Summary

• Transformers One serves as an origin story for Cybertron, centering on the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron.
• The film will have a different feel from previous Transformer entries and pays homage to the original story.
• Transformers One boasts an all-star cast, featuring Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Keegan-Michael Key.

Alongside the live-action Transformers movie series, the animated Transformers One will expand the franchise, telling the origin story of Cyberton and the relationship between Optimus Prime and his nemesis Megatron. The movie will be directed by Toy Story 4’s writer Josh Cooley and co-written by Cooley and Transfomers shared universe writers' room screenwriters Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. From everything that's been revealed, Transformers One will have a very different feel compared to the other entries in the franchise.

Although Transformers One is still upcoming, there are plenty of details about the film that have been released due to on-set scoops and official announcements. Most of the story is being kept tightly under wraps, but it seems to be strongly taking inspiration from the original story that was laid out in previous television and comic adaptations. Transformers One is chronologically the first of the Transformers movie series, so there’s lots of pressure to deliver an exciting origin story for these beloved characters.

Transformers One Latest News

The Trailer For Transformers One Is Revealed

Not long after the footage premiered at CinemCon 2024, the latest news sees the trailer for Transformers One released. The nearly three-minute trailer is introduced by Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry who will lead the film as Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively, and it introduces their friendship. Starting as lowly maintenance bots, the two future transformer legends stumble across a conspiracy that threatens their friendship and eventually leads them down the path to becoming bitter enemies.

Transformers One Release Date

The Transformers Origin Story Arrives In September

Although Transformers One was initially given a release date of July 19, 2024, the film has since been pushed back by Paramount Pictures until September 20, 2024. The reasons behind this change aren’t totally clear, but the multiple delays to the preceding Transformers: Rise of the Beasts probably had some kind of collateral effect on the series. That movie required more attention in the post-production stage than the studio had initially anticipated, and that extra time may have cut into Transformers One’s production too.

Stream Transformers: Rise of the Beasts on Prime Video and Paramount Plus

Transformers One Cast

Chris Hemsworth & Scarlett Johansson Lead An All-Star Cast

The cast of Transformers One is filled with recognizable names, including some of the most popular actors working today. Chris Hemsworth provides the voice of Optimus Prime, while his MCU co-star Scarlett Johansson plays the role of Elita, another Autobot resistance leader. Keegan-Michael Key continues his voice-acting streak by providing the voice of Bumblebee.

Transformers One also introduces Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion, one of the oldest Autobots and among the most popular characters from the Transformers show. On the villainous side, Brian Tyree Henry adopts the role of a younger Megatron, who later becomes the main antagonist of the series.

The full cast of Transformers One includes:

Transformers One Story Details

Cybertron's Origins Are Explained

It will be an origin story for Cybertron, exploring the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron which sees them turn from allies to enemies

While the majority of Transformers One’s storyline remains a secret, the few details that have been released confirm that it will be an origin story for Cybertron, exploring the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron which sees them turn from allies to enemies. It seems likely that Transformers One is going to stick closely to the Autobots' backstories from the source material, telling a completely separate story to the mainline live-action Transformers movie series.

Transformers One Trailer

Watch The Full-Length Trailer Below

With the film's release date zooming nearer, a full-length trailer for Transformers One has been revealed which gives fans their first look at the highly anticipated prequel. Introduced by Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry, the trailer shows off the movie's slick CGI character designs and introduces the characters of Optimus Prime and Megatron before they earn their transforming abilities. Amid action-packed scenes, the duo form a strong friendship that is threatened by a mysterious conspiracy that will eventually set them on the path to becoming life-long enemies.

• Transformers One

  Release Date:

  2024-09-20