Ask Dr. Sheldon Cooper and he’d tell us all about Leonard Nimoy. Many of you know him as the heart and soul of Spock in the original Star Trek series (1966–1969). “What’s up?” you’d ask. And I’d say… “He’s the voice of Sentinel Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”
Entertainment Weekly is delivering and TFW2005 is breaking the news to the Transformers fans all around the world.
According to Mr. Michael Bay… “I was too scared to ask him,” the director says. “Plus, he’s married to Susan Bay, who’s a cousin of mine. So I had to be careful. I’ve met him at family functions. But he told me, ‘I would be honored. I’m glad to be back!’” (Back? Yes, “Back”. Leonard Nimoy was the voice of Galvatron back in 1986)
There you have it folks! Hopefully, this is not an April Fools Day Joke!
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tehKOREANdude
Transformers Live Action Movie Blog (TFLAMB): Nimoy Comments on Transformers 3 Casting
Nimoy's comments on the role
thebruteslayer
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ILoveDinobot
OMG IT'S TRUE! He just tweeted this.
Chopperface
Very excited to have Mr. Nimoy on board. After so long, he's finally back in town!
This also gives me hope that Nimoy will return as Master Xehanort in the future of Kingdom Hearts…
Ratchets Hatch
Awesome! This also means that James Avery really IS going to do the voice of Silverbolt, and not Sentinel as some suggested.
Hooray! We're getting Silverbolt!
Railguard
I think its great that Nimoy is doing the voice!! Now come on Leonard where is Star Trek 2!!!
TylerMirage
I agree that he'll probably sound old, but epic-ly old. Distinguished-ly old (if that makes sense). Yeah, I'm guessing that Sentinel will probably end up being a character well advanced in his years, but probably not quite so much like Jetfire. Jetfire was more of the stereotypical "old, grumpy, Englishman complaining about those darn kids on his lawn and the loud rap music that they play at all hours of the night". Sentinel will – at least I postulate will – be more along the lines of a "slightly older, more experienced battle-axe". Sure, he doesn't walk with a cane, or complain about memory loss, but he's still a hardened warrior who has seen many a battle. If we look at how the 'Bots act and behave, let's just assume that (in human years) Optimus is ~45 years old, Jetfire was 75, and Sentinel Prime will be about 55-60 years old. Just my thoughts.
Oh, and according to Michael Bay, "he's great. Sentinel is great. I can't tell you anything else, other than he's great." So I'm assuming that he'll be a relatively prominent character with some really cool scenes. And be awesome to boot.
This. Most illogical.
optimusprime42
they did the same for batman beyond return of the joker mark hamill did the voice from his home in london
Scourge_151
Awesome, can't wait to hear how he puts Sentinel over.
The F.N.G.
I think these are the basics of what is known/can be guessed:
-As per most continuities, he is Optimus Prime's immediate predecessor as Autobot leader.
-As mentioned by Sam in his college rant during ROTF, he led an expedition, presumably to find Energon.
-Said expedition was lost, never heard from again. Turns out they crashed on the Moon.
-He is the bot that scans and transforms into the Firetruck.
-As his predecessor, Sentinel is older than Optimus, but probably not as old as Jetfire.
Anyone wanna chime in with stuff I might have missed?
Wyvern
Didn't know that about Eddie Murphy…cool. And yes Nimoy is awesome. I just thought he was retired… thought maybe it had something to do with age or his health. I don't keep up with Nimoy new too much lol.
Wyvern
HAHAHAHA…. its cool.
I have been REALLY trying to avoid all spoilers for this film but just seeing pictures of Sentinel Prime and hearing that Leonard Nimoy is going to be voicing him has really driven me over the edge. Do we know anything about who Sentinel Prime is? Is he supposed to be an old Autobot like Jetfire??
Gordon_4
Mr. Nimoy is never too old to be awesome. Besides, doing voice acting is nowhere near as stressful as full physical acting. Hell Eddie Murphy did Shrek 2 from his own house; he set up a full recording studio in it.
I don't you have anything to worry about, Mr. Nimoy still has a magnificent voice. He will sound fine. Your concern is most illogical.
Gordon_4
As would I……in a heartbeat.
thebruteslayer
I don't know.
Wyvern
Then why did you have to post anything at all?
thebruteslayer
I literally cannot think of a response to this.
Wyvern
Eh, I still think he's too old. He sounds…old. Lol. Is Sentinel Prime supposed to be another "old Man" bot like Jetfire was?