Bumblebee Writer Wanted 1980s Setting to Honor G1 Cartoon

AtSan Diego Comic - Conthis weekend , Bumblebeewriter Christina Hodson kick in her reasons for theTransformersspinoff ’s 1980s setting . It has a narration design , sure , considering it ’s depicting the early escapade of the yellow Autobot before the rest of his team arrived , but Hodson also had some additional reasons for choose that era .

Bumblebeetakes piazza in 1987 . This puts its events 20 years before director Michael Bay ’s first live - activity film . The hero will have a vintage look base on theearlyTransformerscartoon , and some newfangled human friends . This is several yr before original series wedge Sam Witwicky was even born , so Bumblebee is team up up with some novel characters , including Charlie Watson ( played byTrue Grit ’s Hailee Steinfield ) .

Related : Bumblebee Has Triple - Changer Transforming Decepticons

speak to Screen Rant at Comic - Con , Hodson let on that the main intellect for placing the story in 1987 was to pay tribute to the original " Generation 1 " animated series , The Transformers . It head for the hills from 1984 to 1987 and , along with the draw - in toy from Hasbro , was a basis of many a young flake ’s childhood . But the cartoon was n’t the only understanding she select that era .

" Honestly , I desire to tell a pretty timeless story with this one , " Hodson said . " I grew up on Amblin pic . I always loved the way those movies did kind of feel timeless . They felt like they could exist anytime , anyone in this small town that felt almost like a bubble . And the 80 ’s felt like a lifelike burst . I maturate up in the 80 ’s . It ’s when transformer became a grown thing . It ’s when a lot of hoi polloi fall in love with Bumblebee , so it made sense to do it then . "

" I was around when the first undulation of Transformers pip our shore , " he said . " I love these characters . The first flavour that I got when I saw the Transformers was wonder . I could n’t conceive it . I ’d never see anything like it . I cerebrate they were so entirely awing , but at the same clock time I grow up , you know , have sex ' 80 ’s cinema and there was nothing for me that was more meaningful than those great Amblin , Spielberg , Spielberg - ian coming of historic period story .

The first movie that moved me to bout , wasE.T.I saw in the flick theater with my mom and I remember see this whole affair transpire on CRT screen and it was this fabulously move portrait of childhood desolation . It felt like someone had somehow peer into me and , and seen an aspect of me and put it on the screen .

Even at a very young age , what it made me realise was that that ’s what filmmaking is . It ’s a people link with each other . It ’s about partake in aspects of our lives and construe that response , you love , around the human beings . It was a moving experience for me and that was the kind of matter that I want to institute to this flick . That slap-up Amblin vibe and it did n’t ache that our Executive Producer is Steven Spielberg , who was able to help head us along the style . "

Bumblebeewas intend to revolutionise a series ofTransformersspinoff films . But after the most recent movie , The Last Knight , failed to impress at the box office , Hasbro ’s plans for its Marvel - esque celluloid universe might transfer . Reports have suggested that after this entry comes out in December , theTransformersfranchise will " readjust . “But later on statements fromHasbro ’s brand managerput that in doubt . It ’s unlikely that a studio would denote a reboot before the former motion picture go far in theaters . Such a Apocalypse would n’t further hearing to line up for tickets . But until it ’s known for sure , Bumblebeeis promising to be a nostalgic ride for fans who are desire to see more of what they grew up with .