Poster for the original The Autobots.
Note: Please do not add “The Autobots is a ripoff of Cars 2” because that is unnecessary to mention as everyone is already aware of that.
On April 2016, it was announced that the 2015 mockbuster film The Autobots was going to receive a sequel, with Bluemtv returning as a production company, and with a planned release date around summer 2017.[1]
Plot[]
The plot is unknown, but it would most likely take place after the events of the first film.
Development[]
Zhuo Jianrong, who insisted he had never seen any movies in the Cars franchise before making his own movie, claimed The Autobots 2 will be completely different and a “much finer” movie than his first installment; "The storyline and main parts will be completely different than the first one,” he said. “This time we are learning from Hollywood, trying to make it a blockbuster.”, he told CNN. For the sequel, Zhuo mentioned that the budget would be much bigger-- 50 million to 60 million yuan, and he is confident the second film will be a better animation, rich with Chinese elements, and the criticism further motivated him to start the sequel.[2]
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- The Walt Disney Company defeated Zhuo's prediction on an Autobots sequel with a copyright infringing case and winning in the end.
- The film was widely panned by everyone around the world, especially the Chinese, who saw it as a disgrace to the animation industry in China.
Results[]
- Cars 3 came out in 2017 instead, taking The Autobots 2's original release date.
- Disney refrained The Autobots 2 from happening.
- The Autobots is a stand-alone film, and The Autobots' sequel was permanently cancelled.