The upcoming animated filmTransformers Onegets a promising response from franchise producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, regarding a possible sequel. The movie willserve as the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron. The two are commonly known as rivals but, in the new animated movie, they’re friends to the point that they are also brothers.Transformers Onehas an ensemble voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth (Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry (Megatron), Scarlet Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jon Hamm.
Speaking withScreen Rant, Bonaventura discussed the possibility of a sequel toTransformers Onea week before its theatrical release. The producer says that, if the first film is successful, the creative team will do a sequel. He elaborated thatthey already have ideas for a second movie, teasing that it will be character-based just likeTransformers One. Read his full comment below:
Number one, if we’re successful with this movie, we’re going to do a sequel for this. And we already have, I think, the beginnings of a really interesting story for the second one, which is also character-based, the way the first [is].
Early Reviews For Transformers One Bode Well For Its Box Office Run
TheTransformersFranchise Already Makes A Lot Of Money.
The chances of a sequel will ultimately come down to the opening weekend overall box office. The franchise has been a big moneymaker for Hasbro, leading to seven installments, includingTransformers One. Even thewhole film series has accumulated over $5 billion at the box officeto solidify itself as one of the biggest movie franchises. However, given thatTransformers Onegoes on a different route with its animated approach rather than live-action, it would need to become a box-office success to secure any chance of a sequel. Currently, its estimated budget remains unknown.
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Thankfully,Transformers One’sfirst wave of reviewshas been generally positive, highlighting that the newest entry best represents the series. At the time of writing, the film currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89% from 44 critics, making it one of the best-rated movies in the franchise thus far. The consensus among critics is thatthe film’s drama is accompanied by a satisfying dash of humor, although some noted the movie may be tough to follow for casual watchers.
Its early reviews and Bonaventura’s promise of a great story and fleshed-out characters might be a sign that the film will be not just a critical success but also a commercial one.
TheTransformersfranchise as a whole performs well at the global box office, regardless of its Tomatometers.Transformers: Rise of the Beastreceived a 52% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics but made $438 million at the global box office. A low score from critics and a high pull at the box office is a trend usually seen inTransformersmovies. WhileTransformers Oneisn’t live-action, its early reviews and Bonaventura’s promise of a great story and fleshed-out characters might be a sign that the film will be not just a critical success but also a commercial one.
Transformers One
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Transformers One is an animated action-adventure movie that marks the first animated feature-length film for the series in decades. The film will be a prequel to the franchise, and will tell the story of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their early years, how they met, and a closer look at the war on their home planet, Cybertron.
