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Bumblebee movie “solidly profitable”, but Transformers: The Last Knight lost $100 million

January 12, 2019 by Gary Collinson

It may have received the best reviews of the franchise to date (by some distance) and injected new life into the series post-Michael Bay, but Paramount Pictures and Hasbro’s Transformers spinofff Bumblebee hasn’t quite managed to take the box office by storm. Going into the weekend, Bumblebee has earned $311 million worldwide – a far cry from […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, Transformers, Transformers: The Last Knight

Aquaman rises to $940 million worldwide as Bumblebee tops China box office

January 6, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Having surpassed Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to become the highest-grossing instalment of the DC Extended Universe yesterday, Aquaman has held onto top spot at the North American box office for the third weekend in a row, and in the process has pushed its global haul to $940 million. In North America, Aquaman grossed $30.7 million […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Aquaman, Bumblebee, DC, DC Extended Universe, Transformers

Transformers producer offers update on Cybertron animated movie and Optimus Prime spinoff

December 27, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in 2015, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro assembled a writers room to plot out the future of Transformers franchise, reportedly coming up with as many as 14 ideas for new big screen adventures for the Robots in Disguise. Well, the universally-negative reception to The Last Knight might have thrown a spanner in the works, with […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, cybertron, Optimus Prime, Transformers

Bumblebee director already has plans for a sequel

December 26, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Director Travis Knight served up a genuine Christmas miracle this past week, delivering a Transformers movie that managed to please both fans and critics alike with the 80s set spinoff Bumblebee. The movie serves as a prequel to Michael Bay’s series and given that there’s around a twenty year gap between movies, it would appear that […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, bumblebee 2, Transformers, Transformers 6, Travis Knight

Movie Review – Bumblebee (2018)

December 23, 2018 by Ricky Church

Bumblebee, 2018. Directed by Travis Knight. Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Dylan O’Brien, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux, John Ortiz, Peter Cullen, Jess Harnell, Jason Drucker, Abby Quinn, Rachel Crow, Ricardo Hoyos, Gracie Dzienny, Kenneth Choi, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider, Grey Griffin, Steve Blum, Marcella Bragio, Andrew Morgado, David Sobolov, Jon Bailey, Megyn […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Ricky Church Tagged With: Abby Quinn, Andrew Morgado, Angela Bassett, Bumblebee, David Sobolov, Dylan O'Brien, Glynn Turman, Gracie Dzienny, Grey Griffin, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Drucker, Jess Harnell, John Cena, John Ortiz, Jon Bailey, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., justin theroux, Kenneth Choi, Len Cariou, Marcella Bragio, Megyn Price, Pamela Adlon, Peter Cullen, Rachel Crow, Ricardo Hoyos, Stephen Schneider, Steve Blum, Tony Toste, Transformers, Travis Knight, Vanessa Ross

Bumblebee movie almost featured a G1 Megatron cameo

December 22, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

After sitting through Michael Bay’s vision of the Robots in Disguise for five movies, Transformers fans finally get to see the classic Generation 1 designs on the big screen this month with the spinoff movie Bumblebee featuring appearances from the likes of Optimus Prime, Soundwave and Shockwave as fans of the original cartoon and comic […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, Transformers, Travis Knight

Transformers producer says next movie will be “different”, but it’s not a reboot

December 17, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Before Transformers: The Last Knight sunk the franchise to new depths in terms of critical and commercial reception, Paramount Pictures planned to follow-up its new Bumblebee spinoff with a sixth movie in the main franchise. Originally scheduled for release in June 2019, Transformers 6 was pulled from the studio’s slate earlier this year following reports […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, Transformers, Transformers 6

Transformers spinoff Bumblebee was Steven Spielberg’s idea

December 15, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

During an interview with Yahoo! Movies to promote the upcoming release of Bumblebee, director Travis Knight has credited Steven Spielberg, executive producer on all of the Transformers movies, for coming up with the concept for this first spinoff. “The original idea for this film actually was Steven [Spielberg’s],” said Knight. “We can thank him for […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, steven spielbegr, Transformers, Travis Knight

What Critics Are Saying About Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns – Flickering Myth Fridays #2

December 14, 2018 by Gary Collinson

EJ Moreno rounds up the week in pop culture news in the latest episode of Flickering Myth Fridays…  In this week’s episode, EJ Moreno dives into what critics are saying about two of Decembers biggest releases in the DC superhero blockbuster Aquaman and Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns. You can read our Aquaman reviews here […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies Tagged With: Aquaman, Bumblebee, Mary Poppins Returns

Hailee Steinfeld featured in new Bumblebee clip

December 14, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Following yesterday’s poster for Bumblebee, a new clip has arrived online for the Transformers spinoff movie featuring Hailee Steinfeld, which includes an introduction from director Travis Knight; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Bumblebee On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Bumblebee, Hailee Steinfeld, Transformers, Travis Knight

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