'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts': Beast Wars Crossovers, New Autobots, and Everything We Learned About the New Movie

The seventh official film in the Transformers franchise has now unveiled an official title — Transformers: Rise of the Beasts — but there are a lot more details that have been revealed for fans to get excited over (and speculate about). Collider had the opportunity to participate in a virtual press conference for the movie, with Rise of the Beasts director Steven Caple Jr. in attendance as well as producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback. From new factions to when the film is set to new character details and more, here’s what we know so far about the upcoming movie which is currently set for a June 24, 2022 release.

The film’s title on its own definitely signals that the Transformers franchise will officially be diving into the Beast Wars spinoff series, which revolves around characters who are descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will introduce three new factions: Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons. Predacons, which are reptilian in nature, are not necessarily new to the movies but will be given more backstory to flesh out their origins. While Rise of the Beasts will offer its fair share of Decepticons, the Terrorcons are the new big threat on the scene, with Scourge serving as the lead villain who — in a horror-filled twist, enjoys collecting the insignia of the Autobots he has defeated.