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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beast’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Team For Warner Bros. Dystopian Thriller ‘By All’

Warner Bros. and actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Candyman, HBO’s Watchman) have been working together on a consistent basis with Aquaman, The Matrix 4, Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom, and will begin shooting George Miller’s Furiosa soon in Australia.

Well, Warner Bros. has just picked up another project that stars the rising talent, according to The Hollywood Reporter. They’re just acquired the dystopian thriller By All that will be led by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and has director Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II) attached.

The story kicks off in the aftermath of a tragic event and follows Donte, a man struggling to make ends meet who is forced to go on the run in a world without police, where justice is crowd-sourced. The studio and the actor sparked to the action thriller given its provocative and timely premise about the imbalance of power in communities and how it warps the sense of responsibility, family, and friendship.

The filmmaker is deep into production on Paramount’s Transformers: Rise of The Beast.

Yahya’s next big release will be the Candyman soft-reboot from director Nia DaCosta (The Marvels) and producer Jordan Peele, finally heading to theaters on August 27.

CANDYMAN – For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO’s Watchmen, Us) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris; If Beale Street Could Talk, The Photograph), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials.

SOURCE: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Has Officially Started Filming; Will Feature ‘Beast Wars’ Factions The Maximals & Predacons

Today, a virtual event from Paramount Pictures revealed the official title for Steven Caple Jr.’s Transformers 7 as Transformers: Rise of The Beasts and confirming that Optimus Prime will indeed be the lead Autobot.

That’s not all that was revealed.

An official synopsis posted on Collider confirmed Beast Wars factions will be appearing.

Returning to the action and spectacle that first captured moviegoers around the world 14 years ago with the original Transformers, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure and introduce the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, the film arrives in theatres June 24, 2022.

Deadline adding some specific robot characters that we’ll see in the seventh installment.

During Paramount’s virtual event, Caple and Di Bonaventura also touched on a wide range of Transformers appearing in the film, sharing early designs for Mirage, Arcee, Nightbird, Air Razor, Rhinox, Optimus Primal, the “ruthless and scary” Terracon leader known as Scourge, and a new “off-road” Camaro version of Bumblebee.

Also, Anthony Ramos is playing a Brooklyn military vet named Noah and Dominique Fishback is playing an artifact researcher at a museum.

SOURCE: PARAMOUNT PICTURES VIA COLLIDER

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‘Transformers 7’ Expected To Shoot Scenes In NYC

While it’s been confirmed Paramount’s untitled Transformers 7 from director Steven Caple Jr. will shoot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, The Ronin has learned the newest entry in the franchise is expected to shoot scenes in New York City.

The only issue is due to the pandemic and current border restrictions, if actors and crew leave Canada in order to shoot in other countries they have to quarantine again when they return, so, it’s possible the NYC scenes are going to be either without the human cast present or shot once the film is done in Montreal.

Director Steven Caple Jr. is best known for his work on MGM’s Creed II starring Michael B. Jordan, Sly Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, and Florian Munteanu.

The latest incarnation of the script was penned by Joby Harold (Army of The Dead, Obi-Wan Kenobi) with a human cast confirmed to include Brooklyn actors Anthony Ramos (Godzilla: King of The Monsters, In The Heights) and Dominique Fishback (Project Power, Judas & The Black Messiah). Previous reports claimed the project is expected to involve Optimus Prime and could potentially be the Beast Wars movie the studio has been developing, details that have yet to be confirmed by the studio.

Travis Knight’s Bumblebee was the last installment that hit theaters back in 2018 and the period action film acted as a soft-reboot to the Michael Bay films. The film’s opening had a fantastic sequence that took place on Cybertron featuring G1 designs of the Autobots and Decepticons, a huge upgrade from the messy designs from previous movies directed by Bay.

BUMBLEBEE – On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns that this is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen.

Transformers 7 is set for release by Paramount Pictures on June 24, 2022.

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‘Judas & The Black Messiah’ Actress Dominique Fishback Joins Anthony Ramos With Lead Role In Paramount’s Next ‘Transformers’ Movie

Yesterday, it was revealed by Deadline that Paramount has hired Judas & The Black Messiah actress Dominique Fishback for a leading role in their next Transformers alongside Anthony Ramos (In The Heights) as production is expected to take place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Details on the project is scarce but Collider had mentioned that the film will feature Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. It will be directed by Creed II’s Steven Cable Jr. from a script penned by Joby Harold (Obi-Wan Kenobi).

The Transformers franchise is in interesting place as the studio is coming of a soft-reboot with Bumblebee and seemingly are attempting to move beyond the Michael Bay era. They’re also reportedly working on a Cybertron film and another one adapted the CGI series Beast Wars, the latter focused on a group of Autobots that transformed into Earthbound animals instead of vehicles.

Transformers is set for release by Paramount Pictures for June 24, 2022.

SOURCE: DEADLINE

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Paramount’s Next ‘Transformers’ Movie To Shoot In Montreal Under The Working Title ‘E-77’

Paramount has been gearing-up their next Transformers installment by hiring Creed II director Steven Capble Jr. and reportedly in talks with In The Heights actor Anthony Ramos for a leading role.

The Ronin can independently confirm that Paramount Pictures and director Steven Caple Jr. have already assembled the film’s crew in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where it’s expected to shoot sometime in 2021 (potentially over the summer/fall).

It’s also apparently going to be using the title Transformers: Beast Alliance according to Production Weekly with the working title E-77, during production. A potential nod to this being Paramount’s Beast Wars adaption as that CGI animated cartoon series featured Optimus Primal, an ancestor of Optimus Prime. Instead of transforming into vehicles, that group of Transformers had to make due with the creatures of Earth.

Illuminerdi first reported on the shooting locale and film’s title last month stating it could begin filming this May/June, dates I haven’t been able to verify but are extremely likely.

The Canadian location has been previously used for studio films such as 300, Arrival, John Wick: Chapter 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, Chaos Walking, Midway, White House Down, Riddick, Warm Bodies, Source Code, Punisher War Zone, Immortals, Disney’s new Home Alone movie, and the upcoming sci-fi flick Moonfall.

Paramount has given the next Transformers installment a release date of June 24, 2022.

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Anthony Ramos In Talks For New ‘Transformers’ Movie That Will Feature Optimus Prime

Paramount Pictures is developing a bunch of films set in the Transformers universe as they continue to flush-out the franchise. One of those new feature films includes a pic with Creed II director Steven Caple Jr. attached and a script from screenwriter Joby Harold (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Army of The Dead).

Yesterday, it was revealed by Collider that In The Heights actor Anthony Ramos is currently in talks to join the film and mentioned that the project will have Optimus Prime. Ramos isn’t new to these sort of films as he previously appeared in Legendary’s Godzilla: King of The Monsters.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Ramos is in negotiations to play a flawed and vulnerable hero who has made mistakes in his life and is eager to redeem himself with the help of Optimus Prime.

It’s expected that the untitled film will be released by Paramount on June 24, 2022 and would suggest a summer shoot.

SOURCE: COLLIDER

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Paramount In Talks With ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. For Next ‘Transformers’ Film Penned By ‘Kenobi’ Writer

After months of searching Paramount Pictures and Hasbro Studios has found a director for their next Transformers film. Deadline reports that Creed 2 director Steven Caple Jr. has been tapped by the studio for the upcoming blockbuster gig that will see him tackle a new film in the newly soft-reboot of the franchise that started with Bumblebee.

They point out that negotiations haven’t begun with the director.

This will be based on the script that screenwriter Joby Harold (Kenobi, Army of The Dead) developed.

This news would likely explain why Steven wasn’t being considered for Creed 3 with star Michael B. Jordan mulling over making his directorial debut on the Rocky spinoff sequel.

Hasbro Studios is also behind G.I. Joe Origins: Snake Eyes and a new Power Rangers film.

SOURCE: DEADLINE