\'s the vibe I get from it.
VVa
You truly are a pest of society. Hopefully you speak your mind less.
HAZARDZONE
I'm going to have to ask you to stop malding
HAZARDZONE
Maybe that's why they weren't used
Afterburner
Some truly terrible art work. Hopefully since this bombed we can finally move back to a good style.
IDWDrift
The concept body for Mirage with the grey background looks tremendously better than his final body in the film, but all of those heads look terrible. I’m beyond thankful they went with the head design he has in the film.
captain N
So when is this coming to dvd?