Summary

• Paramount has confirmed plans for Transformers 8 and 9 as a new trilogy following Rise of the Beasts, with no release dates yet.
• Director Steven Caple Jr. plans to return for Transformers 8, and it's likely that Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback will reprise their roles.
• Rise of the Beasts had the lowest box office take in the franchise, but Paramount remains confident with future Transformers projects in the works.

Paramount confirmed plans for Transformers 8 and Transformers 9, both of which will take part in the same world as Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The studio originally launched the Transformers movie franchise in 2007 with Michael Bay directing and Shia LaBeouf starring. After five entries in the main series, Paramount delivered a soft reboot with Bumblebee in 2018, which is followed in the Transformers timeline by the 1994-set Rise of the Beasts.

The future of the Transformers franchise is already set. Paramount announced the future of their movie and TV programming, with the studio announcing that Transformers 8 and Transformers 9 are happening after Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, framing them as a new trilogy. There are no additional details at this moment about the two upcoming sequels, such as if Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback will return to star. However, Steven Caple Jr. has said he plans to return as the director. Transformers 8 & 9 also do not have release dates at this time.

How Transformers 8 Will Connect To Rise Of The Beasts

The Next Live-Action Transformers Movie Will Likely Be A Rise Of The Beasts Sequel

Confirmation of Transformers 8 & 9 came very early on in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' process and, per the announcement, it's likely that Transformers 8 will be Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2. Audiences can most likely expect Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback to return as their characters, while several of the Transformers from that film should be back as well. Based on the timing of this announcement, Paramount had plans to move quickly to get Transformers 8 into production.

The upcoming sequels are currently without release dates, but it is clear that the studio has plans to do more quickly. Still, it is unlikely that Transformers 8 will be released before 2025 at this stage, with Transformers 9 potentially not happening until 2027 or 2028. Capel has said he has plans for what he wants to add to the next movie (via Geek Culture).

"I set up a lot of things in this film and, you know... every time we talk about the future, there's always a lot of 'we.' I think there is a way to still feed the fans what they want in Transformers films but also do something cool with another legendary IP, so to speak, that I've always been in love with."

The Transformers Movie Franchise Future After Rise Of The Beasts

Transformers 8 & 9 Aren't The Only Upcoming Transformers Movies

As exciting as it is that two more live-action Transformers movies are being planned after Rise of the Beasts, the sequels were still dependent on how the Transformers movie performed. In the end, Rise of the Beasts made $438.6 million on a $195 million budget. That ranks as the worst in the entire franchise for box office take (via The Numbers). Critically, it ranks third in the franchise (52%) behind only Bumblebee (91%) and the first Transformers movie (57%) on Rotten Tomatoes.

That said, the announcement suggests that Paramount was incredibly confident in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts even more than a year before its release. They are also not the only Transformers properties in production or planned. Here's every Transformers movie and TV show confirmed:

• Transformers: One (2024) - animated prequel telling the origin story of Cyberton, Megatron and Optimus Prime
• Transformers: EarthSpark season 2 - the second season of Paramount+'s animated series
• Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts 2 - a direct sequel to Rise of the Beasts
• Transformers 9 - the third in the new live-action trilogy following Rise of the Beasts

Other possible future Transformers projects:

• Untitled Angel Manuel Soto film - announced in March 2021, a live-action movie separate from the current timeline
• Untitled Transformers: The Last Knight sequel - a vaunted continuation of the Bayverse Transformers movies, which originally had a release date of 2019

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  Transformers

  Created by:

  Hasbro

  First Film:

  Transformers (2007)

  Latest Film:

  Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

  Upcoming Films:

  Transformers One

  First TV Show:

  Transformers

  Latest TV Show:

  Transformers: EarthSpark

  First Episode Air Date:

  1984-09-17

  Cast:

  Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Corey Burton, John Stephenson, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Dan Gilvezan, Casey Kasem, Christopher Collins, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Mark Wahlberg, Hailee Steinfeld, Anthony Ramos

  Character(s):

  Megatron, Optimus Prime, Starscream, Bumblebee, Mirage, Ratchet, Ironhide, Jazz, Sam Witwicky