Lorenzo di Bonaventura says working on sequel(s) to The Last Knight & Bumblebee.

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  1. Windsweeper II

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    These interview articles are getting increasingly hilarious.
     
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    Maybe it's part of his job to be disliked? Maybe it's to avoid blaming Bay or more stuff or something? Or to keep Steven Spielbergs rep? I don't know.

    Anyways, here is my idea for a Bumblebee 2, Optimus solo movie, Last Knight sequel or Optimus/Bumblebee movie:

    Just Optimus, a trailer full of newborn protoforms, Route 66, maybe Bumblebee as a scout/bodyguard, maybe a human "driver" just in case, and Stunticons. All the classic Stunticons, plus Offroad, Blackjack, and even Barricade because he's always around. They Stunticons will be voiced by the cast of the Fast n Furious movies, with Motormaster being Dwayne Johnson and Menasor voiced by Vin Diesel. That movie would write itself.
     
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    "The producer has stated that making an Optimus Prime movie is like making an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, and it cannot be done."

    Um...I strongly disagree. There is so much to Optimus' backstory that could fill a movie. They'd actually be spoiled for choice as to WHICH backstory they chose to follow. I defiantly think Prime deserves his own movie, so people can understand where he came from and why he is the way he is. Not to mention the possibility of establishing his relationship with Megatron.

    That being said, I do think a "buddy cop" movie with Prime and Bumblebee could work...but I'd much rather see a Prime origin movie
     
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    This guy sure does talk a lot yet says nothing of any use.
     
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    I think they're just making a "place holder" of sorts.
    I don't hate Bay. But as time goes on, his TF films getting worse on the story telling aspect. So much for having a Writers Room hell TLK underperformed.

    So what happened to film goers today?
    They preferred Explosive Action, incoherent plot with Sexual Innuendos than a balanced action flick with heart and coherent wholesome story telling?
     
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    Purple Heart Some other time..

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    Yet anytime he says a word people want to hear, the whole thread celebrates.
     
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    Well I'm sure glad they're wrong then. ;) 
     
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    They're trying to go with the 'easier' option. Paramount probably reckons that a Prime/Bumblebee buddy movie would be easier to sell than a solo Prime movie.

    Bonaventura, their PR guy, decides to tell us that a solo Optimus movie 'can't be done' so we won't keep asking for one.

    Fans had been told for years that 'a balanced action Transformers flick with heart and coherent wholesome story telling' wasn't possible or even necessary. As far as Paramount was concerned, anyone who wanted something like that was being unrealistic.
     
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    I mean, isn't that the point? Since he's the de facto PR guy at Paramount, he should be saying things people want to hear. It's part of his job to hype up future films.
     
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    Autobot Burnout ...and I'll whisper "No."

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    Broken Clocks are right at least twice a day y'know.
     
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    If he's actually saying THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE TRANSFORMER in the brand is a hard sell, he needs a new job.
     
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    Then he really sucks at his job because he's two-faced his way into being completely unbelievable no matter what he says.
     
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    Yes, definitely not denying the fact he's terrible at his job. I was just describing how he should be behaving towards the fandom.
     
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    What he actually means is saying is 'We can't do it, so it can't be done'.

    The problem is he wants people to look forward to the kinds of films he wants, not the ones they want.
     
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    I'd prefer explosive action, coherent wholesome storytelling, and no sexual innuendo. I don't really care about "heart"...
     
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    Fully agreed. Unfortunately, when the franchise was built around Lorenzo and Bay, the disdain for the fans was so blatant as to be nauseating. At least at this point we've seen what it's like to have a director that knows and understands us. Now if they would just replace this character we might be on to something.
     
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