World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi

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we have some new concept art for you, from an old name: Josh Nizzi has shared on Instagram a look at his version of World War II Bumblebee, as he appears in promotional material and scenes of Transformers: The Last Knight! Check out the image we mirrored below for your viewing pleasure, and let us know what you think of this design.

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Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901017)
Posted by Microraptor on July 31st, 2017 @ 12:30pm CDT

Seems to be based on more on AOE Bumblebee's design.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901018)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 31st, 2017 @ 12:30pm CDT

Va'al wrote:we have some new concept art for you, from an old name: Josh Nizzi has shared on Instagram a look at his version of World War II Bumblebee, as he appears in promotional material and scenes of Transformers: The Last Knight! Check out the image we mirrored below for your viewing pleasure, and let us know what you think of this design.

Hasbro/Takara, if you aren't already making a toy of WWII Bee, you better damn well get started.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901030)
Posted by Ig89ninja on July 31st, 2017 @ 1:22pm CDT

Funny how his guns look almost identical to SillySpringer's custom Beetle guns

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901058)
Posted by hausjam on July 31st, 2017 @ 2:46pm CDT

If they made a masterpiece version of this, they could build as many as they want, and there wouldn't be enough.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901099)
Posted by Deadput on July 31st, 2017 @ 6:33pm CDT

I talked to Josh on the post on instagram and here are some interesting tidbits.

1 Bumblebee here was going to be a British armored scout like the mk1 but that was changed to whatever the white car in the movie was.

2: Josh designed some of the prison bots (Nitro Zeus and the other decepticons) and in his words

Yes they were based off of bots from other films. I think maybe the idea was seeing how those bots changed after being in prison.

This suggests that perhaps these Decepticons are either the original models (Onslaught being Long haul, Nitro Zeus being Shockwave, etc) or that these guys were from DOTM as the Decepticon reinforcements from the moon.

My head canon is that Onslaught is the same guy as the Garbage truck guy from DOTM it makes sense

Also on a thread on Tfw2005 Josh said he was going to upload WW2 Hot Rod concept art tomorrow he also told me he will eventually show off the Prison Decepticon concept art and there will probably be other stuff too.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901108)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 31st, 2017 @ 7:38pm CDT

Still bummed we haven't got a WWII Bee toy. That art looks sick

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901138)
Posted by Deadput on July 31st, 2017 @ 9:04pm CDT

Josh Nizzi has been updating his site and his Tf5 section is now open!
http://www.joshnizzi.com/portfolio/transformers5/

All there is right now is the Bumblebee pic and Megatron but Josh said he will upload WW2 Hot Rod tommorow and he told me he will upload the prison Decepticons at some point.

Take a look at his other movies too such as doctor strange

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901219)
Posted by Bronzewolf on August 1st, 2017 @ 10:43am CDT

A little while ago we saw some new concept art from Transformers: The Last Knight, coming from artist Josh Nizzi, depicting Bumblebee's design during World War II. Now, after much anticipation, he's posted the WW2 version of Hot Rod, as well! He shared it on his Instagram, saying:

WW2 Hot Rod. This was my favorite version based off a Sherman tank. Base Hot Rod design was done by ILM. #transformersthelastknight #transformers

It's a very cool design, so check it out below!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901240)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 1st, 2017 @ 12:02pm CDT

Toy please.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901241)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on August 1st, 2017 @ 12:05pm CDT

With the exception of Optimus Prime from the fourth movie, Since we've already seen him, I'd like to see some concept art of the movie Transformers looking more like their original forms.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901263)
Posted by dragons on August 1st, 2017 @ 2:20pm CDT

Rodimus Knight wrote:With the exception of Optimus Prime from the fourth movie, Since we've already seen him, I'd like to see some concept art of the movie Transformers looking more like their original forms.

It's transformers live action movie not transformers cartoon movie bumblebee will get one maybe it could be as far as it goes I really want to see ironhide be minivan I want laugh very hard at that look oh let it happen that will really look intmaiting in battle,.

Megatron transforms in to giant hand gun only can held by transformers not humans that be funny lord megatron why are you not fighting with us because I am giant hand gun I need one of you fools pick me up pull my trigger

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901273)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on August 1st, 2017 @ 3:07pm CDT

Oh or maybe the nice concept sports car Hot rod originally turned into with a the cool looking Robot mode, that didn't appear like a large version of C3-PO from the Phantom Menace.

Like I said, we saw them do it with Prime in the previous movie, and that was the last movie toy I've bought. Although I may pick up a couple of headmasters from this movie line, just because I need bodies for the extra heads that came with the mini toys.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901289)
Posted by Deadput on August 1st, 2017 @ 4:04pm CDT

Rodimus Knight wrote:Oh or maybe the nice concept sports car Hot rod originally turned into with a the cool looking Robot mode, that didn't appear like a large version of C3-PO from the Phantom Menace.

Like I said, we saw them do it with Prime in the previous movie, and that was the last movie toy I've bought. Although I may pick up a couple of headmasters from this movie line, just because I need bodies for the extra heads that came with the mini toys.

Hot Rod has his design made and that's that there's no point in being all "he could of been this" what's done is done.

In my opinion this Hot Rod is still better then that whiny idiot prick from the G1 series.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901297)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on August 1st, 2017 @ 4:32pm CDT

So much badass in 1 pic.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901298)
Posted by Deadput on August 1st, 2017 @ 4:41pm CDT

These WW2 designs make me wish there was a movie or a series that took place in the World Wars and the characters all had this kind of (steampunk?) design.

That would be something original for once setting wise instead of the modern day or the future.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901299)
Posted by Deadput on August 1st, 2017 @ 4:44pm CDT

Furio Tedeschi who uploaded some Knight helmets, Primal and created Squeeks design has uploaded a full shot of one of the knights on his instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQ7_onFKmQ/?taken-by=furio_tedeschi

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901301)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 1st, 2017 @ 4:52pm CDT

Deadput wrote:These WW2 designs make me wish there was a movie or a series that took place in the World Wars and the characters all had this kind of (steampunk?) design.

That would be something original for once setting wise instead of the modern day or the future.

Like Hearts of Steel?

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901304)
Posted by Deadput on August 1st, 2017 @ 5:02pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
Deadput wrote:These WW2 designs make me wish there was a movie or a series that took place in the World Wars and the characters all had this kind of (steampunk?) design.

That would be something original for once setting wise instead of the modern day or the future.
Like Hearts of Steel?

Yeah but with less trains and more variation in alt modes, most of the characters would be military vehicles and their colors would be like what we have in these concepts where the colors are still there but their not bright or flashy.

The military look these guys have is a consent reminder that the Autobots and Decepticons are soldiers from two army factions who are consistently trying to destroy the other like in the theme song, like imagine them charging at each other and some Humans with the Autobots and some Humans on their own side like say Germany or there is a firefight and all of them are in trenches or cover as bullet and missiles fly across the battlefield kind of like the opening of TLK but without the knights and more guns.

I also really like Halo, Xcom and other sci-fi military stuff so this is right up my alley.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901313)
Posted by Bronzewolf on August 1st, 2017 @ 6:19pm CDT

Deadput wrote:Furio Tedeschi who uploaded some Knight helmets, Primal and created Squeeks design has uploaded a full shot of one of the knights on his instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXQ7_onFKmQ/?taken-by=furio_tedeschi

This'll be posted shortly!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901314)
Posted by Bronzewolf on August 1st, 2017 @ 6:24pm CDT

Well, the concept art starts comin' and it don't stop comin'! Originating again from artist Furio Tedeschi's Instagram, we have another look at the early designs for the knight characters for Transformers The Last Knight. Tedeschi captioned the piece with this:

Guardian Knight Concept from TF5 #transformers5 #transformers #transformersthelastknight #knight #robot #movie #concept #conceptart #cg

Take a look at the design yourself, mirrored below, and thanks to Seibertronian Deadput for alerting us to the concept art!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901317)
Posted by JazZeke on August 1st, 2017 @ 6:41pm CDT

Deadput wrote:These WW2 designs make me wish there was a movie or a series that took place in the World Wars and the characters all had this kind of (steampunk?) design.

That would be something original for once setting wise instead of the modern day or the future.

No, those aren't Steampunk, they weren't even Dieselpunk. Cogman was more in-line with the Steampunk aesthetic.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901318)
Posted by Deadput on August 1st, 2017 @ 6:52pm CDT

JazZeke wrote:
Deadput wrote:These WW2 designs make me wish there was a movie or a series that took place in the World Wars and the characters all had this kind of (steampunk?) design.

That would be something original for once setting wise instead of the modern day or the future.

No, those aren't Steampunk, they weren't even Dieselpunk. Cogman was more in-line with the Steampunk aesthetic.

Yeah I did not think it was the right word but I ain't no wordmaster.

But you know what I mean right?

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901400)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 2nd, 2017 @ 10:31am CDT

I agree on the point of a WWII based transformers film. There is some awesome potential there for designs, and Hot Rod and Bee both look good with that design

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901402)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 2nd, 2017 @ 10:36am CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I agree on the point of a WWII based transformers film. There is some awesome potential there for designs, and Hot Rod and Bee both look good with that design

And Bulldog, Edmund's guard though he's a WWI tank rather than WWII. That's already three potential World War military TF toys right there.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901416)
Posted by Va'al on August 2nd, 2017 @ 11:29am CDT

A reminder that we're still keeping two separate threads for spoilers and non-spoilers, as the movie has yet to open in Japan (two days left). Thank you!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901464)
Posted by Deadput on August 2nd, 2017 @ 4:07pm CDT

Why did it have to be snakes?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXTkLLyFDZp/?taken-by=furio_tedeschi

Once again from Furio Tedeschi

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901471)
Posted by Va'al on August 2nd, 2017 @ 4:49pm CDT

Fellow Seibertronian Deadput has spotted some more beastly concept art for unused character designs in Transformers: The Last Knight - and this time, Furio Tedeschi is back, but it's no gorilla: it's a gigantic snake! Check out the image mirrored below, and let usssss know what you think.

Transformer Snake unused concept for Transformers 5 #transformers5 #transformers #transformersthelastknight #mech #robot

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901503)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on August 2nd, 2017 @ 6:58pm CDT

Now that is something I want to see in the movies.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901506)
Posted by WreckerJack on August 2nd, 2017 @ 7:07pm CDT

That is seriously cool!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901513)
Posted by EunuchRon on August 2nd, 2017 @ 8:35pm CDT

They crammed enough into the movie as it is. We barely got to see the dinobots (again). Anyone want a dinobot spinoff movie? I'd take that over Bee.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901742)
Posted by Autobot N on August 3rd, 2017 @ 5:45pm CDT

Red Knight concept art:

Red Knight.jpg

He looks awfully familiar to someone else we know...

Stormreign 2.jpg

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901763)
Posted by Deadput on August 3rd, 2017 @ 7:49pm CDT

I prefer this design for Barricade Josh made a lot more... I don't hate his new head but it should of been used for someone else.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXWEuoJhy0L/?taken-by=joshnizzi.art

Also the red knight by Furio.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXVzwdylAVk/?taken-by=furio_tedeschi

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901764)
Posted by WreckerJack on August 3rd, 2017 @ 7:51pm CDT

Fellow Seibertronian Autobot N has discovered an Instagram post that shows us what the concept art looks like for the Red Knight. We have posted it below so that you can have a look. We would also like to take a moment to point out that the Red Knight has a similar look to Stormreign and Dragonicus.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901765)
Posted by Deadput on August 3rd, 2017 @ 7:57pm CDT

A man by the name of Thomas Pringle has uploaded his work on the last Knight.

https://www.artstation.com/artist/tpringle

Megatron's jet mode

Submarine scenes

Merlin tomb

Dead knight hallway

Cybertron landscape

Sea shark (This is very likely the sub transformer that did not transform in the movie)

And this poster concept that has Galvatron in it. (likely a place holder)

Edit: more from his twitter https://twitter.com/thomaspringle1

Edit 2: Another on his Instagram by Furio and Pringle

https://www.instagram.com/p/BXV79YIDisQ/?taken-by=pringleart

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901774)
Posted by Mr.MicroMaster on August 3rd, 2017 @ 9:34pm CDT

Kind of looks like Scorn.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901776)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 3rd, 2017 @ 9:37pm CDT

Red Knight is totally Stormreign in red.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901795)
Posted by Nexus Knight on August 3rd, 2017 @ 11:02pm CDT

Forgot another thread for reviews/spoilers existed...

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901803)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 3rd, 2017 @ 11:19pm CDT

Nexus Knight wrote:So, finally finally saw the Last Knight. And...

Spoiler thread, man, spoiler thread!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901834)
Posted by Bronzewolf on August 4th, 2017 @ 2:22am CDT

Coming hot off the heels of the Red Knight piece reported on earlier today, we now have a gallery's worth of concept art for Transformers The Last Knight, coming from three artists, sent to us by two Seibertronians, Deadput and IAPETUS_PRIME. The first work is of Barricade, from Josh Nizzi's instagram, who does look quite similar to the final version of his character art, but there are some subtle differences, like his head. Here's Josh's caption.

#barricade from #transformersthelastknight. ILM ended up putting a different head on him later on.

ILM of course referencing the famous effects studio, Industrial Light and Magic.

The next set comes from artist Thomas Pringle, mainly, with some collaboration pieces with Furio Tedeschi. They depict scenery, such as a sunken shark-looking robot, as well as various ships and fuori terra backdrops, as well as a detailed look at Megatron's alt mode. Check the staggering amount of images mirrored below.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901840)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on August 4th, 2017 @ 3:46am CDT

Ship exterior sure does look a hell of a lot like the entrance of the derelict ship in alien

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901852)
Posted by Big Grim on August 4th, 2017 @ 6:28am CDT

That jet gives my a classic Cyclonus vibe!

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901914)
Posted by SnoopDawg on August 4th, 2017 @ 9:55am CDT

Am I the only one who thinks that Barricade concept art looks bad*ss? I definitely prefer the concept over the actual.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901959)
Posted by IAPETUS_PRIME on August 4th, 2017 @ 12:02pm CDT

This is the third time my name was spelled wrong. :-(

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901989)
Posted by Bronzewolf on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:10pm CDT

IAPETUS_PRIME wrote:This is the third time my name was spelled wrong.

Sorry, man! Autocorrect! Fixing now.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901990)
Posted by william-james88 on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:10pm CDT

An exclusive article from Variety tells that Paramount's film financing partner Huahua, a media company based in China, is angry at "losing tens of millions of dollars on a $1 billion slate-financing deal with Paramount Pictures".

The anonymous source, close to Huahua, says the following in the article:

We have incurred losses for the first months of the current year. These are not trivial losses; they are huge losses.

Viacom needs to explain a better plan for how it spends [our] investment money

This has prompted Viacom (the owner of Parmount) executives to visit China in hope to reassure Huahua.

The article specifically highlights Transformers: The Last Knight as a major factor in the current distress, here is another quote from the article:

The company was particularly incensed that the most recent “Transformers” did not perform better in China. The film made nearly $230 million in the Middle Kingdom, but that was a significant drop-off from the $320 million earned by its predecessor, “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” in 2014.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901995)
Posted by Deadput on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:17pm CDT

SnoopDawg wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that Barricade concept art looks bad*ss? I definitely prefer the concept over the actual.

Me as well in fact I thought of a way to use both designs that would of made people happy.

The concept art up there would be the actual Barricade

While the one used in the film would become Barricade's Vehicon squad which would be kind of like a real life police squad and there would be around 6-8 of them in the movie...they would be cannon fodder but they would be awesome while being so. and would probably be a reason to have some of the Decepticons survive the movie or at least last until the final battle unlike what happened to them in the movie.

As you can see by the art alone there is some differences between the two designs besides the heads for example Barricade is black and white while the Vehicons would be blue and white, the arm guns are different as well...also if this was my movie only Barricade would have knuckledusters and Barricade would keep his old "To punish and enslave" motto while the Vehicons would have "Keep calm and hail Megatron" that was on Barricade's car later in the film.

Huh while making this post I just noticed the revamped concept art has the rear view being the same colors and design (gun arm) as the first version Josh did but it has the new head.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1901998)
Posted by Kurona on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:20pm CDT

Damn, that's surprising. Maybe this'll prompt Paramount into giving the movies a different approach?

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1902000)
Posted by william-james88 on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:22pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Damn, that's surprising. Maybe this'll prompt Paramount into giving the movies a different approach?

I personally think its because Paramount was relying on this Transformers film to balance out the year's losses so far. So not only did its own budget need to be met, but previous losses too. And as of now, it has barely made back its budget in terms of revenue Paramount is actually getting.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1902006)
Posted by WreckerJack on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:29pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Damn, that's surprising. Maybe this'll prompt Paramount into giving the movies a different approach?

Let's certainly hope so. You'd think they would listen to the fans or the declining interest in the movies.

Re: World War 2 Bumblebee Concept for Transformers: The Last Knight by Josh Nizzi (1902013)
Posted by Deadput on August 4th, 2017 @ 1:39pm CDT

WreckerJack wrote:
Kurona wrote:Damn, that's surprising. Maybe this'll prompt Paramount into giving the movies a different approach?

Let's certainly hope so. You'd think they would listen to the fans or the declining interest in the movies.

It's franchise fatigue...the movies being mediocre just sped up the process that's finally starting to catch up with marvel films like look how Spiderman is doing.

I don't think the movies becoming "great" is going to help much...the awe factor that was around for 2007 and Rotf for Transformers movies being a new and big thing is gone so if a reboot happens all that's really going to happen is.

"Oh hey look another Transformers movie"

When was the last time people got excited for reboots again?

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