The producers expected that with a bigger budget and the special effects worked out, the Transformers would have a larger role. Peter Cullen recalled, “Don Murphy mentioned to me, ‘Only because of the tremendous expense to animate Optimus Prime, he’ll be in just a certain amount.’ But he said, ‘Next time, if the movie is a success, you’re gonna be in it a ton.’” The director hoped to include more close-ups of the robots’ faces.
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The producers expected that with a bigger budget and the special effects worked out, the Transformers would have a larger role. Peter Cullen recalled, “Don Murphy mentioned to me, ‘Only because of the tremendous expense to animate Optimus Prime, he’ll be in just a certain amount.’ But he said, ‘Next time, if the movie is a success, you’re gonna be in it a ton.’” The director hoped to include more close-ups of the robots’ faces.