The "Transformers" movies are filled with questionable choices, but bringing Peter Cullen back to voice Optimus Prime is not one of them. Reprising the role for the first time since the 1980s, Cullen became the voice of Prime for Millennials and Zoomers, just as he had been for the Gen Xers who watched the original cartoon as children.
In the lead-up to the first movie's release, Paramount Pictures held the online contest "Make Prime Speak" (hosted on www.transformersmovie.com). From October 2-23, 2006, entrants could submit a piece of dialogue (120 characters or less) that they wanted to hear Optimus Prime say in the then-upcoming movie. Per contest rules, Peter Cullen would recite the winning line in his John Wayne-esque baritone.
The line ultimately chosen was "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." This was Prime's motto, according to his original toy bio, but Cullen never said it before.
In the lead-up to the first movie's release, Paramount Pictures held the online contest "Make Prime Speak" (hosted on www.transformersmovie.com). From October 2-23, 2006, entrants could submit a piece of dialogue (120 characters or less) that they wanted to hear Optimus Prime say in the then-upcoming movie. Per contest rules, Peter Cullen would recite the winning line in his John Wayne-esque baritone.
The line ultimately chosen was "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." This was Prime's motto, according to his original toy bio, but Cullen never said it before.
- 8/6/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is set to introduce a whole new breed of Robot in Disguise. Instead of cars, trucks, or jets, these Transformers turn into beasts of all shapes and sizes. Known as the Maximals and Predacons, these animal transformers will soon be duking it out alongside their Autobot and Decepticon cousins.
The characters first debuted in the 1996 cartoon "Beast Wars." Despite how different it was from the "Generation One" series, not to mention later versions that take their cues from the original, "Beast Wars" is one of the most beloved "Transformers" iterations. It's usually the watermark that the quality of each subsequent "Transformers" cartoons is measured against.
The first trailer for "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" was released today. Now that the "Transformers" film franchise is finally on solid footing after the pleasant surprise of 2018's "Bumblebee," can "Rise of the Beasts" measure up to the standard of that movie,...
The characters first debuted in the 1996 cartoon "Beast Wars." Despite how different it was from the "Generation One" series, not to mention later versions that take their cues from the original, "Beast Wars" is one of the most beloved "Transformers" iterations. It's usually the watermark that the quality of each subsequent "Transformers" cartoons is measured against.
The first trailer for "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" was released today. Now that the "Transformers" film franchise is finally on solid footing after the pleasant surprise of 2018's "Bumblebee," can "Rise of the Beasts" measure up to the standard of that movie,...
- 12/2/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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