Legendary voice actor Peter Cullen - best know as the vox of Optimus Prime in variousTransformersprojects - crashed theBumblebeepanel atComic - Con 2018to demand a solo photographic film for the Autobot leader . The beloved star reportedly endure in transmission line among enfranchisement fans , who were waiting to ask music director Travis Knight questions about the upcoming motion-picture show . Knight appear to be fluster as Cullen addressed him in - grapheme , want to know " what does an Autobot have to do to get his own movie ? "

TheBumblebeefilm , which is schedule for release in December of 2018 , is the first solo spinoff movie to emerge from the popularTransformers ' franchise . establish on the popular toy dog - personal line of credit , the series has spawn five films lay out in the same universe since 2007.A sixth filmwas obviously in the works for liberation in 2019 , but plan for furtherTransformersmovies afterBumblebeehave yet to beofficially mapped out .

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While Knight appeared surprised at first , he was spry to recover as " Optimus " questioned his absence inthe new footage of the moviescreened at the panel . Knight courteously replied that the movie was call " Bumblebee " and , as such , the focal point of the pic was on him . This prompted Prime ’s demand to have it off what he had to do to merit his own solo film . Knight reply that he would wish to see Prime showcase his excited range as an player , portraying " elated ebullience . " Optimus , through Cullen , replied , in his usual deep spectacular voice : " Rightly so . I … am elated to be here . "

All joke aside , Paramount could do far bad than to " roll out " a solo film for Optimus Prime . Ignoring that Peter Cullen is clearly game to be involved in such a project , Optimus Prime is perhaps the single most pop character out of all of theTransformers , and most of the photographic film to date have featured Optimus Prime in a major role . give that the studio is obviously sitting on14 different treatmentsfor fresh Transformers films , there ’s a fairish opportunity that one of them could be adapted into a smart as a whip opus for the Autobot loss leader . It ’s potential , however , that Paramount may be waiting to see howBumblebeedoes before make any decision about the future of the dealership .

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