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Starman99 wrote:I hope this new film will be a good reboot for Transformers, Although i do hope they show other Autobots at the end of the film like Wheeljack or Cliffjumper

Bumblebee is no longer disguising its bad guys.

Set in the yesteryear of 1987, the new Transformers film (out Dec. 21) finds the wounded yellow Autobot taking shelter with a teenager mechanic (Hailee Steinfeld) while trying to avoid two Decepticon trackers.

As the film prepares for its Comic-Con showcase in San Diego next week, EW has the exclusive reveal.

One of the Decepticons is Shatter, who takes the form of a cherry-red Plymouth Satellite. She will be voiced by Angela Bassett.

Dropkick, whose vehicle form is a blue AMC Javelin, will be voiced by Justin Theroux.


Bumblebee is very much a throwback to the original 1980s cartoon, with the hero returning to his Volkswagen Beetle form instead of a Camaro. But the film is breaking tradition by giving the Decepticons wheels instead of wings.

“The two main villains are Decepticon muscle cars,” says director Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings).

There is one flying villain, whose identity and voice actor are still under wraps, but otherwise, these bad guys will be prowling the roads rather than the skies while pursuing their prey.

Although the film focuses only on this trio of Decepticons, the filmmaker promises these two will have more personality than usual.

“When the cast is too big, and you have a finite amount of time, there’s only so much you can do to create an investment in them,” Knight says. “This is a more personal, intimate, and character-driven story, so it felt right to keep the villain plot relatively simple and contained. If you keep things lean, you can add a lot of other stuff on top of it that makes it more enjoyable.”

In other words, there is more to Shatter and Dropkick than meets the eye.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:They look cool and interesting to see the Dropkick name reused. Shatter's a triple changer? That didn't work out in toy form for Drift though. Anyways yes, more toys please.

ZeroWolf wrote:Would have been interesting if they had done it so the cars combined into the helicopter...though where does the jet fit into all of this then? Does starscream still act second in command to shatter? (Of course that's assuming that it was him and not ramjet...I forget which rumour was true or false)

ZeroWolf wrote:Thanks deadput I didn't see your edit till after I had posted sobdisrehard everything I said about a helicopter as you are right and those are plane wings

Bumblebee is no longer disguising its bad guys.

Set in the yesteryear of 1987, the new Transformers film (out Dec. 21) finds the wounded yellow Autobot taking shelter with a teenager mechanic (Hailee Steinfeld) while trying to avoid two Decepticon trackers.

As the film prepares for its Comic-Con showcase in San Diego next week, EW has the exclusive reveal.

One of the Decepticons is Shatter, who takes the form of a cherry-red Plymouth Satellite. She will be voiced by Angela Bassett.

Dropkick, whose vehicle form is a blue AMC Javelin, will be voiced by Justin Theroux.

Bumblebee is very much a throwback to the original 1980s cartoon, with the hero returning to his Volkswagen Beetle form instead of a Camaro. But the film is breaking tradition by giving the Decepticons wheels instead of wings.

“The two main villains are Decepticon muscle cars,” says director Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings).

There is one flying villain, whose identity and voice actor are still under wraps, but otherwise, these bad guys will be prowling the roads rather than the skies while pursuing their prey.

Although the film focuses only on this trio of Decepticons, the filmmaker promises these two will have more personality than usual.

“When the cast is too big, and you have a finite amount of time, there’s only so much you can do to create an investment in them,” Knight says. “This is a more personal, intimate, and character-driven story, so it felt right to keep the villain plot relatively simple and contained. If you keep things lean, you can add a lot of other stuff on top of it that makes it more enjoyable.”

In other words, there is more to Shatter and Dropkick than meets the eye.

To read more and get a preview of Comic-Con 2018, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday, or buy it here now.

Deadput wrote:Here is a giant pic if you want to update the article.

william-james88 wrote:

Deadput wrote:Here is a giant pic if you want to update the article.

Already got it, thanks!

These look good, I like seeing that alt mode kibble, but it does bring more of an aesthetic of the older Bay films

Deadput wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Deadput wrote:Here is a giant pic if you want to update the article.

Already got it, thanks!

These look good, I like seeing that alt mode kibble, but it does bring more of an aesthetic of the older Bay films

(Pic I posted is a much bigger one, putting the photo in a new tab should show the size)

The kibble is pretty great and I'm happy to see these designs, I think the biggest problem wasn't the aesthetics in of itself but more so that characters didn't resemble past versions of themselves for the most part and that Decepticons were given monstrous designs to visually distinct themselves from the Autobots.

My own personal opinion of course, I think that from a spectacle standpoint that the live action film aesthetic is more interesting to look at on the big screen then the simple designs from G1, Although Bee does a great job of being a perfect blend of the two.

Edit: I think Dropkick turns into a helicopter actually, he seems to have possible rotor on his back and the cockpit in his chest looks more like a helicopter cockpit then a jet one. So there goes the theory that the two combined into a jet.

Deadput wrote:
Edit: I think Dropkick turns into a helicopter actually, he seems to have possible rotor on his back and the cockpit in his chest looks more like a helicopter cockpit then a jet one. So there goes the theory that the two combined into a jet.

o.supreme wrote:I may be premature in my assessment, but it seems to me these two new Decepticons might be more like Renegades form Gobots. Meaning that, they don't present a real threat, and are not really threatening and scary like some Decepticons from past films, probably wont be threatening/killing any humans, but will more fit the tone of the film. I can see Starscream as more of a potential threat, but I think these two are going to be toned way down.

Also, was it just my imagination, or had I heard somewhere that this film might be going for a PG rating (rather than PG-13)??

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Maybe they combine to form a helicopter? Like Battletrap except their combined mode is a vehicle. Either way, I really like the look of them! Glad that they keep the complexity of the usual Bayverse designs.

This does bring up an interesting point, though. There were supposedly going to be 4 Transformers in the movie, so that would be Bee, Starscream, Shatter, and Dropkick. But wasn’t Jess Harnell returning as Barricade? Maybe it’ll just be a cameo or something.

ZeroWolf wrote:The rumours about a megatron cameo is interesting, as if his appearance has changed in to a more g1 look then maybe this has gone more of a reboot direction. After all we all know how he looked when he crashed to earth and when he awoke under the hoover dam.