Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight

In an artwork Optimus Prime, holding his shield and his sword, is standing in a confrontation with three-headed dragon like creature, and the film's title and billing underneath.

Teaser poster
Directed by Michael Bay
Produced by
Written by
Based on Transformers
by Hasbro
Starring
Music by Steve Jablonsky[1]
Cinematography Jonathan Sela[2]
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $260 million[3]

Transformers: The Last Knight (or simply Transformers 5) is an upcoming 2017 American science fiction-action film based on the Transformers toy line. It is the fifth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and a direct sequel to 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction. The film is directed by Michael Bay, with Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles from Age of Extinction, alongside Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and John Turturro from the first three films. This will be the fifth and final Transformers film to be directed by Bay.[4]

The film is scheduled to be released on June 23, 2017.

Cast

Humans

Autobots

Decepticons

Others

Mark Ryan will return to provide voices for The Last Knight.[37]

Production

Development

Michael Bay announced that the film will be his last Transformers film.

In March 2015, Deadline.com reported that Paramount Pictures was in talks with Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) to pitch new ideas for the Transformers franchise's future installments. The studio intends to do what James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have been doing to spawn three new Avatar sequels, and what Disney is doing to revive Star Wars with sequels and spin-offs. Paramount wants to have their own cinematic universe for Transformers similar to Marvel's Marvel Cinematic Universe and Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe.[38] Goldsman will be the head of the future projects and will work with franchise director Michael Bay, executive producer Steven Spielberg, and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to organize a "writer's room" that will incubate ideas for potential Transformers sequels, prequels and spin-offs.[38] The writer's room members include: Christina Hodson, Lindsey Beer, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari, (Ant-Man), Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, Zak Penn (Pacific Rim: Maelstrom), Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Ken Nolan, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet.[38] Kirkman left the room after just after one day to undergo throat surgery.[39] In July 2015, Akiva Goldsman & Jeff Pinkner were announced as the film's screenwriters.[40] However, on November 20, due to Goldsman's commitments creating a writer's room for G.I. Joe and Micronauts properties, Paramount began to negotiate with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man), as well as Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down), to write the film.[41]

"I think I brought the concern to the movie studio and certainly to the writers. Perhaps...Transformers 5 and 6 movies will go back more to its roots. There was an occasion where one line [in Transformers: Age Of Extinction] which Optimus Prime had, I did not want to say. It was my gut instinct and certainly my commitment to the character... not to say the line. But I was told to say. You can't fight the big boys. I think you all know what that line was."

— Peter Cullen on a question from a fan on the future of the franchise from Sac-Anime 2015[42]

After Transformers: Age of Extinction, Bay had decided not to direct any future Transformers films. But in early January 2016, in an interview with Rolling Stone, he confirmed that he would return to direct the fifth film, and that it would be his last Transformers film.[43] Paramount Pictures will spend $80 million on production in Michigan in return for $21 million in state incentives under agreements entered into before the state legislature eliminated the film office incentive program in July 2015.[44] In April 2016, Paramount hired cinematographer Jonathan Sela.[45] On May 17, Bay revealed the official title of the film to be The Last Knight on his Instagram account, along with a production video showing a close-up of what is presumably Optimus Prime's face with purple eyes instead of blue, and his face mostly discolored.[46] The official Twitter account shows a 19-second short video in morse code that translates to "I'm coming for you May 31".[47] On May 31, it was revealed that Megatron will be returning for the sequel.[28]

Casting

In December 2014, Mark Wahlberg confirmed that he would return for the sequel.[48] In February 2016, there were casting calls for new lead and supporting roles in Los Angeles and London, as well Peter Cullen returning to voice Optimus Prime.[49] Approximately 850 cast and crew will be hired, 450 of whom will be Michigan residents equating to 228 full-time positions.[50] Additionally, 700 extras will be hired from among Detroit residents as part of Paramount's incentive deal with the state.[51] On April 13, TheWrap reported that Isabela Moner was in talks to star as Izabella.[6] The site also reports that Bay is eyeing Jean Dujardin, Stephen Merchant, and Jerrod Carmichael for supporting roles.[52][53] On May 17, 2016, it was confirmed that Josh Duhamel would reprise his role in the film and Jerrod Carmichael was cast.[8] In June 2016, Anthony Hopkins, Mitch Pileggi, Santiago Cabrera, and Laura Haddock joined the cast; and Tyrese Gibson confirmed that he will be returning as Robert Epps.[9][10][16][17][18] In August 2016, Liam Garrigan is confirmed to reprise his role as King Arthur from the television series Once Upon a Time.[14] On September 4, 2016, Stanley Tucci confirmed his return.[5] On October 14, 2016, Bay announced that John Turturro would be reprising his role as Seymour Simmons from the first three films, as well as John Goodman, who will return to voice Hound.[11]

Filming

Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, one of the many locations used in the film.

Principal photography began on May 25, 2016, in Havana, Cuba, with a few scenes shot by a "small team".[54][55][56] Filming continued on June 6, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, and on June 19, 2016, in Detroit, Michigan under the working title E75,[49][50][57] with additional filming took place in Chicago, Illinois.[58] In Detroit, filming took place in the Michigan Motion Pictures Studio, Packard Plant, Michigan Central Station, Cafe D'Mongo's Speakeasy, and MGM Grand Detroit.[59] Production moved to Europe on August 21, and filming commenced on August 22 in Scotland, Wales, North Yorkshire Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland. Filming took place in London and Stonehenge in England, Ireland, Preikestolen, Trolltunga and Atlanterhavsveien in Norway.[60][61][62] Filming will now take place in South Africa, India and possibly Mongolia, Iceland, and Czech Republic as of October 21, 2016.

In early September 2016, filming took place in Alnwick Castle in Alnwick Northumberland in England including car chase scenes.[63] Production continued at St Aidan's Church, Seahouses where Walhberg spent an hour inside the church and reportedly donated £200. Rev Father Des McGiven said: "I didnt even know he was in church until he left, one of my parishoners Danielle Love recognised him and explained who he was, its great that we had him in for the service and appreciate his generosity towards our church." Car chases were also filmed at the monument area of Newcastle upon Tyne, where Josh Duhamel was filming while Wahlberg and Sir Anthony Hopkins continued at Alnwick, Seahouses and the Bamburgh Region of Northumberland.[64] In late September 2016 filming was spotted in Gosport, Hampshire at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum. On 5 October 2016 filming was spotted at St Bartholomew-the-Great, London. London filming wrapped on October 27, 2016.[65] Principal photography wrapped on December 4, 2016.[66]

Effects

As with previous Transformers installments, Industrial Light & Magic will serve as the main visual effects company for Transformers: The Last Knight. In early 2016, the company showed Bay an underwater rendering of a crash-landed alien spaceship and a new dump-truck Transformer with a cloak.[43]

Music

On September 27, it was confirmed that Steve Jablonsky will return to write the score, having composed the music of the first four films.[1]

Release

Transformers: The Last Knight is scheduled to be released on June 23, 2017.[67][68] The teaser trailer of the film will be released on December 5, 2016 and attached to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[69][66]

Nazi iconography controversy

Blenheim Palace, where former Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was born was draped in huge Nazi flags.

On September 21, 2016, shooting for a particular scene took place in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire in England, home of World War II British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. However, the mansion was dressed as a swastika-draped headquarters for Adolf Hitler for filming. This evoked both anger and criticism for being "symbolically disrespectful to Churchill" according to Colonel Richard Kemp who said Churchill "will be turning in his grave,"[3] whilst Tony Hayes of the UK Veterans Association claimed that surviving World War II ex-servicemen and women would be "appalled."[70] The Sun published numerous pictures from the set. War veterans further attacked filmmakers for turning the historic palace into a headquarter for Hitler.[3] Besides the swastika flags, The Sun reported the set featured actors in Nazi troop costumes and German tanks.[71] Churchill was buried less than a mile away at St Martin's Church, Bladon.[72]

Distributor Paramount Pictures and UK-based High Command Productions, which handled the productions of the palace, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Bay addressed the controversy two days later on Friday while speaking to the BBC defending the act, "People have not been fortunate enough to read the script and they don't know that Churchill in this movie is a big hero, he would be smiling." Bay added: "When you see the movie you'll understand. I for one, probably more than any director in the world, have shot more veterans and more active military men and women in my movies. You can actually look it up. I would do nothing to disrespect veterans."[72][73] Nicholas Soames, grandson of Churchill, defended the film-makers by describing the fallout as "a completely manufactured row" and "absolutely the most dismal, idiotic story I've ever read".[74][75] He replied to Colonel Kemps' comment quoted by The Sun by saying, "They do as all newspapers do. They go until they can find some wretched veteran who is prepared to say, "Winston would be turning into his grave." They’ve no idea what my grandfather would have thought!."[74]

Filmmakers spent a reported £10,000 ($13,000) per day for the fortnight shooting.[3] The house, which is open to the public, is owned by a distant relative of Winston Churchill, Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough.[70]

Sequel and spin-off

A Bumblebee spin-off and a sequel, Transformers 6, are set to be released on June 8, 2018, and June 28, 2019, respectively.[67][76]

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