A release date for the Bumblebee spin-off was recently announced along with the dates for 'Transformers 5' and '7'.
- February 13, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Hasbro recently announced release dates for the next three "Transformers" movies. Turns out one of them will be a Bumblebee spin-off, which was first teased by Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner back in 2005.
The company confirmed it with a tweet of the release dates. "Transformers 5" is set to arrive June 23, 2017 Stateside. The next installment in the film franchise or the Bumblebee movie is slated for a June 8, 2018 release, while "Transformers 7" is due out June 28, 2019.
The bots caught a flick last night & some of the coming attractions got them hyped for the future. #TRANSFORMERS pic.twitter.com/Ur3NVCbwsJ
— Hasbro (@HasbroNews) February 12, 2016
Tom Warner, the "Transformers" franchise leader for Hasbro, further explained the plans at an investor conference call for Toy Fair. "This summer we worked closely with a talented team of A-list screenwriters to map out the future of the 'Transformers' cinematic universe, and as Brian announced earlier, things kick off in a major way in 2017 with the release of 'Transformers 5' in June. And we're working on a spin-off movie centered around Bumblebee for 2018 and the next chapter for 2019," he said.
On the June 8, 2018 release date, the Bumbebee spin-off will clash with "Godzilla 2". While it's unclear if the spin-off will feature any of existing or new human characters, "Transformers 5" will bring back Mark Wahlberg as the lead.
