George Clooney is Optimus Prime
June 1st, 2005 by Cinema Eye
George Clooney has in talks to play Optimus Prime in the upcoming feature film version of THE TRANSFORMERS. According to AbsoluteNow.com, Clooney is a big Transformers fan and when he heard a movie was in the works, wanted to be a part of it. According to AbsoluteNow’s scooper: “"George is a big kid when it comes to stuff like robots and especially Transformers. When he heard they were making a movie he made no secret of the fact he wanted to be in it.” The film will be directed by BAD BOYS 2 auteur Michael Bay and we couldn’t think of a better choice for this project.

When is “The Transformer” going to be realeased???????
I call B.S. on this one.
I think it’s just too early to call on this one. But it’s just a voice-over gig and will no doubt pay pretty well, so I wouldn’t totally rule it out. Supposedly they are going to load it with high-profile talent for all the voices. We’ll see.