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Hailee Steinfeld received critical acclaim for her performance as Charlene “Charlie” Watson in the 2018Transformersspin-off,Bumblebee. The film was surprisingly well-received among audiences and became the best-reviewedTransformersmovie. The film also served as director Travis Knight’s first live-action film. After the release of the film, Knight hinted at a possible sequel stating that he had ideas for a script.
However, Paramount continued with a prequel to the originalTransformersfranchise, releasing the 2023 film,Transformers: Rise of the Beast, which acts as a standalone sequel toBumblebee. It made the chances of a directBumblebeesequel increasingly unlikely, and even Hailee Steinfeld hinted at this disappointing news.
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Hailee Steinfeld Was Not Optimistic About ABumblebeeSequel
Hailee Steinfeldquickly rose to fame with her roles inTrue Grit,Dickinson, andThe Edge of Seventeen. Currently, she’s also one of the next-generation superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Kate Bishop inHawkeye. With plenty of projects on her plate, thePitch Perfectactress was not disappointed with Paramount Pictures’ decision to make aTransformersfilm, instead of aBumblebeesequel.
While fans hoped to see her in the recently releasedTransformersmovie, neither theBarely Lethalactress norJohn Cena, who played Col. Jack Burns, reprised their roles. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Steinfeld was asked about theBumblebeesequel and whether she was surprised that the studio hadn’t pursued one yet. TheArcanevoice actress responded toThe Hollywood Reporter, saying:
“Not necessarily. I don’t know that I knew the plans beyond that, but I like to take everything one step at a time. I’ve gotten a lot better at that in my life. I tend to get ahead of myself, and so when it comes to these bigger projects that have whispers and more of a future and whatnot, I like to just focus on what’s in front of me and make that the best that I can.”
As Steinfeld continues to live in the present and engage in interesting projects that come her way, it seems like the3 Days to Killactress has given up on theBumblebeesequel project. In her most recent successful film, Steinfeld voiced the role of Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen in the Sony animated film,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
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Will ABumblebeeSequel Ever Happen?
AfterBumblebee, Travis Knight returned to his animation studio, Laika, and resumed working on animated films. However, both Knight and writer Christina Hodson revealed that they had ideas of what the sequel was going to be. Reports emerged in 2019 stating thatBumblebee 2was in development. At that time, Hailee Steinfeld also expressed interest in the sequel, believing that Charlie needed another movie to further develop her arc.
However, in 2020, it was announced that the studio had combined two different scripts for a sequel into a film within the mainTransformersseries. At present,Bumblebee 2is no longer in Paramount’s plans. The studio intends to add two more sequels to the newTransformersmovie and an animated prequel,Transformers: One, scheduled for a 2024 release.
Despite being the best-reviewed movie in the franchise,Bumblebeewas the lowest-grossing installment until the latest film failed to crossBumblebee’s earnings.Bumblebeegrossed $468 million at the box office, whileTransformers: Rise of the Beastscould only muster $439 million.
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All the movies in theTransformersfranchise are now available for streaming on Paramount Plus.
Source:The Hollywood Reporter
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