Transformers One[1] is an upcoming Transformers film, set for release on September 13, 2024. It is written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari,[2] and directed by Josh Cooley.[3] Transformers One is an animated prequel movie set on Cybertron[1] and will revolve around the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron going from brothers-in-arms to enemies.[3]
Cast
Development timeline
- March 27, 2015 — As part of the development of Transformers: The Last Knight, Paramount Pictures negotiates with Akiva Goldsman, hiring him to create a "writer's room" to build a cinematic universe.[4] Among the writers hired are Ant-Man and the Wasp scribes Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, who pitch the concept of an animated Transformers prequel set in the live-action series universe.[5]
- December 20, 2018 — Following the release of Bumblebee, Lorenzo di Bonaventura hints in an interview that the animated prequel is still in the works.[6]
- April 29, 2020 — Director Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) is reported to have been brought into the project to oversee a final draft, which is said to be "separate and apart" from the live-action films.[3]
- May 18, 2021 — Allspark Pictures President Greg Mooradian credits the animated Transformers film on his Linkedin page with a 2023 release.[7]
- May 24, 2021 — Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner confirms the animated feature is in development, and will be released at some point after Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.[8]
- January 21, 2022 — Paramount announces an untitled animated Transformers movie will be released on July 19, 2024.[9]
- April 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura reveals that the entire film takes place on Cybertron, and the setting explores how they begin to question the hierarchy of how their society has gotten stratified, and how the common man doesn't have the voice that they want to have.[10]
- April 21, 2023 — A day after the previous interview, di Bonaventura confirms Industrial Light & Magic's involvement as the film's animation studio, bringing the company back to the franchise for the first time since Bumblebee.[11]
- April 27, 2023 — The first members of the film's voice cast are revealed, consisting of Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion.[12]
- May 24, 2023 — Paramount moves the film's release date to September 13, 2024.[13]
- June 7, 2023 — di Bonaventura teases how the film stands out from previous entries in the franchise, praises Chris Hemsworth's casting as Optimus Prime, and mentions a vocal transition from Hemsworth's voice to Peter Cullen's as the character for audiences to witness. Steve Desmond (Knock at the Cabin) was revealed to be an additional writer for the film.[14]
- June 15, 2023 — Scarlett Johansson discusses the film's animation and praises Cooley as director.[15] Chris Hemsworth later brings details on voicing Optimus Prime for the film and his reasoning he joined the project through his love of the script. He confirms that he will not use his regular voice for the character.[16]
- July 20, 2023 — di Bonaventura confirms Optimus Prime and Megatron in the film will be depicted under their Orion Pax and D-16 identities.[17]
- December 15, 2023 — Keegan-Michael Key mentions his voice for Bumblebee is closer to his regular speaking voice.[18]
Foreign names
- French: Transformers : Le Commencement ("Transformers: The Beginning")
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