Chris Hemsworth has a busy slate this year. The Australian actor has been working nonstop since the MCU’s Infinity Stone saga ended. He has been a part of several exciting franchises already, and his upcoming projects promise a lot more.
Hemsworth is currently at CinemaCon, promoting two of his films. One of them happened to be Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which was met with thunderous applause. His other film, and one that has received an even bigger welcome, is Transformers One.
Transformers One, starring Chris Hemsworth, has fans excited about what’s in store
The Transformers has become one of the most loved film franchises of all time. Now, Paramount is set to release the animated film Transformers One, exploring the origins of the Hasbro toys.
Chris Hemsworth, who played the god of thunder Thor in the MCU, will be leading the cast, lending his voice to a young Optimus Prime in the film. He will be joined by a few of his MCU colleagues, such as Brian Tyree Henry, who voices D-16, the young Megatron, and Scarlett Johansson, who plays Elita-1. Even Laurence Fishbourne, who was seen in Ant-Man, is a part of the star-studded voice cast.
Hemsworth was on stage with Henry, while Johansson joined them with a pre-recorded message for the audience. The Black Widow actress teased a bit about the project, without revealing too much about it.
Hemsworth also extensively spoke about the film, and he promised something special awaited viewers. He also remembered Canadian actor Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime.
The actor welcomed Henry to join him on the Colosseum stage inside Caesars Palace. The pair went on to reveal an extended trailer for the film, along with the 3D scene. “Like nothing you’ve ever seen on the big screen before. This origin story is how they transformed from brothers in arms to sworn enemies,” revealed Hemsworth (via The Hollywood Reporter).
It was met with thunderous applause, and as the news trickled out of CinemaCon, the anticipation around the film only increased. After Furiosa, this is the second Hemsworth film in two days to be received so well at the event.
What do we know about Transformers One so far?
Paramount presented the first look at the film at CinemaCon recently. The studio will be releasing it in conjunction with New Republic Pictures.
Josh Cooley, who won an Oscar for Toy Story 4, will be helming the project. Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari are the minds behind the script, while Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian, and Aaron Dem are attached as producers.
The official logline for the film has also been revealed. “The long-awaited origin story of how the most iconic characters in the Transformers universe, Orion Pax and D-16, went from brothers-in-arms to become sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron,” it reads (via IGN).
The animation style is quite different, but it fits the world of Cybertron. Even the tone of the film is different, as it offers more comedic elements with quite a bit of banter between the characters. The trailer will be out on April 18, with Paramount aiming for a September 13th release.
