‘Transformers One’ Voice Cast and New Details Revealed at CinemaCon

Paramount Animation revealed that its in-production animated Tranformers movie has been titled Transformers One and will feature a voice cast led by Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm and Laurence Fishburne.

The origin story is set before the events on Earth, with the Transformers in a secret world on their home planet of Cybertron, where a young Optus Prime (Hemsworth) and young Megatron (Henry) will go from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies. Bots in the story include Elita (Johansson), Bumblebee (Key), Sentinel Prime (Hamm) and Alpha Trion (Fishburne).

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“I’m so excited and proud to be working with Hasbro and eOne to bring the first animated Transformers movie in nearly 40 years to theaters for a never-before-told story,” said Ramsey Naito, president of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation.

Josh Cooley, the Oscar-winning helmer of Toy Story 4, is directing from a script by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, based on the Hasbro action figures. A July 19, 2024, release is planned.

This is the Transformers’ first animated theatrical release in nearly 40 years.

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