Is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts The Start Of A Hasbro Cinematic Universe?
Being the seventh movie in a giant franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts doesn't exist in a vacuum. A movie like this always has an eye on what's next--or at least what could be next. And it's got at least one very clear idea for a sequel.
At the end of Rise of the Beasts, our main human hero, Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos), returns to his old life in Brooklyn. He still needs a job, and he's got an interview. But it's going a bit oddly, because this guy he's interviewing with seems to know all about his big adventure with the Transformers.
Warning: This remainder of this article contains spoilers for the ending of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
And he wants to recruit Noah into a secret government organization of some kind. And, no, it's not Sector 7 from the previous Transformers movies. It's G.I. Joe.
Naturally, we have questions about what this tease actually means. Is this the start of some kind of Hasbro Cinematic Universe? Is a new standalone G.I. Joe movie in the works? And we got some answers from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
Di Bonaventura told GameSpot that, right now, this G.I. Joe tease is about "[adding] elements to Transformers," meaning there's no separate G.I. Joe movie in development or greater universe being planned right now. They're going to see how Rise of the Beasts performs, both in terms of box office and audience response, and go from there.
«What we end up doing with G.I. Joe, separately, I don't know at this moment. We tend not to plan things, on purpose,» di Bonaventura told GameSpot. «Because one of the aspects of trying to keep it fresh has been the fact that we get to experience the current movie with the audience. And their reaction to it really influences where we go.»
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