Things are changing in the new Transformers movie.
This December’sBumblebeehas dropped its first trailer, and we’re getting astoundingly a more intimate shapeshifting robot tale.
You see the VW Beetle in him, even in robot form.
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And some of the overly complex clockwork has been pared back.
Can you imagine hugging the Bumblebee from those earlier films?
Not unless you wanted to get your hair caught in those gears.
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This simplification automatically makes Bumblebee a warmer film.
There will only be a small handful of Transformers in the film, with only three main Decepticons.
Here’s one of them a Jet whose transformation closely mirrors the design of the ’80s toys.
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But who is it?
The filmmakers aren’t revealing just yet, but fans will know the name well.
How did Han Solo get his name, you ask?
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His battlemask is one obvious example.
Before Bumblebee takes the form of the Volkswagen Beetle, he has scanned another Earth vehicle for his disguise.
It’s hard to discern exactly which one, though.
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It’s probably too optimistic to hope it’s a VW Thing.
But already, they’ve alienated Rick Astley fans.
Maybe they can win them back by the time of the Dec. 21 release.
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