Transformers One

Cybertron is a technological planet made from the body of the robotic deity Primus and inhabited by the Transformers, sentient robots fueled by a substance called Energon and fitted with 'transformation cogs' that allow them to shapeshift into vehicles. In the underground city of Iacon, Orion Pax, a mining robot without a cog, sneaks into an archive to watch a documentary on the original Cybertronians, the Thirteen Primes. Security guards catch Orion, but his best friend D-16 helps him elude them. Later, a cave-in occurs in the Energon mine where the two work, trapping fellow miner Jazz. While Orion and D-16 save him, their callous overseer, Darkwing, blames the incident on their superior, Elita-1, and demotes her to waste management.

Iacon's leader Sentinel Prime returns from an expedition to the surface to find the lost Matrix of Leadership; its absence caused Energon to stop flowing, forcing the miners to extract it. Though unable to find it, he reassures the population with a race. To prove themselves as more than miners, Orion enters himself and D-16 illicitly using jet packs, but they narrowly lose. While Sentinel promises to reward them for boosting mining morale, an enraged Darkwing drags them to garbage incineration for upstaging him in the race where they meet the eccentric B-127. Among the garbage, they discover a distress message from a Prime named Alpha Trion with a set of coordinates on the surface. Orion convinces D-16 and B-127 to travel with him to the coordinates. They also persuade a begrudging Elita to join when she catches them sneaking out of Iacon.

The group finds Trion in a cave, deactivated alongside the corpses of the other Primes. Upon reactivation, he reveals that Sentinel is a usurper who betrayed the Primes to steal the Matrix, only for it to disappear due to Primus deeming him unworthy. In truth, Sentinel has been giving Energon to alien invaders called Quintessons in exchange for them letting him rule Cybertron. He also explains that all Cybertronians have cogs, but Sentinel removed the miners' before activation to subjugate them. Trion gives the group the fallen Primes' cogs—allowing them to transform—and a chip carrying evidence of Sentinel's treason. Sentinel's lieutenant, Airachnid, then arrives and captures Trion, bringing him back to Iacon, where Sentinel kills him.

Evading their pursuers, the group travels back to Iacon but is captured by the Primes' former army, the Cybertronian High Guard, who are rebelling against Sentinel. While D-16 wins the High Guard's loyalty by defeating their leader, Starscream, Orion grows concerned over his friend's increasing aggression. Sentinel's forces find them, and in the ensuing battle, the evidence chip is destroyed while D-16, B-127, and Starscream are captured along with most of the High Guard. Taken before Sentinel, D-16 learns he stole the cog of his idol, Megatronus Prime, before being mockingly branded with the latter's face.

Encouraged by Elita, Orion rallies remaining High Guard captains Soundwave and Shockwave and returns to Iacon to rescue their comrades. Once there, Orion subdues Darkwing and convinces the miners to revolt, allowing the High Guard to assault Sentinel's headquarters and free the captives. As the High Guard battles Sentinel's forces, Orion, Elita, and B-127 expose the truth by capturing Airachnid and broadcasting her memory recordings throughout the city. D-16 defeats Sentinel but argues with Orion over whether to kill him, resulting in D-16 accidentally shooting Orion before ultimately letting his friend fall to his death. He then kills Sentinel, takes Megatronus' cog, renames himself Megatron, and sets off a riot with the High Guard.

Deeming Orion worthy, Primus and the spirits of the Primes bestow him with the Matrix and revive him as Optimus Prime, who proceeds to duel and defeat Megatron before exiling him alongside the High Guard. As the Matrix restores the miners' cogs and makes Energon flow again, Optimus becomes Iacon's new leader and christens his followers as Autobots. He also sends a message to the Quintessons, warning them to stay away. Meanwhile, Megatron reforms the High Guard into the Decepticons, using Megatronus' face as their insignia, and declares war on the Autobots.

• Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax / Optimus Prime, a miner who transforms into a red and blue truck
• Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, a miner and Orion's best friend who transforms into a silver tank
• Keegan-Michael Key as {{Nowrap|B-127}}, a garbage sorter who transforms into a yellow car
• Scarlett Johansson as {{Nowrap|Elita-1}}, a mining supervisor later demoted to waste management who transforms into a pink motorcycle
• Steve Buscemi as Starscream, the leader of the Cybertronian High Guard who transforms into a jet
• Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion, an ancient Prime who transforms into a robotic one-horned lion-like beast
• Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, the false ruler of Cybertron
• Vanessa Liguori as Airachnid, Sentinel's spider-themed consigliere who transforms into a drone
• Jon Bailey as Soundwave, the Cybertronian High Guard's communications officer
• Jason Konopisos-Alvarez as Shockwave, a one-eyed member of the Cybertronian High Guard
• Evan Michael Lee as Jazz, a miner and a colleague of Orion
• James Remar as Zeta Prime, a member of the Thirteen Primes and the former wielder of the Matrix of Leadership
• Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Darkwing, a strict Cybertronian dockworker who is one of Sentinel's subordinates and oversees the mining and waste management workers

Following the release of Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Paramount Pictures tasked Akiva Goldsman in March 2015 to work with the film franchise's director Michael Bay, executive producer Steven Spielberg, and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura to set up a writers' room to create ideas for future Transformers films. According to Goldsman, the writing team would look at various Transformers media created by Hasbro for inspiration; if they found one that interested them, they could submit a treatment, which would then be further developed by the whole team. In late May, the team of Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari signed on as writers. According to Deadline Hollywood, one of the ideas from the writer's room had the working title Transformers One and would serve as an animated prequel focusing on the Autobot–Decepticon conflict that began on Cybertron.

In August 2017, it was reported that an animated Transformers film was officially in the works. Following the release of Bumblebee (2018), di Bonaventura discussed the animated film, clarifying that it was "in the works" and would "tell the whole Cybertron mythology". Bumblebee director Travis Knight additionally expressed interest in the film.

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In April 2020, it was reported that former Pixar animator and filmmaker Josh Cooley had been hired to direct the film and was overseeing the script by Barrer and Ferrari. Hasbro Entertainment and Paramount Animation would produce the film. In February 2022, it emerged that the film would be computer-animated. In December 2022, the title was reported to be Transformers: A New Generation, though di Bonaventura later stated in April 2023 that the title had yet to be finalized. Later that month, at CinemaCon, the title was officially confirmed as Transformers One. di Bonaventura stated that the plot will center around the origins of the Transformers, and explore the events that lead Optimus and Megatron to go from being brothers-in-arms to becoming enemies. The budget was reportedly $75 million, although an Animation Magazine interview with Cooley and di Bonaventura put the cost of production as high as $147 million.

Eric Pearson, Barrer, and Ferrari received screenplay credit, with Barrer and Ferrari receiving story credits. When Cooley joined the project, Hasbro gave him a bible that covered the lore for the entire franchise. Cooley wanted to capture an "epic quality" and grand scale for the film and used The Transformers: The Movie (1986) and Dune (1965) as points of reference. As there are no human characters in Transformers One as they are in previous films in the franchise, Cooley and the team aimed to "inject more comedy and humanity" into the Transformers themselves. They wanted to make sure that the characters had enough humor and emotion to carry the story on their own. The film depicts how the Transformers gained the ability to transform, an idea Cooley found appealing. He felt that there was fun in seeing the characters learn and adapt to their new powers.

The relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron and the tragedy of their falling out is the emotional core of the film. For Cooley, it was important to show that Megatron was not just a villain. He wanted people who did not know Transformers to come into the film and not be able to immediately pick up who was going to be good or bad. He took inspiration from several famous brothers-turned-enemies stories from across pop culture when crafting the arc. As a reference to his previous origin story, the film originally included a scene depicting Megatron as a gladiator, to have him and Optimus Prime come from completely different backgrounds. Due to runtime constraints, that idea was scrapped and they were both made to be coworkers in the mines instead.

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The voice cast of the film was announced at CinemaCon in April 2023, consisting of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry as younger versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron, alongside Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, and Laurence Fishburne headlining. In April 2024, Steve Buscemi, who had previously voiced Daytrader in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), was cast as Starscream. Cooley desired to get a voice cast as impressive as that of The Transformers: The Movie.

Transformers One was Hemsworth's first animated feature film. He joined the project after being impressed with the screenplay. Hemsworth made efforts to not use his regular speaking voice for Optimus Prime. Many of Hemsworth's lines in the film were "riff offs" from what the filmmakers wrote, bringing his charisma and comedy to them. From a fan's point of view, di Bonaventura felt important to respect longtime Optimus Prime actor Peter Cullen's performance while not bringing him back to ensure the audience felt Prime's youth, leading to Hemsworth's casting, who surprised di Bonaventura with his "very strong sense of story".

Cooley's desire to harken back to the chattier version of Bumblebee seen in other Transformers media influenced Key's casting, who he had worked with before when directing Pixar's Toy Story 4 (2019). Cooley requested that Key stay close to his regular speaking voice for Bumblebee. Johansson was approached to voice Elita by Hemsworth, who texted her upon joining the project himself. The two had previously worked together in several Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films.

Around before the film's release in August 2024, more additional cast members were announced for the film which included voice actor and longtime fan Jon Bailey reprising his role as Soundwave from Bumblebee (2018)[https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/24/jon-bailey-confirmed-as-soundwaves-voice-in-transformers-one-519405] and Isaac C. Singleton Jr., who previously voiced Soundwave in several Transformers video games developed by High Moon Studios as Darkwing.[https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/25/transformers-one-shockwave-darkwing-airachnid-voice-actors-confirmed-519429]

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), who had provided the visual effects for the first six live-action Transformers installments, returned to provide the animation for the film. Rob Coleman served as animation supervisor, and Frazier Churchill served as VFX supervisor. Cooley directed the studio to create a visual style for the film that was realistic enough to be believable while still looking like it was crafted by human hands.

The designs of the Transformers were heavily influenced by those of Generation 1. Cooley said, "They’re really clear and have these great silhouettes. It was important to hit that." The team began by looking at the work of original Transformers character designer, Floro Dery. Art Deco was a big influence on the film's production and character design, with Cooley describing the style as being all about post-depression. He felt it to be relevant to the film as it takes place before the planet of Cybertron falls apart and while things are still going well. In order to make the Transformers feel more human and for the audiences to better connect, the team at ILM was instructed to make them more emotive with their faces and character animation. Measures applied to ensure this included making sure their faces were not covered all of the time and making their eyes more expressive. Cooley felt a grand sense of scale was essential to the Transformers brand. As there are no humans in the film to use as a scale reference, the team looked to Cybertron instead and aimed to make it feel larger than life.

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In May 2024, it was announced that Brian Tyler, who had previously provided the score for the animated television series Transformers: Prime (2010–2013), would compose the score for Transformers One. The soundtrack album features the score and was released by Sony Classical Records and Milan Records on September 20, 2024. An original song for the film, "If I Fall", written by Tyler and performed by Quavo and Ty Dolla Sign, was released as a single on September 6, 2024. A second original song, "Together As One", by DJ and producer Excision, was released on September 12, 2024.

Transformers One screened as a work-in-progress at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 10, 2024; audience and social media reactions were reportedly positive. The film premiered in Sydney, Australia on September 11, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 20, 2024. It was screened in various formats, including RealD 3D, IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and 4DX. It was originally scheduled to be released on July 19, 2024, but was initially delayed to September 13, before shifting a week later to avoid competition with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

The first trailer for Transformers One was released online on April 18, 2024 to positive response. It featured a custom introduction from Hemsworth and Henry, and incorporated the song "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones. It made its debut via a spacecraft that was launched 125,000 feet above the Earth. Brian Welk of IndieWire felt that the film looked to have appeal for both younger audiences and longtime Transformers fans. Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net found the trailer amusing and felt that the film had promise, though he opined that it seemed to be more geared towards younger audiences than compared to previous Transformers films. Eric Diaz of Nerdist commented that the incorporation of "Start Me Up" gave the film "a very 2000s DreamWorks Animation vibe." A second trailer debuted at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2024.

Transformers One was released on premium video-on-demand services on October 22, 2024, with Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD copies distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment released on December 17, 2024. It was released on the Paramount+ streaming service on November 15, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/shopping/news/how-to-watch-transformers-one-online-streaming-1236186302/|title='Transformers One' Sets Streaming Release on Paramount+|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 23, 2024|website=Variety.com|last=Obias|first=Rudie}}

Transformers One grossed $59.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $70.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $129.4 million.

In the United States and Canada, Transformers One was released alongside The Substance and Never Let Go, and was projected to gross $30–40 million from 3,978 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $9.6 million on its first day, including $3.4 million from Wednesday and Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $24.6 million, finishing second behind holdover Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The opening weekend gross was deemed disappointing, but there was optimism that the film would do well over time. In its second weekend, the film had a 62.8% drop, making only $9.2 million and finishing in third.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W39/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 39|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 1, 2024}} This was attributed to the lack of marketing and interest from families, as well as facing competition from The Wild Robot, which took over in premium format screens.{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-megalopolis-the-wild-robot-1236101618/ |title= 'Wild Robot' Powers To Third Best September Animated Pic Debut With $35M; 'Megalopolis' Collapses With $4M & D+ CinemaScore; 'Saturday Night' Alive In Limited Release – Box Office Update |date=September 29, 2024 |first1=Anthony |last1=D'Alessandro |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 29, 2024 }}

Internationally, the film was released on dates ranging from September 11, 2024 (in Indonesia), to October 24, 2024 (in Israel). In the United Kingdom and Ireland region, where it released on October 11, 2024, the film opened to £1.6 million, ranking it above DC Comics holdover Joker: Folie à Deux.{{cite web |url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/transformers-one-dethrones-joker-folie-a-deux-at-uk-ireland-box-office-with-16m-start/5198119.article |title= 'Transformers One' dethrones 'Joker: Folie À Deux' at UK-Ireland box office with £1.6m start; 'Terrifier 3' scares up over £1m |date=October 14, 2024 |first1=Ben |last1=Dalton |website=ScreenDaily |access-date=October 19, 2024 }}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|89|7.3|170|consensus=Dramatically satisfying with a dash of good humor, Transformers One suggests that animation might be the optimal medium for this oft-adapted franchise.|ref=yes|access-date=January 12, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|65|31|ref=yes|access-date=December 16, 2024}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an average five out of five stars, with 75% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Todd Gilchrist of Variety praised the film's direction, animation, and screenplay. He felt the film boasted a level of complexity and described it as "the most sophisticated onscreen portrait" of the Transformers to date. G. Allen Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle compared the film favorably to the live-action installments, applauding its screenplay, visuals, and resonant themes, and describing it as unapologetically made for "the inner child." Carlos Aguilar of the Los Angeles Times opined that the film benefitted from the quality standard set by prior Transformers films, but still commended it for its screenplay, themes, humor, animation, and emotional core. Adam Graham of The Detroit News awarded the film a B- rating, praising the animation, direction, screenplay, and humor, and comparing it favorably to the live-action installments.

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film for its direction, animation, screenplay, and emotional core and felt it to have revitalized the Transformers franchise. Leigh Monson of The A.V. Club awarded the film a B- rating. They commended the story, animation, and voice performances, though felt the film to be predictable and unambitious. Randy Myers of The Mercury News gave the film a 3 out of 4 rating and referred to it as the best of the Paramount Transformers films. They lauded the humor, voice performances, and animation.

Tom Jorgensen of IGN rated the film 5 out of 10, praising the voice cast and Brian Tyree Henry's performance, as well as the story of Orion Pax and {{Nowrap|D-16}}. Overall he felt the film was underwhelming and was critical of it for being surface-level and featuring illegible action scenes. Soren Andersen of The Seattle Times gave the film a 2 out of 4 star rating. He commended Keegan-Michael Key's performance but felt the film to be overall an exhausting experience due to an overabundance of action scenes. Wilson Chapman of IndieWire gave the film a C grade and said: "It’s all executed competently but joylessly, with zero fun to be had as it labors across an hour and 40 minute runtime that feels both too short and painfully long."

In April 2023, di Bonaventura stated that there was discussion for Transformers One to become a trilogy of films. By June, he confirmed that the story was mapped out to progress over three movies, detailing the progression of the characters into their depiction in the live-action film series. The producer explained that Hemsworth's depiction of Optimus Prime would grow into the leader depicted in the previous installments, stating that the transition from Hemsworth's voice to Peter Cullen's would make sense within the story. In September 2024, di Bonaventura confirmed that they would make a Transformers One sequel if the film succeeded at the box office, with the filmmakers already devising ideas for a character-driven sequel like its predecessor.

On November 20, 2024, following the film's underperformance, Hasbro announced that they would no longer be co-financing film adaptations, instead leaving external studios to exclusively fund such projects.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-20 |title=Hasbro's Gamer CEO Refocuses on Play After Selling Film Business |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-20/hasbro-s-gamer-ceo-refocuses-on-play-after-selling-film-business |access-date=2024-11-23 |work=Bloomberg|language=en}} The following month, Tyree Henry expressed hopes of a sequel being officially confirmed.{{cite web |last1=Lowery |first1=Nathan |title=Transformers One Sequel Gets Optimistic Update From Star |url=https://screenrant.com/transformers-one-sequel-chances-update-bryan-tyree-henry/ |website=Screen Rant |publisher=Nathan Graham-Lowery |access-date=December 15, 2024}}

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{{Cite web |last=Spry |first=Jeff |date=September 16, 2024 |title=Transformers One Director Josh Cooley & Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Discuss Their Animated Origin Story |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/transformers-one-director-josh-cooley-producer-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-discuss-their-animated-origin-story/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240926174814/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/09/transformers-one-director-josh-cooley-producer-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-discuss-their-animated-origin-story/ |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine |quote=ILM's pageantry of pixels on display for this $147 million production is something audiences have never quite witnessed before.}}

{{Cite web |last=Sarto |first=Debbie Diamond |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Paramount Drops Transformers One Trailer #2 |url=https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726021949/https://www.awn.com/news/paramount-drops-transformers-one-trailer-2 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}}

{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Transformers One – Official Trailer 2 |url=https://sea.ign.com/transformers-one/218644/video/transformers-one-official-trailer-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726071742/https://sea.ign.com/transformers-one/218644/video/transformers-one-official-trailer-2 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=IGN Southeast Asia |language=en-sg}}

{{Cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Watch: New Trailer for Paramount's Transformers One, Read Our Exclusive Interview with Director Josh Cooley |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/watch-new-trailer-for-paramounts-transformers-one-read-our-exclusive-interview-with-director-josh-cooley/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240710070809/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/watch-new-trailer-for-paramounts-transformers-one-read-our-exclusive-interview-with-director-josh-cooley/ |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine}}

{{Cite web |last=White |first=James |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Transformers One Trailer Breakdown: Director Josh Cooley On Reinventing Optimus Prime And Megatron |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/transformers-one-director-interview-josh-cooley-optimus-megatron-cybertron/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418222244/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/transformers-one-director-interview-josh-cooley-optimus-megatron-cybertron/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=Empire |language=en}}

{{Cite magazine |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Transformers One director on how 1986 animated movie influenced the new prequel |url=https://ew.com/transformers-one-comic-con-preview-optimus-prime-megatron-origin-story-8676886 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726133009/https://ew.com/transformers-one-comic-con-preview-optimus-prime-megatron-origin-story-8676886 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Transformers One Director Talks Bringing the Franchise to Its 'Old Republic' Era |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/animation/transformers-one-star-wars-old-republic-interview-1235017651/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725230954/https://www.indiewire.com/features/animation/transformers-one-star-wars-old-republic-interview-1235017651/ |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Transformers Animated Prequel Sets Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and More Voice Cast |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/transformers-animated-prequel-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235596692/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503175912/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/transformers-animated-prequel-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235596692/ |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |date=11 April 2024 |title=Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Brian Tyree Henry Debut Origin Story 'Transformers One' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-animated-movie-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235871998/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423214052/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/transformers-one-animated-movie-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-1235871998/ |archive-date=23 April 2024 |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

{{Cite web |last1=Weintraub |first1=Steven |last2=Jones |first2=Tamera |date=April 18, 2024 |title=How the World of 'Dune' Influenced 'Transformers One' |url=https://collider.com/transformers-one-director-dune/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430022530/https://collider.com/transformers-one-director-dune/ |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=Collider}}

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{{cite web |last=Oddo |first=Marco Vito |date=15 June 2023 |title=Chris Hemsworth's Optimus Prime Sadly Won't Be Australian in Transformers One |url=https://collider.com/chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-transformers-one-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628195046/https://collider.com/chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-transformers-one-comments/ |archive-date=28 June 2023 |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=Collider |language=en}}

{{Cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |last2=Keslassy |first2=Elsa |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Transformers One Producers, Director Discuss the Franchise's First Animated Feature in 40 Years During Backstage Annecy Interview |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/transformers-one-annecy-backstage-interview-1236033919/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611233159/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/transformers-one-annecy-backstage-interview-1236033919/ |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=Variety}}

{{cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Keegan-Michael Key Reveals Exactly What Bumblebee Sounds Like in Transformers One |url=https://collider.com/transformers-one-bumblebee-keegan-michael-key/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216002111/https://collider.com/transformers-one-bumblebee-keegan-michael-key/ |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=Collider}}

{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Liam |date=July 26, 2024 |title=SDCC 2024: Chris Hemsworth Reveals He Recruited Scarlett Johansson for Transformers One Role |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/comic-con-sdcc-2024-chris-hemsworth-recruited-scarlett-johansson-transformers-one/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727082807/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/comic-con-sdcc-2024-chris-hemsworth-recruited-scarlett-johansson-transformers-one/ |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com}}

{{cite web |last=Villei |first=Matt |date=April 22, 2023 |title=The New Transformers Animated Movie Is Partnering With an Industry Giant for the CGI [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422111312/https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-ilm-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |work=Collider}}

{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=June 18, 2024 |title=A Legendary VFX Company Is Making Great Animated Movies Again – And Transformers One Is Just The Start [Annecy] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1604747/ilm-making-great-animated-movies-again-transformers-one-ultraman-rising/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618143950/https://www.slashfilm.com/1604747/ilm-making-great-animated-movies-again-transformers-one-ultraman-rising/ |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=/Film |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=September 20, 2024 |title='Transformers One' Director Josh Cooley on the Influence of Art Deco, 'Ben-Hur' and the Original 1986 Animated Film |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/features/transformers-one-art-deco-ben-hur-1236149345/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920213938/https://variety.com/2024/film/features/transformers-one-art-deco-ben-hur-1236149345/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 22, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Boo |first=Bernard |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Transformers One Challenges What We Think We Know About Optimus Prime and Megatron |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-one-challenges-what-we-think-we-know-about-optimus-prime-and-megatron/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725014033/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-one-challenges-what-we-think-we-know-about-optimus-prime-and-megatron/ |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |date=July 25, 2024 |title=Transformers One Trailer Previews an Emotional Origin Story Through Animation |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/transformers-one-trailer-director-josh-cooley-animated-origin-story-1235029107/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726014441/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/transformers-one-trailer-director-josh-cooley-animated-origin-story-1235029107/ |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

{{cite web |date=20 May 2024 |title=Brian Tyler Scoring Josh Cooley's 'Transformers One' |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/20/brian-tyler-scoring-josh-cooleys-transformers-one/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520182333/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/20/brian-tyler-scoring-josh-cooleys-transformers-one/ |archive-date=20 May 2024 |access-date=20 May 2024 |website=Film Music Reporter}}

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{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=September 7, 2024 |title=Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign Reunite on Transformers One Soundtrack Single 'If I Fall' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/quavo-ty-dolla-sign-transformers-one-if-i-fall-soundtrack-single-1235096822/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907020024/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/quavo-ty-dolla-sign-transformers-one-if-i-fall-soundtrack-single-1235096822/ |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |access-date=September 7, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Yopko |first=Nick |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Excision Channels the Sounds of Optimus Prime in Transformers Collaboration, "Together As One" |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/excision-transformers-together-as-one-new-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913061016/https://edm.com/music-releases/excision-transformers-together-as-one-new-music |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=EDM.com |language=en}}

{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Annecy 2024's Slate Includes Terry Gilliam and Transformers |url=https://www.thewrap.com/annecy-2024-full-slate-announced-terry-gilliam-transformers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426070424/https://www.thewrap.com/annecy-2024-full-slate-announced-terry-gilliam-transformers/ |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |access-date=April 26, 2024 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}

{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |date=10 June 2024 |title=Transformers One Premieres to Joyful Response at Annecy |url=https://www.thewrap.com/transformers-one-reactions-annecy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611145752/https://www.thewrap.com/transformers-one-reactions-annecy/ |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=TheWrap}}

{{Cite web |title=Transformers One {{!}} Get Ready To Roll Out For The Australian Premiere! |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/transformers-one-get-ready-to-roll-out-for-the-australian-premiere/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912144518/https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/transformers-one-get-ready-to-roll-out-for-the-australian-premiere/ |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=FilmInk |language=en-AU}}

{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |date=18 April 2024 |title='Aang: The Last Airbender' Delayed to 2026, 'Transformers One' Moves Back a Week |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/aang-the-last-airbender-release-date-delays-2026-1235974936/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418182604/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/aang-the-last-airbender-release-date-delays-2026-1235974936/ |archive-date=18 April 2024 |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=Variety}}

{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 31, 2024 |title=RealD Names Marlene Songin VP Sales For Domestic & ROW Markets |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/reald-marlene-songin-1236027993/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731191207/https://deadline.com/2024/07/reald-marlene-songin-1236027993/ |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Kaitlyn |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Transformers One: 4 New Posters, Tickets Go On Sale, Fan Screenings |url=https://bleedingcool.com/movies/transformers-one-4-new-posters-tickets-go-on-sale-fan-screenings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918142010/https://bleedingcool.com/movies/transformers-one-4-new-posters-tickets-go-on-sale-fan-screenings/ |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}

{{cite web |last=Romanchick |first=Shane |date=January 22, 2022 |title=New Transformers Animated Movie Release Date Set For 2024 |url=https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122080723/https://collider.com/new-transformers-animated-movie-release-date/ |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2022 |website=Collider |publisher=Valnet, Inc.}}

{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 23, 2024 |title=DreamWorks Animation's 'The Wild Robot' Will Go One Week Later In The Fall |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/the-wild-robot-release-date-1235893235/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424145243/https://deadline.com/2024/04/the-wild-robot-release-date-1235893235/ |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |date=October 19, 2024 |title='Transformers One' Debuts On Digital Streaming This Week |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/10/19/transformers-one-debuts-on-digital-streaming-this-week/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Transformers One Trailer to Launch … in Space! |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/transformers-one-trailer-to-launch-in-space/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240710071403/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/transformers-one-trailer-to-launch-in-space/ |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine}}

{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Transformers One Trailer Shows Optimus Prime and Megatron as Best Buds |url=https://nerdist.com/article/transformers-one-animated-movie-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418175158/https://nerdist.com/article/transformers-one-animated-movie-trailer/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Transformers One Trailer Launches the Autobots Into Space — Literally |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/transformers-one-trailer-autobots-space-1234974771/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418172056/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/transformers-one-trailer-autobots-space-1234974771/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Billington |first=Alex |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Fun Official Trailer for Transformers One Cybertron Origin Story Movie |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/fun-official-trailer-for-transformers-one-cybertron-origin-story-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418211006/https://www.firstshowing.net/2024/fun-official-trailer-for-transformers-one-cybertron-origin-story-movie/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=FirstShowing.net |language=en-US}}

{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=September 17, 2024 |title='Transformers One' Aims to Scare Off 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' With $30 Million-Plus Debut |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/transformers-one-box-office-opening-weekend-projections-1236146501/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920035440/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/transformers-one-box-office-opening-weekend-projections-1236146501/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 17, 2024 |title=Paramount & Hasbro's 'Transformers One' Rolling To $30M+ Opening – Box Office Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/transformers-one-box-office-opening-1236091707/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920185201/https://deadline.com/2024/09/transformers-one-box-office-opening-1236091707/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 20, 2024 |title='Transformers One' Makes More Than 'Bumblebee' In Previews With $3.3M, 'The Substance' Scares Up $512K – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-transformers-one-the-substance-never-let-go-1236095371/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920190812/https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-transformers-one-the-substance-never-let-go-1236095371/ |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=22 September 2024 |title=Weekend Box Office Upset! 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' At $26M Dispels 'Transformers One' From No. 1; Halle Berry & Demi Moore Genre Pics Come Up Short — Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-transformers-one-the-substance-never-let-go-1236095371/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923092448/https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-transformers-one-the-substance-never-let-go-1236095371/ |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=Deadline}}

{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Box Office: Can Transformers One Borrow a Page From Spider-Verse and Recover? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-can-transformers-one-borrow-a-page-from-spider-verse-and-recover-1236009559/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924034332/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-can-transformers-one-borrow-a-page-from-spider-verse-and-recover-1236009559/ |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=September 26, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Transformers One Review: Animated Origin Story Reveals There's More to the Series' Central Conflict Than Meets the Eye |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/transformers-one-review-1236139042/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913102521/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/transformers-one-review-1236139042/ |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=G. Allen |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Review: Transformers One is a triumph for this Bay Area director |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/transformers-one-review-19746372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920041612/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/transformers-one-review-19746372 |archive-date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=San Francisco Chronicle}}

{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Carlos |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Review: Long before Optimus Prime and Megatron, robots yearn for better jobs in Transformers One |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-09-20/transformers-one-review-animation-chris-hemsworth-brian-tyree-henry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921050312/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-09-20/transformers-one-review-animation-chris-hemsworth-brian-tyree-henry |archive-date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

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