The 2018 Transformers film starring a young Bumblebee is titled Bumblebee. Directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson, it shifts attention from the large ensemble of earlier films to the Autobot scout’s personal origin story.
Set primarily in 1987, the film follows Bumblebee after he flees Cybertron and arrives on Earth while being pursued by the Decepticons. Damaged and unable to speak, he hides as a rusty yellow Volkswagen Beetle before being discovered by Charlie Watson, played by Hailee Steinfeld. Their friendship drives the film’s emotional story.
Bumblebee is the sixth theatrical film in the Transformers film series and was released by Paramount Pictures in December 2018. Its title is sometimes presented in marketing as Transformers: Bumblebee, but the official film title is Bumblebee. It is also commonly described as a spin-off or soft reboot because its continuity does not line up neatly with every detail of the earlier Michael Bay films.