After Peter Cullen, the longtime voice actor behind Optimus Prime, died last month at the age of 85, Hasbro’s upcoming 40th anniversary screenings of The Transformers: The Movie took on a new meaning. Not only would these theatrical events be a celebration of the film, but also of Cullen’s legacy and impact on the franchise. We couldn’t have asked for a better or more heartbreaking sendoff than seeing Optimus Prime’s death—and Cullen’s wrenching performance of it—on the big screen one last time.
Unless, hypothetically, Hasbro secretly put together a new 12-minute animated short “designed as a love letter to the Transformers community and the…
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