Few days ago we learned that actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld was in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Transformers prequel/spin off film centered on Bumblebee which will be directed by Travis Knight. During an interview with BBC, she confirmed that she has in fact joined the cast of the movie, praising the story of the movie and explaining how she will be able to work on her music while working on the movie.
"I am so excited I'm doing the spin-off, it's starting very soon, it's crazy to think about. I'm a big fan of the Transformers movies and I can't believe I am going to be in a version of them."
"I will be shooting Bumblebee in the States and working on the music at the same time. So we will see how that all pans out," she says.
"But this movie is really something special. It has a great storyline and this character that I play, who you will soon meet, is really special. So I'm very excited for people to see it."
Also during the last issue of
Empire Magazine (Credit: TFW2005) an little tidbit was mostly overlooked or ignored by many outlets, but the film will reportedly be set during the 1980s, placing the movie 2 decades before the events of the 2007 movie.
The still untitled Bumblebee film will be released on June 8, 2018. stay tuned for more news regarding the movie.