Chris Hemsworth looks set to lead Transfomers and G.I. Joe crossover film, with Michael Bay set to produce
May. 31, 2024Chris Hemsworth is in talks to appear in the new Transformers crossover
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Transformers’ upcoming G.I. Joe crossover will reportedly star Chris Hemsworth.
The actor, who is joining the Transformers franchise later this year as a younger Optimus Prime in the animated movie Transformers One, is in “talks” to join the untitled crossover movie (viaDeadline).
The seeds were planted for the crossover in last year’sTransformers: Rise of the Beasts. The movie’s ending features Anthony Ramos’ Noah meeting with Agent Burke (Michael Kelly), who offers him a new job and hands him a card for G.I. Joe.
“We expect there’s going to be some allegiance and they’re going to go on some kind of mission together,” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura toldVarietylast year of the surprise scene.
Hemsworth is currently appearing as Dementus inFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagaalongside Anya Taylor-Joy, while he’s best known for playing Thor in the MCU.
Speaking toVanity Fair, the Australian actor revealed hewasn’t best pleasedby his performance inThor: Love and Thunder.
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Transformers One, starring Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry, is releasing on September 20 in the US and in October in the UK. You can watch thefirst Transformers One trailernow for a tease of the animated prequel, which charts Optimus Prime and Megatron’s early days on Cybertron.
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