Megatron & Optimus Prime in Transformers One
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Transformers One has just dropped a fascinating trailer, indicating the prequel will show the origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron on the planet Cybertron. The movie is centered around the close friendship between Orion Pax, who will become Optimus Prime, and D-16, who is destined to become Megatron.
Josh Cooley: When I first started on this film, knowing it was an origin story was the thing that really got me interested. I've seen all the live actions, I've seen the cartoons, I've seen everything - but this part has never been seen on screen before. I knew that there was a lot of origin to be told, and when I first started, gave me the Transformers Bible. I could not believe how big it was. I was like, "This is way more than I ever anticipated.
They did have these different names before Optimus became a Prime, he was Orion Pax, and he had a different upbringing, a different life, and a different job. And the way that he met D-16 varies as well; there are different versions of their relationship. But it was always in a supportive manner; they are both coming together in a joint effort in some version, and then things happen that affect the relationship. Using their names was harkening back to the way that they're always depicted.
I don't want to give any spoilers away, but I will say that there is a hierarchy on this planet that our characters are not at the top of, which is what people would anticipate them to be. Optimus Prime is the number one guy, but this is an origin story, so he has to earn that. Same thing with Megatron. As D-16, they're in this pecking order, and we get to see why.
Josh Cooley: Man, what a cast. So lucky. Orion Pax was probably one of the toughest ones because, obviously, everybody knows Optimus Prime. You don't even need to know what Transformers is, but if you hear that voice and see that look of Optimus Prime, people know that's Transformers. While the story is centered around Orion Pax and D-16 along with B-127 and Elita-1 the world of Cybertron is populated by numerous recognizable characters from the Transformers canon. Cooley explained the process of choosing who to include in the movie while staying true to the relationships at the heart of the story. He also broke down why Transformers has stood the test of time for over 40 years.
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