Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY

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As announced in the investors meeting and webcast, Paramount and Hasbro are already reaping the fruits of the writers' room production, and have not one but three new movie releases lined up for the coming years! Hasbro reached out directly with the full information, which you can find below. What do you make of the continuation of the series, and the Bumblebee spin-off?

We are reaching out today to share some exciting Transformers movie news from Hasbro’s Allspark Pictures and Paramount. At Hasbro’s Analyst Presentation this morning during Toy Fair, Hasbro Chairman, President and CEO Brian Goldner announced new details about the next three films in the multi-billion dollar global franchise.

In partnership with Paramount, the writers’ room assembled by Hasbro’s Allspark pictures has created several exciting new Transformers stories and is beginning development on the next three theatrical films.

· In 2017, Michael Bay will direct the next chapter of the Transformers films, with Mark Wahlberg returning to star. That film is slated for release on June 23.

· On June 8, 2018, a new film is being developed which will tell the never before heard story of Bumblebee, one of the most beloved characters from Hasbro’s Transformers universe.

· A third new film will continue the story of Hasbro’s iconic franchise which is scheduled for release on June 28, 2019.

Credit(s): Hasbro, Paramount

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Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1765977)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 13th, 2016 @ 1:49pm CST

A Bumblebee movie.

A BUMBLEBEE movie.

A movie. About Bumblebee.

I'm not sure whether to laugh or scream. Or both.

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1765988)
Posted by griftimus prime on February 13th, 2016 @ 2:10pm CST

i wonder what kind of toys will be in the bb movie line.

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1765991)
Posted by Deathsaurus1 on February 13th, 2016 @ 2:18pm CST

Character development please lol

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1765997)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 13th, 2016 @ 2:36pm CST

aye! like Star Wars.....there's to be one a year(ok there's the possibility that Star Wars may do two films a year)

+ there's to be a Bee movie(as in Bumblebee)

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766007)
Posted by .... on February 13th, 2016 @ 2:49pm CST

Like we've not had enough Bumblebee already, "let's just make a whole movie about him!"

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766010)
Posted by partholon on February 13th, 2016 @ 2:57pm CST

oh christ !

is there seriously demand for a bumblebee movie ?

i mean Fking bumblebee !

if your gonna concentrate on on origin story of one of the main characters surely to GOD its prime !

i'll be hnonest i was having a hard enough time going to the regular films now as they continually disapoint on everything past the effects front.

theres got to be some sort of mad karma going on that the films seem to be getting worse inversely porportional to the rise in quality of the comics.

i wont condemn it completely and will wait to see what theyre selling us in the trailers but TBH im first reponse upon hearing this was "God no ".

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766024)
Posted by Microraptor on February 13th, 2016 @ 3:30pm CST

Is it wrong that i'm ecstatic over a Bumblebee film?

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766025)
Posted by .... on February 13th, 2016 @ 3:32pm CST

Microraptor wrote:Is it wrong that i'm ecstatic over a Bumblebee film?

I am neutral about it. I hope we see how he loses his voice.

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766039)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 13th, 2016 @ 4:27pm CST

More awesome CGI robot fight scenes, transformations and lots of toys for me.

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766054)
Posted by .... on February 13th, 2016 @ 4:52pm CST

Carnivius_Prime wrote:More awesome CGI robot fight scenes, transformations and lots of toys for me.

Hopefully not all the toys are Bumblebee.

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766241)
Posted by Mykltron on February 14th, 2016 @ 3:58am CST

SillySpringer wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:More awesome CGI robot fight scenes, transformations and lots of toys for me.

Hopefully not all the toys are Bumblebee.

The movie is going to bee like this, but all Bumblebees:

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766339)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 14th, 2016 @ 11:57am CST

Watch you guys finally get a movie set entirely on Cybertron with no humans, but it's the Bumblebee movie.

Though, would it just be retelling the events of the Movie Prequel, or would they write a new "How Bee lost his voice" backstory?

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766377)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 14th, 2016 @ 1:47pm CST

aye but Bay would never do a no human's movie! he hasn't the last 4 times so why would he now?

& it doesn't matter who writes the story! coz if Bay's in charge, he'll just want things done HIS way.

& YES! there's nothing to suggest at this time that Bay'll be in charge of those OTHER movies! but as long as they keep on throwing money at it, he'll keep on coming back to the directors chair.

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766421)
Posted by partholon on February 14th, 2016 @ 3:57pm CST

i'd love a cybertron only film as much as the next guy.

but the problem with the movies set on earth isnt that humans are in it. its that humans are the focus of the films on earth, when they really should be just the foil to get to the transformery goodness.

if hasbro did a film using IDWs "infiltration" and "escalation" trades as inspiration it'd kick arse.

"infiltration" went ALONG way to establishing megatron as a bad ass in the IDW universe, used intrigue, drama, had some great quips/banter , and gave the impression of a larger TF universe out there without the need to actually SEE it, and did it all with relatively few "set" peices and a human cast that complimented the TF action.

it'd probably cost half of what age of extiction did to do it.

i mean jesus who DOESNT want to see that made just to see that "take your punishment like a decepticon" line !

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1766523)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 14th, 2016 @ 8:47pm CST

Microraptor wrote:Is it wrong that i'm ecstatic over a Bumblebee film?

Nope, I'm intrigued, interested, and sort of excited. A different kind of backstory, and I'm interested to see where things go

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1767734)
Posted by TurboMMaster on February 18th, 2016 @ 5:10pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Though, would it just be retelling the events of the Movie Prequel, or would they write a new "How Bee lost his voice" backstory?

You think that Bayverse's Timeline isn't ridiculous enough already?

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1767737)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 18th, 2016 @ 5:17pm CST

TurboMMaster wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Though, would it just be retelling the events of the Movie Prequel, or would they write a new "How Bee lost his voice" backstory?
You think that Bayverse's Timeline isn't ridiculous enough already?

Well, the ideal option would be for them to adapt the Movie Prequel into film form, but as it's not something they're obligated to do, they could always make a new backstory that ignores the Movieverse comics (as unpleasant as that'd probably be since the comics were the primary medium that attempted to patch up all the continuity holes between the films themselves).

Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1768091)
Posted by Stuartmaximus on February 19th, 2016 @ 9:29pm CST

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Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1773128)
Posted by Va'al on March 16th, 2016 @ 3:44am CDT

In a little bit of news, which probably only counts as trivia at this stage, Collider had a quick chat at SXSW with Robert Kirkman, co-creator of The Walking Dead comics series among other things, about his involvement with the Goldsman-led Transformers writers room - which he only attended for a day, as personal matters took priority. See more below, including the embedded video!

As you can see in the video, Kirkman says that he loves Transformers, and became a part of the writing team after a casual lunch wth di Bonaventura, who optioned his comic Invincible (the comic adaption list that Perri mentions in the video is Dave Trumbore’s 10 Comic Books That Need an R-Rated Adaptation). Still, though he’s no longer a part of the project (which is a bummer because it seems insane and his involvement made it seem somehow less so), he says,

“I have heard from the people that are in that room there are a lot of amazing Transformers things coming, and I’m very happy as a fan to see what comes from that.”

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Re: Paramount: Transformers Films 5, 6 (Bumblebee), and 7 Get Theatrical Release Dates #HasbroToyFair #TFNY (1773129)
Posted by Va'al on March 16th, 2016 @ 3:45am CDT

As you can see in the video, Kirkman says that he loves Transformers, and became a part of the writing team after a casual lunch wth di Bonaventura, who optioned his comic Invincible (the comic adaption list that Perri mentions in the video is Dave Trumbore’s 10 Comic Books That Need an R-Rated Adaptation). Still, though he’s no longer a part of the project (which is a bummer because it seems insane and his involvement made it seem somehow less so), he says,

“I have heard from the people that are in that room there are a lot of amazing Transformers things coming, and I’m very happy as a fan to see what comes from that.”

video

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