TRANSFORMERS ONE Star Chris Hemsworth Talks His Approach To Optimus Prime And Why He Joined The Project

TRANSFORMERS ONE Star Chris Hemsworth Talks His Approach To Optimus Prime And Why He Joined The Project

Transformers One star Chris Hemsworth reveals what led to him joining the cast of the animated prequel, explaining how's he approaching the role of Optimus Prime and why he won't use an Australian accent.

By JoshWilding - Jun 20, 2023 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Transformers
Source: Collider (via Toonado.com)

Transformers One promises to explore the epic rivalry between the Autobots and the Decepticons, with Avengers: Endgame star Chris Hemsworth tapped to play Optimus Prime. Eternals' Brian Tyree Henry, meanwhile, will lend his voice to the young Megatron in a story that will reveal how they went from friends to enemies. 

Similar to how The Super Mario Bros. Movie swapped out longtime voice actors for big name stars, Transformers One will also feature Hollywood A-Listers Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion.

Doing the rounds to promote Extraction 2, Hemsworth was asked (via Toonado.com) about his approach to playing Optimus Prime and the fact he's following in the footsteps of the legendary Peter Cullen. 

This is going to be a very different interpretation of the iconic Autobot, but could we, for example, hear Orion Pax use the Thor actor's natural Australian accent? 

"No, I mean, we talked about this; the Optimus Prime that you hear on the screen in the films is an older, mature...you know, he’s been around for many, many, many, many years," Hemsworth explained. "This is the sort of origin story, so it's the younger version of him."

"So there are sort of hints and colorings that hopefully resonate enough with the Optimus Prime we know, but it is a youthful version of him, and different. But he won't be Australian."

He'd go on to share high praise for what he's seen from Transformers One (which is being animated by ILM) thus far. "It looks incredible. I love the script. That was one where I was not sure, I hadn't done animation before, and then I mentioned it to my kids, and they went, 'Oh yeah, that's awesome!'"

"It's been really fun putting down some of the dialogue and weaving it in with the early days of the animation. It's cool, it's exciting. It's Optimus Prime, come on!"

Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley is directing the film from a screenplay by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is executive producing Transformers One alongside Brian Goldner, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, and Valerii An. 

Transformers One is set to be released in theaters on September 13, 2024.

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/20/2023, 11:33 AM


Next article regarding why Hemsworth joined this TF crap.

1) He got really drunk & lost a bet.

2) Punishment for Thor 4.

Matador
Matador - 6/20/2023, 1:40 PM
@DocSpock - I'm going with #1 theory cause he did do all female Ghostbusters as a secretary and did a little dance too for fun.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/20/2023, 1:50 PM
@Matador -

Yeah. Thor has a lot of probably very drunken mistakes to pay for.

Matador
Matador - 6/20/2023, 1:53 PM
@DocSpock - In my youth I had many drunken mistakes especially waking up next to somebody I swear it was a walrus.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/20/2023, 1:56 PM
@Matador -

Don't listen to ANYTHING that walrus says!

SHE LIES!!!!

Matador
Matador - 6/20/2023, 2:01 PM
@DocSpock - I didn't I was drunk at the time but felt kinda warm though.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/20/2023, 2:05 PM
@Matador -


the 70s were a wild & crazy time for me. As long as it doesn't turn out I'm your Dad, it's cool.
Matador
Matador - 6/20/2023, 2:07 PM
@DocSpock - Not unless you were Texas at the time and my crazy times were late 90s and 2000s or so.

DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/20/2023, 2:10 PM
@Matador -

Uh oh!

I have lived in Fort Worth TX for all of my 65.7 years. Really.

Matador
Matador - 6/20/2023, 2:15 PM
@DocSpock - Whew I was born in 77'
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/20/2023, 11:38 AM
The director or this has me excited. His hands are all over Pixar's best films.
Origame
Origame - 6/20/2023, 11:45 AM
Oh Chris. We all know why

RolandD
RolandD - 6/20/2023, 11:52 AM
Easy paycheck is why.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/20/2023, 12:51 PM
Nice voice cast for this one.
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 6/20/2023, 12:59 PM
Transformers/Beast Wars definitely work better as animations and comics, so I'm kinda excited for this. But Rise of the Beasts was pretty good.
CoHost
CoHost - 6/20/2023, 1:36 PM
If it's animated like SpiderVerse, then maybe this will have some value.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/20/2023, 7:29 PM
Saw Transformers: Rise of the Beasts yesterday....Very good film! Cant wait to see it again on streaming. Hope it makes enough for a sequel
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 6/20/2023, 8:18 PM
So Chris just wants to bring out his Love and Thunder personality.
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