Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Interview: Director Reveals Big Change to Film
299While the Michael Bay films of the Transformer franchise set a standard for outstanding visuals and VFX, they began to lose fans as the plot thinned in favor of flashy fight scenes. When Bumblebee recaptured the heart of the series, the film opened new doors for filmmakers and fans like Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II) to really flex in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. We know this prequel to Bay’s saga aims to thread the sensational action and heart more seamlessly, but in this interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, Caple Jr. reveals how this brand-new angle came to be, and why fans of Transformers should be securing their seats when it hits theaters on June 9.
Rise of the Beasts takes us back to the ‘90s, to a part of Optimus Prime’s (Peter Cullen) life that’s been previously untapped by the live-action films, similar to what Bumblebee did for, well, Bumblebee. According to Caple Jr., the original idea was to do a straight sequel to that movie, but because he’d just come off of another franchise’s sequel, the director declined. He was later approached again with a new offer: Paramount Pictures wanted to dig into Beast Wars: Transformers. “I know all about Beast Wars,” he tells us, and his passion for the IP is undeniable in their discussion. While “nerd-talking,” Caple Jr. goes into what he personally wanted to bring to the movie, as well as what he didn’t bring in the hopes to continue these stories into the next “phase of this project.”
In his interview, which you can watch or read below, Caple Jr. recalls which monumental moment during production the gravity of this job hit him, and shares the direction he wants to take Transformers going forward. He talks about the references to Transformers Generation One, Easter eggs for fans, and how Pete Davidson, who stars alongside Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Michelle Yeoh, and more, influenced parts of the script. We also learn that Caple Jr.’s original intro with Optimus Prime was actually much darker, why it was removed, and if we’ll get to see it in the future.
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