Some very cool news for Transformers fans today! Not only is Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last Knight now available on Blu-ray and DVD, one special bonus feature is going to include an excellent animated series. The catch is that it's only going to appear in one particular place.
Through a deal with Hasbro, Paramount, and Target, Machinima's Transformers: Combiner Wars animated series, which garnered more than 125 million views worldwide when it was released on go90 last year, will be available as an extra feature on the bonus disc for Transformers: The Last Knight Blu-ray combo packs sold at Target, available now.
The bonus feature is part of the lead-up to the launch of the second part of the Combiner Wars saga, Transformers: Titans Return, which debuts on November 14th and welcomes Peter Cullen, Wil Wheaton, Judd Nelson, and others to the voice talent.
The details are below:
Transformers: Combiner Wars
- The Autobots and Decepticons have disbanded and returned to Cybertron. With the days of Optimus Prime and Megatron over, Cybertron is now ruled by a triumvirate. However, an ancient technology has enabled a new threat, the power for multiple Transformers to combine into one massive, dangerous form: Combiners. Who will stand-up to this threat to ensure that the fragile peace that was 4 million years in the making remains?
- Transformers: Combiner Wars exists on the physical bonus disc in the Target Blu-ray combo pack for Transformers: The Last Knight.
- Though originally airing as eight individual episodes at eight minutes apiece, this feature plays them all together.
Transformers: Titans Return
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- On November 14th, the first two episodes will debut followed by a weekly release of new episodes every Tuesday. 10 episodes at about 11 minutes each will be released.
- The cast includes: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Wil Wheaton as Perceptor, Judd Nelson as Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod, Michael Dorn as Fortress Maximus, Nolan North as Metroplex, and Jason David Frank as Emissary
Be sure to revisit our recent write-ups for the Transformers: The Last Knight home release here:
- ‘Transformers’: Peter Cullen and Frank Welker on the Evolution of Optimus Prime and Megatron
- Exclusive: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Concept Art Reveals Ancient History
- Exclusive: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Clip Sees Michael Bay Direct Explosive Action