Optimus Prime Toy That Transforms Itself is Ridiculously Expensive
Transformers leader Optimus Prime not only has a self-transforming toy, but now a trailer to match. The film series inspired by the popular Hasbro toy line is one of the highest-grossing franchises in history, with the six Transformers films making a combined total of $4.86 billion worldwide. There has not been a new Transformers film since 2018's Bumblebee, but a seventh installment is on the way, with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' release date expected in 2023.
Despite their success at the box office, Transformers films have generally received a negative critical response over the years, with the exception of Bumblebee, which boasts the franchise's highest Rotten Tomatoes score at 90 percent. That is in contrast to the last Transformers-titled film, The Last Knight, which scored lowest of all at only 15 percent. Director Michael Bay, who helmed the first five Transformers movies, recently revealed in an interview that he went against executive producer Steven Spielberg's advice to stop at Transformers 3. The Last Knight was Bay's final film before Steven Caple Jr. was tapped to direct Rise of the Beasts.
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Apart from the film series, Hasbro has continued to make Transformers toys — and not necessarily for children. After teaming up with Robosen Robotics to create a $700 self-transforming Optimus Prime toy, the companies have returned to debut the Autobot's trailer attachment. According to Gizmodo, Optimus Prime's trailer is available for pre-order via both HasbroPulse.com and Robosen.com,but it is not cheap. The three-foot trailer, which connects to the 19-inch Optimus Prime figure, is also priced at $750. This means that the combined figure and
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