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After years of being brutalized by godawful Transformers movies, audiences are seemingly not yet ready for the idea of a good one. That much was evident back in 2018 when Paramount released Bumblebee, a lean, mean, heartfelt version of a Transformers movie that exceeded critical expectations, but underwhelmed at the box office. So even though Bumblebee, the last Transformers movie, was actually good, it’s unclear if audiences are yet ready to accept such a thing. Spoilers of the Week: July 1stThe new film, Transformers:…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest toy news around. This week, things get Transformers-crazy as Rise of the Beasts gets closer—and somehow even Lego Star Wars wants in on the crossover fun. Plus: cool new Jurassic Park figures recreate some iconic scenes. Check it out!Bryce Dallas Howard on a Feature Star Wars Film and Book of Boba FettImage: LegoLego Star Wars Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, and Boba Fett MechsLego’s mechafication of popular heroes and baddies continues with a new Star Wars…

Robosen’s Flagship Optimus Prime, which debuted back in 2021, was easily one of the coolest toys of the past decade, transforming from truck to robot mode all by itself. After releasing a smaller, cheaper version last year, Robosen is back with yet another animated Optimus Prime toy, based on the character’s appearance in the upcoming, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.As cool as it was to see the Transformers brought to life in Michael Bay’s summer blockbusters that debuted back in 2007, many fans of the animated series,…

The Transformers franchise is returning to its animated roots with Transformers: One, and now we know who’ll be lending their voice to the film.Ant-man’s Director on *That* End Credits SceneThe previously announced animated film directed by Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley just got a majorly stacked voice cast annoucement at CinemaCon 2023. Get ready for this line up of Robots in Disguise led by Marvel stars Chris Hemsworth as young Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as young Megatron, and Scarlett Johansson as Elita. They’re…

Screenshot: ParamountIt’s been five years since Paramount’s Transformers franchise underwent a soft reboot with the 80s throwback (and fairly charming) movie Bumblebee. The next entry in the series, Rise of the Beasts, operates in the same new timeline first formed by Bumblebee, and brings with it some new blood. Along with Creed II’s Steven Caple Jr. in the director’s chair, the film is introducing some shiny new robots in the form of the Maximals, Predacons and Terrorcons.Bryce Dallas Howard on a Feature Star Wars Film…

Whether or not this summer’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts brings the franchise back to its glory days, the robots in disguise will be back in theaters next year. That’s when a long-in-development animated film will head to theaters,and now we finally know a bit more about its plot.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonThe film, which is officially untitled at the moment, is being directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) and will take place on Cybertron, the home planet of the Transformers. That much has been known since 2015.…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of the latest merch mania. This week, Kang conquers Hot Toys’ Marvel movie lineup, Mega Construx gives you a He-Man sword of your own, and it’s a Spider-Verse special as Mezco and Hasbro swing in with new toys. Check it out!Hot Toys Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Kang Sixth Scale FigureNot even the age-defying charm of Paul Rudd was enough to save Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania from box office mediocrity, but at least the film got the chance to introduce non comic book…

Image: Hasbro, Super7, LegoWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly look back at the best toy news and releases you may have missed. This week Lego’s got a pair of ships to welcome back the return of Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Super 7 brings a hero in a half shell ready to rock, and Hasbro finally adds fan-favorites Shipwreck and Polly to its G.I. Joe Classified Series lineup. Check it out!Lego Star Wars: The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter MicrofighterWe’ve already raised serious concerns over the practicality of The…

Image: Hot Toys, Lego, Super7Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular look at some of the coolest new toys around the internet. This week Star Wars fever returns thanks to The Mandalorian and Return of the Jedi’s 40th anniversary, Hasbro’s Transformers go giant-sized, and Super7's latest Simpsons toys offer a spook. Check it out!Lego Star Wars Executor Super Star DestroyerThis! As much as we may ooh! and aah! over monstrously large Lego sets like the $850, 7,541-piece, UCS Millennium Falcon, the reality is that most of us…

Image: Hot Toys, Japan Trend Shop, and HasbroWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest in toy news. This week: Jen Walters’ paramour gets the Hot Toys treatment in more ways than one, Star Wars’ Micro Galaxy ships come back for another round, and Hasbro rolls out the Dinobots in two new Transformers releases. Check it out!Image: Hot ToysHot Toys Marvel She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Daredevil Sixth-Scale FigureCharlie Cox’s Daredevil returned to the MCU with She-Hulk, and with him, a new updated and…