
He’s actually right when you look at his point of view and that kind of makes him more terrifying. Travis Knight: Yeah, I mean, he’s the human antagonist, but he’s also a guy who’s got dimension. Screen Rant: That just knocks it out of the park. Screen Rant: Cause he plays the role so straight but he also has that comedic timing. Screen Rant: Fair, but that’s good! I mean, look, it’s amazing, and John did an amazing job too. Travis Knight: I don’t think it’s that crazy, but I can neither confirm nor deny it, I’m sorry. Screen Rant : Alright, this is a soft reboot of the Transformers franchise because we do see Optimus Prime before he hits in the 2000 era, so he’s already on Earth, but it also feels like a reboot of the GI Joe franchise with possibly John Cena playing Duke. Screen Rant: I have a fan theory and you can either confirm or deny this. Passages from our interviews with director Travis Knight, and actors Cena and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. While Screen Rant's theory has yet to be confirmed, we got the chance to sit down with the director and cast of Bumblebee to see what they thought about the theory. This would not only start the Hasbro shared universe between these two titles, but it could also go on to explain that Sector 7 will become known as G.I. Our theory explains that John Cena's character, who's a Sector-7 emissary named Agent Burns, is actually playing the original G.I. Related: Bumblebee Director Travis Knight Wants to See Cybertron-Set Sequel That being said, Bumblebee could be the beginning of this shared Hasbro universe. With the success of the Transformers series, it's long been thought that Paramount would create a shared Hasbro universe connecting several different popular toys such as Transformers, G.I.

Joe movie has long since thought to be in development, but in 2017 it was revealed that the G.I. While the Transformers movies have been going strong since 2007, Paramount saw less success with G.I. The film will stand as the sixth overall film in the Transformers film series, while also being a prequel to the other films as it takes place in the 1980s. Bumblebee is the first Transformers spinoff, and centers around Bumblebee and his human friend named Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld). The director and cast of the upcoming Transformersspinoff movie Bumblebeerespond to our theory that connects G.I.
