One of the biggest crowd-pleasers in Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction was the arrival of the fan-favorite Dinobots and their leader, Grimlock. But you can't just introduce a fire-breathing T. rex robot and then let him walk off into the sunset with his Dinobot pals. No, you need to bring him back for Transformers: The Last Knight, which is exactly what Bay, Hasbro, and Paramount Pictures will be doing.

As part of Steve Weintraub's extensive set visit coverage, he learned from super-producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura that Grimlock will be making a triumphant return in the fifth movie in the franchise. Also, as confirmed by Bay himself, additional Dinobots will be making an appearance in a way that might surprise some fans.

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First up, let's talk Grimlock, whose return was revealed by di Bonaventura:

 

I think everybody wanted to see more Dinobots, including ourselves, you know what I mean? We all were like, "God, we wish we could have found a way in that story to include them more." So that was one of the hopes/priorities going into this, was to try to find a way to bring them back into the stories.

 

You're going to see Grimlock again. So that, to me, is one of the characters in the last movie that didn't get enough screen time.

I think most fans will tend to agree with that last statement, but the question remains: Just how will Grimlock change this time around?

He has a personality this time, for sure. A little more personality, that's for sure.

There will certainly be other Dinobots as well, but Grimlock seems to have captured di Bonaventura's interest, which is probably true for audiences at large.

There's a few others, but ... I like Grimlock the most, so that's probably why I talk the most about it, you know? He's funny. He's like a naughty dog in this movie. He's really sheepish when he does something wrong. He's a great character. He's really--we're bringing out a side of him that you're going to like--you're going to relate to.

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I don't know that hardcore fans of the Transformers mythology have ever described Grimlock as "sheepish," so we'll have to see just what's become of the Dinobot leader in the new movie. But while Grimlock will get a bit more screentime regardless, there appears to be a new addition to the Dinobot family, as Bay revealed:

We have Mini Dino’s. Those are really fun. We’ve got little mini T. Rexes. He’s just learning to spit fire. He’s just come into his powers. It’s pretty funny.

Now, I'm not sure if Bay is talking about a new creation for the Transformers movie universe, or if he's referencing the Dinobot Mini-Cons, but I'm hoping it's the latter. These smaller-sized bots, more on the scale of humans, have been around in various iterations over the years, so I'd be happy to see such critters as Hacksaw, Swoop, Terrorsaur, and Knockdown make an appearance. And hopefully the returning "legendary warriors" will actually get some names to go with their screentime this time around.

Are you excited to see more Dinobots in Transformers: The Last Knight? How do you feel about Grimlock's new role? Let us know in the comments below!

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