Transformers One director Josh Cooley has explained the movie’s decision to change Megatron’s origin story. The trailer for the animated prequel film shows a young Optimus Prime and Megatron before they adopt their more popular names, Orion Pax and D-16, respectively. Fans of the Transformers comics noted that the movie seems to present a very different origin story for Megatron, who is typically portrayed as a gladiator on Cybertron before becoming the leader of the Decepticons.
Transformers One director Josh Cooley explains why the film has dropped Megatron’s backstory as a gladiator on Cybertron. Read More