Transformers Universe: Bumblebee Live-Action Movie Will Begin Filming in Santa-Cruz

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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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

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

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

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

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?

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.

Reminds me of Red Lightning from Power Rangers Turbo.

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

it SHOULD be Runabout or Runamuck.

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

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.

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?

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.

i bet the guy is a pos. meaning hes a buddy with the decepticon and we will see him more than the decepticon.

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.

Soda Pop Kurtis wrote:I think it looks like an '80's version of Knock Out from TF Prime.

YESSSSSS

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.

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.

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.

Then maybe you'll take it from an actual member of staff.

Calm. Down.

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,

Just to have a bit of fun, the following names I can think of for this Decepticar include Windcharger (reminds me of him, magnetic powers can be one of his advantages against Bee), Override, Downshift, Deluge, Wildrider (or Brake-Neck), Offroad, Dead End, Inferno (something about it makes me think of Beast Wars Inferno), Side Burn, and if it's Cliffjumper, maybe he'd be corrupt and there'd be a story similar to Hot Shot and Wheeljack's rivalry.

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

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

They said it was set in the 80's, but I don't remember the exact year. Probably '84.

I'd usually highly doubt that they'd adapt a classic Transformer and not just make an original one -- and if they do 'adapt' a classic Transformer, they'd make them nigh-unrecognisable. But still, new director... y'never know.

i thought it was supposed to take place in the 80's, but the tires on the car are recent. we didnt have bfg km2's in the 80s.

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

Hopefully its a brand new character, but if for some reason they have to use an existing name id be fine with deadend. First thought was the hot rod patrol micromasters but they're autobots so none of their names would work.

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.

It could be both. A brand new character using an old name.

I'm half-hoping it's Barricade in his teenage rebellious years before he joined the force.

Sigma Magnus wrote:I'm half-hoping it's Barricade in his teenage rebellious years before he joined the force.

Barricade's a Jedi?

Unless it's Unicron, coz we now know that Unicron is the centre of the the earth + Unicron has disguised & /or inhabited smaller forms before

TF Armada - Sideways
TF Prime Predacons Rising - Megatron's Body

Looks like a late 1960's maybe 1970 Dodge Challenger.

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.

I'll tell you one thing! that with this movie happening...there's definitely a renewed interest in G1 style Bumblebee figures...whether it's Masterpiece, Third Party, KO's or people'll just wait for the movie toy from this to come out, or...like myself...hoping Wei Jiang'll do an oversized version

WHY ISN'T THIS CLIFFJUMPER!?!?!!?

because he's a Decepticon! unless it's Terrorcon Cliffjumper

Puck wrote:WHY ISN'T THIS CLIFFJUMPER!?!?!!?

Because this isn't G1.

Sabrblade wrote:

Puck wrote:WHY ISN'T THIS CLIFFJUMPER!?!?!!?

Because this isn't G1.

Or Transformers: Prime

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.



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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....

Peter Cullen voice confirmed in Bumblebee movie

Fellow Seibertronian Stuartmaximus has found a youtube video from CineMovie which has Peter Cullen confirming that you will hear his voice in the upcoming Bumblebee Live Action film. He is short and to the point with his "yes" as you can see below.
We do not know if that means the film will begin in current times and be told as an older tale or if we will hear the voice through narration or even if Peter Cullen will be voicing Optimus Prime at all, though it is what everyone would assume.

I can see this as a cameo from when he contacts Bee, a flashback from a battle on Cybertron, or Cullen mimics Stan Lee.

Always thought that Prime would have a small cameo in this film.

They don't even need to show him it could probably be just his voice like the narrations from the first few films.

Maybe he could be voicing Ironhide like in the G1 cartoon?

Etseterrestrial wrote:Maybe he could be voicing Ironhide like in the G1 cartoon?

But Ironhide in the movies doesn't sound like G1 Ironhide.

Sabrblade wrote:

Etseterrestrial wrote:Maybe he could be voicing Ironhide like in the G1 cartoon?

But Ironhide in the movies doesn't sound like G1 Ironhide.

Same can be said about starscream and megatron and soundwave and many others

dragons wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Etseterrestrial wrote:Maybe he could be voicing Ironhide like in the G1 cartoon?

But Ironhide in the movies doesn't sound like G1 Ironhide.

Same can be said about starscream and megatron and soundwave and many others

Yes, but the point here is not a "it's not like muh G1" general statement, it's saying that Movie Ironhide not sounding like G1 Ironhide is evidence against Peter Cullen voicing Movie Ironhide like G1 Ironhide.