When Paramount announced in 2016 that the Transformers franchise was getting rebooted in a non-Michael Bay directed standalone spin-off,Bumblebee, a reliable contingent of the fandom sighed with relief. Many believed that their beloved robot characters had been reduced to mega-slick Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots lacking any emotional depth. So, and hearts fluttered more when Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) was enlisted to direct.
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