3/17/2024 0 Comments Original voice of optimus primeThose sessions were really draining sessions. Some, unfortunately I will never will again, they're gone but yeah, that would be fun. He's one of the greatest guys, he's funny, he's a delight, he's a great human being and just a generous person to work with. We got together for the first time after a long time and it was great. Question: Have you worked with any of the former cast and would you like to work with them again?Ĭullen: We work along a lot today because actors are spread around the country but I did work with Frank Welker and Frank of course is Megatron in the game. When he came home and he changed quite a bit and he was quiet, he was calmer, he was in control and I was very impressed by that and when we were younger, we were only 13 months apart and he would say *Larry Impression* "Peter! Cut it out! Gee Whiz!" and when he came how it was *Larry/Optimus Prime Voice* "Peter, cut it out" OPTIMUS PRIME!. *Truck Noise Impression* But then when you read the character breakdown, what the substance of what this person was, what he's supposed to be and the qualities that he had, I modeled the voice actor after in this particular case after my brother Larry who was a former Marine and a captain of the Marine Corp. Question: What inspired the voice of Optimus Prime?Ĭullen: When I looked at the character drawings, which is what an actor gets presented to him when he's auditioning, I couldn't figure out what a truck would sound like. Okay, what the heck, I'm going to go in and find out what they want and of course they did, they wanted Optimus Prime with no changes and had they asked me to do changes in the character I would have declined. I mean at this point I couldn't care less. But the final project I've completed, I think I completed with Michael Bay, the movie itself, that was an ongoing process because I had to audition again. I didn't understand why this happened and thought to myself "Did I Suck?" And because of the emotional impact left on their children from the death of Optimus Prime, the character was brought back from back from a backlash of responses by mothers. When there was a process change by the powers that be, I was bumped out of the original series in the original 1985 animated movie. Question: What is your exposure of Optimus Prime in the 1984 original series compared to now for the movie?Ĭullen: I had to audition for the original series just like any other actor when I received the "Cattle Call" that is sent to candidates to answer for the chance to be Optimus Prime, Iron Hide and Slugslinger. With Peter Cullen's entrance into the panel room, he had a very warm welcome with cries of "We LOVE you Optimus Prime!" and "We LOVE you Eeyore!" Question: Are you doing any of the other characters in the movie?Ĭullen: I am only doing voice of Optimus Prime in the movie. was there to cover Peter Cullen's Question and Answer session on Day 2 and Autograph Session on Day 3 of the event and also cover for our affiliated site Anime News International, so if Anime is your cup of green tea, head over there to to check out photo coverage Anime Matsuri! Peter Cullen was one of the Special Guests at the very first annual Anime Matsuri (means festival) 2007 hosted in the city of Houston, Texas on April 27 to 29. Interview with Peter Cullen at Anime Matsuri 2007
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