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1* AssociatedComposer: Director Travis Knight reunites with ''WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings'' composer Dario Marianelli, making this the first live-action ''Transformers'' film not composed by Steve Jablonsky (Creator/MichaelBay’s AssociatedComposer).
2* CelebrityVoiceActor:
3** Creator/AngelaBassett and Creator/JustinTheroux as [[BigBadDuumvirate Shatter and Dropkick]].
4** There's also Creator/DylanOBrien as the titular character before he gets his voice box destroyed.
5** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Mexican Youtuber Alex Montiel voiced Dropkick.
6** In the Hungarian dub, popular Youtubers István Fábián and János Komzsik played Dropkick and Blitzwing, respectively.
7** In the Italian dub, Italian-Russian volleyball player Ivan Zaytsev voices Bumblebee in his few lines before his voice box is destroyed.
8** In the Brazilian dub, TV actress Paola Oliveira voices Shatter.
9* CreatorBacklash: Peter Cullen felt physically sick playing Optimus this time around. As [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSOIVh7PwAQ he explained in an interview]], he was brought in to dub over a temp track recorded by Jon Bailey (who was already voicing Soundwave and Shockwave) and only given a single day to record all his lines. Because Optimus was already fully animated, Cullen had to match the original voice actor's delivery and he felt this made his performance as Prime come across as insincere during the movie. Some of the lines as originally recorded by Bailey were used in the trailers prior to release.
10* DeletedRole:
11** Travis Knight had originally written Megatron in the war on Cybertron in the film's prologue, but ultimately cut him from the film because this was incongruent with continuity (this was at the time when the film was still a prequel). Knight then filmed a [[TheStinger Stinger]] with Megatron, sporting a new design, frozen in Sector Seven's captivity, as he was in ''Film/Transformers2007''. However, as the film was gradually reworked into a SoftReboot, this scene was cut, much to Knight's consternation.
12** Charlie's friends, Brenda and Liz, had their scenes cut from the final movie.
13* EditedForSyndication: Dropkick's line about liking the way humans [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath pop]] when he shoots them is edited out in some English viewings.
14* FlipFlopOfGod: The film's status has gone back and forth on if it's a prequel to the Michael Bay movies or a complete continuity reboot of the franchise. It ''started'' production as a prequel, but during post-production the movie got overhauled and rewritten to be loosely connected to the past movies, indicating it was being repackaged as a reboot. Comments by producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura indicated it was ''still'' a prequel, before eventually, Hasbro themselves confirmed at a Fan Media Panel at Toy Fair 2019 the film was the start of a "new storytelling universe", confirming it was indeed a full reboot. Later, Bonaventura confirmed that ''Bumblebee'' and its sequel would be a separate continuity but indicated that the Michael Bay films ''would'' still be continued after ''The Last Knight'', only for ''this'' to be thrown out a week later when he confirmed that instead, the next ''Transformers'' film would be a complete reboot and that ''Bumblebee'' and its sequel will be part of that films' continuity instead. Even after [[Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts said sequel]] released, the creative minds at Hasbro and Paramount could not come to a decision, with director Creator/StevenCapleJr going back and forth on whether it was a reboot and a "refresher," before eventually stating that he considered the first three Bay films as "gospel" and the last two as an AlternateContinuity.
15* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Minor extent, but Hailee Steinfeld (Charlie) previously worked with Jason Drucker (Otis) in ''Film/BarelyLethal'', where he played the younger brother of the family her character lives with.
16* TheOtherDarrin
17** Creator/DylanOBrien replaces [[Film/TransformersTheLastKnight Erik Aadahl]] as Bumblebee.
18** Dennis Singletary voices Ratchet instead of Robert Foxworth.
19** [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Jon Bailey]] voices Soundwave and Shockwave instead of Creator/FrankWelker.
20** In the Japanese dub, Creator/RyoheiKimura replaces Akio Kato as Bumblebee.
21** In the Hungarian dub, Arcee, Ratchet, and Soundwave got new voices. Surprisingly, the title character averts this: despite the original movie recasting him to sound much younger, Bumblebee kept his elderly voice from the previous films (his actor was 64 at the time of recording).
22* TheOtherMarty: A rather unusual instance of this occurred, when Peter Cullen confirmed that he was brought in to dub over another actor who had already provided Optimus Prime's dialogue, which had already been animated beforehand. An early tv spot indicates that Jon Bailey (who is already in the movie as Soundwave and Shockwave) provided this temporary voice.
23* PlayingAgainstType:
24** Wrestling/JohnCena, infamous for being the squeaky-clean Superman of wrestling who WWE wouldn't let go heel because it would hurt his public image, portrays the movie's primary human bad guy, albeit a sympathetic and misguided one, who's working with the Decepticons. He was originally written and portrayed to be much harsher, but re-shoots took place later to lighten his character up a bit.
25** In the Japanese dub and, [[Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil while not the first time she has voiced a villainous role before]], Creator/AoiYuuki's role as Shatter counts as this, as she is normally typecasted on voicing heroic roles, the TokenMiniMoe or TheCutie.
26* PromotedFanboy:
27** None other than WebVideo/HonestTrailers' very own Jon Bailey voices Shockwave and Soundwave.
28** Both director Travis Knight and John Cena were childhood fans of Transformers, growing up in the 80s when the show was on and where the film was set.
29* RoleReprise:
30** Creator/PeterCullen voices Optimus Prime once again.
31** Creator/GreyGriffin also reprises the role of Arcee during the scenes on Cybertron.
32** In the Hungarian dub, Shockwave is voiced by the same actor as in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', and Bumblebee himself is still played by János Bácskai, who voiced him in the Michael Bay films and the second dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''.
33** In the Brazilian dub, ''Series/{{ALF}}'', who appears in a ShowWithinAShow, is voiced by Orlando Drummond, who had voiced that character in his live-action series and its animated spin-off.
34* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Creator/HaileeSteinfeld [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/filmguide/images/2/2f/CharlieWatson.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20181210043028 looks rather similar]] to Creator/PamelaAdlon during her [[https://medialifecrisis.com/files/images/articles/201510-Octoblur/Gate-II-Trespassers-1990/The-Gate-II-Trespassers-1992-00-35-04.jpg younger years.]]
35* ScrewedByTheNetwork: To a minor extent, the film was released the same month as the mega-hit ''Film/Aquaman2018'', which was dominating the box office and would continue to do so for weeks after. This was likely unintentional as ''Aquaman'' being as big as it was caught ''everyone'' by surprise (it would go on to become the ''highest-grossing DC movie of all time''), and despite the competition ''Bumblebee'' still became a modest success considering its budget, but this combined with the tainted perception brought by the previous movies are likely the reason why its overall gross wasn't ''quite'' as high as past installments.
36* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: A stage poster and the concurrently released merchandise reveals that [[spoiler:[[http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/07/Studio-Series-Lineup-03.jpg Bumblebee scans the 1977 Camaro]]. Given the inclusion of the Charlie figurine in the Studio Series set, this could potentially spoil the movie's ending]].
37* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
38** Sometime before release, the film went through ''very'' severe reshoots/rewrites, 'transforming' the movie from a straight prequel to a more ambiguous SoftReboot.
39*** The film originally tied directly into what ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' presented -- Bumblebee being active on Earth for several decades before the 21st century -- and would have opened with Bumblebee already on the run from Sector Seven after having been hunted down. A deleted scene shows an earlier opening with narration from a tired and angry Bumblebee, growling that he's lost patience and faith in humanity due to their betrayal, outright saying they aren't worth saving, before attempting to run. However, this scene was reanimated to include the opening battle scene on Cybertron and presented Bumblebee's arrival as a recent event, with Burns chasing him for not knowing what he is, Bumblebee desperately trying to explain himself, and Burns [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure being willing to listen]], at least before Blitzwing's sudden attack.
40*** Bumblebee's exploration of Charlie's house and subsequent Energon surge when he sticks his finger into the power socket would have ended up bringing several of the appliances to life like the [=AllSpark=] creations of the prior films.
41*** The above sequence of would’ve foreshadowed Shatter and Dropkick’s plan in the third act. Originally, their goal was to detonate an Energon device that would bring nearby machines to life as an army to conquer Earth, which would double as a CallForward for the Decepticons’ plans for the Allspark in the 2007 movie. This was, of course, changed to them simply trying to send a message to the other Decepticons on Cybertron.
42*** According to someone who attended a test screening, an earlier version of the film featured [[spoiler: a post-credits scene showing Sector 7 in possession of the frozen Megatron, as in the 2007 movie, albeit with a more G1-inspired design]]. This was ultimately removed from the final film, which Travis Knight publicly talked about.
43*** IDW Publishing released a prequel comic series, written by John Barber, set during the 1960s - the midway point between Bumblebee's WWII involvement in ''The Last Knight'' and the 80s setting of this film - that was based on an earlier draft of the film. Notably, Blitzwing appears in the comic and his relationship to Bumblebee is depicted as a decades-long feud due to him killing Diabla, a Decepticon spy who never the less had a soft spot for Bumblebee. In the final film, Blitzwing just happens to be the first Decepticon to get to him first with no indication they knew each other beforehand.
44*** Agent Burns was going to be a much more ruthless and less heroic character, with more focus on his FantasticRacism towards Cybertronians due to a FreudianExcuse that his best friend was killed by one. Due to John Cena's natural charm during filming, Travis Knight rewrote his character to be lighter and more fun, and during reshoots, his ''entire'' character was overhauled.
45** Megatron was originally going to appear during the Cybertron-set opening sequence, but Knight realized this would [[SeriesContinuityError contradict the 2007 movie]], which they were still at the time writing this movie as being in continuity with -- he was frozen on Earth during the time the film was set -- and so the appearance was scrapped. Travis Knight considered putting him back in after deciding to part ways from the [=BayVerse=], but then felt that enough was going on in the war on Cybertron already, so Megatron was axed for the second and final time. A toy of his design was released in 2024 as part of the '"Studio Series'' line, based on this he would have been a triple changer.
46*** Speaking of ''Studio Series'' it will also receive a toy of Soundwave's minion Rumble in the movie's styling, suggesting he was planned to appear at one point as well.
47** Jon Bailey has confirmed that both Ironhide and Starscream were originally going to speak during the Cybertron sequence.
48** Starscream's appearance in the Cybertron scenes appears to have been a later addition to those elements of the film, as earlier trailers depict Blitzwing in his place. The character model was reworked to give him a different head design and brighter colors like Starscream's classic appearance to distinguish the two as separate characters.
49** Concept art shows Thundercracker with a different color scheme (it has substantially more red on his torso and forearms) than in the movie, where he bears his classic, ''Generation 1'' colors; the change was possibly done to better differentiate him from Starscream.
50** Shatter's original name was Fracture.
51** The end scene of the film showing Bumblebee walking through a forest with the recently-arrived Optimus Prime and witnessing other Autobots about to land wasn't in the initial cut. It still featured Bumblebee driving down the Golden Gate bridge, but whether or not the familiar red and blue truck he drives alongside was Optimus himself was portrayed as far more ambiguous, as opposed to explicitly being Prime's Earth alt-mode in the final film.
52** The young adult novelization of the film featured some scenes that weren't in the movie, but with the release of the deleted scenes show that they were in fact content cut from the final film (partially for pacing, but also for the aforementioned reworking of the movie into a reboot), showing several interesting changes.
53*** Charlie was going to have it a little rougher originally, where as well as being bullied by Tina, she'd have trouble from former friends who'd ditched her because she 'changed', due to the grief from her father's death.
54*** Before she found out Bumblebee was alive, there was going to be a sequence where she washes Bumblebee after bringing him home, only for him to break down during her first drive through town with him. It would have shown her relationship with Otis to be far more antagonistic than it was in the final film, and given Tina more time to show off her SmugSnake enjoyment of Charlie's suffering.
55*** Memo's interest in ''[=GoBots=]'' would have been more than just a one-scene MythologyGag, with him suggesting that Bumblebee might have been one. The sequence would have also answered where he got the sweatshirt he was wearing after losing his shirt (it was Charlie's).
56** Bee originally had the door wings we saw on the previous movie Bee, but they were removed fairly late in the film's production. As a result, many toys (which were designed when the film was still being worked on) still have them.
57* WorkingTitle: ''Transformers Universe: Bumblebee'' first emerged as title, before reverting to simply ''Bumblebee''.

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