One of the biggest complaint fans had about the Michael Bay Transformers motion-picture show was they really were n’t about the Transformers . They were human stories with transformer as supporting characters . Well , the producer heard those persuasion andthey’re changing the franchise .
“ We ’ve gotten a lot of feedback from the devotee that they wanted us to do a deep dive on one or two of the automaton , because they want to get to know them better , ” Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura toldEntertainment Weekly . “ Bumblebee was selected[to be first ] because he ’s such a loved bod , and he ’s also more emotional than Optimus [ Prime ] . Those were the two likely role . ”
So , yes , if the upcoming Bumblebee movie is a smash , an Optimus Prime moving picture could be next . “ I ’d for certain care to do that , ” di Bonaventura said . “ It would be a very different kind of movie than a Bumblebee movie , but equally interesting and different . ”
After four ultra successful movies , including two that baffle $ 1 billion , 2017 ’s Transformers : The Last Knight bombed , at least in comparison . That push di Bonaventura and his team to reevaluate the franchise and , would n’t you know it ? They were already ferment on just the right matter .
“ We were head down the Bumblebee way well before the release of the last Transformers , ” he said . “ We had mat that with the fifth movie , we had sort of run out of room with where to take it . ”
Now , not only will the focus be on individual characters like Bumblebee and Optimus Prime , the timeline will shift too . Bumblebee is set in the 1980s . That allows the enfranchisement to embrace the“G1 ” iconic transformer looka little more — and to avoid crossing over with Bay ’s movies , which are in the main set in the 2000s .
“ We wanted to firmly show when Bumblebee got here , ” di Bonaventura said . “ We thought , let ’s endeavor to tell as much of the origin story of Bumblebee on Earth as we can . We have elements in Cybertron , but really Earth is where we drop our time . ”
If Bumblebee is a success , sequels are on the table , not to mention that possible Optimus Prime movie .
“ If Bee ’s successful , we can have a Bee 2 , no doubt , ” di Bonaventura said . “ We have a serious sense of where a second movie would go . For me , the greatest matter that came out of the author ’s room was the sense that we could go in any bit of focussing . It opened up our minds to pick . ”
To interpret more about Bumblebee , as well as the future of Transformers , read the full di Bonaventura audience at the inter-group communication below .
Bumblebee opens December 21 .
[ Entertainment Weekly ]
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