Count me as one person who was weary of Chris as Optimus (OP is one of my favorites and I have high standards), but I was pleasantly surprised in the trailer. He sounded great, and actually one reason Chris was great as Thor was that he handled all the emotional extremes of the character, even surpassing the material itself. And you need that for Optimus/Orion. Also, his Orion seems pretty mischievous and I honestly like it. It's also sweet that he reached out to Peter.
Loyal fans were rightfully worried abt an actor/celebrity stepping in. But I hate how they were dismissing him without ever hearing him:
So I'm happy he is getting praise for the work he put in. He became Optimus instead of making Optimus his, if that makes sense - actually worked to get the voice/tone down, got Cullen himself to help him. So, he's got his approval too.
I've seen fans speculate that when Orion becomes Optimus, Cullen will take over and I highly doubt it. You do not get the expensive Chris Hemsworth for half a movie. He's fully taking over as Optimus I believe.
Yeah I love Optimus too. And I LOVE the direction they're going - making him carefree adventurous instead of studious introvert. This will make the transition to the righteous calm Optimus we know so so so delicious. I'm so here for it!
Not to mention seeing Optimus and Megatron be besties before they become sworn enemies.
Meanwhile, in another Spider-Verse.... the cast of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (in theaters now), swap voice roles in this hilarious web exclusive.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.