‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ Porsche 911 Fixes Long-Hated Series Gaffe (Sort of)
The Transformer known as ‘Mirage’ is a 964 Porsche 911 Turbo in the latest installment of the hit-movie franchise, paying homage to ‘Jazz.’
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts is coming to theaters, June 2023. And as any gearhead can tell you, these movies are as much about the cars as anything else. The Transformer ‘Bumblebee’ may be one of the most famous Camaros ever made. However, in the latest installment a Porsche 911 will have a starring role. This will correct an egregious mistake made in the 2007 Transformers film–at least in spirit, anyway.
In that movie, director Michael Bay decided for some reason that the Transformer Jazz should be a Pontiac Solstice. He did this, despite the fact that in the original Transformers series from 1984 the character was a Porsche 911. Actually, the No. 4 Martini Porsche 935/77 racecar to be exact. Alas, he was killed in that film by Megatron, never to come back officially.
That being said, Mirage is the autobot who dons the 964 Porsche 911 persona. While it’s not an 1:1 fix for the series, it at least offers some sort of olive branch to die-hard Transformer fans. However, also bear in mind that he was originally a No. 26 Gitanes 1980 Ligier JS11 Formula 1 car.
No offense to Pontiac Solstice owners, but a Porsche is really the only car for Jazz, and we are happy to see this finally rectified, in a sense.
The latest trailer for the movie recently dropped on the Paramount Pictures official YouTube channel. It is in this trailer that we see the 911 featured quite heavily. It is not a 935 racecar. But it does have a color scheme reminiscent of the Martini racing livery. The 911 in the film is a 964 generation Porsche 911 Turbo. It even has a manual transmission. Not a bad car to have as a Transformer. Of course, many other vehicles are also featured.
Other Cars
Naturally, there is a yellow and black Camaro in Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts. It appears to be a 1977 model that is used this time for Bumblebee. Optimus Prime is cruising around as a semi-truck. There is also a VW microbus in the trailer although we don’t see that one transform. Needless to say, it seems like there will be plenty to keep a car enthusiast entertained in this movie.
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts
So, what is this new movie all about besides cool cars? Paramount Pictures sums it up for us this way. “It will take audiences on an action-packed, globetrotting adventure as the Maximals, Predacons, and Terrorcons join the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth. Noah, a sharp young guy from Brooklyn, and Elena, an ambitious, talented artifact researcher, are swept up in the conflict as Optimus Prime and the Autobots face a terrifying new nemesis bent on their destruction named Scourge.”
Massive Popularity
We are not sure if it is just because of all the cool cars or not. But the trailer for ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ has become one of the most watched movie trailers of all time. On the very first day the trailer dropped it was viewed 238 million times.
In the first week that total grew to 494 million global views. It seems that a lot of folks are excited to see a Porsche 911 return as Jazz. If you are one of the few that have not yet seen the trailer, you can check it out below.
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