With the latest Press Release from Hasbro Hub, we are breaking the news of the Cast Members/Voice Talent of Transformers: Prime.
Peter Cullen (“Transformers” Trilogy – Optimus Prime)
Frank Welker (“The Transformers” – Megatron)
Gina Torres (“MadTV”)
James Remar (“Dexter”)
Josh Keaton (“Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths”)
Kevin Michael Richardson (“The Batman”)
Markie Post (“The Fall Guy”)
Tania Gunadi is also a member of the cast as Miko Tezuka.
Josh Keaton; the legendary voice of Spectacular Spider-Man is rumored to voice Bumblebee. If this happens, he will become the second voice actor in the world to voice both Spider-Man and Bumblebee. First being Dan Gilvezan from G1.
As always, TFW2005… News First!!!
EvaUnit-01
I hope that this cast list isn't the full cast list to TF rime, I don't know about any of you guys but I was actually hoping to hear more of the WFC voice cast especially Johnny Yong Bosch's Bumbleebee, Steve Blum as narrator, Crispin Freeman (though not to take away from the cast that we have got already),although too bad Remar isn't doing Megatron in the series cause I actually prefer him as Megatron than Welker (despite my elitest G1 puritism). Than again this cast is noticeably smaller and probably isn't recorded where any of the big time English anime VA's can get to…oh well…still looking forward to the show.
OptimusTron97
Wasn't Kevin Michael Richardson Joker in The Batman? If so, that rocks!
OptimusSolo
I appreciate your efforts, trust me. I just took issues with what I consider misrepresenting what parts were 'new' and what parts were already known. But enough said, keep up the good work!
Gordon_4
And as Vixen in Justice League Unlimited, and Superwoman in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
Sprocket
Hey, they've got Sony's talent Rolodex in their corner, just give it time.
Shipley
Wow, first Wash is in TF3, and now Zoe is in Transformers Prime.
Lets get Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, and the rest in this show…
Vladakris
Yay, Idk most of them but cool
Sprocket
Arcee, Miko, and Raf.
There, speculation over.
Ikkstakk
She wasn't announced, I was just speculating. There aren't a lot a female Transformers, and there are three women in the cast.
Sideswipe80
When was Chromia announced? I thought Arcee wast he only female Tf?
Sprocket
Well, that's what Sony's done for every single action cartoon they've produced (Extreme Ghostbusters, Men in Black, Godzilla, Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot, Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles, Jackie Chan Adventures, Spectacular Spider Man) and Hasbro studios is made up entirely of the people who worked on all those cartoons, so I'm not really seeing how this is a huge shock. Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot starred Jim Hanks, of all people. It's not like any of those shows had particularly BAD acting, did they?
Cullen and Welker are gimmies to the fanboys. Mind, I have no attachment to G1, so I couldn't care less who's playing who, as long as they're good, but if you expected any other G1 voice actors to return, well, let me introduce you to my friend called 'reality'.
I'll still crack up if someone other than Corey Burton voices Shockwave, though. (Come on, he's the main villian for TF3, he'll be in the second season, mark my words.) It could happen!
When you have your studio headed by Stephen J. Davis, you get his Rolodex too. Don't know how he keeps bringing in people not known for voice acting, but I'm not complaining, long as they're good.
Ikkstakk
Could Gina Torres be voicing Chromia, maybe?
MrSoundwaveGuy
Gina Torres, James Remar, Josh Keaton, and Kevin Michael Richardson! DAMN!
swarlock
Too many companies are doing it.
Just because you have a big name doesn't necessary mean they can do the job justice. Only a handful are ever that lucky.
Putting the VAs who've been at it for years doesn't say much.
But I digress.
Sprocket
That's the Sony Strategy, my boy!
swarlock
What's interesting is that out of all the voice actors they could've chosen they had to go with a lot of big names.
Go figure!
Fairlady_Z
I know it's been said before, but what happened to Jeffrey Combs!? Hopefully he is still confirmed and this is new casting info. Also not listed was Michael Bell who's doing a human character last we heard as I recall.
Aside from that, some nice casting. Gina Torres – cool! And it'll be great to have another former Spider-Man as BB, though why not just use Gilvezan again? He seemed like he'd be up for repiring the role from the questions last year at TFCOn. I'm just so glad we aren't getting silent BB again though. One of the parts of the new Hasbro cannon I was starting to worry over, so this is good news. Bring on the Spectacular Spider-Bee!
Bahamut Prime
Cool!
Knightdramon
Dudes. Josh Keaton…MGS3 Revolver Ocelot. I need nothing more. This is just perfect.
SilverOptimus
Sir,
I'm sorry… Now I have to say something here. All we did was report the News "As It Is" on the Press Release. I know we had confirmations regarding Cullen and few others (I am the first person in the transformers community to break those news, our members know that). But there are 4 new names along with the old names. We can't blame Hasbro for publishing names of the New Characters along with the old names.
I'll give you an example…
On Revenge of the Fallen Credit Roll they named the the returning characters such as Optimus, Ironhide, Bumblebee etc. with new names like Sideswipe, Twins etc. They didn't just say "OK the credits will only show the new characters."
I work really hard to bring you all, these news.
As for Josh Keaton, he didn't mention a single word to me (Or at his official blog, site, twitter) regarding Bumblebee. He gave me hints. (And yes, He's a friend of mine, sort of).
I'm sure you'll understand.
Wishing you a wonderful future with your work.
-NIBMRatchet-