By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Director Michael Bay's 451 Media Group join hands with China's Alpha Animation and Culture Corporation to develop and distribute Hollywood's big brands.
Alpha Animation is also the distributor of Hasbro products in countries such as China, Singapore and Malaysia. Other co-owners of 451 Media Group, John and Anthony Gentile played big roles in our childhood by creating brands such as Micronauts and Visionaries. During the past conference calls,
Hasbro expressed their interest in creating a Live Action Movie for Micronauts and it seems as though that plan is being carried out.
With the news of
Transformers Franchise expanding to a Cinematic Universe, we can speculate that this new development may play a very vital part in that as well.
"The strategic partnership would allow 451 to develop content like feature films, apps and physical toys based on original intellectual property and disseminate them in unison, said an individual familiar with the deal." says The Wrap."This a very well executed partnership within the emerging Chinese entertainment and toy industry, bringing together the strength of both companies in the areas of original IP development for global audiences, product design, animation development and mobile and online channel creation," said Solon So, President of Alpha Pictures.<
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Amazon has updated the cover images of the first two Transformers: Robots In Disguise Chapter Books for young readers.
We now have our first look at the new (and unfortunately named) Decepticon, Scuzzard.
We do not know whether this character is exclusive for the book or whether he/she will appear on the show. However, a similar silhouette was revealed on the Japanese Intro.
Amazon Links:
Transformers: Robots In Disguise Chapter Book #1 - Bumblebee vs. ScuzzardTransformers: Robots In Disguise Chapter Book #2 - Sideswipe vs. ThunderhoofRead Replies (0)
By Matty from
TFW2005:
There has been a wealth of new in-hand photos of a few upcoming Transformers Collector's Club exclusives surfacing via Weibo users Lost-Zzl and 宝哥我们被劫. Thanks to TFW2005 boards member
daimchoc we've gathered a handful of them and mirrored them after the break for your viewing pleasure.
The figures include:
TCC Exclusive Nova Prime TCC Membership figure Lio Convoy TFSS 3.0 G2 Starscream TFSS 3.0 NacelleClick the above links to take you directly to the discussion threads. Enjoy!
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By Matty from
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Thanks once again to TFW2005 boards member
Nevermore for linking us to a new Robots In Disguise item: a 2-in-1 transforming Bumblebee Blaster! Now how cool is this? News of this comes through via
Wind Designs, a UK distributor, with the following product description:
This converting BUMBLBEE blaster changes to a battle-ready vehicle in one quick step. Roll out in vehicle mode, or convert to blaster mode and take the fight to the DECEPTICONS — you can launch missiles in both modes.No word yet on price or release date. Is this oddity worth a pick up? Sound off with the discussion link below.
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By Mechafire from
TFW2005:
After dealing with a wonky release schedule for the past few weeks now, TFW2005 boards member D-Drive is here to inform us that next Wednesday, April 8th brings us the return of the fan-favorite Decepticon Justice Division in Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #39 and the continuation of the craziness in Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #6!
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #39 (Also shipping subscription & 1-in-10 variants)
(W) James Roberts (A) Hayato Sakamoto (CA) Nick Roche
RETURN OF THE D.J.D.! A punishment squad created by MEGATRON to hunt down dissidents, turncoats and cowards-no one believes more passionately in the DECEPTICON cause than the D.J.D. So what happens when they discover their founder has joined the Autobots? (Clue: it's not pretty.)
TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE #6 (Also shipping subscription & 1-in-10 variants)
(W) Tom Scioli, John Barber (A/CA) Tom Scioli
THE SMASH HIT OF 2014 BECOMES THE GREATEST COMIC OF 2015! If you thought the war between G.I. JOE and the TRANSFORMERS was out of control before... well, brothers and sisters-wait'll you get a load of issue 6!
TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 07
(W) John Barber (A) Sarah Stone & Various (CA) Casey W. Coller
The secret origins of CYBERTRON's golden age are revealed to OPTIMUS PRIME-and what he learns changes everything about the AUTOBOTS' mission on Earth. Collects issues #33-38.
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
Thanks to the Weibo account of
Toyspie and TFW2005 boards member
daimchoc, we've got our first look at in-hand images of the Transformers Collector's Club Nova Prime. It does look like the head sculpt may have been altered a bit from the earlier concept images we saw, trimming the trademark horns to fit the constraints of the mold, similar to what we have seen on the membership figure Lio Convoy.
Nova Prime will be available for purchase through the Club Store in the coming months. Stay tuned for more updates when available!
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
This years TFcon exclusive will be available in very limited numbers at both
TFcon Toronto - July 17-19 as well as
TFcon Charlotte - October 16-18.
TFcon Toronto – The world's largest fan-run Transformers convention will take place July 17th to 19th, 2015. at the Delta Meadowvale Hotel and Conference Centre with special guest PETER CULLEN the voice of OPTIMUS PRIME and Transformers Artist Livio Ramondelli with more TBA. You can book your tickets now via the
TFcon Toronto Admission/Registration/Ticket Information page and
book your discounted hotel room now via the 2015 hotel reservation website.
TFcon Charlotte – America’s largest fan-run Transformers convention comes to the weekend of October 16th to 18th, 2015.
TFcon Charlotte will take place at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord. Dealer bookings and registration information will also be available in the very near future. You can now
book your discounted hotel room via the 2015 hotel reservation website.
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By SilverOptimus from
TFW2005:
Amazon has been updated with three new Transformers related books and all three of them targeted towards the younger readers.
First is the 3rd Chapter Book for the Transformers: Robots In Disguise series. We've revealed the first two books few months ago, but we are yet to see their finalized cover art as well.
The other two books are based on the Rescue Bots series. New characters including High Tide is introduced to the readers.
Check out more info, after the jump.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
Facebook Transformers group,
TransformersCars, has posted a new interview with Transformers film actor Tyreese Gibson. Tyreese touches upon the Fast and the Furious franchise, his new album and briefly on how he would love to return to the Transformers films. In the interview he says:
"I was just with Michael Bay a couple of weeks ago. I said Mike I am ready baby. If there is anyway to reprise my role and bring back Epps, I would love to do it." Could we potentially see the character of Epps appear in the
possible expanded Transformers film universe? Discuss the possibilities after the break.
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
A pair of
new listings for the upcoming wave 4 of one-step changers has revealed a pair of potential new figures for the Robots In Disguise toyline. While no pictures just yet, the listings reveal the following:
Ninja Mode Sideswipe
Bumblebee (Possible redeco, the product number differs from previous wave's Bumblebee figures)
The remaining figures for this wave of One-Changers also includes Fixit, Fracture, Steeljaw and Thunderhoof. Speculate on these figures potential paint jobs or mold changes after the jump!
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By ORIO from
TFW2005:
Thanks to
Zap2it, we have a new episode description for one of the upcoming new episodes of Rescue Bots. This news comes in on the heels of the news of Rescue Bots being
renewed for a 4th season. Check out the description below, but beware of potential spoilers!
A New Hero:A solar flare knocks out power in Griffin Rock; Blurr deserts the Rescue Bots and steals the ship.
Discuss the possibilities of this new episode after the jump!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Good news, Rescue Bots fans - Transformers Rescue Bots is primed to get a fourth season. Rumours that the show might end with season 3 had been circulating with the Hasbro Studios webpage listing the show only had three seasons, but a
press release today on the Discovery Family Channel corporate website talks about the network's 2015-16 season - and among the listings is one for a Transformers Rescue Bots Season 4.
While this is not completely unexpected - Hasbro have gone on record saying the show is popular among younger age groups - it was never a certainty given the show has more than hit that magic number of episodes to put it into syndication.
With this news, it also means that Transformers Rescue Bots is poised to overtake Transformers Generation 1's record for number of 22 minute episodes, assuming this fourth season is 26 episodes long like the previous ones.
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By Matty from
TFW2005:
It's not too early to start thinking about Christmas time, right? Either way, Hallmark is starting to show off some sneak peaks of their upcoming 2015 line up. You may recall last year Transformers fans were treated to a
Generation 1 Optimus Prime ornament, it goes without saying that Prime would of course need his nemesis to battle with while hanging from the tree. Thanks to
Hooked On Hallmark, we have our first look at the Generation 1 Megatron ornament.
No prices or release date info is released yet, but make the jump for now to share some initial thoughts.
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