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 , as both a fan and as an actor, but voicing this latest character, well, even Tudyk himself didn’t quite believe he was going Optimus Prime in reboot series . Aside from that, you should know he likes to make jokes. Lots of jokes.