More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:If we're taking a somewhat Iron Giant view of this movie, i am excited. I loved Iron Giant

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:If we're taking a somewhat Iron Giant view of this movie, i am excited. I loved Iron Giant

I cant watch that film anymore, I am afraid I will cry at the end as I did as a child. And I am too damn old to cry



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In our exclusive interview with Transformers: The Last Knight producer Di Bonaventura, the premiere blockbuster filmmaker told us that filming on Bumblebee will begin this August, followed by an expected theatrical release later next summer. Exclusive:

“Well we’re going to shoot a prequel actually, a Bumblebee movie, which starts in August, so next summer we’ll see a Bumblebee movie. And then we hope to have another Transformers movie the following summer.“

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“Look, I always wait for the audience, because there’s an arrogance to getting ahead of your audience. When you do, you get punched. So we’ll wait each time. We’re planning a lot of movies, but you’ve got to have the audience’s support, because these movies are very expensive.“

“You might even see a VW Bug,” Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura tells EW. “You never know.”

“The interesting thing about doing a spin-off is it has to have some familiarity with the franchise, and then it has to have its own distinct qualities for it to stand on its own,” di Bonaventura says. After that, Paramount is trying to see if Transformers — and a few other Hasbro toy properties, like M.A.S.K. — can become part of an expanded universe.

Obviously, the Bumblebee film serves as a kind of prequel to the Bay movies.

“It’s the story of a 17-, 18-year-old girl who, through a series of events, she and Bumblebee find each other, and they make each other whole,” di Bonaventura said. “Bumblebee’s a very loving character. He’s got a lot of heart, so of course the idyllic life of these two is interrupted by the evil Decepticons. And how are they going to be able to deal with the problem without Optimus and without everybody else?”

Kurona wrote:In what way is Bay involved? There's a completely different director this time around and I doubt they'd get him for screenwriting or character design or anything. Even if he was there it's not like his presence poisons any chance of a movie being good -- the dude's not Pat Lee, he's just a director that has no new tricks up his sleeves.

Still, the movie could easily be as bad as the rest of them. But given that there is a new director and it's animated, it's the only one I have hope of being good.

Kurona wrote:But given that there is a new director and it's animated,

Kurona wrote:In what way is Bay involved?

Kurona wrote:Well... he IS involved it to some degree, now I know he's the producer or in the running to be the producer of the movie.

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Kurona wrote:
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Kurona wrote:In what way is Bay involved?

Kurona wrote:Well... he IS involved it to some degree, now I know he's the producer or in the running to be the producer of the movie.

didn't you just contradict yourself there

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:I liked the 1977 Camaro from the 1st film so I would like to see it come back.

See, this is what I want to see. I want to see Bee with the 71 Camaro. It was cool, and it would fit him having it for like 2 decades

“My brother is to blame for introducing me to ‘Transformers’,” Steinfeld jokingly explains. “I’m like, ‘Finally, I get to make a movie for my brother!’ He loves ‘Pitch Perfect’, but he’s kind of like, ‘Where’s the action? Where’s the cars?’ So yeah, I’m really excited.”

Bailee dished about her upcoming role in the movie Bumblebee, which is a spin-off to Transformers.

“So it is the spinoff to Transformers and we start shooting in a couple of weeks,” she said.

How is she preparing for the role? Binge-watching all the movies as a point of reference.