I am familiar with Knight's work (actually got to meet him at an event for Kubo prior to it coming out!). What he and Laika studios have done, made me very eager for the Bumblebee movie, but I am apprehensive, as I could see this being a bit like when Tim Burton directed the 1989 Batman film.

That film was a form of compromise between Burton, the studio, and the producers. Burton's fingerprints aren't as deeply embedded into that film as the 1992 sequel though, and I am a little concerned about how much of Knight's vision will be onscreen.

 

That’s awesome!

I share your eagerness about this movie, once I heard he was attached. A lot of people have suddenly perked up to this once they heard he was involved, because of Kubo and his involvement in things like Coraline. He seems to be pretty well respected. I also fear studio interference, but from what we have gathered recently it sounds like they may have trusted Travis Knight to handle this.

 

After seeing the released trailer, and with Hasbro's Brian Goldner saying the movie is "...an alternative; a different chronology..." (aka reboot), I'm hoping the reshoots were for talking scenes with Bee... *prays*