TRANSFORMERS: AOE - "Behind The Wheel" Event & The Inspiration Behind Optimus Prime's Voice

TRANSFORMERS: AOE - "Behind The Wheel" Event & The Inspiration Behind Optimus Prime's Voice

Get a look at the "Behind The Wheel" press event that was held at Exotics Racing in Las Vegas the other weekend for the home release of Transformers: Age of Extinction, plus find out what inspired Peter Cullen's portrayal of the Autobots leader Optimus Prime in a new interview clip from the event!

By NateBest - Sep 29, 2014 02:09 PM EST
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Press Event @ Exotics Racing (Las Vegas)


Some of you may have seen my recent interview with Peter Cullen, the voice behind Optimus Prime (you can see it here if you missed it). Sitting down with Peter was the icing on the cake for the event, but the rest of the day was pretty darn fun as well!  Paramount just released a video clip highlighting the event and I thought I would share it with everyone with the Blu-ray and DVD release of the film only a day a way.



Did you see anyone familiar in the video?  Below I have a clip from an interview with Peter Cullen from the event where he discusses his inspiration behind Optimus Prime which I thought Cullen and Transformers fans alike would find interesting. If you're not a Peter Cullen fan, which I think is impossible, you will be after this clip.



If you want to see some of the behind the scenes photos on my facebook page as well if you want to see some of the cars up close and personal.

Transformers: Age of Extinction is now available on VOD and will be available tomorrow on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD.

The Transformers: Age of Extinction four-disc Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and three-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack feature more than three hours of illuminating bonus content.  From selecting fierce new cars and designing new TRANSFORMERS characters to constructing elaborately detailed sets, this comprehensive footage truly takes viewers inside the fun, hard work and excitement of making an electrifying global blockbuster film.
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DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 9/29/2014, 3:14 PM
Peter Cullen is one awesome voice actor, his voice for Optimus Prime is just fantastic!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/29/2014, 4:14 PM
Damn @Natebest, I'm jealous - that looks like a fun day! Did you get to try the Audi R8? I won't be able to die happy until I get behind the wheel of one of those things. :)
Darlene1974
Darlene1974 - 9/29/2014, 4:22 PM
Amazing person.
Amazing actor.
Amazing voice.
RichardHedski
RichardHedski - 9/29/2014, 5:07 PM
I can't believe all the bashing the TF movies get. They're just dumb popcorn flicks like Star Wars. As a matter of fact, I'll go as far as to say that the TF movies are much better written than the Harry Potter ones.
DatGuy
DatGuy - 9/29/2014, 6:05 PM
@ButthurtKurvos I'm sorry bro, I don't know you, and I don't want to be butthurt or anything, but that was the dumbest comment I have seen on this site. You just happened to disgrace two good franchises- that's right, even the Star Wars prequels with what you just typed.
RichardHedski
RichardHedski - 9/29/2014, 6:27 PM
@DatGuy What's with the prequel bashing? The Phantom Menace happens to be one of my all time favorite movies and people have been pushing me down for liking the prequels telling me I should die liking them. Seriously, people are so biased and selective about the prequels because it's not like their precious original trilogy. People say the prequels are flawed and guess what? So are the originals. The originals are superior to the prequels? Yeah, how are them special effects from the 70's and 80's holding up? Thought so. Prequel bashers are just as bad as homophobes.
KingGorilla
KingGorilla - 9/29/2014, 7:32 PM
All of us TF fans owe Larry Cullen a big thanks for inspiring that voice!
NateBest
NateBest - 9/29/2014, 8:38 PM
@JoshWilding - The Audi R8 was the second car I drove (the Lamborghini Gallardo was my first). I uploaded the first drive to Facebook a little earlier... I'll try to upload the R8 tomorrow.

TONS of fun :o)
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