We're not sure if the movie was meant to exist in the same universe of the live-action movies or become something else entirely. But we haven't heard anything since then.
The last update we heard had Ant-Man screenwriters Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari were tackling the project meant to dive into the origins of Transformers. The question is whether this will have any impact on any possible plans for Paramount Pictures to make their own animated Cybertron movie. The title also allows for any comics, cartoons or other possible media to be easily reocgnized under the same story banner.
The Autobots locate the Allspark, but a deserted space station and its lone occupant stand in the way. As unlikely allies arrive to rescue the imprisoned Autobots, Megatron reveals Project Nemesis. There might end up being a three season arc for the series, but it's not exactly like a film trilogy. Mercenary Transformers come upon the Ark adrift in space. If you're a little confused by the title Transformers: War for Cybertron being followed by "trilogy" in the key art for the series, that's just the designation given to a new line of toys from Hasbro that will inform the series. You can see what they did with Godzilla here: Considering that producers are touting this Tranfsormers animated series as having a totally "new animation look and style," we wouldn't be surprised if they were bringing the same anime sensibilities to Transformers. The animation will be done by Polygon Pictures, the same company behind the recent Godzilla anime style projects available on Netflix. Transformers: War for Cybertron 123Movie: On their dying planet, the Autobots and Decepticons battle fiercely for control of the AllSpark in the Transformers universe’s origin story. The series will be written by more Transformers veterans with Gavin Hignight ( Transformers: Cyberverse), Brandon Easton ( Transformers: Rescue Bots) and George Krstic ( Megas XLR) on the team of contributing writers. Watch Transformers: War for Cybertron 123movies online for free. Netflix's John Derderian, director of anime programming at the streaming service, said: "In this Transformers origin story, we will explore the expansive universe of Cybertron in a way that audiences have never seen before - to the delight of both existing fans and those coming to the franchise for the first time." FJ DeSanto ( Transformers: Titans Return, Transformers: Power of the Primes) will act as showrunner on the series, which is slated to arrive sometime in 2020. Variety reports Netflix and Hasbro are teaming with Rooster Teeth for Transformers: War for Cybertron, an animated series that will dive into the origins of the ongoing battle between Autobots and Decepticons. Watch: Transformers: War For Cybertron Kingdom Trailer Teases The Final Battle BBC iPlayer, Hotstar, Hulu, Netflix, Watch Abroad / By Ann Moroz Best VPN and Smart DNS solutions for unlimited video streaming from Aeroshield.