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Meanwhile, [[Cybertron]], has been approaching Earth. Optimus crash-lands on the planet, and finding that it has been disassembled into pieces, confronts his maker, a powerful sorceress named Quintessa; she corrupts him, so he does her bidding — destroying Earth/[[Unicron]], so Cybertron can live. Lennox, now working under the TRF, speaks with General Morshower, his former superior, about the presence of an ancient alien technology on Earth. This technology can help bring Cybertron into Earth's atmosphere, but only through the use of a staff wielding ultimate power that was given to Merlin by a Cybertronian Knight in 484 AD. The TRF makes a deal with the reborn Megatron, who demands the release of his fellow Decepticons — [[Onslaught (Transformers)|Onslaught]], Mohawk, Nitro Zeus, and Dreadbot. Megatron and his team go off to find Yeager.
Meanwhile, [[Cybertron]], has been approaching Earth. Optimus crash-lands on the planet, and finding that it has been disassembled into pieces, confronts his maker, a powerful sorceress named Quintessa; she corrupts him, so he does her bidding — destroying Earth/[[Unicron]], so Cybertron can live. Lennox, now working under the TRF, speaks with General Morshower, his former superior, about the presence of an ancient alien technology on Earth. This technology can help bring Cybertron into Earth's atmosphere, but only through the use of a staff wielding ultimate power that was given to Merlin by a Cybertronian Knight in 484 AD. The TRF makes a deal with the reborn Megatron, who demands the release of his fellow Decepticons — [[Onslaught (Transformers)|Onslaught]], Mohawk, Nitro Zeus, and Dreadbot. Megatron and his team go off to find Yeager.


Yeager hides out at a junkyard in [[South Dakota]], which serves as a sanctuary for many of the surviving Autobots — Bumblebee, [[Drift (Transformers)|Drift]], [[Hound (Transformers)|Hound]], [[Crosshairs (Transformers)|Crosshairs]], [[Grimlock]], [[Slug (Transformers)|Slug]] and [[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]]. Megatron's Decepticons arrive and attack the Autobots; in the ensuing chaos, Drift kills Onslaught, Grimlock eats Dreadbot and Bumblebee kills Mohawk. Nitro, Barricade and Megatron retreat from the battle after witnessing Decepticons die. Yeager is confronted by Cogman, a Headmaster, while an Oxford professor named Viviane Wembly is kidnapped by the Autobot [[Rodimus|Hot Rod]]. Both are brought to England and meet with Sir Edmund Burton, the last living member of the Witwiccan Order. Burton informs Cade and Viviane that the collision of Cybertron with Earth would spell certain doom. He tasks Viviane, the last descendant of Merlin, with obtaining his staff so they can prevent an ancient machine from being activated. Burton tells Yeager that, as a person defined by honor and dignity, he is the last knight. The talisman given to Yeager has wrapped around his arm by this point. The trio are forced to evacuate Burton's home when the TRF arrives.
Yeager hides out at a junkyard in [[South Dakota]], which serves as a sanctuary for many of the surviving Autobots — Bumblebee, [[Drift (Transformers)|Drift]], [[Hound (Transformers)|Hound]], [[Crosshairs (Transformers)|Crosshairs]], [[Grimlock]], [[Slug (Transformers)|Slug]] and [[Wheelie (Transformers)|Wheelie]]. Megatron's Decepticons arrive and attack the Autobots; in the ensuing chaos, Drift kills Onslaught, Grimlock eats Dreadbot and Bumblebee kills Mohawk. Nitro Zeus, Barricade and Megatron retreat from the battle after witnessing Decepticons die. Yeager is confronted by Cogman, a Headmaster, while an Oxford professor named Viviane Wembly is kidnapped by the Autobot [[Rodimus|Hot Rod]]. Both are brought to England and meet with Sir Edmund Burton, the last living member of the Witwiccan Order. Burton informs Cade and Viviane that the collision of Cybertron with Earth would spell certain doom. He tasks Viviane, the last descendant of Merlin, with obtaining his staff so they can prevent an ancient machine from being activated. Burton tells Yeager that, as a person defined by honor and dignity, he is the last knight. The talisman given to Yeager has wrapped around his arm by this point. The trio are forced to evacuate Burton's home when the TRF arrives.


With Yeager's help, Viviane delves into her father's past, and finds that they must take the [[HMS Alliance (P417)|HMS ''Alliance'']] into the sea to find the staff inside the ancient machine. Bumblebee, Yeager, and Viviane go to the ''Alliance'' with Cogman and Burton, who declines to go on the journey any further. The ''Alliance'' heads for the machine, but is intercepted by TRF and Decepticon Barricade. Bumblebee lucky saves them and defeats Barricade but he lives. Cade, Vivian and Burton soon find a Cybertronian Submarine who they use to navigate the seas. The ''Alliance'' ventures inside the machine, where Viviane and Yeager find a chamber of Cybertronian Knights, as well as Merlin's staff. One knight, Skullitron, awakens and attacks them. The TRF intervenes and attacks Skullitron, who falls to his death, while Viviane activates the staff and the machine rises towards the ocean's surface. As more Knights rise up to fight, Optimus, redubbed "Nemesis Prime" by Quintessa, intervenes, and takes the staff from Viviane with the intention of restoring his homeworld.
With Yeager's help, Viviane delves into her father's past, and finds that they must take the [[HMS Alliance (P417)|HMS ''Alliance'']] into the sea to find the staff inside the ancient machine. Bumblebee, Yeager, and Viviane go to the ''Alliance'' with Cogman and Burton, who declines to go on the journey any further. The ''Alliance'' heads for the machine, but is intercepted by TRF and Decepticon Barricade. Bumblebee lucky saves them and defeats Barricade but he lives. Cade, Vivian and Burton soon find a Cybertronian Submarine who they use to navigate the seas. The ''Alliance'' ventures inside the machine, where Viviane and Yeager find a chamber of Cybertronian Knights, as well as Merlin's staff. One knight, Skullitron, awakens and attacks them. The TRF intervenes and attacks Skullitron, who falls to his death, while Viviane activates the staff and the machine rises towards the ocean's surface. As more Knights rise up to fight, Optimus, redubbed "Nemesis Prime" by Quintessa, intervenes, and takes the staff from Viviane with the intention of restoring his homeworld.

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Transformers: The Last Knight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Bay
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Sela[2]
Edited by
Music bySteve Jablonsky[3]
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
Running time
149 minutes[5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$217–260 million[6][7][8][9]
Box office$65 million[10]

Transformers: The Last Knight is a 2017 American science fiction action film based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro. It is the fifth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and a sequel to 2014's Transformers: Age of Extinction. Directed by Michael Bay, the film features Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci returning from Age of Extinction, Josh Duhamel and John Turturro reprising their roles from the first three films and Anthony Hopkins joining the cast. Bay and Wahlberg have stated this film marks their final picture in the franchise.[11]

The Last Knight premiered at Odeon Leicester Square in London on June 18, 2017 and was released in the United States on June 21, 2017 by Paramount Pictures, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D. It received negative reviews from critics and with an approval rating of 15% is the worst reviewed film of the series, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Plot

Optimus Prime is absent while several governments have formed the Transformers Reaction Force (TRF) to destroy Transformers of all factions; Cuba has become a safe haven for Transformers, with Topspin, Roadbuster and Seymour Simmons hiding there. In an area of war-torn Chicago, a group of children stumble upon a crashed alien ship with the Cybertronian Knight Steelbane inside. They are confronted by a TRF Walker, which is destroyed by Izabella, a survivor of the Battle of Chicago. Izabella and her Transformer companions, Sqweeks and Canopy, urge the children to escape, but Canopy is shot by a TRF plane drone and dies. Shortly after, Bumblebee and Cade Yeager arrive and help them escape. Yeager finds Steelbane, who gives him a metallic talisman and dies shortly after. Barricade observes and informs Megatron that Cade has the talisman.

Meanwhile, Cybertron, has been approaching Earth. Optimus crash-lands on the planet, and finding that it has been disassembled into pieces, confronts his maker, a powerful sorceress named Quintessa; she corrupts him, so he does her bidding — destroying Earth/Unicron, so Cybertron can live. Lennox, now working under the TRF, speaks with General Morshower, his former superior, about the presence of an ancient alien technology on Earth. This technology can help bring Cybertron into Earth's atmosphere, but only through the use of a staff wielding ultimate power that was given to Merlin by a Cybertronian Knight in 484 AD. The TRF makes a deal with the reborn Megatron, who demands the release of his fellow Decepticons — Onslaught, Mohawk, Nitro Zeus, and Dreadbot. Megatron and his team go off to find Yeager.

Yeager hides out at a junkyard in South Dakota, which serves as a sanctuary for many of the surviving Autobots — Bumblebee, Drift, Hound, Crosshairs, Grimlock, Slug and Wheelie. Megatron's Decepticons arrive and attack the Autobots; in the ensuing chaos, Drift kills Onslaught, Grimlock eats Dreadbot and Bumblebee kills Mohawk. Nitro Zeus, Barricade and Megatron retreat from the battle after witnessing Decepticons die. Yeager is confronted by Cogman, a Headmaster, while an Oxford professor named Viviane Wembly is kidnapped by the Autobot Hot Rod. Both are brought to England and meet with Sir Edmund Burton, the last living member of the Witwiccan Order. Burton informs Cade and Viviane that the collision of Cybertron with Earth would spell certain doom. He tasks Viviane, the last descendant of Merlin, with obtaining his staff so they can prevent an ancient machine from being activated. Burton tells Yeager that, as a person defined by honor and dignity, he is the last knight. The talisman given to Yeager has wrapped around his arm by this point. The trio are forced to evacuate Burton's home when the TRF arrives.

With Yeager's help, Viviane delves into her father's past, and finds that they must take the HMS Alliance into the sea to find the staff inside the ancient machine. Bumblebee, Yeager, and Viviane go to the Alliance with Cogman and Burton, who declines to go on the journey any further. The Alliance heads for the machine, but is intercepted by TRF and Decepticon Barricade. Bumblebee lucky saves them and defeats Barricade but he lives. Cade, Vivian and Burton soon find a Cybertronian Submarine who they use to navigate the seas. The Alliance ventures inside the machine, where Viviane and Yeager find a chamber of Cybertronian Knights, as well as Merlin's staff. One knight, Skullitron, awakens and attacks them. The TRF intervenes and attacks Skullitron, who falls to his death, while Viviane activates the staff and the machine rises towards the ocean's surface. As more Knights rise up to fight, Optimus, redubbed "Nemesis Prime" by Quintessa, intervenes, and takes the staff from Viviane with the intention of restoring his homeworld.

Bumblebee confronts and fights Optimus on top of the machine, as Yeager and Lennox struggle to step in. As Optimus is about to kill Bumblebee, he speaks, urging Prime to remember who he is. Optimus breaks free of Quintessa's control, but Megatron flies in and seizes the staff from Optimus. The Cybertronian Knights then attack Optimus for his betrayal, but Yeager — whose talisman becomes the Excalibur sword — stops the fight. The Knights yield to Yeager, who urges Optimus to protect the Earth once more.

At Stonehenge, Megatron, Nitro, and Barricade work with Quintessa and the Infernocons and use the staff to activate the machine, controlling Cybertron. As the military intervenes, Megatron shoots Burton, who dies by Cogman's side. Optimus unites the Knights, and they become Dragonstorm. Using Lockdown's ship, they set off to stop Cybertron's collision with Earth. They raid Cybertron and battle against the Decepticons and Infernocons, Quintessa's soldiers. The Autobots and TRF soldiers destroy the Infernocons and guide Viviane and Cade so they can get to the staff. As Quintessa commences Cybertron's resurrection, the Autobots battle Megatron, who is defeated by Optimus. As a part fall of Cybertron, Bumblebee kills Decepticon Nitro and seemingly vaporising Quintessa. Viviane removes the staff stopping the collision with Cybertron.

The Autobots reunite following the battle. Optimus declares that his faith in humanity has been restored, and with Earth and Cybertron connected, they must work together to rebuild their worlds. Optimus sends a message to any surviving Transformers, telling them it's time to go home. The Autobots use Lockdown's ship to return to Cybertron.

In a mid-credits scene, scientists inspect a part of Unicron. Quintessa, who has survived and disguised as a human, arrives and offers them a way to destroy the being.

Cast

Main article: List of Transformers film series characters

Tyrese Gibson was cast to return as Robert Epps, but he was unable to appear in the film due to scheduling conflicts with The Fate of the Furious.[29] Nicola Peltz has a vocal cameo as Tessa Yeager, Cade's daughter who helped the Autobots during the events of Age of Extinction.[30] Shia LaBeouf also makes a brief cameo as Sam Witwicky in a photograph in Burton's mansion.[31]

Transformers

Autobots

A picture of Ironhide is seen in Burton's castle. An Autobot resembling the Constructicon Scrapper from Revenge of the Fallen appears at Cade's junkyard as the Autobots go to fight the Decepticons.

Dinobots

  • Grimlock, the leader of the Dinobots, who transforms into a mechanical horned, fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus.[16]
  • Slug, Grimlock's second-in-command who transforms into a mechanical spiked, fire-breathing Triceratops.[49]
  • Mini-Dinobots, baby Dinobots that are smaller versions of Grimlock, Slug and Strafe.[50]

Decepticons

Starscream's severed head is shown being boasted by Daytrader, and later being held by Megatron. In Sir Edmund Burton's castle, a picture of Shockwave is seen.

Knights of Cybertron

  • Dragonstorm, a mechanical three-headed dragon who is the combination of the twelve Knights of Cybertron.[59][60][61]
    • Dragonicus, a red Cybertronian knight who gave Merlin his staff and forms into Dragonstorm.
    • Stormreign, a Cybertronian knight who forms into Dragonstorm.
  • Steelbane, a dying Cybertronian knight who gives Cade a Tailsman.[62]
  • Skullitron, a Cybertronian knight who tries to protect the Staff.

Others

  • Gemma Chan as Quintessa, a Cybertronian sorceress and the creator of Cybertronians who wants to destroy "Unicron" and rebuild Cybertron.[63].
  • Infernocons, Quintessa's legion of demonic Cybertronian warriors who combine to form Infernocus; the Infernocons are also allied with the Decepticons.

Production

Development

Michael Bay announced that the film will be his last of the Transformers series.

In March 2015, Deadline.com reported that Paramount Pictures was in talks with Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) to pitch new ideas for the Transformers franchise's future installments. The studio intends to do what James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have been doing to spawn three new Avatar sequels, and what Disney is doing to revive Star Wars with sequels, and spin-offs. Paramount wants to have their own cinematic universe for Transformers similar to Marvel's/Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe (one of Paramount's previous film series) and DC Comics/Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe. Goldsman will be the head of the future projects and will work with franchise director Michael Bay, executive producer Steven Spielberg, and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to organize a "writer's room" that will incubate ideas for potential Transformers sequels, prequels and spin-offs. The writer's room members include: Christina Hodson, Lindsey Beer, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari, (Ant-Man), Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, Zak Penn (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Ken Nolan, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet.[64] Kirkman left the room after just one day to undergo throat surgery.[65] In July 2015, Akiva Goldsman & Jeff Pinkner were announced as the film's screenwriters.[66] However, on November 20, due to Goldsman's commitments creating a writer's room for G.I. Joe and Micronauts properties, Paramount began to negotiate with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man), as well as Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down), to write the film. Writers Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet were also brought aboard for writing duties.[67]

"I think I brought the concern to the movie studio and certainly to the writers. Perhaps...Transformers 5 and 6 movies will go back more to its roots. There was an occasion where one line [in Transformers: Age of Extinction] which Optimus Prime had, I did not want to say. It was my gut instinct and certainly my commitment to the character... not to say the line. But I was told to say. You can't fight the big boys. I think you all know what that line was."

 — Peter Cullen on a question from a fan on the future of the franchise from Sac-Anime 2015[68]

After Transformers: Age of Extinction, Bay had decided not to direct any future Transformers films. But in early January 2016, in an interview with Rolling Stone, he confirmed that he would return to direct the fifth film, and that it would be his last Transformers film.[69] Paramount Pictures will spend $80 million on production in Michigan in return for $21 million in state incentives under agreements entered into before the state legislature eliminated the film office incentive program in July 2015.[70] In April 2016, Paramount hired cinematographer Jonathan Sela.[71] On May 17, Bay revealed the official title of the film to be The Last Knight on his Instagram account, along with a production video showing a close-up of Optimus Prime's face with purple eyes instead of blue, and his face mostly discolored.[72] The official Twitter account shows a 19-second short video in morse code that translates to "I'm coming for you May 31".[73] On May 31, it was revealed that Megatron will be returning for the sequel.[51]

Casting

In December 2014, Mark Wahlberg confirmed that he would return for the sequel.[74] In February 2016, there were casting calls for new lead and supporting roles in Los Angeles and London, as well Peter Cullen returning to voice Optimus Prime.[75] Approximately 850 cast and crew will be hired, 450 of whom will be Michigan residents equating to 228 full-time positions.[76] Additionally, 700 extras will be hired from among Detroit residents as part of Paramount's incentive deal with the state.[77] On April 13, TheWrap reported that Isabela Moner was in talks to star as Izabella.[18] The site also reports that Bay is eyeing Jean Dujardin, Stephen Merchant, and Jerrod Carmichael for supporting roles.[78][79] On May 17, 2016, it was confirmed that Josh Duhamel would reprise his role in the film and Jerrod Carmichael was cast.[80][23] In June 2016, Anthony Hopkins, Mitch Pileggi, Santiago Cabrera, and Laura Haddock joined the cast; and Tyrese Gibson confirmed that he will be returning as Robert Epps.[81][82][28][15][12] In August 2016, Liam Garrigan was confirmed to reprise his role as King Arthur, a different version from the television series Once Upon a Time.[27] On September 4, 2016, Stanley Tucci confirmed his return.[21] On October 14, 2016, Bay announced that John Turturro would be reprising his role as Seymour Simmons from the first three films, as well as John Goodman, who will return to voice Hound.[22] A month before the film's release, Bay revealed that the character Cogman would be voiced by Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter, a request from co-writer Matt Holloway, who happens to be a fan of the series.[40] On June 9, 2017, Reno Wilson confirmed via Twitter that he will have a voice role in the film.[83] On June 16, 2017, Gibson revealed that despite closing a deal for the film, he was unable to appear as Epps due to scheduling conflicts with The Fate of the Furious.[29]

Filming

Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, one of the many locations used in the film.

Principal photography began on May 25, 2016, in Havana, Cuba, with a few scenes shot by a "small team".[84][85][86] Filming continued on June 6, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona, and on June 19, 2016, in Detroit, Michigan under the working title E75,[75][76][87] with additional filming took place in Chicago, Illinois.[88] In Detroit, filming took place in the Michigan Motion Pictures Studio, Packard Plant, Michigan Central Station, Cafe D'Mongo's Speakeasy, and MGM Grand Detroit.[89] Production moved to Europe on August 21, and filming commenced on August 22 in Scotland and Wales. In England, filming took place in North Yorkshire, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, London and Stonehenge. Between August and October, filming occurred in Ireland, and Preikestolen, Trolltunga and Atlanterhavsveien in Norway.[90][91][92]

In early September 2016, filming took place in Alnwick Castle in Alnwick Northumberland in England including car chase scenes.[93] Production continued at St Aidan's Church, Seahouses where Walhberg spent an hour inside the church and reportedly donated £200. Rev Father Des McGiven said: "I didnt even know he was in church until he left, one of my parishoners Danielle Love recognised him and explained who he was, its great that we had him in for the service and appreciate his generosity towards our church." Car chases were also filmed at the monument area of Newcastle upon Tyne, where Josh Duhamel was filming while Wahlberg and Sir Anthony Hopkins continued at Alnwick, Seahouses and the Bamburgh Region of Northumberland.[94] In late September 2016 filming was spotted in Gosport, Hampshire at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum. On October 5, 2016 filming was spotted at St Bartholomew-the-Great, London. London filming wrapped on October 27, 2016.[95] Principal photography wrapped on December 4, 2016.[96]

Effects

As with previous Transformers installments, Industrial Light & Magic serves as the main visual effects company for Transformers: The Last Knight. In early 2016, the company showed Bay an underwater rendering of a crash-landed alien spaceship and a new dump-truck Transformer with a cloak.[69]

Music

On September 27, it was confirmed that Steve Jablonsky would return to write the score, having composed the music of the first four films. The score is to be released digitally on Friday June 23, 2017, and a Limited Edition 2-Disc CD set of 3,000 Units will be released by La-La Land Records on July 11, 2017.

On the score, Jablonsky said, "I met with Michael before he started shooting Transformers: The Last Knight. He showed me some amazing concept art and explained how the story connects the history of Transformers all the way back to the times of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. I loved the idea because it gave me the opportunity to explore new musical ideas. The storyline allowed me to write melodies that are a bit more "classical" than I've written for the other Transformers films, which was a lot of fun for me. Another important aspect of the story revolves around massive skyscraper sized 'horns from hell' that start emerging from the Earth. They look like gigantic animal horns, no one knows what they are or why they have appeared. I wanted to create an unsettling sense of mystery and tension with the music."[97]

Release

Transformers: The Last Knight was released on June 21, 2017, after being moved up from its original June 23 release date.[98][99][100] The teaser trailer of the film was released on December 5, 2016 and was attached to Rogue One.[101]

Marketing

The first teaser trailer on Monday, December 5, during ESPN's Monday Night Football was shortly released online thereafter. With 24 hours of its release, the trailer garnered a record breaking 93.6 million views from various social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, making it the third highest-viewed trailer of 2016, falling behind Disney's Beauty and the Beast remake (127.6 million views) and Universal's Fifty Shades Darker (114 million views in 24 hours), but surpassing Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer, which scored 81 million views in its first 24 hours online.[102] Following the trailer's release, the film trended on all major social media sites, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. It was Weibo's No. 1 trending topic in China, where the preview was viewed 16 million times its first day of release.[103] TV spots for the filmed started airing ahead of the Super Bowl spot on February 3, 2017. An extended trailer aired during Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017.[104] On March 11, 2017, a new TV spot and clip was shown at Nickelodeon's 2017 Kids' Choice Awards. On March 16, 2017, a new trailer aired during release of Beauty and the Beast, while the third trailer was released on April 13, 2017.[105]

Reception

Box office

In North America, Transformers: The Last Knight was originally projected to gross $70–75 million from 4,069 theaters over its first five days, which would be the lowest debut of the franchise.[106] However making a franchise-low $15.7 million on its first day (including $5.5 million from Tuesday night previews), opening estimates were lowered to $60–65 million.[107]

Internationally, The Last Knight will open in its first 42 foreign territories alongside its United States debut, including major markets China, the U.K., Russia, Australia, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Hong Kong, where it is projected to have an opening of $167–200 million.[6][7] Due to its predecessor's success in China, expectations are high for the film in the country. Box office observers and trackers believe the film will open to $80–100 million[7] and end its run there with anywhere between $290[108] to $400 million.[109]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 110 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Cacophonous, thinly plotted, and boasting state-of-the-art special effects, The Last Knight is pretty much what you'd expect from the fifth installment of the Transformers franchise."[110] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 27 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[111] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[107]

Mike Ryan of Uproxx gave the film a negative review, criticizing its running time and incoherent plot, writing: "I have no proof Transformers: The Last Knight will kill your brain cells, but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that it does and I’d proceed with caution just in case. But I can say with absolute certainty that after watching, your head will hurt."[112] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap was also critical of the film's sloppiness, saying, "...fear not, fans of the franchise: if you’re here for the director’s trademark chaos editing (where fights go from points A to D to Q), toxic masculinity (and female objectification), comedy scenes rendered tragic (and vice versa), and general full-volume confusion, you’ll get all those things in abundance."[113]

Controversy

Nazi iconography

Blenheim Palace, where Britain's former wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was born was draped in huge Nazi flags.

On September 21, 2016, shooting for a particular scene took place in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire in England, home of World War II British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill. However, the mansion was dressed as a Nazi swastika-draped headquarters for Adolf Hitler for filming. This evoked both anger and criticism for being "symbolically disrespectful to Churchill" according to Colonel Richard Kemp, who said Churchill "will be turning in his grave,"[114] while Tony Hayes of the UK Veterans Association claimed that surviving World War II ex-servicemen and women would be "appalled".[115] The Sun published numerous pictures from the set. War veterans further attacked filmmakers for turning the historic palace into a headquarters for Hitler.[114] Besides the Nazi swastika flags, The Sun reported that the set featured actors in Nazi troop costumes and German tanks.[116] Churchill was buried less than a mile away at St Martin's Church, Bladon.[117]

Distributor Paramount Pictures and UK-based High Command Productions, which handled the productions of the palace, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but Bay addressed the controversy two days later on Friday while speaking to the BBC, defending the act; "People have not been fortunate enough to read the script and they don't know that Churchill in this movie is a big hero, he would be smiling." Bay added, "When you see the movie you'll understand. I for one, probably more than any director in the world, have shot more veterans and more active military men and women in my movies. You can actually look it up. I would do nothing to disrespect veterans."[117][118] Nicholas Soames, grandson of Churchill, defended the filmmakers by describing the fallout as "a completely manufactured row" and "absolutely the most dismal, idiotic story I've ever read".[119][120] He replied to Colonel Kemps' comment quoted by The Sun, saying, "They do as all newspapers do. They go until they can find some wretched veteran who is prepared to say, "Winston would be turning into his grave." They’ve no idea what my grandfather would have thought!."[119]

Filmmakers spent a reported £10,000 ($13,000) per day for the fortnight shooting.[114] The house, which is open to the public, is owned by a distant relative of Winston Churchill, Jamie Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough.[115]

Sequel and spin-off

A Bumblebee spin-off and a sequel, Transformers 6, are set to be released on June 8, 2018, and June 28, 2019, respectively.[98][121]

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