Clips from Transformers: The Last Knight Home Release Extra Features

Transformers: The Last Knight is officially available for digital download for $20. The Blu-ray release, which will also include a digital download code, will in two weeks on September 26. A breakdown of the release along with store exclusives can be found here. To mark the occasion, Paramount provided six sites with clips of the special features including with the movie. Below are the ones from Comic Book Movie (Stanley Tucci as Merlin) and Coming Soon (filming at Stonehenge). The rest could not be embedded so click these links if interested: CBR (filming opening medieval battle) | Under the Radar (look at veterans that performed in film) | Crave (stunt work) | Collider (Bayhem)

China's Transformers 5 Two Extra Minutes for Product Placement

A few weeks before release it was discovered that the China version of Transformers: The Last Knight had a two extra minutes of footage. Thanks to an article from The Hollywood Reporter, we now know that the reason was for product placement. Really bad product placement that caused unintended laughs in China theaters. Hopefully the deleted scenes will be included on the digital and Blu-ray releases so the rest of the world can enjoy the jokes.

...throughout the film, the intentionally comedic moments don't seem to elicit much reaction from the crowd. Instead, their biggest laughs are almost universally reserved for the moments of blatant product placement by Chinese companies.

With the audience quickly learning to play spot-the-brand, giggles start rising in the cinema as the Chinese dairy drink Mengniu makes an appearance at Mark Wahlberg's very-much-in-America scrap yard. Smartphones from LeEco, the financially strapped Chinese tech company, appear to be the brand of choice in the film. And the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is for some reason everywhere. The biggest laugh, however, arrives at the most unsubtle piece of pandering: the moment when the Autobots and their American friends are looking up 'car porn' on a Chinese used-car website.

Man At Arms Builds a Real Optimus Prime Sword

Below is an interesting video that gets into how the team at Man At Arms builds the sword of Optimus Prime, as inspired by Transformers: The Last Knight. Been watching their reforged series for a while and recommend checking out their other builds.

Tyrese Gibson is Not in Transformers: The Last Knight

Apparently Tyrese Gibson is NOT in Transformers: The Last Knight as Epps. He was supposed to be, it was planned but schedule conflicts with Fate of the Furious prevented him from being able to film the role.

"I mean, I was p****d. The goal was for me and Josh Duhamel to come back and surprise the fans, that two of the guys from the original Transformers were back. Josh Duhamel was available and I wasn’t. So I was p****d."

Now the weird part is the source of the story, OK! Online, has sense pulled the story or at least I can't find it on their website which is a little odd and makes you wonder. Mostly if makes me wonder if Tyrese is in the movie, why are they hiding it?

Transformers Movie Primer, Stills from The Last Knight

Tomorrow night is the premiere of Transformers: The Last Knight in theaters. To prep, click here for a reminder of the four previous films in the franchise that summarizes each of the movies so spoilers if missed any of the other four. The movie also had its premiere in London (called Global Premiere even though there was global/world premiere in China the week before...marketing folks, what can you do.). You can find pics from that at MB.com.

In addition if like movie stills you can find a bunch of them at Collider (or mirrored at TFW2005). Its a collection of some new (but from trailers/TV spots) or previously released stills.

Wahlberg, Bay Say Transformers 5 Is Their Last TF Movie

In two unrelated interviews Transformers: The Last Knight director Michael Bay and star Mark Wahlberg both said that this movie would be their last for the franchise.

On BBC's The Graham Norton Show Friday night he said:

"It's the last one so I get my life back!"

Wahlberg also told Graham Norton in his interview on Friday that he spent "five months" getting in prime physical condition for The Last Knight, only to be saddled with a haircut that he absolutely hated.

"The long hair is the worst thing ever," he joked. "I look like my mum in the '70s – it's just really bad!"

In an interview with Fandango Michael Bay said:

"I've done it enough, and I've had a great time doing it. I'm going out with a bang on this one, and I feel like you gotta go out while you're ahead, you know. I think I've had a good run, and I've got a lot of other movies I want to do."

"I just read a very bloody hit man movie that was a page turner. That seems like a fun one to do," he said. "I love doing 13 Hours, I love doing Pain & Gain -- I think it'll be something more serious and more adult, I guess."

Of course Bay has said this twice before but its pretty clear he isn't doing Transformers 6 so maybe he means it this time. As for Wahlberg, he has never really displayed much enthusiasm for the franchise, apparently doing more for the money and working with Michael Bay so this is probably his last hurrah. That is unless Paramount makes an offer that would be foolish to ignore which could happen if the TF5 passes the $1 billion thresheld yet again for the franchise.

Transformers: The Last Knight - IMAX Behind the Frame

MichaelBay.com has posted a new video that looks at filming Transformers: The Last Knight in real IMAX (aka using specially built camera) vs the usual computer processed version. If sounds familiar, he did the same thing with Age of Extinction. It does include some new behind the scenes stuff have not seen before.

Roll Call TV Spot, Movie Stills and World Premiere Images

A new TV spot does a roll call of the main Transformers in the Transformers: The Last Knight that includes some new scene snippets for each. As for the movie, we now have an official length thanks to British Board of Film Classifications (via TFW2005) 148m 53s (2h, 28m, 53s) which previous reports pretty much nailed. However China is going to get 2 extra minutes with a running time of 150 minutes (2h, 30m). Its unclear if that means additional scenes or just long credits.

If you like movie still images, MichaelBay.com has posted several which are also mirrored on his Flickr account. You can also find his gallery from the World Premiere screening held in Guangzhou, China on June 13. Between investors and box office, China plays a huge part in Paramount's plan to score another $1 billion box office on the Transformers franchise.

A final note, the folks at i09 tried to make sense of Transformers history on Earth based on the four films and released hints for The Last Knight. The result is accurate to my knowledge but does highlight that they definitely did not have a continuity in mind.

Prime Defeats Chair While Hound Practices His Lines

For your amusement here are two quick videos featuring "behind the scenes" with Optimus Prime and Hound. Thanks to Feris O. for the link.

New TV Spot, Mark Walhberg Interview, and Dashcam Vids

We are less then a week away from the release of Transformers: The Last Knight. The first vid below, oddly titled "Final Chapter" since we know more movies are coming, has a second or two of new stuff. The second vid is Mark Wahlberg's interview on The Tonight Show to promote the film. The clip they used is one we have seen before with Cogman jumping him. After that is a very quick viral type video from a cop dashcam of Hot Rod (?) purposely wrecking, it didn't really make sense. Last is a Maaco commercial featuring Bumblebee. Thanks to Feris O. for the link.

Isabela Moner Talks Casting, Bay with BTS Videos

In an interview with KTLA 5 (station in Los Angeles), Transformers: The Last Knight's Isabela Moner talked about the movie, getting cast, and working with Michael Bay. I suspect the interview is a kind of dipping toes in water practice before the actress is thrown in the deep end to promote the movie to nationwide audiences on the daytime shows and the like since its only 11 days away from release. After the interview there are also three behind the scenes videos from her first three days on set of the movie last year.

More Transformers 5 Posters and Character Profiles

The rest of the Cineplex Posters were released which shows off the core characters from Transformers: The Last Knight with the other two added from the previous post. The top left pic is a German poster for the movie and you can find additional behind the scenes pics and stills here.

Last is an odd and sometimes annoying video that is a series of alerts from the Transformers Reaction Force (TRF) that exists to hunt down all Transformers regardless of faction. Its really a series of brief gifs combined with "reports" that summarizes human, Transformers, and locations that will be in the movie. Update: Added the last three posters.

Transformers: The Last Knight Banners and Posters

Below are pretty cool images found at a Russian site by TFW2005. After that are two character posters posted by the Cinemark twitter account of Hot Rod and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Bumblebee Movie Logo, Bay's Star, Profile, and Real-Life Transformer

Here are a few odds and ends picked up over the last few days regarding the Transformers movies or inspired by them. None of them reveal anything story specific about Transformers: The Last Knight, just images and the like that you might find interesting.

- The Last Knight's world premiere is on Sunday, June 18th at Leicester Square, London.

- Below is the first "official" picture in relation to the upcoming Bumblebee movie. Not sure if "Transformers Universe: Bumblebee" is the final title but I assume its currently a placeholder. The image itself looks like it was taken from a previous movie poster (blanking on which one). Top left pic is the logo that will be used for the film.

- Also below is personnel profile for the Transformers Reaction Force (TRF) Commander Santos (Santiago Cabrera) who helps hunt down Transformers regardless of faction.

- The last picture is a new theater standee of evil Prime vs Bumblebee.

- Michael Bay received his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star on Monday. I thought he already had one. Video here.

- Inspired by the movies, below is a real-life Transformer in the Generation One style. A father and son team in Russia remade an old BAZ-2110 Lada into TF that goes from working car to gun shooting robot (not clear if real bullets or blanks).

WWII Bumblebee Poster and More Transformers Secret History Images

The Transformers twitter account was busy today with a few images to promote Transformers: The Last Knight. A new poster shows a World War II version of Bumblebee fighting Nazi's (as seen in the recent TV spot) while other images show Transformers interacting with humans during other historic events. Images below.

Optimus Prime's Dialogue Coach Video

Below is a short and cute video that has Optimus Prime practicing his lines outside the studio with a dialogue coach. I assume this clip may air with the MTV Movie Awards tonight along with a new TV spot or clip from the movie. Thanks to Feris O. for the heads-up.

TF5 Optimus Prime with Bumblebee Parts?

An advertisement standee found at a Toys R Us to promote the soon to be released toy line potentially reveals a plot twist from Transformers: The Last Knight. If check out Optimus Prime, it seems he is sporting Bumblebee yellow in his arms and legs along with a very Bumblebee like torso piece.

It could mean nothing, as its equally likely Hasbro decided to add some yellow to Prime's existing CGI image to help promote the Mission to Cybertron line. Since a Bumblebee prequel movie is on the horizon, I just don't see Hasbro killing the character as clearly they consider him to be nearly as important as Prime.

Kids Explain Transformers as Voice By Peter Cullen

Below are four videos where kids try to explain Transformers...only their voices have been replaced by the voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen. Thanks to Feris O. for the links.

Bay: Transformers Is His Super Hero Film

In the below interview with Comicbook.com while at CinemaCon Michael Bay commented on filming in real IMAX 3D, the writers room where TF5 is two stories that Bay and Spielberg liked put together, hiring Isabela Moner, naming his dog after a Transformer, and getting Anthony Hopkins. I like his last line where he says "This is my super hero film. ...You can only do so much with capes and suits. You can only do so much. With Transformers you can do a lot." Thanks to Feris O. for the link.

Transformers: The Last Knight Video Demands You Rethink the Past

A new short video for Transformers: The Last Knight uses a series of microfiche styled images to suggest that Transformers have been a part of human history for much long then the movies up to this point has suggested. Thanks to Feris O. for the link.