Bumblebee (film)

Bumblebee
Directed by Travis Knight
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on Bumblebee
by Hasbro
Starring
Music by Steve Jablonsky
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $70 million[1]

Bumblebee (also known as Transformers Universe: Bumblebee) is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson. It is the sixth installment in the live-action Transformers film series, based on the Transformers' character Bumblebee, serving as a prequel to 2007's Transformers. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Rachel Crow and Pamela Adlon. Principal photography on the film began on July 31, 2017, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California.

This is the first in the franchise to not be directed by Michael Bay, though he will still act as producer. It is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2018, by Paramount Pictures.

Premise

In the year 1987, Bumblebee takes refuge in a small California beach town junkyard. A teenage girl learns that it is no ordinary Volkswagen Beetle.[2]

Cast

Humans

Transformers

Autobots

Production

On February 12, 2016, It was announced that the sixth film in the Transformers series Transformers 6 would be released on June 8, 2018, while later it was revealed that the film would be an untitled spin-off, featuring Bumblebee.[3] On November 11, 2016, Deadline reported that Paramount Pictures was moving forward with the project by revealing that Christina Hodson had wrote the script for the spin-off, and she was one of the female writers Paramount and Michael Bay hired in the "writers room."[4] On March 2, 2017, Deadline reported that Travis Knight was hired to direct the film.[5] In May 2017, it was revealed that the film's story would be set in the 1980s, and that it would have fewer robots.[6] In the same month, it was announced that it would be titled as Transformers Universe: Bumblebee.[7]

Casting

In May 2017, it was reported that Hailee Steinfeld was in talks for the female lead in the film, which she confirmed her involvement later in June.[8][9] On July 11, 2017, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. joined the cast as the male lead.[10] On July 12, 2017, The Tracking Board confirmed that Rachel Crow had been cast in the film.[11] On July 13, 2017, the rest of the core cast of the film was confirmed, including Jason Drucker, Abby Quinn, Ricardo Hoyos and Gracie Dzienny.[12] On July 22, 2017, it was reported that Pamela Adlon had been cast in the film to play Steinfeld's mother.[13] On July 31, 2017, the film added John Cena to its lead cast along with Kenneth Choi and Stephen Schneider in the supporting cast.[2]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on July 31, 2017, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, and is scheduled to finish on November 16, 2017, under the working title Brighton Falls.[2][14][15]

Release

Bumblebee is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2018, by Paramount Pictures, after initially being set for a June 8, 2018, release.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Box Office: Why The 'Transformers' Prequel Could Thrive Against 'Aquaman'". Forbes. August 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 31, 2017). "‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ Flies To December 2018". Deadline. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Perry, Spencer (February 12, 2016). "2018 Transformers Movie is a Bumblebee Spin-Off Film". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (November 11, 2016). "Paramount Buzzing Over Christina Hodson ‘Bumblebee’ Transformers Spinoff Script". Deadline. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Busch, Anita (March 2, 2017). "Travis Knight To Direct ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ At Paramount". Deadline. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Optimus, Silver (May 21, 2017). "Empire Magazine Article On Transformers Cinematic Universe - Transformers News - TFW2005". TFW2005.COM. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (May 23, 2017). "Licensing Expo 2017 - Full Gallery at ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 31, 2017). "Hailee Steinfeld Eyes ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hailee Steinfeld confirms part in Transformers spin-off". BBC Newsbeat. June 12, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (July 11, 2017). "'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Casts Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Male Lead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (July 12, 2017). "Rachel Crow in Talks for Key Role in “Transformers” Spinoff “Bumblebee” (Exclusive)". The Tracking Board. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  12. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (July 13, 2017). "'Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (July 22, 2017). "Pamela Adlon Joins Cast Of ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’". Deadline. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  14. ↑ Marc, Christopher (23 July 2017). "‘Bumblebee’ aka Brighton Falls To Wrap Filming In November". Omega Underground. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  15. ↑ Kaye, Don (July 27, 2017). "Transformers: Bumblebee starts shooting next week". Den of Geek. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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