Close Encounters
ALAN TUDYK
Why the latest Optimus Prime is the proudest
Words by Darren Scott
FACE TO FACE WITH THE BIGGEST STARS
Every SFX year should start with an Alan Tudyk interview, that’s just how steeped in sci-fi and genre productions he is. Even if you’re not actually seeing him on screen – or if he’s behind a prosthetic on Resident Alien – his voice pops up in more films, shows and games than we have space to list.
He’s certainly not a stranger to the world of Transformers, as both a fan and as an actor, but voicing this latest character, well, even Tudyk himself didn’t quite believe he was going to play the actual Optimus Prime in reboot series Transformers: EarthSpark. Aside from that, you should know he likes to make jokes. Lots of jokes.