According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has changed the release date for eOne’s upcoming animated prequel which revolves around the origins of Cybertron, Transformers A. Originally slated for a July 19, 2024 release, the film has now been officially pushed back to September 13, 2024.
Its current theatrical release date will see Transformers One debut the same month as two other high-profile feature films, including the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice and Marvel Studios’ live-action Blade.
Who is involved in Transformers One?
Transformers One will be directed by Toy Story 4’s Josh Cooley from a script written by Andrew Barer, Steve Desmond, Gabriel Ferrari and Michael Sherman. The animated prequel will feature the voices of Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion.
The project is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian and Aaron Dem. Executive producers include Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer, and Valerii An.
Although not much is known about the movie, Di Bonaventura recently opened up about what to expect. According to di Bonaventura, the project will actually focus on the origins of a young Megatron and a young Optimus Prime, as the two start out as friends before ending up on rival sides of the battlefield. The reason to cover this in an animated film, he says, is that it was simply “financially impossible” to do so in a live-action format.