Long time fans of the Transformers franchise will finally get to see some of their favourite Robots in Disguise in their classic Generation 1 forms on the big screen this week with the release of Paramount Pictures’ Bumblebee, and IGN has released a new video featurette which sees director Travis Knight discussing the designs for the titular Autobot Scout along with Optimus Prime, Soundwave and Ravage. Check it out in the video player below…
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On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.
Bumblebee is directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), and stars Hailee Steinfeld (Edge of Seventeen), Pamela Adlon (Better Things), John Cena (Daddy’s Home 2), Stephen Schneider (Broad City), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Jason Drucker (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul), Kenneth Choi (American Crime Story), Ricardo Hoyos (Degrassi: Next Class), Abby Quinn (Landline), Rachel Crow (Deidra & Laney Rob a Train), Grace Dzienny (Zoo) and John Ortiz (Kong: Skull Island).
Originally published December 20, 2018. Updated December 5, 2022.
