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Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz

Transformers News: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz

Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 6:28PM CST

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Thanks to Seibertronian Survivefan23, we have word that the Bumblebee movie has received its official rating, and that rating is PG-13. While this doesn't come as too big of a surprise and it is a small disappointment to those hoping this movie would end up with a PG rating. Considering every live action Transformers movie so far has been PG-13, the rating description is the interesting part of this PG-13 designation.

As many fans will remember, the previous 5 movies included text related to "intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language." This film, however, only contains the very brief description "Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence."

So what this means for the movie is that the only reason this has its PG-13 rating is because of robot fighting time. There are no language concerns nor crude humor to be expected from this movie, meaning this movie is hewing more to its Iron Giant styled description and relying more on playful innocent fun for its humor and enjoyment.

So what do you think of this rating? Let us know in the comments section below!

TITLE:
Bumblebee (2018)
RATING:
PG-13
CERTIFICATE #:
51551
REASON:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence.
DISTRIBUTOR:
Paramount Pictures Corporation
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Brighton Falls; Bumble Bee


Transformers News: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies
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Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994106)
Posted by Sabrblade on November 14th, 2018 @ 6:55pm CST
About time this family-oriented brand of a family-oriented toy company gets a legitimate family-oriented movie.
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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on November 14th, 2018 @ 7:04pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
So what this means for the movie is that the only reason this has its PG-13 rating is because of robot fighting time.

YES! This makes me so happy. I love the previous films but there was so much of that "humor" in it and it really weighed them down. Glad it held on to PG-13 though so we can get some satisfying fight scenes. I'm even more excited now!
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994117)
Posted by Lucky Logician on November 14th, 2018 @ 9:16pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:As many fans will remember, the previous 5 movies included text related to "intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language." This film, however, only contains the very brief description "Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence."
If you're gonna call something humor, that indicates that people would find it funny. And I'm pretty sure no one laughed at hearing how statutory rape isn't statutory rape and here is copy of the law I keep in my wallet to prove it. :BANG_HEAD:

On a more serious note, thank God they're finally getting rid of the sexual stuff. It never belonged there in the first place. When you make a movie about a bunch of toys, kids are going to want to see it. I'll gladly take childish Bumblebee pissing on Agent Simmons over pervy Mrs Witwicky blabbing about how she listened to her son have sex.
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Posted by EunuchRon on November 14th, 2018 @ 10:28pm CST
Dude, Bee didn't pi$$ on Simmons. He totally lubed him. :lol:
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Posted by Sabrblade on November 14th, 2018 @ 10:41pm CST
EunuchRon wrote:Dude, Bee didn't pi$$ on Simmons. He totally lubed him. :lol:
Same thing.
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Posted by Dr. Caelus on November 14th, 2018 @ 11:15pm CST
If I were a parent I'd be bothered less by a side character referencing masturbation than by the main hero of the movie urinating on a government employee doing his job.
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Posted by Lunatic Prime on November 15th, 2018 @ 2:36am CST
I'm glad to read this because it MIGHT mean that there won't be any of that stupid cheesy humor of the last movies.
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Posted by BluePhirePB on November 15th, 2018 @ 11:33am CST
After The Last Knight, I said I wouldn't watch anymore TF films in theatres. Having that said, I like what the new director has done so far and I would give this movie a chance.
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Posted by Lunatic Prime on November 15th, 2018 @ 11:42am CST
BluePhirePB wrote:After The Last Knight, I said I wouldn't watch anymore TF films in theatres. Having that said, I like what the new director has done so far and I would give this movie a chance.

I've said that even before TLK (after AoE) and I've been sitting in the cinema's hall sometime in the first two weeks of its release or I think even on its first day because I guess I haven't seen any reviews :HEADHURTS: :lol:

But this time I'll definitely wait for some reviews *fingers crossed* [-( :BANG_HEAD:
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994183)
Posted by DeadCaL on November 15th, 2018 @ 1:18pm CST
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:"Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence."


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Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994199)
Posted by jtanimator on November 15th, 2018 @ 4:45pm CST
OH MY GOSH I CAN ACTUALLY WATCH A TRANSFORMERS MOVIE IN IMAX AT THE THEATRES WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY!!!

I've been waiting for this...
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994206)
Posted by dragons on November 15th, 2018 @ 6:01pm CST
Lunatic Prime wrote:
BluePhirePB wrote:After The Last Knight, I said I wouldn't watch anymore TF films in theatres. Having that said, I like what the new director has done so far and I would give this movie a chance.

I've said that even before TLK (after AoE) and I've been sitting in the cinema's hall sometime in the first two weeks of its release or I think even on its first day because I guess I haven't seen any reviews :HEADHURTS: :lol:

But this time I'll definitely wait for some reviews *fingers crossed* [-( :BANG_HEAD:


I’m not little kid I don’t need and never listen to reviews tell what movie I want to see here is what happen when people need reviews tell them what to do in life my father wanted see movies revenant and blade runner two I did not those trailers look boring to me but those two movies received high rating reviews I was boarded out of mind watching reverent and I fell sleep through first half of blade runner two and woke up with headache for music being loud you couldn’t hear people in movie talking that’s how loud music blade runner two received high ratings I did not like both of those movies what is answer that........?

Well if people don’t like humor in transformers movies and sexual jokes what is explanation for people who like marvel movies that have sexual jokes in them guardians of galaxy 2 talking about nipples and penis, Thor ragnarock making joke of dead person who is dead, marvel movies have same comedy from previous transformers movies and are successful but they do not act like in comics and cartoons.

Having comedy in movie or not does not make it good movie Thor 3 had to much comedy I didn’t like it,
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Posted by jtanimator on November 15th, 2018 @ 7:30pm CST
dragons wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:
BluePhirePB wrote:After The Last Knight, I said I wouldn't watch anymore TF films in theatres. Having that said, I like what the new director has done so far and I would give this movie a chance.

I've said that even before TLK (after AoE) and I've been sitting in the cinema's hall sometime in the first two weeks of its release or I think even on its first day because I guess I haven't seen any reviews :HEADHURTS: :lol:

But this time I'll definitely wait for some reviews *fingers crossed* [-( :BANG_HEAD:


I’m not little kid I don’t need and never listen to reviews tell what movie I want to see here is what happen when people need reviews tell them what to do in life my father wanted see movies revenant and blade runner two I did not those trailers look boring to me but those two movies received high rating reviews I was boarded out of mind watching reverent and I fell sleep through first half of blade runner two and woke up with headache for music being loud you couldn’t hear people in movie talking that’s how loud music blade runner two received high ratings I did not like both of those movies what is answer that........?

Well if people don’t like humor in transformers movies and sexual jokes what is explanation for people who like marvel movies that have sexual jokes in them guardians of galaxy 2 talking about nipples and penis, Thor ragnarock making joke of dead person who is dead, marvel movies have same comedy from previous transformers movies and are successful but they do not act like in comics and cartoons.

Having comedy in movie or not does not make it good movie Thor 3 had to much comedy I didn’t like it,


This comment scares me on so many levels :-? :lol: :lol:
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994223)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 15th, 2018 @ 9:19pm CST
Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Survivefan23, we have word that AMC Theatres have revealed the runtime for the upcoming Transformers: Bumblebee movie!

The run time for the movie, as per AMC, is shown to be 1 hour 54 minutes, significantly shorter than the previous movies in the live action universe. with the remaining movies clocking in somewhere near 2 and a half hours. What this means for the quality of the movie is yet to be seen, considering Avengers: Infinity War was a slamming success despite such a long runtime, and the Lord of the Rings movies were also extra long and well received, but other long movies such as Transformers: The Last Knight and Bladerunner 2049 did not really live up to the expectations set for them.

So what does this run time mean for you? Does this excite or disappoint you? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994226)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 15th, 2018 @ 9:43pm CST
Remember that TF spot #1 for Bumblebee that was in Spanish, and we were waiting on an English version of said trailer? Well, that English version has now dropped!

Thanks to the Comicbook.com Youtube channel, we have a new look at the TV spot #1 trailer, which here is revealed to be a full length international trailer as well. This version of the 1 minute long trailer shows us the same content from the previous Spanish version, but is now in English with Spanish subtitles. The trailer includes mostly previously seen footage, plus a shot of what looks like Thundercracker getting beat down by Optimus Prime, and Bumblebee's fun in trying to learn how to toilet paper a house.

Attached to this trailer are a few shorter TV spots as well, the first of which is in English and features a shot of what appears to be Charlie's family, along with a new shot of Shatter shooting her weapon in the same running scene from her and Dropkick's first robot mode images.

Check it all out below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

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Posted by EunuchRon on November 15th, 2018 @ 10:33pm CST
I'm totally cool with 2 hours. If da story ain't all mucky that "bee" plenty o' time to do a good movie. 'Course it depends on how many bots Hasbro wants to get in the film though, but they keep the flick tight on story and key charicters and don't make it a marketing fest it can totally rock. :POPCORN:
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994247)
Posted by Lunatic Prime on November 16th, 2018 @ 4:20am CST
dragons wrote:
Lunatic Prime wrote:
BluePhirePB wrote:After The Last Knight, I said I wouldn't watch anymore TF films in theatres. Having that said, I like what the new director has done so far and I would give this movie a chance.

I've said that even before TLK (after AoE) and I've been sitting in the cinema's hall sometime in the first two weeks of its release or I think even on its first day because I guess I haven't seen any reviews :HEADHURTS: :lol:

But this time I'll definitely wait for some reviews *fingers crossed* [-( :BANG_HEAD:


I’m not little kid I don’t need and never listen to reviews tell what movie I want to see here is what happen when people need reviews tell them what to do in life my father wanted see movies revenant and blade runner two I did not those trailers look boring to me but those two movies received high rating reviews I was boarded out of mind watching reverent and I fell sleep through first half of blade runner two and woke up with headache for music being loud you couldn’t hear people in movie talking that’s how loud music blade runner two received high ratings I did not like both of those movies what is answer that........?

Well if people don’t like humor in transformers movies and sexual jokes what is explanation for people who like marvel movies that have sexual jokes in them guardians of galaxy 2 talking about nipples and penis, Thor ragnarock making joke of dead person who is dead, marvel movies have same comedy from previous transformers movies and are successful but they do not act like in comics and cartoons.

Having comedy in movie or not does not make it good movie Thor 3 had to much comedy I didn’t like it,

As Sheldon's mom would put it: "You are a very special one."
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994390)
Posted by william-james88 on November 17th, 2018 @ 8:14am CST
Hasbro and Paramount are really going all out on the retro theme of the upcoming Transformers Bumblebee movie. With the Beetle alt mode, the 80s setting and even G1 rereleases sporting original packaging. Well to add to all this we have a new game based on the film available online on the official movie website for everyone to play. This game is made to look like 16 bit games of the past (like the SNES era) and is high score based, you can check my high score below. The idea is that you cannot run low on power and thus you must collect energon cubes, or oil while avoiding obstacles. There is a boss fight at every 5 levels where you will encounter Dropkick or Shatter and they will use both their alt modes.

Give the game a shot and let us know what you think!

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Posted by Nathaniel Prime on November 17th, 2018 @ 8:51am CST
This is seriously one of the most fun games I've played in a while. It's just so well done! I wouldn't change a thing, seriously! But I WILL beat that score William! Count on it! :lol:
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Posted by william-james88 on November 17th, 2018 @ 8:56am CST
Nathaniel Prime wrote:This is seriously one of the most fun games I've played in a while. It's just so well done! I wouldn't change a thing, seriously! But I WILL beat that score William! Count on it! :lol:


We'll see :twisted:
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Posted by Nathaniel Prime on November 17th, 2018 @ 9:30am CST
One thing I forgot to mention is that this game plays on mobile devices as well. I tried it on my phone and it works perfectly ;)^
william-james88 wrote:
We'll see :twisted:


Heck yeah we will :twisted:
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Posted by DerrikDGreat on November 17th, 2018 @ 10:06am CST
Lvl19
Oil 412 ][energon 333 ][cassettes707
Boss battles
3
Great game. Simple and fun. :rodimusstar: :rodimusstar: :rodimusstar: :rodimusstar: :rodimusstarhalf:
Also how do you use pictures?
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Posted by Evil Eye on November 17th, 2018 @ 11:01am CST
One slight nitpick: The game is clearly styled after 16-bit systems like the Super-NES and the Mega Drive/Genesis, which didn't come out until the 90s. The most advanced graphics you'd get on an early/mid 80s machine would be something like a Commodore 64 home computer, which would still look nowhere near that nice. You might get something like that on an Amiga or a late 80s arcade machine, maybe?

Still, awesome.
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Posted by SimianProphet on November 17th, 2018 @ 6:06pm CST
I'm not really one for these style of games, but it was fun enough to play once.

My score:
level 41
Oil 935
Energon 580
Cassettes 1386
Boss Battles 8
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1994469)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 18th, 2018 @ 2:58am CST
Black Hat wrote:One slight nitpick: The game is clearly styled after 16-bit systems like the Super-NES and the Mega Drive/Genesis, which didn't come out until the 90s. The most advanced graphics you'd get on an early/mid 80s machine would be something like a Commodore 64 home computer, which would still look nowhere near that nice. You might get something like that on an Amiga or a late 80s arcade machine, maybe?

Still, awesome.

Actually the mega drive debuted in Japan in 1988, and then the US the following year. Europe didn't get it till the year after that. Though considering the movie is set in 1987, I would say the game is inspired by the latest arcade games that were making waves, some of which would hit the mega drive in its first assortment of games.

To be fair though, the mega drive didn't really hit its stride till a certain blue hedgehog turned up in 1991...
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Posted by Evil Eye on November 18th, 2018 @ 5:16am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:
Black Hat wrote:One slight nitpick: The game is clearly styled after 16-bit systems like the Super-NES and the Mega Drive/Genesis, which didn't come out until the 90s. The most advanced graphics you'd get on an early/mid 80s machine would be something like a Commodore 64 home computer, which would still look nowhere near that nice. You might get something like that on an Amiga or a late 80s arcade machine, maybe?

Still, awesome.

Actually the mega drive debuted in Japan in 1988, and then the US the following year. Europe didn't get it till the year after that. Though considering the movie is set in 1987, I would say the game is inspired by the latest arcade games that were making waves, some of which would hit the mega drive in its first assortment of games.

To be fair though, the mega drive didn't really hit its stride till a certain blue hedgehog turned up in 1991...

Huh, interesting! I assumed the movie was set in the early/mid 80s for some reason. But that makes more sense in any event- arcade machines always had an advantage over consoles in raw power/graphics (though nowadays an arcade machine with a comparable "power gap" over a modern console would be absurdly expensive).
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Posted by ZeroWolf on November 18th, 2018 @ 5:36am CST
I think it was the mid to late nineties where the gap between arcades and consoles really narrowed to the extent where it was a death knell for arcades. The minute arcade perfect conversions appeared or were at least possible that was it.

On topic about this game, curse you will for bringing it to my attention! This game is too addictive! I've got writing I should be doing!
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Posted by Nathaniel Prime on November 18th, 2018 @ 10:06am CST
Ha! Told ya Will! Level 46 with 9 boss battles! About 700 or so energon and oil and 1600 cassettes.

I really like this game. It's like a better version of the Mystery of Convoy game. If I could change just one thing though, I would add Blitzscream in the game. Other than that, awesome! ;)^
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Posted by Bumblevivisector on November 19th, 2018 @ 11:21pm CST
I do wish I knew how to take screen caps.

I just got to about level 93 (maybe higher, forgot to write it down), 1962 oil, 1751 Energon, 3195 Cassettes, and 18 boss battles!

I ultimately lost because the screen couldn't generate itself as fast as Bee was running across it. Not sure if the problem was on their end or my PC.
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Posted by Seibertron on November 21st, 2018 @ 11:18am CST
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PARAMOUNT PICTURES, HASBRO AND EXHIBITION PARTNERS LAUNCH EARLY ACCESS SCREENINGS TO BUMBLEBEE, THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE TRANSFORMERS FRANCHISE

Fans in the U.S. and Canada will have the opportunity to see the film early for one day only, on December 8th at 7PM

HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 21, 2018) __ Paramount Pictures announced today that on Saturday, December 8th fans at select theatres in the U.S. and Canada will have the opportunity to attend paid early-access screenings for its latest film in the Transformers series, Bumblebee, starring Hailee Steinfeld.

Fans who participate in this one-day only event will get to see the film on the big screen nearly two weeks before it opens nationwide on December 21st. Tickets will be on sale for the prevailing price at participating locations, and each admission includes a ticket to the movie, bonus content and a Transformers: Tiny Turbo Changers Movie Toy from Hasbro, while supplies last. Showtime will be 7:00PM at all participating locations.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, November 21st at BumblebeeMovie.com, as well as at participating theatre box offices and respective exhibitor ticketing sites.

The film takes place in the year 1987, where, on the run, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug. In addition to Steinfeld, the film stars John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, and Stephen Schneider.


About Paramount Pictures Corporation

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Posted by Stryker P28 on November 21st, 2018 @ 11:53am CST
I got images of the bee coloring book. I really like how they put some images with wings and some dont
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Posted by YRQRM0 on November 21st, 2018 @ 12:12pm CST
Dang, I would love to go to this but can't that day :/
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Posted by william-james88 on November 21st, 2018 @ 1:00pm CST
With the Transformers Bumblebee movie coming in just one month (to the day), the marketting campaign is picking up some major steam. Bumblebee, in his film look, is appearing in as many places as possible. He was part of the Toronto Santa Clause parade in both his robot and car mode on a float.

Bumblebee will also be part of next month's loot crate along with merchandize from Dungeons and Dragons, Fallout and more (all in th same crate).

In more car related news, Bumblebee is part of Gamestop's advertizing on Christopher Bell's NASCAR racecar. He even included a video of the new adverts being applied to the car which you can see here.

Lastly, we have not one but two Bumblebee related books now on Amazon for anyone to purchase.
There is the Junior Novel and the Passport to Reading Level 2 book A New Car for Charlie.



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Posted by Emerje on November 21st, 2018 @ 2:33pm CST
LootCrates are 50% off right now including half off the shipping making the crate only $12.50 plus tax. Worth taking a chance.

Emerje
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Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on November 21st, 2018 @ 6:42pm CST
I just got tickets to Bumblebee opening night (20th). I’m so freaking excited!!! :DANCE:

https://youtu.be/1wgdqNGmMaU
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Posted by Lunatic Prime on November 23rd, 2018 @ 7:33am CST
At 0:19 this is either his version with Cybertronian alt mode parts or a third Earth based alt mode in this movie.



*EDIT:
Somebody in the comments section told me IT IS his Cybertronian form.
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Posted by william-james88 on November 23rd, 2018 @ 11:12am CST
Fellow Seibertronian Lunatic Prime has posted an new international trailer/TV Spot for the upcoming Bumblebee movie which show us a new shot of the titular character in a new form. It appears to be Cybertronian, similar to the hologram we see Shatter show John Cena in previous trailers.
Let us know what you think and how that would fit within the film, especially since we already know he is a Jeep before turning into a Beetle.

Lunatic Prime wrote:At 0:19 this is either his version with Cybertronian alt mode parts or a third Earth based alt mode in this movie.

*EDIT:
Somebody in the comments section told me IT IS his Cybertronian form.




Also we have the original Bumblebee trailer rendered in Play-Doh. It is available on both youtube and Facebook.



Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1995628)
Posted by william-james88 on November 27th, 2018 @ 3:46pm CST
A big part of the anticipation for the upcoming Bumblebee film is the Generation One inspired designs and sequences. Paramount is well aware of this fan pleasing change to the designs and have made a feature for us. We see many cast members, the director and designers talk of Generation One designs and wanting to make these characters more remenescent of the design 80s fans are more familiar with. We get nice 360 shots of both Optimus Prime and Bumblebee as well as new shots of the Cybertron sequnce featuring Optimus Prime, in a shot very similar to his heroic jump in the 86 Transformers film.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on November 27th, 2018 @ 5:37pm CST
With the release of the live action Transformers Bumblebee movie now just a few weeks away, more and more merchandise has appeared on shop shelves! We have a run down of the latest ones here.

Official Transformers Bumblebee movie Colouring, Puzzle and Paper craft pages.

Courtesy of the Singapore transformers fan group, Planet Iacon's Facebook page, we have new images to share. These take the form of colouring, puzzle and Papercraft pages. While it's unknown at this pont what these are off, no doubt we'll find out soon enough. The pages consists of drawings of the principal cast of the film, Bumblebee, Charlie and antagonists Shatter and Dropkick. The papercraft models are of the same, sans Charlie.

We have mirrored the images below for your convenience.

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Men's T Shirts and Transformers Bumblebee Movie Merchandise Display

This news comes across courtesy of fellow Transformers fan site TFW2005, where a member of their forums snapped this while out. The display was found at a Kroger in Ft. Wayne, Indian. The display is for different Bumblebee themed clothing such as t-shirts and pants. In the original post, prices were mentioned as being $15 for pants and $10 for the t-shirts but there was a possibility of a sale on them as each item was originally marked down from double that price.

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Transformers Bumblebee movie 18-Month Calendar found at retail.

Again, thanks to fellow transformers fan site, TFW2005, we've got our first sighting of the Official Transformers Bumblebee movie 18-Month Calendar at retail.

The calendar features various pictures of Bumblebee and villain Dropkick, who is only seen with his muscle car alt mode kibble.

The calendar was found in Go! Calendars & Games store in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and was retailing for $15.

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What do you think about these products? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1995637)
Posted by ZeroWolf on November 27th, 2018 @ 6:07pm CST
Following on from the Transformers Bumblebee Bonanza of merchandise and the G1 Featurette, we bring you news that Paramount are putting together on a panel at the Brazilian CCXP 2018 convention! This comes to us via fellow Transformers fan site, TFW2005.

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In attendance at this panel is the following:

Lorenzo di Bonaventura – Producer of the live-action films.
Paolla Oliveira – Voice of Decepticon Shatter for the Portuguese dub.
Guilherme Briggs – The voice of Optimus Prime in Brazil.

The CCXP 2018 convention itself is held from December 6th to December 9th in Sao Paulo, Brazil. lThe panel will be held at the Cinemark XD Thunder Auditorium, on December 6th from 3:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m.

Do you live in Brazil or contemplating travelling to this event? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996776)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 3rd, 2018 @ 7:18am CST
Thanks to a sighting from Seibertron's own D-Maximus_Primal, we have a confirmed sighting of two Bumblebee movie books.

The books are Transformers Bumblebee: The Junior Novel and Transformers Bumblebee: A New Car for Charlie. These books have been written with the younger reader in mind, to help immerse them in the joy of reading. These were found at Bradley's Books in Dubois, PA.

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About Transformers Bumblebee: A New Car for Charlie:

Bumblebee is back in this all new action-packed leveled reader!

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.

Passport to Reading Level 2


About Transformers Bumblebee the junior novel:

Bumblebee is back in this all-new action-packed junior novel!
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.
Features an 8-page full-color insert with scenes from the movie!


What do you think of these? Know any young readers who would be thrilled for these? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996828)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2018 @ 12:05pm CST
Here is a massive spoiler, Bumblebee has a speaking role in the movie. While he will be beeping and buzzing throughout most of it, it seems he will be speaking at some aprts, like in the begining or on the Cybertron sequence. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura spoke with IGN to reveal this exclusive info, also confirming that Bumblebee's mythology is being reset with this film.

"Since we were approaching this as an origin story, we felt that it was appropriate that you got to hear his voice," di Bonaventura said of the character who thus far has only been able to communicate using existing media. "That’s the simple logic that we employed. The longer term implication of that is different. But the short-term implication of that is, since we really are resetting the mythology, essentially, of who Bumblebee is. And so, that seemed to us to be the appropriate, to get the chance to hear what he sounds like."


The voice actor in question will be Dylan O'Brien from Maze Runner and Teen Wolf. Here is what di Bonaventura had to say:

"Dylan has that great quality in his voice of youthful exuberance, and also sort of trustworthiness," the producer explained. "I think those are the two qualities that we wanted Bumblebee to have."
"Thankfully, we’ve showed it to a few audiences, and people seem to think that it’d be right and an appropriate voice," he said. "You never know, obviously that can be a sensitive thing for people. But it turns out, they imagine his voice that way."


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Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996843)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2018 @ 2:12pm CST
*sigh*

You know, regardless of all the inconsistencies we get across the films, with someone like Bumblebee being as big a deal as he is in these movies, one would think that they'd be able to keep his voice about as consistent as the movies' other big deal Autobot, Optimus Prime.

We got Mark Ryan for Movie 1 and ROTF (in a deleted scene), no one in DOTM and AOE, and then Erik Aadahl in TLK. And now, we get a third voice in Dylan O'Brien for this movie.

I know, I KNOW! Voice changes in these movies are nothing new (Hugo Weaving to Frank Welker for Megatron, Sideswipe's two voices, etc.). But it's BUMBLEBEE. The biggest robot name in these movies besides Optimus, whose been consistently Peter Cullen across all of these films. Even some of the lesser Autobots like Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheelie, Brains, Hound, Crosshairs, and Drift have all kept consistency in their voices.

Ratchet alone remained voiced by Robert Foxworth across FOUR movies and he's hardly been any bit of noteworthy as a character in these films.

All I'm saying is, can't they just pick one single definitive voice for the biggest Autobot star of these movies and stick with him for any time that he needs to speak onscreen?
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996860)
Posted by zko on December 3rd, 2018 @ 3:50pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:*sigh*

You know, regardless of all the inconsistencies we get across the films, with someone like Bumblebee being as big a deal as he is in these movies, one would think that they'd be able to keep his voice about as consistent as the movies' other big deal Autobot, Optimus Prime.

We got Mark Ryan for Movie 1 and ROTF (in a deleted scene), no one in DOTM and AOE, and then Erik Aadahl in TLK. And now, we get a third voice in Dylan O'Brien for this movie.

I know, I KNOW! Voice changes in these movies are nothing new (Hugo Weaving to Frank Welker for Megatron, Sideswipe's two voices, etc.). But it's BUMBLEBEE. The biggest robot name in these movies besides Optimus, whose been consistently Peter Cullen across all of these films. Even some of the lesser Autobots like Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheelie, Brains, Hound, Crosshairs, and Drift have all kept consistency in their voices.

Ratchet alone remained voiced by Robert Foxworth across FOUR movies and he's hardly been any bit of noteworthy as a character in these films.

All I'm saying is, can't they just pick one single definitive voice for the biggest Autobot star of these movies and stick with him for any time that he needs to speak onscreen?


By the time they are done with him he will have more voice actors than people who have played 007...
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996866)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2018 @ 4:10pm CST
Also, that IGN article...

After years of being unable to talk, Bumblebee will finally speak in his upcoming spinoff
IGN chatted with Transformers franchise producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura last week about... why it was necessary for the film to finally give the Transformer his own voice.
the character who thus far has only been able to communicate using existing media.
This movie will be the first time Bumblebee's voice is depicted in the live action films.
Yeesh, someone sure didn't do their homework for this.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996874)
Posted by 15ngcs1 on December 3rd, 2018 @ 5:08pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:*sigh*

You know, regardless of all the inconsistencies we get across the films, with someone like Bumblebee being as big a deal as he is in these movies, one would think that they'd be able to keep his voice about as consistent as the movies' other big deal Autobot, Optimus Prime.

We got Mark Ryan for Movie 1 and ROTF (in a deleted scene), no one in DOTM and AOE, and then Erik Aadahl in TLK. And now, we get a third voice in Dylan O'Brien for this movie.

I know, I KNOW! Voice changes in these movies are nothing new (Hugo Weaving to Frank Welker for Megatron, Sideswipe's two voices, etc.). But it's BUMBLEBEE. The biggest robot name in these movies besides Optimus, whose been consistently Peter Cullen across all of these films. Even some of the lesser Autobots like Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheelie, Brains, Hound, Crosshairs, and Drift have all kept consistency in their voices.

Ratchet alone remained voiced by Robert Foxworth across FOUR movies and he's hardly been any bit of noteworthy as a character in these films.

All I'm saying is, can't they just pick one single definitive voice for the biggest Autobot star of these movies and stick with him for any time that he needs to speak onscreen?


Maybe because Bumblebee has a youthful voice? I dunno.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996935)
Posted by Deadput on December 3rd, 2018 @ 11:23pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:*sigh*

You know, regardless of all the inconsistencies we get across the films, with someone like Bumblebee being as big a deal as he is in these movies, one would think that they'd be able to keep his voice about as consistent as the movies' other big deal Autobot, Optimus Prime.

We got Mark Ryan for Movie 1 and ROTF (in a deleted scene), no one in DOTM and AOE, and then Erik Aadahl in TLK. And now, we get a third voice in Dylan O'Brien for this movie.

I know, I KNOW! Voice changes in these movies are nothing new (Hugo Weaving to Frank Welker for Megatron, Sideswipe's two voices, etc.). But it's BUMBLEBEE. The biggest robot name in these movies besides Optimus, whose been consistently Peter Cullen across all of these films. Even some of the lesser Autobots like Ironhide, Ratchet, Wheelie, Brains, Hound, Crosshairs, and Drift have all kept consistency in their voices.

Ratchet alone remained voiced by Robert Foxworth across FOUR movies and he's hardly been any bit of noteworthy as a character in these films.

All I'm saying is, can't they just pick one single definitive voice for the biggest Autobot star of these movies and stick with him for any time that he needs to speak onscreen?


While I understand your point both of the other voice actors would absolutely not work for this version of Bumblebee because...

A:This is a prequel and he's younger here and designed to be cuter which neither Ryan or Erik's voices are

B: This movie regardless of whether it's a reboot or not is a new direction so why would the new director pick either of those guys?


Erik's lines weren't even intended to be the final Bee for Tlk in the first place but Bay liked the performance enough despite it being pretty mediocre, thank God they didn't go for him.


Ryan works as broken vocal cords older Bee which he isn't going to be either of those things at the start of the film he wouldn't have worked.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996947)
Posted by KVO Prime on December 4th, 2018 @ 2:27am CST
Deadput wrote:

A:This is a prequel and he's younger here and designed to be cuter which neither Ryan or Erik's voices are



I know, cause for a robot that's been around for millions of years fighting, those 30 years at the end really jumpstarted that robo-puberty? lol..
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996948)
Posted by 15ngcs1 on December 4th, 2018 @ 2:49am CST
they're resetting Bumblebee's mythology, basically revealing that the movie is a reboot, so 'a robot that's been around for millions of years fighting' is invalid now.
Re: Transformers Bumblebee Rated PG-13, Important Rating Differences to Past Movies #JoinTheBuzz (1996954)
Posted by ZeroWolf on December 4th, 2018 @ 3:57am CST
I still think that they are waiting to see how this movie performs before fully conmiting themselves to a reboot now. If it doesn't do well, its just got enough links to the 07 movie to act like a prequel. If it does well, then the next film will be the one to fully break from the old continuity. We shall see.

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