βTransformers Oneβ Director Josh Cooley on the Influence of Art Deco, βBen-Hurβ and the Original 1986 Animated Film
For at least one generation of βTransformersβ fans, the death of Optimus Prime in the 1986 animated feature βThe Transformers: The Movieβ was a formative moviegoing experience, if not a fully traumatic one. The backlash to Hasbroβs decision to kill off the Autobot leader to make room for new toys was so swift and loud [β¦]