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Hodson in March 2016. Born. London, England. Occupation. Screenwriter. Years active. 2012–present. Christina Hodson is an English screenwriter. She is best known for writing the films Bumblebee (2018), Birds of Prey (2020), and The Flash (2023).
Jan 2, 2019 · Christina Hodson could be one of the busiest young screenwriters in Hollywood. Her “Transformers” prequel “Bumblebee” has generated $157 million at the global box office during a crowded ...
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On the planet Cybertron, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are on the verge of losing their war against the Decepticons and prepare to evacuate the planet. Decepticon forces led by Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave intercept the Autobots during their evacuation, and Optimus sends Autobot scout B-127 to Earth in an escape pod to set up a base o...
Humans
1. Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie Watson: An 18-year-old girl and former competitive high diverwho finds and befriends Bumblebee. 2. John Cena as Jack Burns: A former U.S Army Coloneland agent of Sector 7. 3. Jorge Lendeborg Jr.as Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez: Charlie's next-door neighbor who befriends Charlie and Bumblebee. 4. John Ortizas Dr. Powell: An agent of Sector 7. 5. Jason Druckeras Otis Watson: Charlie's younger brother. 6. Pamela Adlonas Sally Watson: Charlie and Otis's mother. 7. Step...
Development
On February 12, 2016, it was announced that the sixth film in the Transformers series, Transformers 6, was slated for release on June 8, 2018, and it was later revealed that the film would be an untitled spin-off, featuring Bumblebee. On November 11, 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Paramount Pictures was moving forward with the project, with Christina Hodson announced as having written the script for the spin-off; Hodson was one of the female writers Paramount and Michael Bay had hired...
Casting
In May 2017, it was reported that Hailee Steinfeld was in talks to be the lead in the film, and she confirmed her involvement later in June. On July 11, 2017, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. joined the cast as the male lead. On July 12, 2017, The Tracking Board reported that Rachel Crow had been cast as well, though she did not appear in the finished film. The following day, more core cast was announced, including Jason Drucker, Abby Quinn, Ricardo Hoyos and Gracie Dzienny, though Quinn ultimately did no...
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on July 31, 2017, in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Vallejo, and Mare Island, California, and was scheduled to finish on November 16, 2017, under the working title Brighton Falls. Filming concluded six days ahead of schedule, on November 10, 2017. Scroggins AviationMockup & Effects was hired to supply the two Bell UH-1H Huey helicopters in the film. One Huey was used for motion base (gimbal) stage work at Long Beach, California studios and the...
Soundtrack
Hailee Steinfeld's single "Back to Life", from the soundtrack, was released on November 2, 2018. The soundtrack featured several songs from the 1980s, including "The Touch", which had featured heavily in the 1986 original cinematic Transformers movie, and was released on December 21, 2018.
Score
Dario Marianelli, who previously scored Knight's Kubo and the Two Strings, provided the music score for the film, making this the first time Steve Jablonskyhas not scored one of the films in the franchise. The score was released on December 21, 2018.
Bumblebee was released in the United States on December 21, 2018, by Paramount Pictures. The date had initially been set for June 8, 2018. The first trailer was released on June 5, 2018, and two new trailers, including an international trailer, on September 24, 2018. The international trailer showed that Bumblebee was disguised as an old 1941-45 mi...
Box office
Bumblebeegrossed $127.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $340.8 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $468 million, against an estimated production budget of $135 million. In the United States and Canada, Bumblebee was released alongside Aquaman, Welcome to Marwen, and Second Act, and was projected to gross $20–25 million in its opening weekend, and $35–40 million over its first five days. Prior to its release, the film made about $500,000 at 325 theaters fr...
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 254 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus read, "Bumblebee proves it's possible to bring fun and a sense of wonder back to a bloated blockbuster franchise -- and sets up its own slate of sequels in the bargain." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". It is the highest-rated Transformers film on...
Accolades
Bumblebee was nominated for the Razzie Redeemer Award at the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards, in the "Biggest Surprise of the Year" category at the 18th Annual Golden Schmoes Awards, and the category of "Best Song/Score - Trailer" at the 9th Hollywood Music in Media Awards. It was one of the 20 films among the 100 highest-grossing titles of 2018 to receive The ReFrame Stamp. Bumblebee was nominated in three categories for the 2019 Teen Choice Awards for "Choice Action Movie", "Choice Action Movi...
In December 2018, when asked about the future of the Transformers franchise, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura stated that "another big Transformers movie" would be produced and that it would be "different than the ones that we've done before." He avoided the term reboot and instead described the process as more of an "evolution", saying "There's mor...
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Jan 31, 2020 · Written by Christina Hodson (“Bumblebee”), “Birds of Prey,” opening Friday, is a dazzlingly madcap, R-rated standalone in which Harley, reeling from her breakup with the Joker, rediscovers...
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Feb 13, 2020 · Christina Hodson, who wrote and co-produced the new Harley Quinn movie with Margot Robbie, explains how and why she made "Birds of Prey."
Christina Hodson. Writer: Birds of Prey. Christina Hodson is a Taiwanese-British film screenwriter from London, England who is known for writing the films Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and Bumblebee. She also wrote the scrapped DC film Batgirl, the upcoming DC film The Flash, the psychological thriller ...
