We spoke w/ TransformersRiseoftheBeasts director Steven Caple Jr. about the original, darker intro they decided against, how the film changed when he got involved, Easter eggs, G1, and so much more.
While the Michael Bay films of the Transformer franchise set a standard for outstanding visuals and VFX, they began to lose fans as the plot thinned in favor of flashy fight scenes. When Bumblebee recaptured the heart of the series, the film opened new doors for filmmakers and fans like Steven Caple Jr. to really flex in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
STEVEN CAPLE JR: Well, that's a trick question [laughs]. Honestly, right now, oh my God, there's so many. CAPLE JR: It was a little bit of both. I did Creed II, and the first time the studio ever knocked on my door, it was for Bumblebee 2, and I was like, “I just came off of Creed II, I don't want to do a sequel.” And so a year had gone by, or maybe two, right before COVID, and they said “We found out the story we want to tackle, we want to bring in Beast Wars,” and I was like, “I know all about Beast Wars, I'm down for Beast Wars.
What day on set did you have, like, a meltdown thinking, “Holy F, I'm directing a Transformer movie?” CAPLE JR: No, I tend to keep my director's cut pretty tight. At least the one the studio saw was probably, like, 15 minutes longer than what we have now, but there's small scenes in there that just cause confusion.
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