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“Unit 234” is a new live-action crime thriller, directed by Andy Tennant, starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Don Johnson, Jack Huston, James Dumont, Christopher Baker, Manny Galan, Juvian Marquez, Anirudh Pisharody, Rosemberg Salgado and Jenna Z. Alvarez, opening May 9, 2025 in theaters:

“…follow a group of degenerate criminals in a ruthless race to claim the contents of a mysterious storage unit…

‘…while the brains of the operation…

“…is forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse to survive.”

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Though the concept was only introduced in the 21st century, the Thirteen Primes have become a tenet of Transformers media. The first Transformers created by the Godlike Primus, the Thirteen are the progenitors of the Cybertronian race and the originator of the title "Prime." The group were meant to help defeat Primus' rival, Unicron. Though they were successful, unfortunately they didn't all return from battle the same.

When the Primes returned, it wasn't long before fighting broke out between them. Considering how important they are, it's hard not to wonder which of them are the best. With some of them appearing more often, its not hard to notice some Primes have made far greater contributions to Transformers history than others.

Updated by Sage Ashford on May 18th 2024: The different Primes were first introduced in the Covenant of Primus novel, but that wasn't their last appearance. The group continually appeared in future storylines,...

Transformers: Generation 2 attempted to reboot the franchise in the 90s with a "grim 'n' gritty" direction, but only lasted 12 issues. The series featured Optimus Prime and the Autobots adopting a "take no prisoners" attitude and facing off against a new supreme villain named Jhiaxus. While Transformers: Generation 2 failed to revitalize the brand, subsequent reboots like Beast Wars and the current Energon Universe line have kept the Transformers franchise alive and thriving.

The Transformers have made their grand return to comics thanks to the Energon Universe reboot, but it’s certainly not the first time the franchise has re-invented itself over the years. One of the earliest attempts to reboot the franchise was the Transformers: Generation 2 line released in the early 1990s, which was accompanied by a Marvel comic of the same name. Attempting to take the Robots in Disguise in a new “grim’n’gritty” direction for the X-treme '90s,...

Exclusive: James DuMont (The Righteous Gemstones), Christopher James Baker (Ozark), Manny Galan (City on a Hill), Juvian Marquez (Power Book II: Ghost) and Anirudh Pisharody (9-1-1) will round out the cast of the thriller Unit 234, from director Andy Tennant, which is currently in production in the Cayman Islands. The quintet will star alongside previously announced cast members including Isabelle Fuhrman, Don Johnson and Jack Huston.

In the film written by Derek Steiner, a lone employee at a remote storage facility (Fuhrman) discovers an unconscious man locked inside Unit 234, chained to a gurney and missing a kidney. She must then fight to survive a ruthless gang, dead set on retrieving their precious cargo…at any cost. Blythe Frank, Hadeel Reda, Lee Dreyfuss and Productivity Media’s William Santor and Doug Murray are producing, with Johnson, Colleen Camp and Radiant Films International founder Mimi Steinbauer serving as executive producers. Radiant...