As part of the promotional campaging of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, now the Paramount Pictures YouTube channel have share a new “The Legacy of Optimus Prime” Featurette clip.
Peter Cullen talks about his legacy as the voice of Optimus Prime since G1 until Rise Of The Beasts. Always a pleasure to listen to Mr. Cullen and we are sure many fan will enjoy this video.
Watch it below and then share your impression on the 2005 Boards!
DaveTheCave
He's 81, it would be weird if his voice WASN'T sounding weaker, he sounds really good for his age.
Transformed
Peter Cullen is Prime. I really wish they'd use another character when he's not available to provide the voice for his character. The same goes for Frank Welker and Megatron–it's not the same without them. I was so excited when I heard both were coming back to reprise their characters in Transformers Prime when it was announced. I would love to see Frank have a larger role in this franchise too, maybe that's something we'll find out in the coming weeks.
Question: is Peter hoarse from work or is he losing his voice? I hope his weak sounding voice is work related. We can all use more Optimus Prime in our lives.
transmasterc
Yeah, I got to meet Frank Welker in 2019 but missed out on Cullen the year prior. Very nice guy.
QLRformer
Great to see a feature for Cullen. He has earned it given how much experience and dedication he has for Optimus.
I hope Welker gets his own feature for Megatron, for the future.
Nova Maximus
He's talking about a recent clip of Optimus in ROTB yelling for Mirage due to an emergency, which I think is just a case of taking the quote to literally.
The second one is from Bay Prime cause… you know…
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Juraash
That's pretty much my reaction to every one of that dude's posts.
grindcore138
Can't help but smile every time I see Cullen talk about how much voicing Optimus means to him, he always comes across as such a genuinely wholesome guy. What a legend.
Dude, what?
prfctcellrulz
ALSO when being one of the original commercial announcers for Toonami
HotShotPrime
yep.
Galvatron1998
I got to meet Peter in person a few months back. I can proudly say that Optimus Prime has played with one of my Optimus Primes.
Shepard Prime
You know you're the GOAT when you're both Optimus Prime AND voiging the intro to Voltron.
dragon
Strong enough be gentle yelling at mirage this is emergency does t sound gentle Peter sound same as you did when you said we will kill them all.,
he loves us fans but he and frank charge 300 to 400 for autograph and photo taken with them Robert England micheal rooker cost less 100
bearytrek
such a classy actor…
I remember my first BotCon, in 1997, where he was an announced guest and I couldn't pass up going…
I recall being outside the convention, to look at the river and he came out to smoke and we just sort of nodded to acknowledge each other…
03Mach1
Couldn’t be more excited to watch a movie in theaters.
Let’s roll!!
King Nergil
Can't imagine this character without Cullen's voice. When he's gone there won't be another Return of Optimus Prime. Such a shame he didn't get to star in a decent live action TF movie so far. The series has been horrible and I fear this latest flick will be just the same.
newtypechar
\"There\'s a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory\"
Peter Cullen is always gonna be a hero and an icon in the pop culture circle. Even when he\'s gone, I\'m sure his legacy will live on forever…
TILL ALL ARE ONE!
Throway
My hero.
Stryker055
Absolutely love to see him. I know this is pretty standard for professional voice actors, but seeing and hearing him go from normal speaking voice to Optimus Prime so effortlessly is really something, especially considering his age. He's definitely still got it.
HotShotPrime
Yep, he is THE GOAT! voice actor of all time!
Beast_Megatron
We love you, too, Peter!