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This is a grouped category for both the Transformers movie toys and products plus news related to the actual movies like set updates and new trailers. You can break it down further by following the links to either Transformers Movie (Just Movie) or Transformers Movie Toys & Products under each story.

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This year is the 35th Anniversary of Transformers, and Hasbro is kicking off the celebration with a promotional mailer featuring a selection of current offerings from various lines.  Studio Series, The Bumblebee Movie, Cyberverse, Bot Bots and Generations War for Cybertron Siege are all represented.  We are all at different points in our collecting habits, from the little tikes all the way up to their fathers, and these figures show there is truly something for everyone.   The figs came in a big kick ass box (you can see our recent Siege galleries here), which Hasbro always does well.  Inside the box there is a secret code that you can use to unlock special content at the Teletraan-1 Database on Hasbro’s website.  You can find that code inside this story and get the content for yourselves!

There is a lot of great stuff still to come in 2019, from Siege to Masterpiece and beyond, so stay tuned for more info as things drop throughout the year!  Let’s Roll! [Read more…]

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If you enjoyed the Bumblebee movie and you live in Texas, you may have a chance to watch it for free with your family and friends.

Kicker 102.5 website is informing that the Texas Parks and Recreations Department in Texarkana is starting a “Movies in the Park” event this Thursday, May 23rd and the first movie to be shown is “Bumblebee”.

For the next several weeks, there will be several free screenings of different movies on Thursday nights at Spring Lake Park. The movies will start between 7-8 PM and are shown in the field across the street from the old airplane, all free of charge.

You have to bring your own blankets, chairs, food and drinks (no alcohol or smoking allowed). A great opportunity to have fun and watch the movie one more time.

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This week we have a really amazing selection of new Bumblebee Movie concept art courtesy of ILM artist Stephen Zavala via his Artstation account.

We can share for you concept art and sketches of several characters seen in the epic Cybertron battle in the movie. We are adding Mr Zavala’s comments for each art which reveal interesting details about the creative process and design of each character. We get clearer images of the previous ones shared in Instagram, as well as some great new images and concept art:

  • Brawn By Stephen Zavala  – Brawn from Transformers: Bumblebee. The first Transformer I designed for the Cybertron sequence. This once was the easiest, meaning that it didn’t go through a lot of changes. Few changes make everybody happy. The 3D model was done by the talented Gerald Blaise here at ILM. 
  • Wheeljack By Stephen Zavala – Wheeljack from Transformers: Bumblebee. The very first Transformer I designed for the show. This one was the one that took the longest to approve. This was a specific characters director Travis Knight wanted in the movie so I figured it’d be better to do him first to fine tune him the most compared to other Transformers. Final head design in the film was done by Thang Le and Alex Jaeger. The 3D model was done by the talented Gerald Blaise here at ILM. 
  • Ironhide By Stephen Zavala – Ironhide from Transformers: Bumblebee. The basis body of the Autobot army. Funny how this was designed first and it’s not that featured that much in the final movie. Final details on the head and the chest were done by Alex Jaeger. 
  • Ratchet By Stephen Zavala – Ratchet from Transformers: Bumblebee. Ratchet was mostly and after thought after I designed Ironhide. We needed to populate the Cybertron scene with a lot of Autobots and we didn’t have a lot of time to do it, so we essentially cloned my Ironhide design, changed colors, replaced heads and had them as the Autobots army. Ratchet was the only “unique” clone since he ended up being featured more prominently. And because all of this you can see the Ratchet artwork is a little more rough since I only did a quick color swap to use as a color guide (don’t really love that I left those reds that saturated). The 3D model was done by the talented Gerald Blaise here at ILM.
  • Arcee By Stephen Zavala –Arcee from Transformers: Bumblebee. By far my fav Transformer design for the movie. For all these concepts I tried to retain the essence of the G1 cartoon designs; I grew up with them so I wanted to update the designs, not change them. Also, pleeeeeease tell me how thick her thighs are for the nth time cause I can;t wait to hear it. 
  • Shockwave By Stephen Zavala –Shockwave from Transformers: Bumblebee. My second fav transformer to work on. Yes, he’s thicc, deal with it. 
  • Ravage By Stephen Zavala –Ravage from Transformers: Bumblebee. A collab design done with the talented Karl Lindberg. We originally tried the puma approach but as we progressed (and began wondering why Ravage should look like a creature from Earth) we tried to make him more of a hybrid. Inspired by dragons, wolves, and the puma, we put those together for the final version. 

Thanks to all our 2005 Boards members who shared the images in our forums. You can also check out our previous round ups Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 and Part 8. Click on the bar to see all the images after the jump and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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2005 Boards member Nevermore is giving us the heads up of some new Transformers sightings at German shelves.

Studio Series Voyager Wave 6 SS-38 Optimus Prime (from the Bumblebee Movie) was found at Müller in Hilden. His wave partner Rampage should be around too. Unfortunately, it seems that Voyager Wave 4 with ROTF Starscream was skipped at this point.

At the same store, the Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Power Ratchet was also spotted.

Happy hunting! Keep reporting your sightings around the world on the 2005 Boards!

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Via Transformers Chile Facebook we can inform that Simba Dickie Bumblebee Movie 1:24 Die-Cast 4-pack and Radio Control Rusty Beetle Bumblebee are out At Chilean Retail.

A very unusual sighting in the Latin America area, where these kind of products are not usually seen. Both sets were spotted at Ripley in the center of Santiago:

Additionally, some previous Simba Dickie toys were also found at the same store. The Last Knight 1:64 Die-cast 5-pack (Optimus Prime, Barricade, Bumblebee plus Drift and Bumblebee robot figurines) for 16990 Pesos ($24.37) and  The Last Knight Simba Smoby Robot Fighter Bumblebee And Barricade for 14990 Pesos each toy ($21.50).

Happy hunting!

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Earlier this week, Viacom (parent company of Paramount Pictures) president and CEO Bob Bakish attended the 47th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference, to outline new achievements by the company.

Mr. Bakish stated that Transformers: Bumblebee did incredibly well even on the 2nd quarter of 2019. It may be due to the Home Release sales which are happening right now. He also highlighted the massive loss incurred by Transformers: The Last Knight and even going as far as ridiculing the movie by stating that the 5th movies was “a quote unquote – Transformers movie“.

“Even in 2019 [we] had strong performance from a series of titles. Bumblebee; which was the most recent Transformers movie is a great example of Jim [Gianopulos]’s ability to reset a franchise. The last “Transformers” film we probably lost over a $100 million. Bumblebee is a better movie: the story was better, the characters were better. It was done in a more fiscally responsible way and we’re making nice money on it.”

While he did not elaborate much regarding the future of the franchise, 2019 was told to be a quiet year for Paramount with majority of major films planned for 2020 and beyond; which starts this October. We do believe that if we hear something about the next Transformers movie, it would be around the final quarter of this year if not sooner.

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3A continue to pump out awesome figures related to the Movieverse and today we have an early look at their next to drop – DLX scale Bumblebee Movie Blitzwing.  This is their second DLX scale figure featuring 51 points of articulation, die cast parts, light up eyes, a kick ass paint job head to toe, display stand and interchangeable accessories.  He stands about 10.5 inches tall to the head, the wings go a bit beyond that too.  He pairs well with DLX scale Bumblebee which dropped earlier this year and are still working their way out to the masses.  All in all it’s another fantastic piece that is worthy of shelf space.  This was the base model for all the seekers in the Bumblebee movie, including the Cybertronian ones, so we have a potential 500 repaints available if they so choose.  I know I’d be down with some tweaks and a new paint job to get me some Starscream action, one can hope. :).

Click the image below to check out over 80 HD shots of Blitzwing, both base shots and some fancy ones at the end.  You can join the discussion for Blitzwing on the 2005 Boards here too.

He’s due out in 3rd Quarter 2019.  You can pre-order yours at Worldof3a.com and our sponsors below.

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TFW2005 member fathi_haziq reports the arrival of Studio Series Drift with Dinobot ‘Tops, Dinobot Pterry & Dinobot Sharp T to the Mid Valley Megamall Toys R Us location, which is great news for our fellow Transformers collectors in Malaysia.

Remember to share your sightings intel on the 2005 boards!

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Friend site Cybertron.ca is reporting that the Transformers Studio Series SS-36 Autobot Drift with Baby Dinobots has been spotted At Canadian Retail.

Cybertron.ca members Wesperino and C-Spray found the Transformers Studio Series multi-pack Drift with the three Baby Dinobots (Sharp-T, Ptery and Tops) at EB Games in Ontario and Manitoba for $39.99 CAD ($29.70).

Happy hunting!

 

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2005 Boards member BB Shockwave is reporting that the Transformers War For Cybertron: Siege Wave 2 Deluxe & Studio Series Wave 5 Deluxes is out in Hungary.

Popular Siege line showed up in Galaxy Toy Stores with Wave 2 Deluxe consisting of: Chromia, Ironhide, Sixgun and Prowl. Each one for 7600 Forint ($26.42). At the same store, the Studio Series Wave 2 Deluxe SS-26 WWII Bumblebee and SS-28 Barricade were also spotted. Their wave partners SS-27 Clunker Bumblebee, SS-29 Sideswipe and SS-30 Crankcase should be out too. They are a bit more expensive than Siege toys, each Deluxe is 9500 Forint ($33.00)

Happy hunting!