Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson join cast of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson have joined the cast of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Pete, 28, will portray the Autobot Mirage, while Michelle is to voice the Maximal Airazor in Paramount's forthcoming film.

Director Steven Caple Jr shared a video on Instagram of Davidson in the recording booth, and he wrote in the caption: "Pete Davidson in disguise. @transformersmovie cast is amazing, man.

Sneak peek of Pete voicing Mirage and @michelleyeoh_official blessing us as the voice of Airazor #rotb 2023 [sic]."

In November, it was revealed Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has been delayed by a year.

Paramount confirmed at the time that the upcoming prequel would now be released on June 9, 2023, having previously been scheduled for June 24.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will be set in 1994 and takes place in New York and Peru's Machu Picchu, even though the central characters are based in Brooklyn.

Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback are to feature in starring roles, and Ron Perlman will voice Optimus Primal, having previously done so in the animated series Transformers: Power of the Primes.

The movie will see clashes between different tribes of alien robots.

One of the breeds, referenced in the title, is known as Beast Wars. The story sees the Beast Wars robots go up against natural enemies the Predacons, meaning that the Autobots and Maximals must team up to save the world.

Ramos recently gave fans a hint of what they can expect from his character, former military electronics expert Noah.

He said: "He's all about taking care of the people he loves. [He comes] from a lower-income home, so Noah's always hustling.

"The one thing I love about Noah is his tenacity and his heart, and his will to never quit, in spite of all the crazy things life is throwing at him.

"Then, it's amazing to see his journey when we venture out into the world, when the humans meet bots and things start to happen."

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