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As tipster Brendan told us:
YES!!! I can say that even if prime isn't going to be an upright freightliner type cab, at least they got the right voice to play him.
We couldn't agree more, B. We're excited to hear the news despite it's lack of release info on the official site. Although Peter Cullen's probably best known to fanboys as the voice of Optimus Prime from the 1980's Transformers cartoon series, he's got more vocal automotive ties than just that — he also was the voice of the evil Knight Enterprises prototype car, K.A.R.R. (the Knight Automated Roving Robot) from the show "Knight Rider." No word yet on if he'll be asked back to reprise that particular role.
Comic-Con 2006: Transformers Announcement [IGN.com]
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I really think I prefer the voice of Gary Chalk as Optimus Prime. He currently does all the more modern Transformers cartoons, starting with Beast Wars.
Nah man...Peter Cullen. No question. Unfortunately Robert Stack is no longer alive to do Ultra Magnus. May he rest in peace.
I was surprised by how happy this post made me. This is totally going to bring it all back for me when I see this movie, just like when the Superman score thundered through my head while the big guy saved the day in that cinematic reinvention.
Cripes, how old is Cullen by now?
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