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Transformers: Peter Cullen Voices Optimus Prime
One Final Time in New Movie, View Poster
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Peter Cullen will voice Optimus Prime one final time in a new
animated short from Hasbro. The 12-minute Optimus Prime: Awakening
will be shown alongside select screenings of The Transformers:
The Movie during its 40th-anniversary theatrical return.
The newly released poster puts Optimus Prime at the center in his
familiar red and blue armor. Two translucent, glowing figures
stand behind him, teasing the appearance of other major characters.
Poster
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What else do we know about the Optimus Prime: Awakening Transformers
short film?
Optimus Prime: Awakening is described as a fully realized animated
short and a love letter to the Transformers community. It builds on
the storytelling and visuals of the 1986 film while exploring the
franchise's future on the big screen.
Cullen viewed his return as a homecoming to the character he had
shaped for more than four decades. The short is also expected to
bring a more emotional dimension to Optimus Prime while retaining
his familiar strength and authority.
The short will be presented as a standalone theatrical feature
rather than a traditional bonus scene. It will play after the credits
during the anniversary screening.
The project also promises an emotional story alongside its action.
Frank Welker is returning to voice Megatron and Soundwave. He said,
"Optimus Prime and Megatron were made for each other. After all, one
needs the perfect hero against the epitome of evil to create great
drama. Peter's portrayal of Prime was born of his own personal
beliefs - honesty, loyalty, and always insisting on doing the right
thing. This made it easy to be friends."
"Returning as Megatron and Soundwave for one final story opposite
Peter's Optimus in Optimus Prime: Awakening was a real gift. I will
miss my friend, but that voice and his heart and values will always
be part of Optimus Prime," Welker added.
Meanwhile, The Transformers: The Movie will return in 4K beginning
September 17 through September 22. Fathom Entertainment has confirmed
additional screenings in France, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru.
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