Overview
- Hasbro and Fathom Entertainment announced a fully produced 12‑minute animated short titled Optimus Prime: Awakening that the companies say was made as a love letter to the Transformers community and the late Peter Cullen.
- The short contains Peter Cullen’s final original voice performance as Optimus Prime and was presented by producers as a tribute to his decades‑long connection to the character.
- Frank Welker returns to voice Megatron and Soundwave and issued a statement praising Cullen and calling the reunion a gift.
- Optimus Prime: Awakening will be attached to select 4K anniversary screenings of The Transformers: The Movie beginning Sept. 17, and fans should check Fathom or box office listings to see which showings include the short.
- Animation studio The Third Floor handled the short’s visuals and the release deepens the anniversary event’s emotional focus after Cullen’s death in late August, giving fans a new theatrical moment tied to the film’s four‑decade history.