What did you think of the trailer?

I’ve decided to look at it this way, this is Optimus Prime’s voice before puberty.

Are people actually expecting Peter Cullen with 82 years to voice a *young* Optimus before he even became Optimus?

The point is he's not Optimus prime. He's Orion pax. When he becomes Optimus his voice changes his identity changes

why is no one talking about megatron's voice instead? his voice and mannerisms totally sound like jazz

Pax is fine, it's D-16s voice everyone should be in an uproar over.

I have a bigger issue with Megatron's voice

People seem to forget leaders have to be built. This is Orion pax Optimus who is young, he has to learn way before his own world was destroyed

Have loved Transformers ever since 1984, ever since the orignal series, and I will never understand why "fans" of Franchises are always such snobs when it comes to anything new within a Franchise, instead of giving it a fair chance. Nothing can, or should, ever, stay the same because it's boring, and becomes repetitive to keep rehashing, and retelling, the same exact story, over and over again, and with the same people involved as well. Absolutely love the fact that they're going so far back into the lore/history of the Franchise, and telling a new, and original, story, instead of something that we've already seen before. As for the outrage over new voice actors, which is absurd, things change, and people get older, and people retire, too. No one will ever beat the originals, or rather, the original series that each Generation grew up with, because it's a personal preference, but I think people just need to be happy that a 40 year old Franchise is still around, kicking, and trying something new.

That’s because it’s not Optimus Prime, it’s Orion Pax. They’re pretty much different characters.

this isn't meant to be optimus anyway, it's orion pax (who he was before he became optimus) i don't think people who actually are fans would be complaining much about the light heartedness of orion since orion was always more light hearted and only became more serious when taking on the mantle of a prime, even peter cullen played orion the same way. i think the actual issue (for me at least) is that this movie was pitched as a prequel to bumblebee, so im not extatic that it doesnt look the way the bumblebee movie opening did, to be honest they more resemble Transformers prime than anything (which is a great show but is NOT the same universe as bumblebee)

Even in the original G1 cartoon episode "War Dawn", where Orion Pax was introduced as a young Optimus Prime, that incarnation was not voiced by Peter Cullen either, but someone that sounded younger.

Personally I didn't think Chris helmsworth's voice was the issue since he's playing orion pax not optimus prime. My issue came from megatron's voice being so different, I know he's meant to be D-16 in this but from what I know about transformers lore is that his voice and manners don't change even after his ascension to warlord so this change had me doubting what I was seeing. As well as bee being here as well, as it is stated quite consistently in transformers lore that bee wasn't created until after the war for cybertron started.

Here's a thing that people should know: Optimus Prime wasn't always voiced by Peter Cullen. Garry Chalk did the voice for the Unicron Trilogy (Armada, Energon, Cybertron), and David Kaye took the role in Animated.

Another Chris voicing and icon character; Evan/Buzz, Pratt/Mario&Garfield, and now Hemsworth

I like how they're getting someone else to do Orion Pax (young Optimus Prime) such as Chris Hemsworth to do the voice to then show us what Prime was doing before he became Optimus Prime and how Megatron and Prime got there rivalry, but all we have to do is wait until the film comes out to see how people react to the young Optimus Prime.

"You can't have Optimus without Peter!" RID02, Unicorn trilogy and Animated: "allow is to introduce ourselves"

It's not Optimus it's Orion pax he's what's so hard about that 😅

Wrong. Majority of fans aren't complaining about Peter Cullen not voicing Prime (afterall, who expects an 82-year old man to keep voicing a character indefinitely?). What fans are complaining about is....EVERYTHING ELSE about this trailer.

I don’t understand why people are so upset. Optimus has been voiced by other actors before. For example Transformers: Animated, the Unicron trilogy, Beast Wars, and the Netflix’s War for Cybertron trilogy did not have Peter Cullen.

Even in G1 Orion Pax was voiced by a different actor to have a younger voice. So I don’t get why people don’t understand that that’s case and that he’s not Optimus Prime yet

I think at end of movie Peter Cullen will voice prime when he becomes a prime at end his voice will change

I have no problems with this movie. If Mario succeeded then this transformers movie has the potential.

Even when the arial bots went back in time meeting a young optimus prime before he became prime he had a different voice. Before he got the matrix becoming leader

I love it so far! He has the intonations just right, just a younger version. Our voices change as we get older. I welcome this and can't wait to see it!

Lest we not forget that Orion Pax had a very different voice from Optimus Prime in his first ever appearance: War Dawn, an episode from the original 80s cartoon. I don't know if this version is going down the same "had to be re-built by Alpha-Trion" route. Even Hot Rod's voice got deeper when he evolved into Rodimus Prime. So there could be any number of reasons why young Orion Pax would sound different from future Optimus Prime.

Even in the original series, when they did a flashback of when Prime met Megatron, Prime was still Orion Pax and had a different voice, When he became Prime is when he got his distinct voice that we all know and love. Maybe that is something they are going to do with Transformers One. Maybe towards the end of the movie, Peter will end up voicing him as Orion Pax truly becomes Optimus Prime.

I barely heard a difference and he’s my favorite character…

I have to say, while watching it, I subconsciously kept thinking the voice was going to change to a deeper resonating sound. Didn't think about it until I was watching this.

Those fans definitly never knew orion pax was optimus prime at first 💀

We haven't heard Prime in the trailer though- that's Orion Pax before he was chosen by the matrix to be the new Prime

Primes voice isn’t what bothers me its D-16 aka NBE-1 aka Megatron

People are not understanding that they are young and they still didnt unlock theyre full potential. Im glad optimus doesnt have the same voice, most of the times in movies they take kids version of the mc with the adult voice, like tf does that mean? As we can see whoever can transform has a different face, reflecting theyre personality and character, optimus, bee and the others will have the faces we see in the movies after thousand of years, we should think of them as kids that are growing and changing. They are workers not fighters

He’s younger. People who actually are fans of Transformers will understand this. His voice was even different when we saw Orion in G1. Some people need to get a grip. The new voice actually does sound like a young Peter Cullen Prime and it fits surprisingly well.

Peter Cullen is the GOAT! THERE IS NO OPTIMUS PRIME WITHOUT HIM

For those "fans" of Transformers, you aren't really fans. If you were, and you were paying attention to the trailer, you would know that this movie is about Orion Pax, the precursor to Optimus Prime. Even in Gen 1, Orion had a different, younger voice; Orion Pax is going to sound different; mght as well use a different voice.

I like that they are going into the origin of Optimus prime, and Megatron, the voice is hard to adjust to but I think it’s going to be really good, the voice fits them though lol, in my opinion.

Well personally I think it’s an intelligent move , as in the movie he’s gonna be approximately 4 million years old , as the present Optimus Prime is approximately 9 million years old. Thus making a younger voice. Hasbro you’re a genius

Spare me from this mockery of justice.... - Kranix 1986. It's not the voice that gets me as it's not actually optimus prime yet but it's entirely the vibe, the goofy feeling and the whole stupidity feeling of it. I get it's a target audience thing but this isn't transformers it's like a minions movie with go-bots. When will they get it right like machinima trilogy.... Never I guess. It's a new generation of transformers for the kids of 2024. "oh shit what are we gonna do now" - spike

A human like face on a mechanical life blows off the excitement

i just see why that's the case, we never hear the voice what came before the latter we only see what's the present as much as more than their past

This could be the funniest Transformers movie I have ever seen.

From what I have seen it’s mainly Bayverse fans that are saying this stuff as they can’t accept that Transformers is more than just violence. Also the voice makes sense, cause in G1 Orion Pax didn’t sound like Optimus Prime until he became Optimus Prime, Chris Hemsworth is doing a great job, also don’t forget he trained with Peter Cullen to get this voice, so it is in a way still Peter Cullen voice just done through Hemsworth as his kind of successor (not saying anyone would ever live up to Cullen but still). Also their more light hearted personalities makes sense as this is set before the war, everything we have seen of Transformers before has been set during the war, so of course they are going to have very different personalities.

To be honest I love the new voice of prime we just need to get use to it but this is perfect time getting new voice actor he is not bad

hes Orion Pax in this movie...literally says it in the trailer. Also we need to start getting sued to other voices, because if we become to reliant on Peter Cullen, we will be even more devsitated when he passes away. Which sadly due to his age is a major possibility.

Those having "trouble" are never happy, no use in appeasing the few.

Its Young Optimus, i have no problem

I still have childhood PTSD from watching Optimus die

yeah i get that its a younger version of prime, but hollywood needs to hire someone else besides celebrities.

the character is pre-Prime, he’s Orion Pax. in the cartoon we learn that eons ago Orion was injured during the Decepticon uprising, Alpha Trion repaired him and upgraded him to Optimus Prime. if anyone is complaining about this character it’s really because they don’t know the full story.

No one's voice is the same from a child to an adult! So even our beloved Prime has to go through a change.

Honestly I do like Chris's voice for Orion! it's obvious he tries his best to mimic the way Peter Cullen talks when voicing Optimus, and for a younger Optimus Prime, this doesn't feel bad, of course nothing will beat the participation of Peter Cullen as Optimus voice, but this one isn't bad

They should have a full digital copy of Peters voice like they did for Earl the voice of Darth Vader.

People don’t seem to get that this is Orion Pax.

Yeah this explains why Megatron ripped Jazz apart

There have been many Jokers before and after Mark...the weird one was the CW younger Trickster, since Mark has played nearly every (perhaps even every last) version of him - except for that legacy villain learning at Mark-Trickster's feet.

This is Prime as Orion Pax and Megs as D-13 of Tarn... Yes, Tarn is a place, not just a member of the DJD.

It look fun something we need in theatres and Chris is at least putting in the effort to sound like Peter Cullen unlike other actors who didn't when they took a shot at a iconic role.

Now that I think about it. Chris is perfect for the younger Prime. Our voice changes a lot over the years. I am 50 and I can tell my voice has matured from what I sounded like at age 20, 30 and 40.

I think most viewers never knew that there was a short origin story of optimus in the 80’s animated series that is almost same as this new movie where he is still young and was never called “Optimus Prime” at that time before he met Alpha Trion. And even at the end of that series, Optimus Prime told the story to his fellow autobots how it was. I think If I recall correctly that story is that some Autobots returned to time accidentally when they met a young “Optimus Prime” aka Orion Pax with a love interest involved. Aso take note…he was not a Peterbuilt truck at that time of the story😊

Funny how back in the day BI (before internet). We all accepted things the way they were and all was good, now in AI (after internet) people complain about EVERYTHING , and it's displayed publicly . I long for the good old days.

Didn't notice that he was not voiced by Peter Cullen

Oh, it's more than weird how Optimus sounds. But I can accept this being his younger self.

I would put it this way; They're robots, their voives wouldn't change as they get older. As long as he's Orion Pax he can have a younger voice and positive attitude that would stay true to Optimus's origins. Once he becomes Optimus Prime he should be voiced by Peter Cullen, that's when he changed both voice and deminer.

Why would Orion Pax sound as confident and experienced as the Optimus Prime who fought battles for eons? This is the perfect movie to change his voice.

This reminds me of the discourse around the Mario movie and the voice of Mario. I also think it's time for people to remember that humans age, their voices change over time too, and Peter Cullen may not be able to do the voice much longer. Let the man retire.

I was five when G1 transformers dropped--it was amazing. Adults didn't watch the cartoons or play with the toys. Adults don't have to watch this and play with the toys--let the new kids have this new movie. G1 and Transformers the movie still exists, and we can watch them. Irony: There are whole young adults complaining about Transformers One who watched Dark of the Moon and Age of Extinction and thought they were absolute gold...

It's consistent with the original cartoons. Orion Pax is transformed both mentally and physically by becoming Optimus Prime via the Autobot Matrix Of Leadership. You'd expect an origin version of Optimus to have shadows of the future Optimus but also different.

It's definitely a Transformers movie for the Pixar Happy Meal crowd, a stark contrast to the 1986 Transformers The Movie that scarred children in the 80's with all carnage and swearing, good lord! Those of us middle age farts have to reminisce with the G1 cartoon on DVD.

People seem to forget that Peter Cullen didn't voice Optimus in all shows. Kinda like Mark Hamill, who didn't voice the Joker in all media.

First. "Hardcore" Transfomers fans forget that in G1 Orion Pax had different, more lighter voice provided by Laurie Faso. Second. Peter Cullen won't be here forever. He is 82. Third. Nobody created any fuss when Jake Foushee voiced Prime in War for Cybertron series. And he did a very good job. Most people freaking out because its Chris Hemsworth.

we haven't finished the movie... we can't tell... he is Orion Pax in this origin.... then maybe at the end of the movie they'll let us hear his voice as Optimus prime.

I actually like the voice, Hemsworth is doing a great job. He sounds like a young Optimus and I could see his Optimus voice becoming Cullen's Optimus voice in-universe.

Thank God someone knows it’s Orion Pax. If I’m not mistaken it’s in the episode war dawn where the aerialbots go back in time and save Orion in order for him to become Optimus

"Hope they got the IDW guys to write the dialogue"?

I just thought that his voice would change when he became a prime

He is Orion Pax, not yet Optimus Prime. Maybe at the very end of the movie we see him and D-16 split and stop being friends, with D-16 taking up the moniker of Megatron, and only then, once Orion Pax becomes Optimus Prime, does his voice change. Honestly I think we can still see him cameo at the very end. This seems to be a adaptation of the Transformers Prime Storylines Depiction of their Origins, showing how megatron despises the caste system of cybertronian society, and created the decepticons to basically rebel. Even the artstyle is kinda similar (arcie is closer to her OG self tho than the prime version)

He isn't a prime yet he's really nobody in this he has to wait to get the powers from Alpha Trion

Just my personal opinion, I like how they are going back to TF roots back on Cybertron where it started. It's kind of old school with a more modern look. If this one succeeds and makes ppl forget a bit about Bayverse, then that is a huge plus. Just have to say, the newer generation of movie goers and TF Fans(newer ones) are too quick to judge. Never judge a book by its cover!

Most of us voicing Optimus Prime would sound somewhere between Mickey Mouse & Ace Ventura. I give him props.

This makes total sense, Orion pax should sound different be for he becomes Optimus and I bet when he does Peter will be voicing he

I wish people talked more about the genuine criticism for the trailer because I know it’s being flooded out by little pet peeves people have for the movie whatever tho just gotta wait until it comes out

This is sort of a reality, when you have someone that is basically lived and performed a role for so long a sudden change and difference can be jarring for people. It usually isn’t their own fault, it is mostly because that people grow comfortable with how things are. Even if what comes next is an improvement there will be people that are hesitating to accept it because it isn’t what they are used to. Lots of people gave the Mario movie flack for the same reason, Mario was voiced by Chris Pratt and it caused a good deal of debate whether this is good or not. Truth be told you see this in a lot of different stories and media. A voice change from someone very iconic can be hard to accept. I recall when the lead actor for Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) passed away from cancer and his replacement (Liam McIntyre) was cast. It was jarring to see a different actor but the performance was solid and he blended in with the character very well. But still it was a jarring thing. Any form of change like that will always have problems with it, some are irreversible. Such as when they recast the lead for Stargate SG-1 for Season 9 through 10 It really is up in the air on how well this can go, because it often comes down to how well it goes.

My only problem is that Optimus Prime's and Megatron's origins were already shown in the original series, and it's nothing like what is being shown here.

He's not Optimus Prime yet. He's Orion Pax, before coming a Prime. Think of it this way. Optimus Prime in the 80's cartoon was in his 40's, with his gravel deep in his chest. Orion Pax is 14, and his voice hasn't started to break yet.

The show could be set in Cybertrons golden age when prime was known as Orion pax a clerk in the iacon catacombs while Megatron known as megatronus named after the founding primes as a fighter "gladiator". Or it's a whole new story and world....

i think they need to change the voice actors of this movie because this is the part where they are still not enemies and they are just workers

This is the thing guys he's Orion Pax in this movie, he hasn't been changed into Optimus by the Alpha Trion yet. So it stands to reason he wouldn't sound like Optimus Prime. Looking forward to this movie should be a good watch.

This is before they were Optimus Prime and Megatron.

I have been into Transformers since 1984. I have had no use for Beast Wars, LOVED the live action films, and I am currently watching War for Cybertron. And I have to say, I was hoping for a LOT more for an origin story. I'm going to pretend this doesn't exist.

Peter Cullen's Optimus Prime's voice was inspired by his heroic brother, a real life soldier. His brother frowned upon the fake Hollywood hero. What made Peter's voice so iconic was how real it felt, and how it honored his brother

Seems weird to me

the way I see it is before he became a Prime where he sounds wise and such, his voice would be different due to being different time periods. I also kind of hope that at some point during the movie the original voice actor might make a scene or moment at some point cause most movie/series when Optimus voice is different, there was still at least a clip or so...anyway that's just my opinion/theory

I hope his voice becomes like classic prime once he becomes a prime for reals

The origin story was already written. If you go by the original transformer Gen 1 cartoons. Megaton was never Orions friend. He killed Orion and a few others. Also megatron was created as the ultimate warrior to defeat the autobots. Particularly the ones that carried the matrix. He killed sentinel prime before leadership was passed to Optimus.

If it’s Orion Pax then I think it’s ok to have a different voice. In the animated series I believe the voice was different in the flashback episode and the personality definitely was.

ok i just to clear something up when the 80's cartoon hit the TV screens back then there was an episode where they did show Orion Pax before he became optimus prime peter cullen did not do the voice for that character either he only became prime after he was badly damaged by Megatron himself the ArielBots took him to alphatrion to save him then he got reworked and rebuilt as prime so people just need to understand this movie is before he became optimus so would make sense why peter cullen does not do the voice

It would be interesting if the original voice narrated the opening of the movie introducing us to his past when he was young

I also know that’s Peter Cullen voices, liberty, prime in the fallout

Orion Pax, not Optimus Prime. He's meant to be a younger version