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[Ig89ninja]

Wait a minute, IS THAT A G1 RATCHET AND RAVAGE!?!?

Looks like the fan-owned custom van that was at BotCon 2011.

Image is actually from Long Beach Con in California. I wanted a beach photo with a Bumblebee in it!

Aw, welp, there goes a chance of this film being enjoyable

What, just because a fan-owned van with a fake Ravage isn't in it?

I said A chance, not ANY chance, I still have hope for this film

[RatimusPrime81]

I thought there wasnt supposed to be any other characters that we would be familiar with? So then why does that van look just like g1 ratchet? I hope thats him.

[Sabrblade]

I thought there wasnt supposed to be any other characters that we would be familiar with? So then why does that van look just like g1 ratchet? I hope thats him.

That image has nothing to do with the movie. That van is a fan-owned customized van.

[Va'al]

According to the Times Herald Online, who were able to talk to Jonathan JJ Hook - the supervising location manager a co-producer for Transformers Universe: Bumblebee - about what goes into finding the right location to shoot a movie, and some more details about his approach to movie-making in general. Find out some snippets below, and the whole piece here!

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.

[...]

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.”

[Va'al]

Courtesy of Instagram user lethalgraphix, we have some more looks at the current filming of Transformers Universe: Bumblebee taking place at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California, including some colour logo stickers, a short clip, and general set ..set-up. You can check them all out below!

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[Va'al]

Revving up some speculation engines, we have an image from actor and stunt personnel Rory Markham on Instagram, hinting at a military presence in the upcoming Transformers Universe: Bumblebee live-action movie - with Sector 7 judging by the uniform he's wearing. Check it out below, and give us a comment in the Energon Pub!

[Deadput]

Not sure if I ever mentioned it here on this site but I called that Sector 7 would be back in some form!

[TulioDude]

Nice to see Sector Seven again,alwasy thought we could see more of them.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Given that Sector 7 knew of Megatron and he had been in the Hoover dam since 1933 or something like that, it makes sense they would be involved. Wonder if we'll see a little Simmons, like as a kid or something, and Bee is what convinces him to go crazy and join S7

[Stuartmaximus]

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

[Sabrblade]

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

Why would anyone think that he wouldn't keep his normal head in this movie?

[william-james88]

KSBW Action News 8 ran a piece on the upcoming Bumblebee movie headed to Santa-Cruz for principle filming. The extras that were previously sought have all been cast and you can see the video below for interviews with these extras. As said in the casting call, these extras will be wearing 80s themed clothes mainly as surfers, skaters and hippies.

[william-james88]

Instagram has plenty of on set images of the upcoming Bumblebee film currently being filmed in Vallejo, California. The town has been turned into an 80s setting with shop fronts being changed. We also see the name of this town being called Brighton Falls, which explains why this is the code name for this film's shoot. And most interesting of all is our first shot of a yellow Volkswagon Beetle showing us what we all hope is Mmvie Bumblebee finally getting his G1 alt mode in the movie verse.

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These are the following links to the instagram posts if any fan wants to follow residents taking these images:

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[william-james88]

A mural in Vallejo California has been painted over during the filming of he upcoming live-action Bumblebee movie. This mural called Vallejo Rising was painted over due to a miscommunication between Paramount and the building manager. Lorenzo di Bonaventura, a producer on this film, had the following to say: “I’m sorry about this, we will do as much as we can do to replace the mural — this was really unfortunate".

The entire story can be read here: http://www.timesheraldonline.com/genera ... over-mural

[D-Maximal_Primal]

With them using a VW, I wonder if he'll use his standard movie transformation scheme, which the early IDW comics used as the basis for his design

[Rodimus Knight]

It'll turn out that the VW isn't actually A transformer at all, just a red herring.

[WreckerJack]

I wonder why they could not just edit out the mural digitally if they did not want it.

[zodconvoy]

I wonder why they could not just edit out the mural digitally if they did not want it.

And cut into the 'splosion money?

[Tyrannacon]

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.

[Quantum Surge]

Reminds me of Red Lightning from Power Rangers Turbo.

[TFmonkeybiz]

Maybe if we're lucky this one will be in the movie for more than 30 seconds before he/she's killed off.

[RiddlerJ]

it SHOULD be Runabout or Runamuck.

[Soda Pop Kurtis]

I think it looks like an '80's version of Knock Out from TF Prime.

[Budder Prime]

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.

[DeathReviews]

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?