Talk:Transformers (film series)

Table bloat
Does the table really need to include the Short films and Web series? It is already a huge table and I don't really see the value in including anything other than the main films in the series. I think they should be removed from the table entirely (instead mentioned only in prose sections). I plan to remove them from the table. I ask in case anyone wants to split them out to a separate table before I get around to removing them. -- 109.76.203.242 (talk) 15:36, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I agree with you since the main films are far more noteworthy than the short films and web series and should be its own table. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 16:34, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * I would also delete most one-off rows; scrolling down, it's obvious that the table is too long with indiscriminate roles. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 16:35, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I have removed the shorts and web series from the Cast table. (Editors can always go back and split them out into a separate table but) I think the point of the table really should be to highlight the most important recurring roles only. I did what I said I was going to do, that's all for now. -- 109.77.195.44 (talk) 22:31, 11 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Yes, someone(s) can make a separate table for the Short films and Web series if really needed (to replace the existing Short film & Web series tables). (-Fnlayson (talk) 22:34, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

One series
All of the Transformers films since 2007 are part of the one series. They are all Paramount. (For contrast the 1986 movie is clearly not part of this series.)

Reliable sources such as Deadline Hollywood simply call Beast Wars the seventh film Transformers 7. (Variety magazine points out that the films "weren’t exactly sticklers for the laws of time and space, either")

Beast Wars might be intended to the start of a new trilogy, but they hoped to make three films with Wahlberg but ultimately that didn't happen. Only in retrospect will we be able to see if there is a clear division and if it is noteworthy. Also if read past the headline, Collider writes " the first of three new installments" and Deadline also refers to Beast Wars as the first of three installments. ie more installments of the same series.

I understand that fans like to subdivide and categorize but there is not a clear division and it isn't a subdivision that matters to normal people or is helpful to encyclopedia readers. -- 109.79.66.134 (talk) 07:57, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Rise of the Beasts - G.I. Joe easter egg
Should that be placed here in the potential shared universe section or any other spot here? Just wondering. 0Detail-Attention215 (talk) 03:27, 9 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Trivia info like that does not fit in this overview article, imo. But maybe in the specific film article with quality source(s). -Fnlayson (talk) 03:46, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Separation of films
I would like to suggest a change to how the films are organized. Based on events in Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts, and comments from people who worked on the films, it’s clear that Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts encompass a new continuity. So I think we should separate them from the Michael bay directed films. 66.244.95.12 (talk) 21:19, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
 * The current consensus is that they do share the same continuity, but this is being discussed at Talk:Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. InfiniteNexus (talk) 18:25, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
 * it’s clear that Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts encompass a new continuity it really is not clear at all, otherwise you'd be showing us reliable sources. The producer DiBonaventura has actively avoided using the term reboot and director Caple Jnr said "It doesn’t mess up any of the timeline in 2006, 2007.". The series is full of continuity errors and retcons, but it is all one series (or we'd already be having a serious discussion about splitting this page off). Remember when they claimed Wahlberg was getting a trilogy? Fans are welcome to discuss this as much as they like but this encyclopedia article should stick to the clear facts that are supported by reliable sources. The list is short, the proposed subdivisions aren't as clear as some claim. Attempts to subdivide and subgroup the films does not make this article any clearer to readers and it is not something that makes this a better encyclopedia. -- 109.255.172.191 (talk) 19:46, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Operation Skyfire
Concept art is interesting to see and I'm sure it made a nice Blurary extra for The Last Knight. But it is inaccurate for an encyclopedia to claim it represents a "Cancelled film", when it represents only a concept, there is no indication that any script existed, there is no indication that any project entered development, or was greenlit, therefore there was no film to ever be cancelled.

Unless editors can find a more accurate way to present this concept art the section will need to be removed. -- 109.77.196.204 (talk) 18:55, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I removed the inaccurate section from the article.diff -- 109.77.196.204 (talk) 19:18, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Michael Bay series?
Did the Michael Bay series end in 5 films? There are other Transformers films with different directors. 2601:195:C081:250:15BB:534D:E04E:7DE3 (talk) 10:24, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Different directors yes, but still the same series. Bay remains as producer. -- 109.78.196.145 (talk) 18:15, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Crossover could finally be on future films?
Is IGN a viable source according to it here at CinemaCon 2024 Paramount confirmed the crossover is occurring. 0Detail-Attention215 (talk) 21:02, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The IGN article says Paramount has officially confirmed at CinemaCon 2024 that a Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie will be released in theaters in 2025 or 2026. So no firm release date. Rather than ask is IGN is a good enough source I would instead use a better source like Deadline Hollywood, they note that that "No filmmaker attached yet". So no director. At this point Paramount has only confirmed that the film is in early development and so many things could change, or fall through entirely.
 * For the purposes of an encyclopedia article there is very little actually useful information so far. The announcement maybe merits adding one more line to the Crossovers section. -- 109.79.67.109 (talk) 00:45, 13 April 2024 (UTC)