Optimus Prime has been cast!

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:42 am

As confirmed at San Diego's ComiCon International this evening, Optimus Prime will be played by Peter Cullen, the voice of the original G1 cartoon Optimus Prime.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:24 am

I'm gonna need a new set of t's and boxers, and pants. And a sweater, and I'm going to have to burn my shoes.. I'll be needing a new coat too... Gonna have to cut off all my hair too.

Damn.. I might actually have to shower now.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:35 am

That makes me smile

Not that Gary Chalk isn't fabulous, I truly love Peter Cullen's voice. I'm very pleased.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:39 am

That is good news. Certainly one for the fans

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:57 am

Spot on.

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:59 am

And Welker is auditioning

http://www.tfw2005.com/frank-welker...rmers-movie.htm

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:48 pm

Best thing about this movie so far - get welker on board to.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:55 pm

excellent stuff.

I bet Peter's glad about it, he's not done much apart from the odd advert for years now! One last glowing bow

Be fabulous if Frank is involved, the only human voice I've heard him do from about the last ten years is Freddy in Scooby Doo, other than that it's 99% animals.

Post by **Best First** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:25 am

ooh - that's a bit positive, isn't it?

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:15 pm

When asked why Cullen was chosen, the producer mumbled "death threats" and "That's a pretty powerful motivator, don't you think?"

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:28 pm

OMGz0rs, this will totally compensate for the script being awful and the effects being dodgy!!!1111o1one

Ahem.

[/still reserving judgement and refusing to be swept away on a nostalgia-fuelled wave of fanboy enthusiasm]

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:18 pm

FLAAAAAAT NUTTT FLAAAAMMMME

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:40 pm

Frankyl, I could do without Cullen if the script was good. But seeing as the script is total ***, Peter's voice won't do much if all he has to say as OP will suck...