Bumblebee
Bee will be hunted by a pair of Decepticon trackers ( voiced by Angela Bassett and Justin Theroux ) in this December’sTransformersspinoff , Bumblebee . The motion-picture show is a prequel in the sense that it takes place in 1987 , for instance well before Bee befriend Shia LaBeouf ’s Sam Witwicky in the firstTransformers . Bumblebeethe movie will further mix things up byonly featuring three Decepticonstotal , include the aforementioned trackers .
One of those three Deceptions can be ascertain in theBumblebeeteaser trailerand mask itself as a jet on worldly concern . However , the identity of that quality is being kept under - wrap for the time being . The other malign robots in disguise , on the other paw , now have right name and voice actors to go with them .
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EWhas let on that Bassett is voicing the Deception Shatter inBumblebee , with Theroux lending his vocals to her cuss tracker Dropkick . Director Travis Knight trace the villains as"Decepticon muscle cars"that , when translate , take on the shapes of a red Phymouth Satellite and drab AMC Javelin , respectively . Knight also promise Shatter , Dropkick , and their secret friend will be better developed and have more personality than the Decepticons featured inTransformersmovies past :
“ When the cast is too bountiful , and you have a finite amount of time , there ’s only so much you could do to create an investment in them . This is a more personal , intimate , and character - driven narrative , so it feel right to keep the villain plot relatively simple and contained . If you keep things lean , you could summate a good deal of other stuff on top of it that makes it more enjoyable . ”
Written by Christina Hodson ( who ’s also writing DC’sBirds of PreyandBatgirlmovies),Bumblebeeis the first resilient - actionTransformersmovie directed by someone other than Michael Bay . It stars Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie , a teen gondola mechanic who crosses path with Bee while he ’s undercover and carrying out a foreign mission on earthly concern for Optimus Prime . Theroux , for his part , only just voiced a villain in last year’sThe LEGO Ninjago Movieand will return to live - military action in next month’sThe Spy Who Dumped Me . Bassett will actually be back on the screen before that , thanks to her purpose in this month’sMission : Impossible - Fallout .
A more personal and theatrical role - drivenTransformersmovie , like what Knight discussed withEW , number as a fresh thought at this tip in the franchise ’s streamlet . Bay ’s previous fiveTransformersmovies were well over with spectacle , but the lower than look turnout for last year’sTransformers : The Last Knightsuggests a raise number of those movies ' supporters have become tired of their adolescent humor and frantic action . Knight ’s smaller and more intimate coming may help to regenerate the serial for that reason , while also doing justice byBumblebee ’s Autobot and Decepticon reference in way that Bay ’s films were never able to .
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Source : EW
