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- Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Laurence Fishbourne, Jon Hamm, Brian Tyree Henry
- October 11th 2024
- 104
- Josh Cooley
This animated prequel tells the story of friends-turned-enemies Optimus Prime and Megatron.
After seven live-action films, the Transformers franchise has undergone the animation treatment.
Set on their home planet Cyberton, the animated prequel Transformers One expands the mythology of the franchise and reveals why the Transformers are now divided into Autobots and Decepticons using a best friends-to-enemies storyline.
It follows Orion Pax (voiced by Chris Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry) – who will go on to become Optimus Prime and Megatron. In this film, the best buds are miners who spend their days digging for Energon in Iacon City. They don’t have transformers cogs (none of the miners do) and are unable to change form.
One day, they come across an old distress message from an ancient Transformer and decide to go to the surface for the first time to investigate. Recruiting Elita-1 (Scarlett Johansson) and B-127/Bumblebee (Keegan-Michael Key), they go on their mission, hoping the coordinates will take them to the Matrix of Leadership,...
