File this one under a very nerdy 'YES!!' One of the reports from the Comic con which had nerds tapping away at their keyboards and rubbing things with glee is the confirmation that the original voice of Optimus Prime himself, Peter Cullen, will reprise the role for Michael 'Explosion, cut, explosion, cut, 360 swoop, cars, tits, explosion' Bay's big-screen live-action Transformers due next year. Check it out.

This has restored some faith in the project for a lot of the hardcore, as it was something they'd been pressing for from the moment the project was announced. Cullen was the voice of the Autobot leader in the TV series and subsequently the 1986 movie, plus he's done a whole load of voice over stuff…hell the guy voiced 'Winston' in Rude Dog and the Dweebs for god's sake!

All I can say is I want the film to be amazing, we're talking about THE robots in disguise (fuck off Citroen!) so it has to be amazing… but then there's the leaked shots of the Transformers in 'normal mode' which the geeks were rubbishing and, of course, the Bay factor. Don't get me wrong, I've got a soft spot for Bay, you can't help but love anyone who blows shit up on the scale he likes to, and I have kind of ignored stuff like The Island. I'll reserve judgement until I see it, although I'm sure I can hear the sound of critics like Peter Bradshaw sharpening their knives in anticpation for next year. 

C'mon Mikey, do it for the guys who can remember the names of all the Decepticon jets!

Oh, AICN has posted some clear shots of the two teaster posters that were shown at Comic Con which you can check out here.