Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson are joining the cast of the next Transformers movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Yeoh and Davidson will star in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, with Yeoh voicing the character and Airazor and Davidson voicing Mirage.
They join previously announced stars including Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback. Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II) is directing Rise of the Beasts, which is based on Hasbro's action figures.
Rise of the Beasts is the seventh entry in the Paramount Pictures series based on Transformers.
«Rise of the Beasts will offer a 1990s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons,» THR said.
Rise of the Beasts was pushed back by a year due to the pandemic and is now slated to hit theaters on June 9, 2023. Michael Bay, who directed five Transformers movies dating back to 2007, is a producer on the new film.
The latest entry was 2018's prequel, Bumblebee, starring Hailee Steinfeld. In total, the Transformers franchise has minted $4.8 billion worldwide at the box office, making it one of the biggest movie franchises in history.
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