With spring movies stepping into the light, we are starting to get some early glimpses of summer movies. This past week, this year’s biggest blockbuster took on a marketing rampage. Of course, I am talking about Transformers Age of Extinction.
WARNING: due to incredible complexity and history, I will not define names, terms or concepts to the translation of someone with no Transformers knowledge. Fans have been on fire about the idea of the Dinobots being in the film, which, in my opinion, do look incredible. We have already seen Optimus riding one, but in the new trailer, we now see him fighting one.
The biggest questions come from one frame in specific: an unknown Decepticon walking with a giant space craft. Fan speculation expects these to be Galvatron (walking) and Unicron (space craft). This would make sense to the name, because the coming of Unicron will lead to the extinction of mankind, if Michael Bay chose to follow the cartoon. This is also enforced by the poster that features Mark Walberg holding what appears to be the Star Saber (a key item in the Unicron story).
The remaining mysteries come from the new line up on Autobot cars. We see two yellow Camaros (clearly Bumblebee) another Corvette (Sideswipe in a different color?), a Lamborghini, Bugatti and a military truck. Based on the supposed Unicron theory, one of these new cars could be Sideways, another key character.
The biggest mystery comes down to the black flat-nose truck that has only been seen in pictures. It’s pretty obvious it’s one of the following characters: Ultra Magnus, Scourge, Nemesis Prime or Motor Master. All of these are notorious for having a similar look/color scheme to the truck we see. The biggest question is which one is it. Ultra Magnus, Optimus’ brother, used to be one of my favorite Autobots growing up. The thought of him appearing blows my mind.
You can find the trailer online and experience the hype for yourself.
Omar • Mar 31, 2014 at 1:15 am
The new truck is Galvatron.