Optimus Prime: Awakening Short to Debut with Transformers
The short will be presented following select anniversary screenings of the original 1986 film.
The short will be presented following select anniversary screenings of the original 1986 film.
Beginning September 17, 2026, the beloved 1986 animated film will roll into theaters across the U.S. with a wide theatrical release through September 21.
It seems hard to believe that everything that could be coaxed out of a world-spanning story of giant alien robots battling for supremacy has been even across seven films, but here we are. The newest attempt to revive the Transformers franchise remixes and regurgitates a lot of the pieces from the previous films, attempting to…