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Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 Interview

Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Backstory | io9 Interview

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' director chats with io9 about giving a proper arc to Optimus Prime.

PublishedJune 7, 2023

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