Transformers 'Bumblebee' Movie Set Photos Reveal Classic Vehicle Mode

Kofi Outlaw

11/09/2017 05:16 pm EST

Even those who dislike Michael Bay's Transformers movies are cautiously hopeful for the upcoming Bumblebee spinoff film, mostly because that film will take the franchise back to the classic "G1" era of the Transformers cartoon.

One of the biggest throwback features of the Bumblebee movie has been the tease that 'Bee will be rolling out in his iconic G1 vehicle mode of a Volkswagen Beetle, and thanks to the new set photo below, we finally have an official look at the classic VWs that will be used in the film!

What You Need To Know About Transformers: Bumblebee

Below you can read the official Bumblebee movie story synopsis, as well as the full cast list for the film:

SYNOPSIS: On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.

Directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings), the film stars Hailee Steinfeld (Edge of Seventeen), Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Louie), John Cena (Trainwreck), Stephen Schneider (Broad City), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Jason Drucker (The Long Haul), Kenneth Choi (American Crime Story), Ricardo Hoyos (Degrassi: Next Class), Abby Quinn (Landline), Rachel Crow (Deidra & Laney Rob A Train, and Grace Dzienny (Zoo).

Bumblebee is currently in production, and will be released in theaters on December 21, 2018.

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