Saturday, November 09, 2024

R.I.P Tony Todd 1954 - 2024

Actor Tony Todd died on November 6, 2024 at the age of 69. The news was revealed by his wife, Fatima, who said he died at home after a long illness. If you are an entertainment fan of any kind, chances are will recognize the name, the face or his voice.

For Transformers fans, he was the voice of The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the The Fallen and voiced Dreadwing in Transformers Prime. For horror fans, may recognize him as the star of Candyman franchise or appearances in Final Destination movies among many horror movies he was in. For TV fans, he was the voice of Zoom in The Flash, was on Law & Order, three Star Trek shows, Homicide: Life on the Streets and many more. 

For movies, he was in Platoon, Lean on Me, Colors, Night of the Living Dead remake, and again many more. For video games, he voice Venom in Spider-Man 2, and voiced characters in Half-Live, Call of Duty and yep more. Animation he was the go-to voice for Darkseid in various DC animated movies among his many voice roles. Seeing the theme? He was basically everywhere in TV, movies, video games and animation with over 200 acting credits.

“You gotta have audience sympathy for the character in some way or another,” Todd told Deadline in a 2022 interview. “There’s gotta be something attractive about the character that makes people want to root for them but at the same time feel repulsed by the idea. And for me personally, for every film that I do, I create a backstory for all my tortured people and my heroes alike.” 

New Line Cinema summarized it best saying "The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony."

Monday, October 28, 2024

Transformers One Voices Behind the Scenes Video

To promote the the video on demand release of Transformers One, Paramount has released a behind the scenes video called "Voices Behind the Bots" that talks about the voice roles with the main actors with some footage of them recording the voices. This vid isn't mentioned as a special release on the December 17 home video release of the movie.

Monday, October 21, 2024

Transformers Digital and Home Video Release Dates

Paramount Home Video has announced the video on demand (VOD) release date for Transformers One as tomorrow, October 22. Just four weeks after the film hit theaters which will likely remain in theaters for a few more weeks. This means whatever source you use to buy or rent streaming movies will have the film be it Amazon, Fandango/Vudu, AppleTV, etc.

If, like me, prefer a physical copy, the home video release date is set for December 17, 2024 just in time for Christmas. Actually surprised its date isn't mid-November but guess they could do. Currently Amazon has the Steelbook 4K edition of the film available for pre-order. There will also be the usual regular Blu-ray and DVD release of the film on that date. The Special features for the film include:

  • In The Beginning — Witness the origin story of Optimus Prime (Orion Pax) and Megatron (D-16) and the evolution of their relationship from brothers-in-arms to sworn enemies. Filmmakers discuss the vision for the film and how it was brought to life.

  • World Building On Cybertron— Hear from director Josh Cooley, the production design team, and the visual effects team about rendering the colorful world of Cybertron in a way that fans have never seen before.

  • Together As One — Meet the A-list voice cast for each of the Transformers: Chris Hemsworth (Orion Pax/Optimus Prime), Brian Tyree Henry (D-16/Megatron), Scarlett Johansson (Elita-1), and more!

  • The Iacon 5000 — Behold the most epic Transformers race ever as competitors vie for the ultimate prize! Go behind the scenes with the filmmakers as they break down this breathtaking action sequence.

  • The Battle For Cybertron — Cast and filmmakers take you through the film’s epic climax as Optimus Prime and Megatron battle for Cybertron’s future.
 
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