The big game is today and for a great many people that means football, but for movie fans that also means some brand new, big alien robot action. Paramount Pictures released a short, 30-second version of their Super Bowl spot forTransformers: The Last Knighta couple of days ago, which featured a ton of new footage. Today, they unveiled an extended version of that spot during theSuper Bowl, which has even more new footage to feast your eyes upon.
Luckily, for those fans of theTransformers franchisewho also don’t happen to be fans of the NFL,Paramountalso uploaded the new video forTransformers 5online. DirectorMichael Bayhas returned once again for this installment, which looks like it could be the most insaneTransformersmovie yet, and that is really saying something. This movie is going to feature, among other things, King Arthur, Merlin and yes, Nazis. Here is the official synopsis forTransformers: The Last Knight.
“The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war,Optimus Primeis gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock). There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.”
The footage in the video itself really backs up what is provided in that synopsis, with posters plastered on walls with Optimus Prime’s face, captioned with the word “enemy.” Optimus Prime clearly won’t be gone for the whole movie, though, as he has been seen traversing space in the first teaser and in this new spot. He is also seen doing some serious battle withBumblebeeback on Earth, which is pretty heartbreaking for long time fans of theTransformersfranchise. It is doubtful that Optimus Prime will be full-on evil for the whole movie, but we are definitely going to be seeing a new side of the Autobot leader inTransformers: The Last Knight.
Paramount is planning on releasing plenty moreTransformersmovies in the future, so we can only hope that this movie is a step in the right direction. If nothing else, they packed a whole lot of action into a pretty short spot.Transformers 5will bring back series starsMark Wahlberg,Tyrese Gibson,John TurturroandJosh Duhamel, as well asPeter Cullen, who will once again provide the voice of Optimus Prime. They will be joined by newcomers to the seriesIsabela Moner,Laura HaddockandAnthony Hopkins.Transformers: The Last Knightis being directed byMichael Bayand is set for release on June 23. Be sure to check out the brand new extended Super Bowl spot for the movie for yourself below.
