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

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

Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 6:23AM CDT

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After with the confirmation of Hailee Steinfeld for the Bumblebee spin-off movie from Paramount's Transformers series, we have more information on the time setting (confirmed as 1985) and general feel of the project, directly from producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura. Check out some snippets below, and the full piece and video over on Collider!

Collider’s own Steve Weintraub recently spoke with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura at the press day for The Last Knight, and he teased a distinctive film while confirming that Bumblebee will indeed take place in the 1980s:

“I know we’re doing a spinoff first in the Bumblebee movie, and that is a very distinctive departure from what you’ve been seeing so far… The objective of that movie is to develop more time with less robots in a way, and to go back to 1985 and go back to sort of the original heritage if you would of the Transformers. G1.”

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As for the “less Transformers” line, di Bonaventura stresses the distinctiveness of Bumblebee, and just focusing on just one or two Transformers in the course of a film will be a very different kind of dynamic from the previous movies:

“There are dramatically less Transformers. We hired purposefully Travis Knight, who is a very distinct filmmaker. You can’t compete with Michael—you’re gonna lose. And also I think the audience wants something different all the time, let’s keep them interested. They’re gonna get a very emotionally complex story, a very tight story in terms of its location and in terms of its storytelling.”

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“In fact it reminds me a little bit of Iron Giant years ago when I did that movie at Warner Bros. It just reminds me a little bit of that where it was very contained and yet it didn’t feel small.”
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Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1890834)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 20th, 2017 @ 12:38pm CDT
If we're taking a somewhat Iron Giant view of this movie, i am excited. I loved Iron Giant
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Posted by william-james88 on June 20th, 2017 @ 12:44pm CDT
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 [-(



Superman

:-(
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1890840)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 20th, 2017 @ 12:52pm CDT
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 [-(



Superman

:-(

I am not a gun
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Posted by Deadput on June 20th, 2017 @ 1:18pm CDT
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 [-(



Superman

:-(


The only kids film I still enjoy as much now as I did when I was a child.

It was a damn good film and I do wish more films would take after it.
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1890854)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 20th, 2017 @ 1:26pm CDT
Know who directed that movie? Brad Bird, whom I keep suggesting as a successor for Bay.
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1891996)
Posted by Va'al on June 23rd, 2017 @ 9:52pm CDT
With Transformers: The Last Knight reaching cinemas worldwide (mostly, does not apply in Japan and other regions) this weekend, we delve into the other movie in the Paramount Universe: Bumblebee! Courtesy of Screenrant and producer Lorenzo diBonaventura, we know that the movie starring Hailee Steinfeld will start shooting this August - with plans for a sixth movie in the linear series to *maybe* happen in 2019.

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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.“

[...]

“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.“


There is a possibility that the studio is waiting for more information on box office performance for The Last Knight, not off to a great start as of yet. Read the whole piece here!
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1892023)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on June 24th, 2017 @ 12:35am CDT
Anyone else thinkin that this movie will just be as bad as all the other live action TF ones? coz Bay's still involved in it in some capacity
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Posted by Va'al on June 24th, 2017 @ 3:26am CDT
After the previous confirmation of the movie being set in the 1980s, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura also teased Bumblebee's possible incarnation in the movie as the traditional G1 Volkswagen Beetle model - though obviously take it with as much salt as you can grab.

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


The producer also talked more about the story of the movie, and why now is the best time to work within the Paramount/Hasbro shared universe, name-dropping a couple of other toy franchises as he went.

“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?”


The full piece can be found here, and is best served accompanied by this previous interview too!

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Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1892040)
Posted by Kurona on June 24th, 2017 @ 6:33am CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:Anyone else thinkin that this movie will just be as bad as all the other live action TF ones? coz Bay's still involved in it in some capacity

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.
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Posted by Burn on June 24th, 2017 @ 6:58am CDT
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.

If you haven't realised by now, people will blame Bay for anything he is even remotely associated with.

Look at the last two TMNT movies. They were panned by fans and he was blamed even though he was only a Producer. Not a Director, not a Writer, PRODUCER. But like always, the Bay-haters blamed him.

And with him lined up to be a Producer on the Bumblebee movie, he will once again shoulder the blame by those fanboys who need to seriously grow the hell up.
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Posted by dragons on June 24th, 2017 @ 7:51am CDT
Well if people hate solo bumblebee movie bay can't take credit for this fans always wanted new director what's the saying be carful what you wish for fans cried about it over years now you got it wait and see if fans will hate or like this movie without bay involved in it
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Posted by Desslok2201 on June 24th, 2017 @ 7:58am CDT
Peg-warmer: The Movie!
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Posted by Kurona on June 24th, 2017 @ 8:08am CDT
dragons wrote:Well if people hate solo bumblebee movie bay can't take credit for this fans always wanted new director what's the saying be carful what you wish for fans cried about it over years now you got it wait and see if fans will hate or like this movie without bay involved in it

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.

Either way, Bay is actually the biggest problem I had with the movies. Were there other problems outside of his directing? Oh god yes. Terrible, overly-complex and messy plots filled with horrifically annoying unlikable obnoxious characters proved the screenwriters certainly weren't up to snuff, but you know what? Usually in an action movie I could at least come and away and say "well, at least the action is good". But... the action wasn't good after the first one. It quickly became apparent that Bay really had nothing new to show us and was just repeating his same tricks over and over -- it certainly didn't help that his directing style itself was as all-over-the-place and as messy as the screenwriting, making sure I had no idea what was going on and ensuring I couldn't even make out anything that was happening. It was very, very sloppy and lazy and showed he didn't have a good grasp on how to create a movie.

So, yeah, a new director is awesome news to me. Maybe it'll turn out terrible either way but it's the only time I've felt a smidgen of hope for this movie series.
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Posted by Stuartmaximus on June 24th, 2017 @ 9:03am CDT
Kurona wrote:But given that there is a new director and it's animated,


Eh :???:

Animated :???:

i thought it were live action :-? unless you are thinking of Transformers One

&

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 :-?
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 24th, 2017 @ 9:06am CDT
Okay, that's enough of the Bay-bashing. Seriously. It's the same old shit over and over again. It's been going on for 10 years and he's still here. Enough. Talk about Bumblebee and the movie.

Honestly I hope Bee won't have a VW alt mode, or if he does it's at the beginning for a few minutes. I liked the 1977 Camaro from the 1st film so I would like to see it come back.
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Posted by Kurona on June 24th, 2017 @ 9:33am CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:
Kurona wrote:
&

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 :-?

Look at Burn's reply to me.


Either way, VW Bug sounds cute -- I'm surprised VW are letting them get away with it though.
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 24th, 2017 @ 9:19pm CDT
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
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Posted by Rodimus Prime on June 24th, 2017 @ 10:16pm CDT
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
I can't decide if it would be better to have the movie end in the 80s and leave room for a sequel or if it should end with Bee following Sam and his dad to Bolivia's car dealership.

Either way if the majority takes place in the 80s I hope the movie will have a kickass 80s soundtrack instead of the worthless garbage the movies have gotten since DoTM.
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Posted by Burn on June 25th, 2017 @ 3:19am CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:&

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 :-?


That's pretty cool there where you completely disregard my post where I answered the question for Kurona.

Boy do you look silly now. :lol:
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Posted by Va'al on July 2nd, 2017 @ 3:41am CDT
We have some new information about the soon to start shooting Bumblebee spin-off movie, courtesy of a number of appearances of its lead actor Hailee Steinfeld! Speaking to ET Canada, she mentioned that preparation and acceptance of the role came via her brother, an avid movieverse Transformers fan.

“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.”


While with B96, attending the Pepsi Summer Bash, Steinfeld talked about preparation and the beginning of the filming process - which is apparently ahead of schedule than what we initially heard about. See more about it below!

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.


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Posted by Microraptor on July 2nd, 2017 @ 10:10am CDT
I have high hopes for this project.
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Posted by reluctantyouth on July 3rd, 2017 @ 1:15pm CDT
I have some hope but not high. This young lady at least has a little range in her acting ability. Take a look at True Grit (2010) and Edge of Seventeen (2016). As far as the story focusing on just a couple of bots...I'll believe it when I see it. I'm more hyped about the movie being set in 80s with 80s soundtrack and seeing Bee maybe in Volkswagen form before going 70s camaro on us. Let's see what Travis Knight can do with a most likely mediocre at best script. :POPCORN:
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Posted by Va'al on July 6th, 2017 @ 11:17pm CDT
Bumblebee spin-off movie 2018. Let the rumour mill begin.

As previously seen in interviews reported here, the shooting for the next Paramount Transformers movie - the Bumblebee solo film - is indeed starting, as confirmed by lead actor Hailee Steinfeld on her Instagram account.

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But in more specifically rumour-ous news updates, Instagram users bi0z0_yt and arun09345 report what might be - though please note we don't actually know if any of this is confirmed - a first set of cars to be used in the movie production, in Virginia. The Bel Air (yellow) is not a Transformer, but a project car for Hailee Steinfeld's mechanic character, but the red car reportedly might be. Also rumoured were a director's chair with a Paramount logo and that the vehicles were shipped by trucks, as was also seen for The Last Knight. Check them out, grab your bags of salt, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

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Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1894886)
Posted by fenrir72 on July 7th, 2017 @ 12:05am CDT
I don't think the Chinese movie market will save this piece of cybertronian wasteport dropping! If TLK is any indication :lol:
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Posted by Va'al on July 7th, 2017 @ 1:11am CDT
fenrir72 wrote:I don't think the Chinese movie market will save this piece of cybertronian wasteport dropping! If TLK is any indication :lol:


It indicates nothing, given the entire change in creative team. But you know, you do you, gurl.
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Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 7th, 2017 @ 1:34am CDT
If these turn out to be real set pictures I'm absolutely loving the cars. I hope we get some really nice figures of these, it'd make a welcome change from the mostly modern cars we've been getting - maybe we can get Bee's original form in the first movie remade if we're especially lucky! That one and High Octane are honestly my favorite Bumblebee forms.
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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on July 7th, 2017 @ 2:18am CDT
Please please PLEASE be Cliffjumper.
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2017 @ 7:44am CDT
With the film being set in the 80's, I'd like for the soundtrack to reflect that. Get us some classic 80's tunes and music spread all throughout this film.
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Posted by Randomhero on July 7th, 2017 @ 7:54am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:With the film being set in the 80's, I'd like for the soundtrack to reflect that. Get us some classic 80's tunes and music spread all throughout this film.



I'm curious if there's gonna be one! A week after The Last Knight I was thinking "huh...this movie didn't have a soundtrack...that's weird"

It probably will though. Hopefully if it does it does what Guardians of the Galaxy did which picked good music that matched scenes and tone and not Suicide Squad which just tossed songs in.
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Posted by Randomhero on July 7th, 2017 @ 7:56am CDT
SillyMcGilly wrote:Please please PLEASE be Cliffjumper.


After onslaught was announced and people started going nuts saying Bruticus is coming let's not start looking at cars and screaming who we want them to be this time. It just leads to more disappointment than anything.
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Posted by Kurona on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:04am CDT
Randomhero wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:With the film being set in the 80's, I'd like for the soundtrack to reflect that. Get us some classic 80's tunes and music spread all throughout this film.



I'm curious if there's gonna be one! A week after The Last Knight I was thinking "huh...this movie didn't have a soundtrack...that's weird"

It probably will though. Hopefully if it does it does what Guardians of the Galaxy did which picked good music that matched scenes and tone and not Suicide Squad which just tossed songs in.

A Guardians of the Galaxy style soundtrack would actually be awesome if this movie is more character-based -- just a bunch of songs from the 80s which, as you said; reflect mood and tone. Usually I'd think this is asking too much of a Transformers movie but hey, new creative team; let's friggin' go.


And yeah, best not look at alt-modes and names and think we're gonna get an update of an old beloved character. The movies tend to just take those alt-modes and names and not care about who they were originally assigned to -- which I'd usually be annoyed about for an adaption but given that this franchise has been doing that since G2 even, it's just kind of something you get used to. Even characters who are supposed to be updates of their namesakes - Starscream, Bumblebee, Drift - aren't exactly like said namesakes beyond superficial traits.
So I'm fully expecting this red car to be Bumblebee's comic relief and tech expert friend Streetwise, with an uptight commanding officer who turns into a jet called Trailbreaker.
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Posted by MrBlack on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:07am CDT
SillyMcGilly wrote:Please please PLEASE be Cliffjumper.

Dead by the end of the film if it is.
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:07am CDT
I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but this being an 80's movie would be the perfect place to finally include any songs by Stan Bush. Lord knows the guy's been trying get his music into these live action films for years now. Just sayin'.
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Posted by Marcdachamp on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:26am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but this being an 80's movie would be the perfect place to finally include any songs by Stan Bush. Lord knows the guy's been trying get his music into these live action films for years now. Just sayin'.


This, PLEASE!

I actually have very high hopes for this movie. The setting has a lot of potential, and doing something smaller and more character-driven in the time period the Transformers originally debuted in? So much potential. Just one thing: I thought this was going to be animated. Is that no longer the case?
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:30am CDT
Marcdachamp wrote:Just one thing: I thought this was going to be animated. Is that no longer the case?
The Cybertron/lore-based prequel movie was confirmed to be the animated one.
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Posted by Kurona on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:34am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
Marcdachamp wrote:Just one thing: I thought this was going to be animated. Is that no longer the case?
The Cybertron/lore-based prequel movie was confirmed to be the animated one.

When's that again?
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Posted by Sabrblade on July 7th, 2017 @ 8:38am CDT
Kurona wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Marcdachamp wrote:Just one thing: I thought this was going to be animated. Is that no longer the case?
The Cybertron/lore-based prequel movie was confirmed to be the animated one.

When's that again?
Some time after the Bumblebee movie's release.
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Posted by Marcdachamp on July 7th, 2017 @ 9:10am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:
Marcdachamp wrote:Just one thing: I thought this was going to be animated. Is that no longer the case?
The Cybertron/lore-based prequel movie was confirmed to be the animated one.


Ah, okay. Honestly, that's a good thing. Bumblebee's premise would work better live-action, in my opinion. Hoping we can also get a better run-time this time around, as well.
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Posted by kurthy on July 7th, 2017 @ 10:10am CDT
OK, I'm on board. It's starting to look like this movie could have potential. :POPCORN:

Please don't let me down like RotF...
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Posted by Notesandtabs on July 7th, 2017 @ 1:00pm CDT
Okay, so people are hoping the red Chevelle is Cliffjumper. Which I instantly want to reply, "HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM THESE FILMS?? Bee, Optimus, and Megatron are the only G1 inspired Cybertronians. Soundwave is not a blue bank truck, Jazz is not a porsche 911 martini, and Ironhide is not a red SUV. GET USED TO IT!!"

Then I stop and think, "Wait, all of this is a spin off... that means, everything is starting new! Cliffjumper CAN be a red muscle car, and Sunstreaker CAN be a yellow Countach! Why should Marvel be the only Franchise allowed to have original inspired characters? Why CAN'T the Transformers look like the G1 style??"

Now some things are a little TOO Unrealistic, such as Hot Rod, but Cliffjumper? Mirage? Brawn? YESSSSSS!!!

I am getting really excited for this now! At least we don't have to wait another 3 years.
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Posted by Trikeboy on July 7th, 2017 @ 1:08pm CDT
Could we get something like these designs in a movie. I really hope so. With a bit of refinement they would be perfect.

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Posted by SlyTF1 on July 7th, 2017 @ 1:36pm CDT
Where in Virginia is this? Wherever it is, I'll be there in 2 seconds.
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Posted by Deadput on July 7th, 2017 @ 1:57pm CDT
Trikeboy wrote:Could we get something like these designs in a movie. I really hope so. With a bit of refinement they would be perfect.



How about something original?

God forbid the movie continue to use their aesthetic.

(Most G1 designs would not work without major changes and people would still complain then)
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Posted by Deadput on July 7th, 2017 @ 2:01pm CDT
Delete this website somehow double posted my quote.
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Posted by Kurona on July 7th, 2017 @ 2:11pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Delete this website

Eh, not the worst idea :p
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Posted by Trikeboy on July 7th, 2017 @ 2:32pm CDT
Deadput wrote:
Trikeboy wrote:Could we get something like these designs in a movie. I really hope so. With a bit of refinement they would be perfect.



How about something original?

God forbid the movie continue to use their aesthetic.

(Most G1 designs would not work without major changes and people would still complain then)



If the movies had a good design aesthetic (not wanting G1) I wouldn't mind. Instead we have designs that look like a cutlery drawer stood up. And, I'm not saying make it G1, I meant the style of actually making the robots easily recognisable instead of a mess of parts. Combine the real world look with the Transformers Prime aesthetic and it would be perfect. The Autobots are fairly easy to recognize in the movies but the Decepticons are just a mess on the screen. Look at Dark of the Moon, when Optimus does that run taking down Decepticons, besides Optimus, who was on the screen? Shockwave of course, but who else?

To throw the bayverse a bone, I actually did like Megatron in The Last Knight. He actually had a good design instead of the millions of shards look that he had in previous movies. Also version 1 Optimus Prime was good, but version 2 is just ugly.
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Posted by dragons on July 7th, 2017 @ 2:47pm CDT
Trikeboy wrote:Could we get something like these designs in a movie. I really hope so. With a bit of refinement they would be perfect.



that looks very unrealistic looking looks more cartoon and comic book style than live action take picture generation one prime for cartoon movie put in with Megan fox that's what it looks like


Randomhero wrote:
SillyMcGilly wrote:Please please PLEASE be Cliffjumper.


After onslaught was announced and people started going nuts saying Bruticus is coming let's not start looking at cars and screaming who we want them to be this time. It just leads to more disappointment than anything.


Think people would have learned that mistake by now after first movie who did frenzy come out of barricade, scorponok popped out of blackout

fenrir72 wrote:I don't think the Chinese movie market will save this piece of cybertronian wasteport dropping! If TLK is any indication :lol:


Remember 90 percent of you fans wanted new director for transformers and bay not involved in any way so if 90 percent of you people don't like this solo movie that bay has no work with on this one who and will you fans blame if you don't like this solo movie that bay have no involvement in what so ever as I have been saying you don't like look of bots don't watch movie new director doesn't always mean movie will be better as also I have been saying for years new director for batman movie look batnippleson Robin costume Image .,


If you fans think who do not like live action movies now you never will like live action movies with new director that does not have bay involved so give up on cartoon looking bots that you want them to look more cartoon and comic book and carrot it or move on bots will never change to look more cartoon style that trikeboy wants you want cartoon comic book looking bots stick with watching cartoons and reading comics accept change move on.

Did fans want batman wear underwear over his costume when they watched Keaton batman movie some might but they accepted change for what it is and loved movie without batman wearing underwear over his costume can't accept transformers look more realistic what we have now in movies you never will learn accept new look of new bots move on from it you don't control how bots look people who work on movies do look at transformers fan art you see more realistic movie designs fan art than you do in transformers cartoon boring blocky mess live action lego movie that's one way describe g1 looking blocky bots in live action universe
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1895019)
Posted by Trikeboy on July 7th, 2017 @ 2:57pm CDT
We should jump on it just because it isn't Michael Bay? Why? That logic is flawed. If Uwe Boll was making the Bumblebee movie would we all be expected to rally round and expect something fantastic? He isn't Michael Bay, lets give him support.
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1895023)
Posted by Kurona on July 7th, 2017 @ 3:21pm CDT
So don't criticise anything, just accept whatever we get no matter how bad it is even though we have constructive criticism and discussion on how the movies could make for a much better narrative experience. Got it. :roll:
Re: More Details on Transformers Bumblebee 2018 Spin-off: 1985 Setting, Iron Giant Tone, Female Lead (1895029)
Posted by Burn on July 7th, 2017 @ 4:02pm CDT
*sigh* Can we PLEASE just keep it about the fucking Bumblebee movie and NOT another discussion about the pros/cons of Michael Bay?

FFS ... I don't know why after ten years this still continues to plague new threads.

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