Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie
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NOTE: This story has been updated to retract the identity of the Decepticon.
The Bumblebee trailer took the community by storm not only due to its departure in tone from previous films but also due to the new robot designs. The one that stoo out was the Transformer who turned into a jet. Now that Transformer being a jet coloured grey and red with a seeker head made us all assume in was **********, and for good reason. If anyone still had any doubts, an official description of the film published on the website of Paramount's parent company, Viacom, confirms that the ********** looking bot is indeed **********.
This confirmation does bring a lot into question such as just how embedded this film is with the Michael Bay continuity since while Bumblebee retains certain features of his previous movie looks, ********** does not. This further adds to the notion that Hasbro and Paramount are distancing themselves from the Bayverse we know and that this film was already doing that before we heard news of a possible reboot.
Here is the description where you can see the confirmation:
The Bumblebee trailer took the community by storm not only due to its departure in tone from previous films but also due to the new robot designs. The one that stoo out was the Transformer who turned into a jet. Now that Transformer being a jet coloured grey and red with a seeker head made us all assume in was **********, and for good reason. If anyone still had any doubts, an official description of the film published on the website of Paramount's parent company, Viacom, confirms that the ********** looking bot is indeed **********.
This confirmation does bring a lot into question such as just how embedded this film is with the Michael Bay continuity since while Bumblebee retains certain features of his previous movie looks, ********** does not. This further adds to the notion that Hasbro and Paramount are distancing themselves from the Bayverse we know and that this film was already doing that before we heard news of a possible reboot.
Here is the description where you can see the confirmation:
Before The Last Knight or the Age of Extinction, before Decepticons started leveling American cities and destroying military bases, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle sits forgotten in a California junkyard. It’s been neglected long enough that a honeycomb of bees buzzes beneath its wheel well. Seventeen-year-old Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), takes it home.
She gets more than a car. As Charlie slides beneath her new ride to inspect it, the bug erupts in an intricate flipping puzzle of zinging metal parts, rearranging itself into beloved Autobot Bumblebee.
“Let me tell you something, the driver don’t pick the car, the car pick the driver,” a hauntingly familiar voice-over – it’s the late Bernie Mac, warning Sam Wtiwicky (Shia LaBeouf) in 2007’s Transformers – announces at the trailer’s opening moments. “It’s a mystical bond between man and machine.”
In this case, it’s woman and machine (and a woman, Christina Hodson, wrote the script), but the bond between Charlie and Bumblebee looks as strong as any.
The two become great pals. They go to the beach. They go swimming. Charlie goes no-hands through the sunroof down the Pacific Coast Highway, perhaps pioneering the self-driving car in the film’s 1987 setting.
But things get hectic. The military lurks. So does a dreaded Decepticon. Charlie gets banged up. Helicopters fall from the sky.
The film, helmed by Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight, promises to wrap this action in a powerful story informed by the Transformers’ heritage. “I wanted to return to the essences of what made the Transformers franchise so impactful right from the beginning: character, emotion, spectacle,” Knight told attendees at April’s CinemaCon.
Which is not to say that echoes of Paramount Pictures’ five previous Transformers films won’t ricochet off the screen. “… and explosions,” Knight continued, “lots and lots of explosions.”
Credit(s): Viacom
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Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965860)
Posted by Seibertron on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:11pm CDT
Posted by Seibertron on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:11pm CDT
They had me until [quote]“… and explosions,” Knight continued, “lots and lots of explosions.”[/quote] 
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965861)
Posted by Shuttershock on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:27pm CDT
[/quote]
Well, as long as it’s not more fireworks-burst explosions. For some reason those really annoyed me in the past. Like, it just LOOKS like a cheap effect at a stunt show.
Posted by Shuttershock on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:27pm CDT
Seibertron wrote:They had me until [quote]“… and explosions,” Knight continued, “lots and lots of explosions.”
[/quote]Well, as long as it’s not more fireworks-burst explosions. For some reason those really annoyed me in the past. Like, it just LOOKS like a cheap effect at a stunt show.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965862)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:34pm CDT
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:34pm CDT
Being honest, the explosions don't bother me at all. It's a movie about giant robots, afterall. Other than the Iron Giant, ALL giant robot movies need explosions!
Besides, if the writing is better, the explosions won't matter. So long as we get Nitro Zeus back.
Besides, if the writing is better, the explosions won't matter. So long as we get Nitro Zeus back.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965863)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:42pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:42pm CDT
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:So long as we get Nitro Zeus back.He's not in this movie.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965864)
Posted by Seibertron on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:42pm CDT
Well, as long as it’s not more fireworks-burst explosions. For some reason those really annoyed me in the past. Like, it just LOOKS like a cheap effect at a stunt show.[/quote]
Thank goodness someone else thought the same thing. Here I was thinking that those fireworks looked really cheesy and hadn't read anyone online talking about that (not that people weren't talking about ... just that I hadn't seen anyone talking about it).
Posted by Seibertron on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:42pm CDT
Shuttershock wrote:Seibertron wrote:They had me until [quote]“… and explosions,” Knight continued, “lots and lots of explosions.”
Well, as long as it’s not more fireworks-burst explosions. For some reason those really annoyed me in the past. Like, it just LOOKS like a cheap effect at a stunt show.[/quote]
Thank goodness someone else thought the same thing. Here I was thinking that those fireworks looked really cheesy and hadn't read anyone online talking about that (not that people weren't talking about ... just that I hadn't seen anyone talking about it).
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965865)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:43pm CDT
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:43pm CDT
Now that I’m looking at it, the mouth area does kinda resemble our established movie Starscream’s mouth.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965867)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:48pm CDT
SSSHHHHHHHHHHH!
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:48pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:So long as we get Nitro Zeus back.He's not in this movie.
SSSHHHHHHHHHHH!
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965868)
Posted by Seibertron on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:54pm CDT
It does? I don't see it at all.
Posted by Seibertron on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:54pm CDT
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Now that I’m looking at it, the mouth area does kinda resemble our established movie Starscream’s mouth.
It does? I don't see it at all.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965869)
Posted by dragons on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:59pm CDT
If that’s all you will be looking for in movies from now on you should be sticking with books for better writing Shakespeare’s , transformers books, you want to be entertained for two hours forget about real world watch movie if your going to be picky about movies from now stick with books,
Posted by dragons on June 20th, 2018 @ 10:59pm CDT
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Being honest, the explosions don't bother me at all. It's a movie about giant robots, afterall. Other than the Iron Giant, ALL giant robot movies need explosions!
Besides, if the writing is better, the explosions won't matter. So long as we get Nitro Zeus back.
If that’s all you will be looking for in movies from now on you should be sticking with books for better writing Shakespeare’s , transformers books, you want to be entertained for two hours forget about real world watch movie if your going to be picky about movies from now stick with books,
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965870)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on June 20th, 2018 @ 11:05pm CDT
Wow, calm down buddy. Didn't mean to personally offend you.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on June 20th, 2018 @ 11:05pm CDT
dragons wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Being honest, the explosions don't bother me at all. It's a movie about giant robots, afterall. Other than the Iron Giant, ALL giant robot movies need explosions!
Besides, if the writing is better, the explosions won't matter. So long as we get Nitro Zeus back.
If that’s all you will be looking for in movies from now on you should be sticking with books for better writing Shakespeare’s , transformers books, you want to be entertained for two hours forget about real world watch movie if your going to be picky about movies from now stick with books,
Wow, calm down buddy. Didn't mean to personally offend you.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965875)
Posted by william-james88 on June 21st, 2018 @ 12:14am CDT
Neither do I but regardless, we never see his face fully transformed since it keeps moving before they cut to something else. I am guessing it will be a more streamlined mouth and face.
Posted by william-james88 on June 21st, 2018 @ 12:14am CDT
Seibertron wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Now that I’m looking at it, the mouth area does kinda resemble our established movie Starscream’s mouth.
It does? I don't see it at all.
Neither do I but regardless, we never see his face fully transformed since it keeps moving before they cut to something else. I am guessing it will be a more streamlined mouth and face.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965881)
Posted by Michael Alex Kawa on June 21st, 2018 @ 3:07am CDT
I kind of see it, but now I don't if I do because it was mentioned.
I do have a slight theory, perhaps appearances of the Transformers change according to what they have scanned. Characters like Megatron
and Barricade have had completely different face designs during the Bay movies they have been in. Even when Optimus 
got his new alt mode in AOE, parts of his face design changed. Sure it is an easy excuse/out to explain how this is Starscrem and still connected to the Bay-verse, but it is the best I can think of.
Posted by Michael Alex Kawa on June 21st, 2018 @ 3:07am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Seibertron wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Now that I’m looking at it, the mouth area does kinda resemble our established movie Starscream’s mouth.
It does? I don't see it at all.
Neither do I but regardless, we never see his face fully transformed since it keeps moving before they cut to something else. I am guessing it will be a more streamlined mouth and face.
I kind of see it, but now I don't if I do because it was mentioned.
I do have a slight theory, perhaps appearances of the Transformers change according to what they have scanned. Characters like Megatron
and Barricade have had completely different face designs during the Bay movies they have been in. Even when Optimus got his new alt mode in AOE, parts of his face design changed. Sure it is an easy excuse/out to explain how this is Starscrem and still connected to the Bay-verse, but it is the best I can think of.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965897)
Posted by vadertime on June 21st, 2018 @ 7:28am CDT
Posted by vadertime on June 21st, 2018 @ 7:28am CDT
As much as I enjoyed the Michael Bay Transformers movie back in 2007, I am glad to see the franchise return to it's roots. I fondly remember watching the cartoon on Saturday mornings back in the mid-1980s. I remember rushing out to Toys-R-Us to get my latest Transformers. I had almost all of the Autobots along with Megatron, Starscream and Soundscream. Ahh, those were the halcyon days.posting.php?mode=reply&f=44&t=108176#
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965954)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 1:22pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 1:22pm CDT
That's odd, when I looked at this from the article link there was more comments here...
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1965991)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 21st, 2018 @ 5:57pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on June 21st, 2018 @ 5:57pm CDT
Starscream's name has been scrubbed from the original Viacom article.
Re: Viacom's blog features an article about the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie (1966000)
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 6:37pm CDT
Then doest his mean it is or isn't him then? Also why have it as a suprise? The toy listing some will no doubt be revealed soon enough mind, we'll know then for sure
Posted by ZeroWolf on June 21st, 2018 @ 6:37pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Starscream's name has been scrubbed from the original Viacom article.
Then doest his mean it is or isn't him then? Also why have it as a suprise? The toy listing some will no doubt be revealed soon enough mind, we'll know then for sure
