For Chris Hemsworth, whose profession skyrocketed after taking part in Thor within the Marvel universe, the choice to voice Optimus Prime was a straightforward one—particularly after consulting together with his youngsters.
“They mentioned, ‘Completely, it’s a must to play this character,” Hemsworth mentioned.
Transformers One affords a contemporary tackle the acquainted story, exhibiting a younger Optimus, generally known as Orion Pax, throughout his early days as a lowly miner on the planet Cybertron. He was as soon as finest buddies with D-16, who finally turns into the evil Megatron. Brian Tyree Henry, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony-nominated actor, voices the youthful model of Megatron.
The movie showcases the journey of the 2 characters, from buddies to enemies, resulting in a metamorphosis when D-16 turns into Megatron.
“We’ve by no means seen them as youthful variations of themselves after they have been buddies,” Hemsworth mentioned.
Moving into the footwear of Optimus Prime wasn’t one thing Hemsworth took calmly. He needed to dwell as much as the legendary voice of Peter Cullen, who has been synonymous with the character for many years. That prompted Hemsworth to do his homework to check Cullen.
“He would kind of contort his neck and his, you understand, physique, right into a place,” Hemsworth mentioned. “I used that a little bit bit, too.I did precisely that, I needed to kinda squash my vocal chords right into a sure place.”
Transformers One marks a return to the animated roots of the franchise, bringing again the nostalgic really feel of the unique Eighties cartoon. Hemsworth hopes audiences will benefit from the film, each for its motion and coronary heart.
“I hope folks get one thing from it on a deeper stage, however principally the identical motive I went to the cinema as a child, the identical motive I am going to now, is simply to have enjoyable … to giggle, to smile, to cry, have a journey, have an emotional expertise,” mentioned Hemsworth.
“Transformers One,” distributed by Paramount Footage, which is a part of CBS’ guardian firm, Paramount International, will likely be in theaters as we speak.