It may be another sad day with announcements of more movies being pushed back due to the pandemic, this time all coming from Paramount Pictures, but there has been one bright spot to all the depressing news today. Even though we are going to have to wait longer for films like theMission: Impossiblesequels or theQuiet Placespinoff, Paramount has announced that there is a new untitled animatedTransformers' movie on the way with a release date of July 05, 2025. It’s unclear if this is the previously announcedJosh Cooley-directed prequel.
Today’s release date reveal did not come with information about the director, story details, voice talent, or creative team attached to the project. However, this will be the first animated movie in the franchise sinceThe Transformers: The Movieall the way back in 1986. Transformers have always been a hot property for Paramount withMichael Bay’s original live-action film in 2007 giving pop culture a renewed interest in this 80s franchise based around transforming robots in disguise.
Say what you will about those films from a quality standpoint, the franchise has grossed almost $5 billion as a whole WithTransformers: Dark of the MoonandTransformers: Age of Extinctioneach making over a billion respectively. The last film in the franchise 2018’sBumblebeewas not as big a financial success as its previous entries in the series, but it was the first critical hit for the franchise. The series’ next live-action filmTransformers: Rise of the Beastsdirected byCreed 2’sSteven Caple Jr.looks to continue that upward path for the franchise next year.
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It will be interesting to see what kind of connections, if any, this upcoming animated film will have toRise of the Beasts,Bumblebee, or the Bay series. The beautifully animated CGI sequences set on the Transformers’ home planet of Cybertron that highlighted the fabled war between the Autobots and Decepticons was one of the best moments ofBumblebeeso the sky’s the limit to what kind of story this animated tale can tell. As long as they can getPeter Cullenback as Optimus Prime they are off to a good start and ifBumblebeetaught us anything it is that this franchise can tell an effectively heartfelt story that focuses on both the human characters and their robot counterparts.
Will this film have the touch, or will it be another entry fans of this long-running franchise will want to forget? Only time will tell, but we will hopefully find out on June 02, 2025, pending any more delays given the current dire state of the world. For all the latest news on this animated project and all thingsTransformers, stick with Collider.
