Paramount Sets ‘Transformers One’ Animated Feature With Hemsworth, Johansson – Deadline

Paramount Animation, Hasbro and eOne are teaming on the first-ever animated Transformers film, now titled Transformers One. Directed by Josh Cooley and govt produced by Steven Spielberg, the origins story’s key voice forged consists of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm and Laurence Fishburne. Launch is scheduled for July 19, 2024.

The movie will inform the story of how a younger Optimus Prime (Hemsworth) and Megatron (Henry) went from being brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies. Johansson is voicing Elita, Key can be Bumblebee, Hamm is Sentinel Prime and Fishburne portrays Alpha Trion.

Ramsey Naito, President, Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, made the announcement throughout Par’s slate presentation at CinemaCon at this time. She mentioned, “I’m so excited and proud to be working with Hasbro and eOne to convey the primary animated Transformers film to theaters for a never-before-told story. I’m honored to have such unimaginable abilities come collectively to painting these well-known and much-loved characters in an origin story on the coronary heart of the franchise.”

Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari wrote the script. Producers areLorenzo di Bonaventura, Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, Michael Bay, Mark Vahradian and Aaron Dem. Together with Spielberg, exec producers are Brian Goldner, Brian Oliver, Bradley J. Fischer and Valerii An.

Through the animation presentation, Seth Rogen additionally got here on stage to debut an prolonged take a look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and the primary take a look at the mutant nemeses together with Hannibal Buress (Genghis Frog), Rose Byrne (Leatherhead), John Cena (Rocksteady), Jackie Chan (Splinter), Ice Dice (Superfly), Natasia Demetriou (Wingnut), Ayo Edebiri (April O’Neil), Giancarlo Esposito (Baxter Stockman), Submit Malone (Ray Fillet), Seth Rogen (Bebop), Paul Rudd (Mondo Gecko) and Maya Rudolph (Cynthia Utrom). Par releases on August 4 this 12 months.