Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura spoke to Slash Film regarding the future of the Transformers Live Action Movie Franchise, following the reception of their latest movie; Transformers: Bumblebee.

“Reboot, I always hate that word because for one, I’m not sure I really understand what it means,” Di Bonaventura said. “We are going to do another big Transformers movie. It is going to be different than the ones that we’ve done before.”

“It’s not like we look at the elements of what we did before and go, ‘Well, let’s not do this’ or ‘Let’s not do that. It’s more about how do you evolve the experience for the fans. Let the fan have a new experience.”

About the open-endedness of The Last Knight and about the concept of Unicron:

“Okay, I’m going to be controversial,” the producer said. “I’m not a fan of Unicron. It’s too big. It’s so big it’s beyond any sort of relatable thing I think, for me personally. That doesn’t mean it’s not going to be in the series someday. I don’t know that I’ve thought much about it honestly because we’ve been focused on [Bumblebee] movie.”

Lessons learned?

“I think we’ve learned something in this movie about tone that I would think the next big Transformers movie is going to have. It’s not like we’re going to copy it but we’ve learned something. There’s more freedom than I think we originally thought in terms of what we can do.”

The official social media accounts for the Bumblebee Movie and Transformers posted additional photos from yesterday’s world premiere screening in Los Angeles and a special round of This or That played with several cast members and director Travis Knight. Hailee Steinfeld also shared a special message:

Last night was the first time I saw the final cut of Bumblebee and I am SO happy and proud of what we created. Thank you to everyone who was a part of making this experience one I will never forget. Congratulations to my wonderful cast mates and crew.

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Speaking to the gathered fans and the journalists following a fan screening of his movie; Transformers: Bumblebee, director Travis Knight stated that he will be returning to Laika Studios to continue working on their future projects.

“After Bumblebee, my goal is to return to work at the animation studios Laika; my ‘child’, bringing with me all the baggage of experiences I have gained with this project.”

Mr. Knight also debunked the rumors surrounding his involvement with Guardians Of The Galaxy 3:

“I’m a huge fan of what Marvel did; it’s no surprise for anyone to know that as a child I was a huge fan of comics. But no, it’s just a rumor!”

At the moment, Mr. Knight has no plans for a future Transformers movie. However, some info which TFW2005 received from Paramount side states that he will at least stay as a Creative Consultant for upcoming movies; a position currently held by Michael Bay.

We have also heard that Paramount is looking for a director for Transformers: Optimus Prime. A notable name is in discussion but is unable to commit at the moment due to other priorities. We may hear the info on an official capacity very soon.

Critics and fans are thrilled with the work Mr. Knight has done for the new movie and are actually looking forward to see more. Transformers: Bumblebee is his first live action movie directorial debut. His prior work was limited to stop-motion animation including the critically acclaimed Kubo and the Two Strings.

Paramount Pictures hosted the red carpet premiere of Transformers: Bumblebee at the Los Angeles Chinese Theater, with all the beloved cast and crew. The event was sponsored by Volkswagen.

Muse TV recorded the entire event and has posted a video on their official You Tube channel.

Regarding the G1 aspect of the movie, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated that they heard the fans wanting a G1 movie but couldn’t find a way on how to do it until Travis Knight showed up.

Speaking of which, Mr. Knight was also present at the premiere of his first live action movie directorial debut along with Mr. Michael Bay; who previously held the position for 5 movies.

The age-old question of whether the movie is a reboot or a prequel was also thrown in at the producers of the latest Transformers movie. The question was submitted by our very own transf0 representing his publication VReview.

Tom DeSanto stated the following:

“You have to wait and see and make your own judgement after you leave the theater. Or maybe I’ll pop online and we’ll discuss later.”

Hailee Steinfeld (Charlie Watson), John Cena (Agent Burns), Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) and Dylan O’Brien (Bumblebee) were seen interacting with the fans and the press with huge smiles.

You can check out the video, after the jump. You can take a look at more photos at USA Today.

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