Rising up, I used to be not a Barbie woman — I used to be a Transformers woman. In actual fact, the Barbies I did have have been primarily used as a part of elaborate imaginary kidnapping plots during which my favourite motion figures swooped all the way down to the rescue. So, after I heard concerning the animated prequel Transformers One, I couldn’t look ahead to the excuse to introduce my children to all the Transformers lore from my childhood. And now that I’ve seen the movie, I can’t look ahead to a follow-up.
I’m not the one one, both. After chatting with stars Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry, who play essential characters Orion Pax and D-16, respectively, it’s clear they’re positively all the way down to maintain this new offshoot of the legacy going.
So, in case you’re nonetheless on the fence about loading up your loved ones and taking them to see the movie in theaters, listed below are 5 causes to assist persuade you.
1. It really works regardless of how the place you fall on the fan spectrum.
Admittedly, my expertise with the Transformers world is proscribed largely to my childhood reminiscences and the 2007 live-action Transformers film with Megan Fox. My husband, alternatively, has seen each incarnation of Transformers content material through the years, and my children are new to the fandom. All of us cherished Transformers One.
When requested if his children have been followers earlier than his position, Hemsworth revealed that they have been with out him even figuring out. “You notice, within the universe, whether or not you’re an avid fan or not, everyone seems to be conscious of those characters, and there’s a kind of connection throughout the board,” he tells Scary Mommy. “The child inside me, who performed with these motion figures and watched the cartoons, was excited, however I used to be additionally excited to convey my children alongside for the trip.”
2. It’s the type of film that’ll make you fall in love with going to the films once more.
I’m unsure what I used to be anticipating from the film, however I used to be blown away by the animation. It feels completely immersive (assume Star Wars-esque) — the type of factor you wish to see on a huge display screen as a result of it’s about as shut as you’ll be able to come to watching a 3D film with out it really being in 3D.
I think that it’s the kind of film the place you’ll discover one thing new each time you watch it.
3. The character improvement is *chef’s kiss.*
Anybody conversant in the Transformers world was already conscious of the rivalry between Optimus Prime and Megatron. What we get to see right here is who these iconic characters have been earlier than: lonely Cybertron miners Orion Pax (Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry), finest pals who really feel disenfranchised by their station in life and wind up on a dangerous journey that in the end results in the miners’ liberation… and the staging for the Transformers saga followers know and love.
The prospect of tapping into Megatron’s humanity actually appealed to Henry. “I’ve at all times been, and nonetheless am, very fascinated with the story of villains. It is at all times been one thing that I’ve wished to crack open as a result of I am identical to, ‘Why are they so imply? Why do folks ‘boo’ after they see them?’ Villains create such a visceral factor out of individuals, and it’s often at all times unfavourable,” he mentioned. “So, for me, after I obtained the chance to play Megatron — not simply Megatron, however D-16, the place he started — it gave me a chance to actually dissect that and determine what that’s. And on the finish of the day, on the backside of it’s coronary heart. The place is his coronary heart? … I actually simply wished to determine, deep all the way down to the core, who he was and what he cared for.”
4. It’s humorous!
Seeing Transformers One in a theater full of individuals affirmed one factor for certain: It has loads of laugh-out-loud moments. A lot of them, as you’ll quickly discover out, come courtesy of a bot who goes by the title of B-127 — or, in case you ask the bot himself, “Badassatron.” These conversant in Transformers lore could instantly acknowledge this character, who’s performed by Keegan Michael Key, as fan-favorite Bumblebee.
5. A follow-up movie seems like a no brainer.
Why not get in on the bottom degree and watch now so that you don’t need to catch up later? Hemsworth and Henry are already seeking to the way forward for the franchise, and who may very well be added to the wildly spectacular voice forged — together with the aforementioned Key, they’re joined onscreen by Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), Laurence Fishburne (Alpha Trion), Jon Hamm (Sentinel Prime), and Steve Buscemi (Starscream).
What different stars might make glorious new members of the Transformers fam?
“Cate Blanchett,” Hemsworth suggests, explaining, “As a result of I really like her, and she will do coronary heart and drama but additionally actually humorous and cheeky. So, I’d prefer to see her do a kind of comedic, enjoyable position.” Henry would like to have Angela Bassett lend her voice: “She’s obtained to do it. Come on. The minute that these sultry tones come up… and we’d like extra feminine Transformers. We simply want extra.” And if each ladies grow to be Transformers? “Sport over,” Hemsworth and Henry agree.
This interview has been edited evenly for size and readability.
