Behind the Scenes Clip for Transformers Bumblebee Movie #BumblebeeMovie

Cyberstrike wrote:Well I finally saw the trailer to Bumblebee and all I can say is too little too late. I don't care or like this TF Universe and frankly I wish Hasbro would have blown this one up and kept the superior IDW comics universe, but the morons who hate smart and intelligent stories that challenge them instead want a bunch of stupid fights that have no meaning got their backwards and fanservice way and I hope they choke on it.

Black Hat wrote:

Cyberstrike wrote:Well I finally saw the trailer to Bumblebee and all I can say is too little too late. I don't care or like this TF Universe and frankly I wish Hasbro would have blown this one up and kept the superior IDW comics universe, but the morons who hate smart and intelligent stories that challenge them instead want a bunch of stupid fights that have no meaning got their backwards and fanservice way and I hope they choke on it.

Yes, because what everyone wants on the big screen is Mpreg Scorponok, annoying transsexual gay robots and Bruticus' torso being in love with his right hand.

Besides, this isn't going to be part of the "Bayverse" technically anyway- unless I'm mistaken this is a reboot of the series. Different story, different cast, different director, different everything. And unless the trailer is incredibly misleading (which I doubt given the very different approach compared to, say, The Last Knight) it should be a really, really good movie.

Darth-Badguy wrote:I just came here to post this

Va'al wrote:

Darth-Badguy wrote:I just came here to post this

The Shape of Lubricant.

RotorstormNZ wrote:So there are rumoured to be just the four robots in this movie: Bee, Starscream, Barricade, and....? Any suggestions? Prime?

A fellow that saw a test screening of the film had a couple of things to say about the Decepticon cast- take a grain of salt since nobody knows if it's true, but he does seem legit and isn't a random member from the other board or has a history of bullshitting.

The jet is not Starscream, he doesn't know what the name is as the cut had temp tracks and no names for all of the Decepticons, but the guy is more
of a thug with a deep voice than a classic Starscream personality.

The red car is female and she's the leader figure of the cons, the one that leads the mission and wants to get it actualy done.

Blue car (he thinks its MIGHT be Barricade. some details line up, but again, no names in that cut, sometimes their voices would change too so it's clear even the voice tracks are temporary) is bored of Earth and just wants to kill everything so they can leave.

Like the guy said, no final names or voice tracks in the film, but just the way the jet-guy acted didn't strike him as Starscreamy. Pretty much all dialogue is thug-like trash-talking and overall brutish demeanor. There was no traditional Starscream qualities, and he was clearly fine with following orders from the red car boss.

Guy has been around since 2006 and has no previous attempts at bullshitting for attention, but yeah, a random claim is a random claim, gotta take it with salt.

He was pretty detailed on his description of the villains, so we'll find out if he was lying as soon as the toys start popping up anyway.

@charlie_adler are you doing starscream in the new @bumblebeemovie

Sadly no . But I’m sure whoever is doing it is wonderful ! It’s been a wonderful franchise for me for a long time and now some else’s turn !! Break a leg !

Paramount Pictures wrote:EVERY ADVENTURE HAS A BEGINNING.

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Paramount Pictures wrote:With an artful balance of humor and heart, director Travis Knight brings a new perspective to the Transformers universe in Bumblebee. Watch now to get a behind-the-scenes look at the film, starring Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena, and don't miss #BumblebeeMovie in theatres this Christmas.

william-james88 wrote:

thedistinctroom wrote:I'm trying to wrap my head around this... So, it's a prequel to the Bay-Verse movies... Yet, it's also the reboot of a completely separate new movie series?

So... Isn't this still a Bay-Verse movie then? Hmmmm.

Depends how you define a bay verse movie. If it stands on its own, independent of the rest, with characters looking almost nothing like they appear in other films, and with limited explosions (as it seems to be the case), is it still a Bay-Verse movie?

At this point its baiscally the same as saying that the FOC/WFC games takes place in the same universe as the recent RID TV show.

“That was probably the most hotly contested thing, simply because: ‘Wow …. um, and the Beetle can go fast? Ooookay,’” di Bonaventura says. “But I’ve screened [a rough cut] three times, and there has not been a single comment from the audience that they didn’t like the fact that we made it the Beetle. The warmth of it certainly helps us, but also, the sheer freshness of it is really fun.”

That shape creates the sense of an under dog, which is a good thing for a hero who is in a strange world, all by himself, trying to find a way home.

“Psychologically, you’re absolutely right,” di Bonaventura says. “It’s kind of funny. A metal guy made out of a Camaro, or Bumblebee … is one is weaker than the other? I don’t know, but it is how you feel. It is what your experience is of it, in a way.”

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“It’s nice it’s changing,” di Bonaventura says, acknowledging that the Transformers films haven’t exactly delivered strong roles for women. “When we were debating it, the idea of a young girl seemed to us to be a real change in our direction.”

And Steinfeld proved to be the fearsome flesh-and-blood lead they needed. “I’m just amazed at how talented she is,” di Bonaventura says. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actor never miss a beat for the entire shoot. It was crazy. We ended up ahead of schedule because she was just so on it all the time. We could move quicker.”

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Another change was reducing the sheer number of robots-in-disguise featured in this movie. That allowed screenwriter Christina Hodson to focus on the bond between Charlie and Bumblebee and tell a coming-of-age story at the heart of this epic action adventure.

“She wrote a really beautiful script that really played into the emotion of the relationship of the two,” di Bonaventura says. “So looking at the movie from that perspective, we thought, we don’t want to overwhelm one Autobot with too many Decepticons. So he has three primary antagonists.”

Two others, who take the form of automobiles, are also being kept secret for now.

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Right now, Bumblebee has to pull off his own film, though.

“If Bee’s successful, we can have a Bee 2, no doubt,” di Bonaventura. “We have a good sense of where a second movie would go. For me, the greatest thing that came out of the writer’s room was the sense that we could go in any number of directions. It opened up our minds to choices.”

1984forever wrote:Transformers fans

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:Transformers fans

You do NOT speak for all the fans, so don't presume you know what us "Transformers fans" do and don't want.

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:Transformers fans

You do NOT speak for all the fans, so don't presume you know what us "Transformers fans" do and don't want.

ZeroWolf wrote:But what if the fans who do want this, spend more money then you? Plus what ever contribution you or I make is dwarfed by the international markets, like China. You don't have as much sway as you think you do. Though you also didn't deal with burns main objection, which is you only speak for yourself, no one else.

1984forever wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:But what if the fans who do want this, spend more money then you? Plus what ever contribution you or I make is dwarfed by the international markets, like China. You don't have as much sway as you think you do. Though you also didn't deal with burns main objection, which is you only speak for yourself, no one else.

I don’t only speak for myself because many fans have been very vocal about the amount of screen time the humans get and the desire to see different TFs in the sequels. TLK underperformed, and I will not be surprised when BB underperforms as well in the U.S. and ESPECIALLY abroad. I’ll be back next year to say “I told you so.”

ZeroWolf wrote:

1984forever wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:But what if the fans who do want this, spend more money then you? Plus what ever contribution you or I make is dwarfed by the international markets, like China. You don't have as much sway as you think you do. Though you also didn't deal with burns main objection, which is you only speak for yourself, no one else.

I don’t only speak for myself because many fans have been very vocal about the amount of screen time the humans get and the desire to see different TFs in the sequels. TLK underperformed, and I will not be surprised when BB underperforms as well in the U.S. and ESPECIALLY abroad. I’ll be back next year to say “I told you so.”

No you agree with other fans views but you don't speak for all of them. This is just your opinion. To speak for the fans you would have to be some kind of democratically elected spokeperson.

Also, what would you do if bb actually performs well? It's certainly not out of the realm of the impossible, it's got a smaller budget for starters and the director has a lot going for him.

Stormshot_Prime wrote:Female roles are fantastic and all, but what’s wrong with the audience making a connection to the actual Cybertronians, making them real and likeable characters facing the heavy weight of the war? These movies would do so much more if the transformers were more than war machines.

Stormshot_Prime wrote:Female roles are fantastic and all, but what’s wrong with the audience making a connection to the actual Cybertronians, making them real and likeable characters facing the heavy weight of the war? These movies would do so much more if the transformers were more than war machines.

1984forever wrote:If it does well then I'll eat my words on a silicon wafer.

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:If it does well then I'll eat my words on a silicon wafer.

You willing to put your loud mouth to the test?

You've got three warnings there. They can disappear.

I'm still waiting on a shiney new Metroplex from the last fool to run his mouth and bet against me.

You in?

1984forever wrote:of course I'm in. And I'm not like whoever owes you a Metroplex, I pay my debts bro.

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:of course I'm in. And I'm not like whoever owes you a Metroplex, I pay my debts bro.

Cool cool ... but a shiny new Metroplex may be hard to find these days, so I'll settle for a shiny new PotP Predaking should I win. Should you win, your current three warnings go bye bye.

I guess now we need to decide what defines "performs well".

william-james88 wrote:

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:of course I'm in. And I'm not like whoever owes you a Metroplex, I pay my debts bro.

Cool cool ... but a shiny new Metroplex may be hard to find these days, so I'll settle for a shiny new PotP Predaking should I win. Should you win, your current three warnings go bye bye.

I guess now we need to decide what defines "performs well".

A movie needs to do at least double what it cost to make to break even. So, knowing this, how about four times the cost of the film? In total. The investors will surely think that is performing well, so we should too. This would mean a total of 400 million.

Sabrblade wrote:What about critical acclaim? A bad movie can still be a commercial success by making a lot of money (case in point: ROTF). I'd think this film would also need positive reviews from audiences and critics alike to enhance the wellness of its performance.

william-james88 wrote:A movie needs to do at least double what it cost to make to break even. So, knowing this, how about four times the cost of the film? In total. The investors will surely think that is performing well, so we should too. This would mean a total of 400 million.

ZeroWolf wrote:I would say in total, so domestic and international.

ZeroWolf wrote:I would say in total, so domestic and international.

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:Transformers fans

You do NOT speak for all the fans, so don't presume you know what us "Transformers fans" do and don't want.

Aimless Misfire wrote:

Burn wrote:

1984forever wrote:Transformers fans

You do NOT speak for all the fans, so don't presume you know what us "Transformers fans" do and don't want.

I'm with 1984forever. Transformers is plural. As in a crap ton of characters. We don't need a stupid movie that revolves around just 1 Transformer. We all have our favorite characters but they've been shoving this little yellow jerk down our throats for 11 years now. It needs to STOP!

And this movie has Bumblebee totally out of character. The Autobot Bumblebee would not be cowering the corner like a friggin Care Bear who's scared of a little human girl. What is that about??? Who's the idiot that thought that was a good idea? This looks like a preschool Rescue Bots movie aimed at little girls. They won't be getting any money from me.