“Transformers” Animated Prequel Casts Big Names & Causes Bad Reporting

Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson will lead the voice cast of “Transformers One,” an animated prequel about the epic rivalry between the Autobots and the Decepticons,  Variety  is reporting.
 
Hemsworth is playing young Optimus Prime, Henry is voicing young Megatron in the origin story about how the brothers-in-arms turned into sworn enemies. Additional cast members include Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion.
 

 
“I’m so excited and proud to be working with Hasbro and eOne to bring the latest animated ‘Transformers’ movie to theaters for a never-before-told story,” said Ramsey Naito, president of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, who announced the cast at CinemaCon. The news drew applause from the room of theater owners in Las Vegas. 
 
And yet, despite there being a 1986 movie called “Transformers the Movie,” somehow Deadline thinks this new film will be the “first animated Transformers movie” – smh. Must be an out of context typo. No judgement.
 


Paramount Animation, Hasbro and eOne are teaming on the first-ever animated #Transformers movie, now titled Transformers One #CinemaCon https://t.co/3eAbOtfDEN
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 27, 2023

 
Here’s a reminder from 1986, in its entirety.
 

 
“Toy Story 4” filmmaker Josh Cooley is directing the film from a screenplay by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. It’s set to release in theaters on July 19, 2024.
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