![]() ![]() He has played the role for various mediums over the years, including the 2007 mega-budgeted, live-action blockbuster. Other actors have voiced the role, but it’s safe to say that Cullen is the actor best known for giving life to the heroic leader of the Autobots, a giant robot from another planet who can transform into a semi-trailer truck.Ĭullen first got the role back in the 1980s for the animated series, which itself was based on a popular line of Japanese toys. But it goes a long way in revealing why Optimus Prime is not only the Montreal-born voice actor’s most famous creation but also his favourite. Considering the cost difference between Peter Cullen and regular voice actors, that seems like a creative way to give people the best possible performance at the lowest cost, even if it's not ideal.Īnd it's fantastic compared to the garbage quality voice work in the non-union Netflix shows, who recast even the cheaper voice actors like Garry Chalk.Cullen has told the story before. Peter Cullen explained that they spent 3-4 months working with a low-budget (but still union) voice actor to craft the performance, and then spent one day asking Peter Cullen to just copy what the other actor did. So it's not surprising that Travis Knight was looking for ways to cut costs and save some money. That means that those expensive CG scenes weren't included in the original budgeting, and the movie was on track to go over-budget. It wasn't normal, and we shouldn't take that level of greatness for granted.įor Bumblebee, most of Optimus Prime's scenes were added late in development, after the Bayverse started bombing, and Hasbro gave Travis Knight permission to twist the movie into a soft-reboot. Transformers Prime was exceptional because they shelled out a lot of money to get Peter Cullen and Frank Welker back onto the cartoons. But I wouldn't give Bay credit for "respect" since he decided that Hugo Weaving would be a better Megatron than Frank Welker. ![]() Transformers (2007) brought Cullen back because it was a movie, and they could finally afford him again. Transformers The Movie (1986) had expensive, Hollywood-level actors (Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Orson freaking Welles), who all got replaced with regular low-budget voice actors for season 3 of G1, because basic voice actors are just cheaper than movie actors.īeast Wars starred Garry Chalk instead of Peter Cullen, because by that point Peter Cullen was much more famous and cost more than any simple cartoon could afford. I don't think that Travis Knight "didn't want" Peter Cullen, I think it was just an issue of "money". TFnation Mini-Con:Manchester (Manchester, UK) - Mar 25th, 2023ĭair圜on 2022 (Fond du Lac, WI) - Apr 14-15th, 2023 Look for "(Your country) Sightings" and post what you've found!īrickseek US Retail Inventory Checker - Walmart - Target While posts about new figure sightings are not forbidden, the sub has several chat rooms which are more appropriate for them. Practice good reddiquette and be mindful of the general Reddit content policy. Please review the subreddit rules before posting for the first time. ![]()
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