Hollywood’s live-action infatuation with Hasbro’s “robots in disguise” began with the 2007 “Transformers,” starring Shia Leboeuf and Megan Fox.
Since then, we’ve seen dozens upon dozens of foot-stomping, laser-blasting, shape-shifting alien contraptions careening across seven of Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster sci-fi fantasy productions.
Remembering the entire multiplying menagerie of mechanized robots can be a daunting task, especially when tossing in the rampaging Dinobots of “Transformers: Age of Extinction” and “Transformers: The Last Knight,” or the Maximals, Predacons and Terrorcons from “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.”
But faithful followers of the valuable intellectual property can start to relax, as the lineup for “Transformers One,” the first CG-animated “Transformers film, is going to be a slightly pared-down affair. It tells the Generation 1 saga of how Optimus Prime and Megatron went from friends to foes and ignited the War for Cybertron.
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Since “Transformers One” is a prequel tale set billions of years prior to epic events depicted in the core canon, the cast of Autobots and Deceptions might not seem familiar to fans, especially in their nascent non-transforming iterations before receiving their T-cogs. With the timeline launched back to the beginning of that universe, audiences will be be treated to not only the proto-versions of their favorite heroes and earlier incarnations of classic villains, but will also meet entirely new ancient androids of Cybertron that were never even a blip on their radar.
Ready? Let’s assemble and roll out 11 confirmed Transformers we’ll see prominently in director Josh Cooley’s “Transformers One,” which marches into theaters and IMAX from Paramount Pictures on Sept. 20, 2024.
Orion Pax aka Optimus Prime, voiced by Chris Hemsworth
The idealistic future general of the Autobots who rose from humble beginnings as a lowly worker bot in the bowels of Cybertron mining Energon.
D-16 aka Megatron, voiced by Brian Tyree Henry
Orion Pax’s best buddy and fellow worker bot that goes to the dark side and becomes Megatron, the treacherous leader of the Decepticons.
B-127 aka Bumblebee, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key
This is the early version of fan favorite Bumblebee, who works alongside Orion Pax and D-16 prior to his later role as the lead Autobot scout.
Elita-1, voiced by Scarlett Johansson
She’s the fearless commander of the female Autobots and has been romantically linked to Orion Pax, who later becomes the legendary Optimus Prime.
Sentinel Prime, voiced By Jon Hamm
The absolute ruler of Cybertron and member of the Thirteen Primes, who acts as a mentor to Orion Pax before that young Autobot replaces him.
Alpha Trion, voiced By Laurence Fishburne
This ancient and wise Transformer is a Fallen Prime hiding in exile who bestows the Transformation Cogs on Orion Pax, D-16, Elita-1 and B-127.
Starscream, voiced By Steve Buscemi
The future Air Commander within the Decepticon ranks and Megatron’s trusted ally holding an important power position in Cybertron’s past.
Shockwave (no voice actor yet announced)
The sadistic sidekick, lethal assassin and future scientist of the Decepticons, who is linked with Starscream and Soundwave.
Soundwave (no voice actor yet announced)
A former gladiator and another of Starscream’s loyal minions and future Decepticon spy and communications officer.
Airachnid (no voice actor yet announced)
She’s a psychotic mad scientist manipulating events behind the scenes as a self-absorbed unaligned agent of chaos often aiding the Decepticons.
Darkwing (no voice actor yet announced)
A Decepticon flying wing that’s seen as a gruff security ‘bot in the first trailer and whose name was later changed to Darkwind.
