File:BumblebeePoster.jpgAccording to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
Bumblebee,[1] also variously labeled "Transformers 6", "Bumblebee: The Movie", "The Bumblebee Movie", and "Transformers Universe: Bumblebee" in Hasbro's presentational material, will be the sixth movie in the live-action film series, and is currently expected to be released on December 21, 2018.[2] The concept for the film was developed during the writers room assembled in the lead up to Transformers: The Last Knight[3] and will be written by Christina Hodson[4] and directed by Travis Knight.[5] Unlike previous films, Bumblebee will focus on just one member of the Autobot team (Bumblebee, in case you hadn't guessed)[6] and takes place during 1987.[2] It will be produced for a lower budget, at around $70 million, less than half the budget of the first live-action film.[7]
October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, Hasbro Studios's Stephen J. Davis notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.[3]Yellow-black, yellow-black, yellow-black, yellow-black... Ooh, black and yellow! Yeah, let's shake it up a little.
February 12, 2016 — At ToyFair, Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 6, along with those of its predecessor and Transformers 7, as well as the fact that Transformers 6 will focus on Bumblebee.[6]
December 29, 2016 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura names Christina Hodson as the screenwriter in an interview.[4]
July 31, 2017 — John Cena is announced as a cast member. Also Bumblebee is a Volkswagen this time. The film is pushed back to December of 2018. Production begins,[2] with the filming going under the codename "Brighton Falls".[19]
August 6, 2017 — Hailee Steinfeld reveals on Twitter that her character's name is Charlie Watson.[20]
September 9, 2017 — At HasCon 2017, di Bonaventura discusses some hints on the film, including that the movie is set in 1986.[21]Mr. Bee, I'm going to ask what I think the entire court here would like to know... what exactly is your relationship to that woman?
June 8, 2018 — Starscream is initially stated to be in the film in a blog post on Paramount's parent company, before his name is later scrubbed from the post afterward.[34]