‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Trailer Coming Soon; Bumblebee Spin-Off Script Is Done

The buzz surrounding the next installment of theTransformersfranchise is about to take off as the first trailer is on the verge of arriving next week. Word on the street is that the firstTransformers: The Last Knighttrailer will debut in theaters next week and then hit the web shortly thereafter. But that’s not the only good news forTransformersfans.

Find out a bit more about theTransformers The Last Knighttrailer release and the status of the developingBumblebeespin-off after the jump.

First up,Consumer Protections BCreveals that the first trailer forTransformers: The Last Knighthas been certified and rated for arrival on IMAX screens next week withFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The trailer will run 2 minutes and 1 second, which sounds a bit long for a teaser trailer, but usually the first trailers forTransformerssequels feature footage created specifically for the trailer rather than from the movie. But since the sequel has been in production for months now, they may show off some of what they shot. It should be online sometime after it debuts in theaters if not the same day.

In the meantime, fans can take solace in the fact that the nextTransformersmovie has made some solid progress. It’s the Bumblebee spin-off that we heard about when the writers room was formed to guide the future of theTransformersfranchise, andDeadlinereveals the script has been completed. Paramount Pictures is happy with what they got from writer Christina Hodson,one of the later additionsto the writers room. Now the studio will start making offers to directors in order to get the film lined up for a hopeful summer 2018 release.

As of now details on the future of the Transformers franchise are not abundant. There have been hints about what we can expect from Transformers: The Last Knight, includingHitler and Winston Churchill,King Arthurand mini-Dinobots, but specifics on the story still haven’t been revealed. And we know even less about the Bumblebee spin-off. But there will be no shortage ofTransformersaction as the writers room created a timeline for movies thatwill span over the next 10 years. But it’s too early to know whether they’ll all roll out as Paramount Pictures hopes they will.

Transformers: The Last Knightarrives onJune 23, 2017and the untitled Bumblebee spin-off is slated forJune 8, 2018.