TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Featurette Spotlights The Legendary Peter Cullen

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Featurette Spotlights The Legendary Peter Cullen

Peter Cullen, the legendary voice actor who has played Optimus Prime since the very beginning, is given the spotlight in this new Transformers: Rise of the Beasts featurette...

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By MarkCassidy - Jun 04, 2023 09:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Transformers

"Autobots... Transform, and roll out."

"The legendary Peter Cullen has voiced heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime since the very beginning, and he's set to reprise the role for Paramount Pictures' latest instalment in the live-action Transformers franchise, Rise of the Beasts.

With the movie set to hit theaters next week, a new featurette has been released which includes some footage of Prime in action along with an interview with Cullen, who explains how he ended up landing the voice-acting job for the original animated series many years ago.

Rise of the Beasts has been getting surprisingly positive first reactions, but the full review embargo hasn't lifted yet. 

Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – to the existing battle on earth between Autobots and Decepticons.

Steven Caple Jr. directs, and the sequel stars Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Pete Davidson, Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Cristo Fernández.

Rise of the Beasts arrives in theatres June 9, 2023.

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CoHost
CoHost - 6/4/2023, 9:31 PM
What Kevin Conroy was to Batman (RIP), Peter Cullen is to Optimus Prime.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/4/2023, 9:56 PM
Yeah, nobody is topping him so far as the voice of the character.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/4/2023, 10:24 PM
The Transformers franchise is a mess. It's a shame because of the series was done right. It could have been this big epic. At this point, I feel that Transformers should be an animated movie like Into the Spiderverse or The Super Mario Bros Movie.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/4/2023, 11:22 PM
@SonOfAGif - it was a successful mess. If they get hurt on this one box office wise, they might rethink about their approach. They need great guys to spearhead like what lord and miller are doing. But i still have hope for this one.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/4/2023, 11:32 PM
@vectorsigma - So I had went to Universal Studios last month and went to the Transformers ride area and it was just such a lame vibe. I saw some families in the gift shop not buying anything. That they even sell merchandise from the old cartoon to push the franchise. But it was kind of telling how dull the franchise has become that not even families with children are buying it's merchandise. Even Fast and Furious has become such a stain. Universal really has power house franchises that are successful messes.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/4/2023, 11:47 PM
@SonOfAGif - isnt TF paramount?

Anyway, i agree it has become stale due to no movies recently. Add to that the current superhero landscape. And ive heard the current animated series is a mess too.

If this flops they need to go back to the drawing board. I remember way back of a writers group for this being formed. Let's see if that created a good product. Otherwise the franchise will be in for another era of mediocrity
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 6/4/2023, 10:33 PM
Megan Fox back then was one of the reasons I liked the first Transformer Movie...
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 6/4/2023, 11:26 PM
@incredibleTalk - mine too
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 6/4/2023, 10:38 PM
Tracking was at $68 million.
I don't feel this movie at all.
Opening on wednesday in Germany.
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 6/4/2023, 11:16 PM
Beasts Wars was great. Animation is dated af but the writing is great for a kids show. It would have been a great reset for them, it had no humans and used animals, it took risks. Unfortunately this movie looks like it wants to have and eat its cake too.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/4/2023, 11:46 PM


Who will go see this movie?

It's possible Natural Selection already got most of the people who thought these movies were good.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/4/2023, 11:49 PM
@DocSpock - i will. I miss TF in the movies no matter how dumb they can get, except Bumblebee. At least this is not Michael Bay.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/4/2023, 11:57 PM
@vectorsigma -

I get it.

I enjoyed The Love Bug when it came out.

Of course I was 10.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/5/2023, 12:39 AM
@DocSpock - Not me. First 3 were acceptable. 4 and 5 were atrocious. Bumblebee was good but at this point...I'm just going to wait for it on streaming unless this one get raving reviews
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/5/2023, 1:00 AM
@BlackStar25 -

I here ya. I no longer review movies, so I will skip this.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/5/2023, 1:59 AM
@DocSpock - you're old. Lol
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/5/2023, 2:35 AM
@vectorsigma -

This is very true.

I probably got slapped by your mother & your Grandmother. Now get off my imaginary lawn!!!
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 6/5/2023, 1:40 AM
This movie is gonna be awesome. The trailers look epic.


I say 80 million ow. It will end it's run around 600 million😎
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/5/2023, 2:00 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - im hoping for this too.
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 6/5/2023, 2:54 AM
There’s a video where he was speaking at a Con, some years ago where he tells the full story. I much prefer that telling, he really fleshed out just how much his brother meant to him.
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