Not the toys. And not the Michael Bay horror films. I mean the 1986 animated feature.
At the time, Transformers: The Movie was notable for two things. One was the fact it killed everybody, traumatising an entire generation of young, impressionable movie-goers. The second, and more lasting, was the movieâs casting.
It was a mess. A glorious, haphazard mess. There were teen heartthrobs, oscar-winning actors, sci-fi staples, comedians, TV veterans, voice-over people, the works. Yet somehow the âthrow as many random names as we can affordâ approach actually worked, and better still, it made the flick memorable. Example? I once won a pub trivia night by successfully answering the question âWhat was Orson Wellesâ last ever movieâ.
With Mass Effect 3âs cast assembled earlier today, it struck us how much BioWareâs series had begun to take after Transformersâ batshit crazy approach. That with each game came an increase in the size of not just the cast itself, but how bonkers it was.
And where Transformers shot for the swoon vote with Judd Nelson, fresh off Breakfast Club, Mass Effect now hasâŠJessica Chobot.
Now, Iâm not saying Mass Effect is copying Transformers. Itâs just, we noticed this morning that the Chobot hire had tipped the movie over the edge. For over 25 years, Transformers has stood at the pinnacle of crazy nerd sci-fi casting. Nothing came close to assembling such a talented, yet bizarre cast of talent.
But if Mass Effect 3âs new hirings donât completely ruin the mix, it may have a little competition from a cast that includes a former President of the United States, a star of They Live and a girl who licked a PSP that one time.
