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The fate of the bot planet is in the balance in the final theatrical trailer for Transformers One, dropped by Paramount Pictures today. The spot ratchets up the suspense as Optimus Prime and Megatron’s brotherly bond is pulled apart in the face of full-out, laser-blasting robo-war, and is set to a new original song that pays homage to the classic “Robots in Disguise” theme that has carried the brand’s animated iterations through four decades.
The film will open domestically Friday, September 20 (approximately 3,883 locations), with previews starting Thursday evening. Paramount says it is expecting a long run for the family-friendly fandom title, fueled by word-of-mouth from Transformers fans and new audience buzz as well as positive critical reviews — including reaching a high of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, settling to a current 89% from 62 reviews.
The Autobots will roll out across 50 international markets this week, including Mexico, Spain, Australia, Japan, Netherlands, and the Middle East. Later opening markets include Brazil, Italy, Korea, China, Germany, United Kingdom and France.
Synopsis: 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.
The first-ever CG-animated Transformers movie features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax/Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16/Megatron), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Keegan-Michael Key (B-127/Bumblebee) and Steve Buscemi (Starscream) with Laurence Fishburne (Alpha Trion) and Jon Hamm (Sentinel Prime).
The pic is directed by Oscar winner Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari, based on the Hasbro action figure line. Executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Zev Foreman, Olivier Dumont, Bradley J. Fischer, B.J. Farmer and Matt Quigg.
Transformers One is a Paramount Animation and Hasbro presentation in association with New Republic Pictures; producers are Don Murphy / Tom DeSanto Production, di Bonaventura Pictures (Lorenzo di Bonaventura) and Bay Films (Michael Bay), Mark Vahradian and Aaron Dem.
Read more about the latest Transformers adventure in Animation Magazine‘s feature story here.
