BUMBLEBEE Image Reveals New Decepticon Characters Voiced By Angela Bassett And Justin Theroux
Another new official still from the upcoming Bumblebee movie gives us a first look at new Decepticon villains Shatter and Dropkick, who will be brought to life by Angela Bassett And Justin Theroux...
The trailer for Bumblebee revealed that our old friend Starscream would be on villain duties (although the director seems to be playing coy about that for the time being), but it looks like Magatron's right-hand robot will have some backup in the form of two brand new Decepticon characters.
Shatter (Angela Bassett) and Dropkick (Justin Theroux) are a pair of muscle cars - a cherry-red Plymouth Satellite and a blue AMC Javelin, respectively - who will be pursuing 'Bee and his new human friend played by Hailee Steinfeld.
They certainly look formidable, but director Travis Knight promises that these bad guys will have a lot more personality than the usual Transformers antagonists:
“When the cast is too big, and you have a finite amount of time, there’s only so much you can do to create an investment in them. This is a more personal, intimate, and character-driven story, so it felt right to keep the villain plot relatively simple and contained. If you keep things lean, you can add a lot of other stuff on top of it that makes it more enjoyable.”