Transformers One trailer sees Chris Hemsworth’s Optimus Prime take off the training wheels as it debuts in literal outer space

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Transformers One goes back to the start, before Optimus Prime and Megatron were enemies

Autobots, roll out. The first trailer for animated origin story Transformers One is now here.

Starring Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax (who would later come to be known as Optimus Prime) and Brian Tyree Henry as D-16/Megatron, the new Transformers movie promises to chart the events that lead to the pair becoming lifelong enemies across time and space.

Taking on more of a goofy, light tone than the live-action series, the Transformers One trailer (which launched in space, of all places) takes us through Orion and D-16's early days exchanging banter, before they get the power to transform and head to the surface of Cybertron. 

From there, the team have growing pains as they get used to their iconic transforming powers - including a surprise set of 'knife hands' that make their reveal to comedic effect.

Transformers One, directed by Toy Story 4's Josh Cooley, is set for release on September 13. 

As revealed earlier this month, a Transformers x G.I. Joe movie is officially happening. The crossover was initially teased during the ending to Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, with the mash-up set to unite two '80s icons.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

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