Stephen Merchant is a British writer, director, radio presenter, stand-up comedian, and actor, best known for his work on The Office, Extras, and The Ricky Gervais Show.
In this remake of the 1986 film, Optimus Prime survives. He & Bumblebee are the main characters. The Autobots who died in the original version survive. Some of the original characters are in the new version along with new characters. The characters are voiced by different voice actors, but Peter Cullen & Frank Welker reprise their respective roles as the voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron.
