'Transformers One' director Josh Cooley reveals how the infamous 1986 animated movie influenced this new prequel film.
Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love. She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out.director Josh Cooley will never forget the first time he saw it."That one scarred me — and a whole generation," he tells.
Casting the future Optimus Prime was not an easy task, and Cooley reveals he was nervous to introduce a new version of such an iconic character. "The one thing that stressed me out from the minute I signed on was, Peter Cullen is Optimus Prime and is Transformers — that's what my Optimus Prime was growing up," he says. "I was concerned. How do we ? And when I really listened to Chris, he had this power to his voice. He took the lines and just pushed even further.
Cooley says the relationship between Orion Pax and D-16 "is the core of this film," and he wants fans to understand the "heartbreak" of what causes D-16 to ultimately become a ruthless villain obsessed with power. "The thing that starts to drive a wedge between him and Orion Pax is that the world is not what they thought it was, and they then start to form two different views on how to solve the problem," he explains.
Fans already know where this story is heading, but Cooley teases the way they get there will be powerful. "They eventually become enemies, and people know that," he says. "That's what's engaging about it, letting the audience fall in love with them knowing that they're going to break up." Hopefully without causing lifelong trauma this time.
A version of this story appears in EW's complimentary Comic-Con 2024 Preview print edition, being passed out in San Diego throughout the convention.star teases his version of the new film's android: 'We’re definitely trying to make it our own'to become highest-grossing Pixar movie of all time
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