Transformers 40th Anniversary Adds 12-Minute Optimus Prime: Awakening Short
Transformers: The Movie's 40th anniversary theatrical return included Optimus Prime: Awakening, a 12-minute short with Peter Cullen's final performance as Optimus Prime.
Transformers: The Movie returned to theaters for its 40th anniversary, and the theatrical run came with a new short attached. Titled Optimus Prime: Awakening, the 12-minute film features Peter Cullen's final performance as Optimus Prime, with Frank Welker voicing Megatron.
Set shortly after Optimus Prime's death in Transformers: The Movie, the short brings together variants of Optimus Prime from the 80s series, Transformers Animated, Transformers: Prime, and the first live-action film.
Its ending sees Optimus Prime spare Megatron and discard the Matrix of Leadership. In the final shot, Megatron recovers the Matrix.
The short also includes a warning that Bumblebee becomes a Decepticon in the future. No follow-up project has been officially confirmed, according to Screen Rant.
Quick answers
What is Optimus Prime: Awakening?
It is a 12-minute short that played alongside Transformers: The Movie's 40th anniversary theatrical return.
Who voices Optimus Prime and Megatron in the short?
Peter Cullen voices Optimus Prime in his final performance as the character, and Frank Welker voices Megatron.
When does the short take place?
It is set shortly after Optimus Prime's death in Transformers: The Movie.