'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' director says it is inspired by 'Terminator 2' and 'Bad Boys,' while star Dominique Fishback hopes for a 'Titanic' crossover
- "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" held its European premiere Wednesday night in London.
- The movie pays homage to 1990s movies, according to director Steven Caple Jr.
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" director Steven Caple Jr. has revealed to Insider that the movie is influenced by two major 1990s movies — including one by original "Transformers" director Michael Bay.
The movie, which is a sequel to "Bumblebee" and a prequel to Michael Bay's "Transformers," is set in 1994 and is heavily influenced by the '90s "Beast Wars: Transformers" animated series and the 1986 animated "Transformers" movie.
At the European premiere of "Rise of the Beasts" in London on Wednesday night, Caple told Insider that two other classics also helped him bring the movie to life.
Caple said the movie's villain, Scourge, is partly inspired by T-1000, the killer robot played by Robert Patrick in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
"I wanted someone who was relentless," the "Creed II" director said.
Caple also said the Porsche car that Mirage (Pete Davidson) transforms into is a homage to Michael Bay's 1995 movie, "Bad Boys."
Caple, who was a fan of the animated "Transformers" series and movies, said that he was "starstruck" when he met Peter Cullen, who has been the main voice of Autobot hero Optimus Prime since 1984.
"I didn't know that I was going to be that starstruck when Peter Cullen came in," Caple said. "That was crazy."
Over the last few years, fans have been anticipating a crossover between "Transformers" and another movie franchise based on a Hasbro toy line, "G.I. Joe."
Meanwhile, "Fast & Furious" stars Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez have both publicly stated that they'd like to see their franchise merge with "Transformers."
When asked which franchise he would like to see "Transformers" cross over with, Tobe Nwigwe, who plays Reek in the movie, told Insider that he'd love the Autobots to team up with the heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Meanwhile, Dominique Fishback, who plays Elena, said that she would love to see a more romantic"Transformers" movie.
"I would do 'The Notebook' so the robots can fall in love," the "Swarm" actor said. "I'm a romantic, okay, so I would do something like 'Titanic' where they can save the ship from crashing."
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is in theaters Friday.