Fans of the Transformers franchise have been eagerly anticipating the premiere of the seventh installment in the Transformers film series, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The excitement has grown with the release of new character posters for the film, which have revealed the first look of fan-favorite Autobots like Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.Transformers@transformersGet ready to RISE UP and ROLL OUT. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts #OptimusPrime #OptimusPrimal #Mirage133002995Get ready to RISE UP and ROLL OUT. #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts #OptimusPrime #OptimusPrimal #Mirage https://t.co/Nlf7TCfy6ODirected by Steven Caple Jr. and written by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber, the film will serve as a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018). Transformers: Rise of the Beasts stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, with Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and others, in voice roles. While readers may have their reasons for loving the films of this franchise, there are several cool facts about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts that they may not be aware of.Five fascinating facts about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts that every fan should know1) The movie is inspired from the Beast Wars: Transformers cartoonsTransformers@transformersUNITE or FALL. Watch the new trailer for #Transformers: #RiseOfTheBeasts - in theatres June 9.Sign up for EXCLUSIVE content and updates: paramnt.us/TROTBSignUp6890518631UNITE or FALL. Watch the new trailer for #Transformers: #RiseOfTheBeasts - in theatres June 9.Sign up for EXCLUSIVE content and updates: paramnt.us/TROTBSignUp https://t.co/qEzq3BfY1GThe plot of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is inspired from the the 1996 TV series Beast Wars: Transformers. While the movie is not a direct adaptation of the cartoons, it is said to have incorporated themes and characters from the show's storyline.Further, the movie will be set in the year 1994, unlike Beast Wars, which was set three hundred years in the future. The director of the film, Steven Caple Jr., explained in a press conference that he grew up watching Transformers and the Beast Wars cartoons, and they are very close to his heart:"By the time I was a teenager, Beast Wars had come out . . . What brought me to the project was the chance to imagine on a different level and to dream. That’s what Transformers means to me. Dealing with robots, dealing with humans, and creating that bond, it’s all about the emotion and where we can take our new characters."2) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts features a new castTransformers@transformersNOAH AND ELENA #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts3447364NOAH AND ELENA 🙌 #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts https://t.co/aT2EONrnxCAnthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback will play the human protagonists of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Noah Diaz and Elena Wallace, respectively. The two actors will be joined by Peter Cullen, who has been the voice actor behind Optimus Prime in previous Transformers movies as well as animated Transformers titles.The cast also includes new additions like Luna Lauren Vélez, Dean Scott Vazquez, and Tobe Nwigwe, as well as Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Liza Koshy, Michelle Yeoh, Ron Perlman, and others in voice roles.3) The movie will feature Maximals, the Predacons, and the TerrorconsTransformers@transformersSTAND DOWN. The Autobots come face to face with the Maximals in an exclusive new clip from #Transformers: #RiseOfTheBeasts. @MTVAwards113353106STAND DOWN. The Autobots come face to face with the Maximals in an exclusive new clip from #Transformers: #RiseOfTheBeasts. @MTVAwards https://t.co/tTNN2zMPQdApart from the Autobots and the Decepticons, the movie will introduce three different factions of the Transformers race, namely the Maximals, the Predacons and the Terrorcons. Maximals and Predacons are the evolutionary equivalents of Autobots and Decepticons, respectively, and can take on animal forms.Terrorcons, on the other hand, are a faction within the Decepticons, and the main villains in the movie. The movie is expected to feature many new characters within each faction, with a major war breaking out between them.4) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be the first of a trilogyParamount+@paramountplusTransformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus67091879Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be released theatrically in 2023 and is the first of three new installments. A new animated series from @Nickelodeon arrives this fall. And in 2024, the franchise expands further with a CG animated Transformers theatrical film. #ParamountPlus https://t.co/4FKsliX2HpIn February last year, Paramount Pictures announced that Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was confirmed to be the first of a planned trilogy. While no new information has been released regarding the two sequels or their plots, fans of the franchise can be assured that there will be a lot of Transformers content to look forward to in the future.Paramount also revealed that a new animated Transformers film will be released in 2024.5) The film will serve as a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018)Transformers@transformersCalling all Autobots! #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts #Bumblebee #Arcee #Wheeljack44211138Calling all Autobots! #Transformers #RiseOfTheBeasts #Bumblebee #Arcee #Wheeljack https://t.co/DHg9BSI8rHThe events of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is said to begin in the year 1994. In the timeline of the Transformers film series, that puts it between 2007's Transformers and 2018's Bumblebee. While the filmmakers have confirmed that the film acts as a sequel to Bumblebee, it will only act as a soft reboot and feature an array of new characters.Filmmakers have also confirmed that Optimus Prime will continue to feature as a main character in the film. However, fans can expect to see a different side to the beloved character in the upcoming movie. In an interview with Collider, director Stephen Caple Jr. said:"In this film, it's forming why he has a link to humanity and why he has a link to earth, and that's emotional. It's not home yet to him. He's like an ex-pat here. He's landed, he's an alien, and he's never been here before. That allows us to get underneath the stoicism of what we've traditionally presented in Prime."Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premieres in theaters on June 9, 2023.