Transformers Universe: Bumblebee Interview with Jonathan Hook on Location and Production
Thursday, September 7th, 2017 5:15AM CDT
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For “Bumblebee,” a spin-off of the Michael Bay franchise “Transformer” movies, plenty of it is in Vallejo. This week on Mare Island, count on evenings with helicopters, special effects and pyrotechnics, followed by two days of downtown action.
The supervising location manager and co-producer oversees around 15 people on his team, though he’s handled movies orchestrated as many as 50 others working simultaneously in numerous states and countries.
It’s not a job for the timid, said Hook, a Los Angeles resident and native of England.
“You are dealing with change and pressure,” he said. “But if you’re creative and have a good imagination, you can climb the ranks quickly.”
Hook started as a personal assistant in England doing a period piece that included a shipwreck.
“My job was running out with blankets, tea and coffee,” Hook said.
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It wasn’t difficult to create exactly what was needed in town here, Hook said.
“Vallejo has got great bones,” he said of the town’s infrastructure. “It’s an Anywhere America, Back-to-the-Future type vibe. The great thing about Vallejo is there aren’t these huge chain stores. There a few other cities in California like it, but not that many. The city hasn’t been turned into a strip mall.”
Mare Island’s drydocks have been perfect for “Bumblebee,” said Hook.
So good, he noted, “the ending of the movie was re-written after finding the location.”
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Why would anyone think that he wouldn't keep his normal head in this movie?Stuartmaximus wrote:Anyone think they'll use the standard & /or current Bee head instead of a G1 style one I only ask coz he had the same style head as his current movies one during the WW2 sequence where he was a mercedes
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WreckerJack wrote:I wonder why they could not just edit out the mural digitally if they did not want it.
And cut into the 'splosion money?
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RiddlerJ wrote:it SHOULD be Runabout or Runamuck.
I was actually thinking the same thing, A vehicle this wild would suit either of those characters. Wait..
"A vehicle this wild" Perhaps we're getting our first Look at A Movieverse Stunticon? Like Wildrider, or Dead End. I'm not saying the Stunticons as a group would Appear but atleast a Character generally associated with them could.
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Maybe it's because having a jet vs. a car in the movies doesn't make as good copy, and presents too much difficulty in terms of practical real-world dynamics and the limitations of filming?
Posted by Budder Prime on September 21st, 2017 @ 5:59pm CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Looks like they just lifted Cliffjumper out of the TF: Prime series and slapped it into this movie as a Decepticon. I know the old model was blown up ages ago, but I wish the show/movie writers would at least pay some deference to the original roots. Autobots were ground based. Decepticons were flyers. That was the basic distinction between the two factions in the beginning.
Maybe it's because having a jet vs. a car in the movies doesn't make as good copy, and presents too much difficulty in terms of practical real-world dynamics and the limitations of filming?
That's Most Likely it, Also, It adds more Variety by removing that Limitation of Flying vehicles being Decepticon Exclusive. and even in the G1 show they eventually broke off from that style, we got Flying Autobots and Land-Based Decepticons.
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DeathReviews wrote: I know the old model was blown up ages ago, but I wish the show/movie writers would at least pay some deference to the original roots. Autobots were ground based. Decepticons were flyers. That was the basic distinction between the two factions in the beginning.
Maybe it's because having a jet vs. a car in the movies doesn't make as good copy, and presents too much difficulty in terms of practical real-world dynamics and the limitations of filming?
Yeah, except for Soundwave. And Reflector. And the cassettes. And MEGATRON. The faction differences were arbitrary, and trying to assign any is pointless fanwank. Say what you will about the movies, but that's really not a big deal.
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Soda Pop Kurtis wrote:I think it looks like an '80's version of Knock Out from TF Prime.
YESSSSSS
Posted by Deadput on September 21st, 2017 @ 7:52pm CDT
griftimus prime wrote:i bet the guy is a pos. meaning hes a buddy with the decepticon and we will see him more than the decepticon.
That's the bloody director who so happens to not be Micheal Bay but then again he wasn't the only one involved in the movies responsible for the stuff everyone hates.
Jesus Christ read the article before spewing spoiled nonsense it actually says this.
Posted by Microraptor on September 21st, 2017 @ 8:06pm CDT
Deadput wrote:griftimus prime wrote:i bet the guy is a pos. meaning hes a buddy with the decepticon and we will see him more than the decepticon.
That's the bloody director who so happens to not be Micheal Bay but then again he wasn't the only one involved in the movies responsible for the stuff everyone hates.
Jesus Christ read the article before spewing spoiled nonsense it actually says this.
Calm down man. He probably thought that he was one of the actors, presumably having a Dylan Gould-like relationship with whoever this car character turns out to be. He wasn't insulting the guy or anything.
Posted by Deadput on September 21st, 2017 @ 8:09pm CDT
Microraptor wrote:Calm down man. He probably thought that he was one of the actors, presumably having a Dylan Gould-like relationship with whoever this car character turns out to be. He wasn't insulting the guy or anything.
griftimus prime wrote:I bet the guy is a pos. (Seems like an insult to me)
meaning hes a buddy with the decepticon and we will see him more than the decepticon.
If it' s not I apologize but I wouldn't be surprised considering the state the fandom is in.
Edit: Telling someone to calm down 95 percent of the time just makes them angrier just saying don't say this in a real argument.
Posted by Kurona on September 21st, 2017 @ 8:23pm CDT
Calm. Down.
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Budder Prime wrote:RiddlerJ wrote:it SHOULD be Runabout or Runamuck.
I was actually thinking the same thing, A vehicle this wild would suit either of those characters. Wait..
"A vehicle this wild" Perhaps we're getting our first Look at A Movieverse Stunticon? Like Wildrider, or Dead End. I'm not saying the Stunticons as a group would Appear but atleast a Character generally associated with them could.
My turn your judging transformer movie vehicals how they look in cartoon,comic form what you see in movies comparing them to old classic versions then that grey semi truck from transformers age of extinction is motormaster , and and fire truck in dark of moon is inferno obviusoly inferno fire truck comic/ and cartoon,
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nemesis primus wrote:It's definitely a 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner, it's one of my all time favourite cars. Whether this gives us a time range for setting or not I can't be sure of, but it would sit nicely in the timeline with an original Volkswagen Beetle
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Tyrannacon wrote:LAKIA Studios on Twitter tweeted a new picture featuring President & CEO Travis Knight on the set of the live-action Bumblebee film that is filming and in production now. In it we get a look at the car that is going to be the alt-mode of a Decepticon. No word on who the Decepticon is, but the car does look nice! Be sure to check out the pic below.
if Lockdown hadn't already appeared in AOE I would've said that this might've been him
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It could be both. A brand new character using an old name.Megatron Wolf wrote:Hopefully its a brand new character, but if for some reason they have to use an existing name id be fine with deadend.
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Barricade's a Jedi?Sigma Magnus wrote:I'm half-hoping it's Barricade in his teenage rebellious years before he joined the force.
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nemesis primus wrote:It's definitely a 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner, it's one of my all time favourite cars. Whether this gives us a time range for setting or not I can't be sure of, but it would sit nicely in the timeline with an original Volkswagen Beetle
I thought it was a Challenger, but you are definitely correct. Its a Roadrunner, a sister car to the Charger and Challenger.
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Because this isn't G1.Puck wrote:WHY ISN'T THIS CLIFFJUMPER!?!?!!?
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Or Transformers: PrimeSabrblade wrote:Because this isn't G1.Puck wrote:WHY ISN'T THIS CLIFFJUMPER!?!?!!?
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“Having movies filmed in Santa Cruz is great for the overall local economy. Local jobs, visitor serving retail and restaurants all have a boost whenever a film crew comes to town,” Lipscomb said. “Having numerous films shot in Santa Cruz raises our profile in general and can be a draw for tourists as well. Yes, we highly support having Santa Cruz as a location for the film industry.”
The second if the announcement from the CBS local affiliate in California that filming in Santa Cruz has wrapped.
Be sure to follow the links if you are interested and discuss it in our Energon Pub forums!
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Tyrannacon wrote:Two things going on in the world of the Transformers Universe: Bumblebee film here, the first is that MercuryNews goes over the history of the filming in Santa Cruz and the subsequent renaming to "Brighton Falls" for the Bumblebee production itself. The article speaks of how filming in Santa Cruz is important for the local economy too. It's worth a read through for those interested in film and the impact on a local economy with it. Here is a little blurb about that fact:“Having movies filmed in Santa Cruz is great for the overall local economy. Local jobs, visitor serving retail and restaurants all have a boost whenever a film crew comes to town,” Lipscomb said. “Having numerous films shot in Santa Cruz raises our profile in general and can be a draw for tourists as well. Yes, we highly support having Santa Cruz as a location for the film industry.”
The second if the announcement from the CBS local affiliate in California that filming in Santa Cruz has wrapped.
Be sure to follow the links if you are interested and discuss it in our Energon Pub forums!
Yes - because I've been pining for more news about Bumblebee....