{"id":545088,"date":"2026-07-26T18:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/545088\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:03:09","slug":"the-transformers-the-movie-screens-in-u-s-u-k-with-new-post-credits-chapter-on-september-17-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/545088\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transformers: The Movie Screens in U.S., U.K. With &#8216;New Post-Credits Chapter&#8217; on September 17 &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4K re-release to screen &#8220;never-before-seen chapter&#8221; that will screen after credits<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=16283\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fathom Events<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=1764\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hasbro<\/a> announced on Friday that their upcoming 4K re-release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2952\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Transformers: The Movie<\/a> in theaters in the United States and United Kingdom on September 17 (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=5959\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Transformers<\/a> Day&#8221;) will feature extra footage in the form of a never-before-seen &#8220;cinematic chapter&#8221; that will screen after credits. A new trailer first revealed at San Diego <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=21005\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Comic-Con<\/a> on Friday previews the new footage at the end.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"444\" alt=\"fjpg\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max300x600\/cms\/news.9\/239961\/fjpg.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image courtesy of Fathom Events and HasbroFathom Events describes the film:<\/p>\n<p>\tFor millennia, the heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=7055\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Cullen<\/a>), have been at war with the evil Decepticons, led by Megatron (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=14813\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Welker<\/a>). As the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rages on Earth, an even greater threat looms. Unicron (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=17393\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orson Welles<\/a>, Citizen Kane), a colossal converting planet who consumes everything in his path, is heading for Cybertron to devour the Transformers homeworld and wipe the Autobots and Decepticons from existence. The only hope is the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. With new enemies hunting them down and dangers lurking in every corner of the galaxy, the Autobots take on a perilous mission to save their planet that will alter their destiny forever.<\/p>\n<p>Some theaters in the U.S. will also feature collectible popcorn buckets and drinkware. Tickets go on sale on August 7.<\/p>\n<p>Hasbro also plans to screen the film in Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Germany, with Hasbro announcing additional markets at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>The companies previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-08-02\/the-transformers-the-movie-gets-screenings-in-u.s-theaters-on-september-26-28\/.175787\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re-released<\/a> the film in U.S. theaters in September 2021 for the 35th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/lexicon.php?id=70\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">franchise<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=7059\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shout! Factory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-05-26\/the-transformers-the-movie-gets-35th-anniversary-limited-edition-steelbook-on-4k-uhd-release-on-\/.173205\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">released<\/a> a 35th anniversary steelbook limited edition for the film in August 2021. The release featured the film on 4K UHD for the first time, with a brand-new 4K transfer of the original 35mm film. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toei Animation<\/a> animated the 1986 film as a sequel to the first animated television seasons of The Transformers. The animated series is based on Hasbro&#8217;s toy line, which itself imported toys from Takara&#8217;s Diaclone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=32167\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microman<\/a> toy lines, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/press-release\/2026-07-24\/hasbro-and-fathom-entertainment-reveal-an-all-new-chapter-for-the-transformers-the-movie-available-\/.239952\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4K re-release to screen &#8220;never-before-seen chapter&#8221; that will screen after credits Fathom Events and Hasbro announced on Friday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-545088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}