The next movie in theTransformersfranchiseis set to be a crossover withG.I.

Joethat, while exciting, will only make the timeline more confusing.

This issue is in connection to thelive-actionTransformerstimeline, which has long been unclear.

Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal’s character poster from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Joemovie has the potential to make the timeline even more confusing than the Bayverse did previously.

Transformers & G.I.

Joemovie could be set after the other Michael Bay movies.

Dylan O’Brien’s Bumblebee and Hailee Steinfeld’s Charlie Watson in Bumblebee

After all, the ending ofTransformers: The Last Knightteased a sequel involving Quintessa and Unicron.

Given Unicron’s involvement inTransformers: Rise of the Beasts, theG.I.

Joecrossover could tie these two stories together by being set afterThe Last Knightand retconning the timeline.

Keanu Reeves holding a gun as John Wick in John Wick 4

The final possibility is that theTransformers/G.I.

Joemovie is not connected at all to any past movies and is simply a standalone crossover adventure.

Regardless, whichever scenario the studio chooses needs to be confirmed sooner rather than later.

The poster for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2024) next to the poster for GI Joe

Custom Image by Lewis Glazebrook

Joemovie is set is more evidence of how confusing the franchise’s timeline has been since 2018.

This film was set a few years afterTransformers: Dark of the Moonyet focused on new human characters.

However, things became confusing with 2018’sBumblebee.

A composite image of Snake Eyes doing a pose next to The Rock holding a gun in G.I. Joe, in front of a Transformer

Custom Image by Simone Ashmoore

Transformers: Rise of the Beastsonly furthered this confusion.

That film was a continuation ofBumblebeeyet had the Autobots on Earth in the 1990s.

To top this all off, 2024’s animatedTransformers Onewas even labeled a prequel to the Bayverse.

Charlie and Bumblebee looking out at the sunset in Bumblebee

This would then make the timeline issues of theTransformersandG.I.

Joecrossover nonexistent, allowing the film to overcome the biggest obstacle it currently faces.

This film will mark the second out of a trilogy of films that began with Rise of the Beasts.

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Transformers 8 is the tentative title for the eighth canonical entry in the sci-fi action movie franchise, and it takes place after the events of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. This film will mark the second out of a trilogy of films that began with Rise of the Beasts.

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