ODEON Magazine Jun 2017 | Page 12

behind the scenes The Transformers franchise is renowned for its massive explosions and mammoth stunts. Judging by this incredible on-set image from The Last Knight, we’re about to have our socks knocked off once again! characters. To find out where Transformers [come from]. They think he’s nuts, but I’m playing him as a kind of madman anyway. It’s easier for me, I am mad.” Crash, bang, wallop We also know that Arthur and his medieval Knights of the Round Table are involved – and Winston Churchill and the Nazis as well. How? That would be telling (cough, we’re not sure yet). There’s a new, impossibly cute little Autobot called Squeaks, too – seriously, he gives even BB-8 a run for his money. Oh yes, and there’s something big going down with Optimus Prime. And we mean biiiiggggg! As for the action, that’s out of this world – even by Michael Bay’s mindblowing standards. We don’t even get past Paramount’s famous mountain logo before all Hell breaks loose. Angry knights. A three- headed metal dragon – this film has it all. So is this really the end for the Transformers saga? Um, no, actually. Movies 6 and 7 are already in the works and Michael Bay has gone on record as saying that there could be at least another dozen. “There are 14 stories written and it’s good stuff,” the director told MTV. You could say they’re rolling them out. But for now, buckle up and enjoy The Last Knight. Two worlds colliding. Only one survives! Transformers: The Last Knight explodes into cinemas on Thursday 22 June 2011 2014 2017 Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Sam is caught in the middle once more as the war between the rival robot factions reignites. Enter Sentinel Prime... Transformers: Age of Extinction – Wahlberg’s Cade replaces Sam as our human hero. And just in time, too, because an ancient threat has its sights set on Earth. Transformers: The Last Knight – Cade forms an alliance with Bumblebee, a professor and a historian. Their mission? To turn the tide of human history. Gulp! 12 odeon.co.uk