If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There have been over half a dozen Transformers movies since 2007, but Transformers One , set to release on Friday, marks the first new animated Transformers film in nearly 40 years. The powerhouse cast includes Chris Hemsworth , Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, and Keegan-Michael Key.
Set on the Transformers home planet of Cybertron, Transformers One tells the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron and the rift that led them to become rivals. The film, a Paramount Pictures production based on Hasbro’s toy line, has among the highest Rotten Tomatoes ratings for the franchise. The film is a standalone prequel, with no direct connection to the main Transformers film series.
Dubbed the Bayverse, the live-action Transformers films comprise five Michael Bay films and two prequels, Bumblee and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts . Despite its status as a standalone film, fans who want to catch up on the original franchise can conveniently watch it on one streaming service. As a Paramount Pictures release, all of the Bayverse films can be found on Paramount+.
Paramount+ is available in two packages; Paramount+ with Showtime and Paramount+ Essential. They cost $12.99 and $7.
99 a month, respectively, and are available with a one-week free trial. Paramount+ has Transformers , Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , Transformers: Dark of th.