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I am morbidly curious to see the "beasts" in motion.

Even if I don't end up thinking it's a "good film" I'm just glad we are getting another film at all, at the very least I expect the action to be decent so it could be worth watching in the theater.

While many fans were hoping that Garry Chalk would reprise his role as Optimus Primal in the upcoming live action film, as was the case original for Peter Cullen in the 2007 movie, it seems no amount of petitions will change Paramount's mind. Ron Perlman has been chosen as the voice of Optimus Primal. This is a return for him since he previously voiced Primal in the Power of the Primes series. This info comes to us from Collider.

If you want to see exactly how that would sound, so to the 5:30 mark of this clip.

I love Ron Perlman

Ron Pearlman is great in so many things, but not this. I hated his Optimus Primal. It was so lackluster and boring.

Betting Paramount will not use the line "Well isn't that just prime."

They didn't get Garry Chalk because they never even reached out to him.

I'm torn here. Perlman is a fun actor to listen to. He was bad in PotP, because that was a terrible show, as was the voice directing, and sound mixing, among other things. Chalk will always be Optimus Primal to me, and I love seeing him in film roles such as Godzilla (2014), and Sonic (2020). However, I was at Botcon 2004 in Pasadena when rumblings of the first film were going around. Cullen knew nothing about it, but I remember the thunderous applause when a fan said if they don't get him to voice Optimus Prime, there would be *riots* (figuratively I'm sure...) ...oh boy, that has not aged well....

Anyway... Paramount didn't get Welker to do Megatron, and despite some fans disappointment, Hugo Weaving did well I thought (even if he himself thought it was stupid and bounced after his 3 picture deal was done). And well...they did get Welker eventually...

As much of an Original Series fan as I am, I see both sides of this, I really want to see Garry Chalk get a good solid role in a larger motion picture, but I know why Paramount made the choice they did. Will this be met with the same anger and disappointmentas if Cullen had been passed up? For some people yes absolutely, for some, maybe not. I have the greatest of respect for the original BW cast. They not only did great work, they are great people as well. I wish them all continued success in the industry, even if it doesn't happen to be in this specific film.

Rodimus Knight wrote:Ron Pearlman is great in so many things, but not this. I hated his Optimus Primal. It was so lackluster and boring.

Betting Paramount will not use the line "Well isn't that just prime."

To play the devil's advocate, everyone in Prime Wars except for Megatron was lackluster and boring, so maybe his Primal will be better in a big budget movie with better voice direction.

Eh, he’s no Gary, but Paramount could’ve done much worse.

He must have really enjoyed voicing Primal in Power of the Primes to want to reprise the role.