{
  "id": 5172570,
  "title": "New ‘Transformers’ Animated Short ‘Optimus Prime: Awakening’ Heads to Theaters – Film News in Brief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/new-transformers-animated-short-optimus-prime-awakening-heads-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T20:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/film-news-in-brief-aug-31-2026-1236847380/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“The Transformers: The Movie” is returning to theaters internationally from Sept. 17 to 22 for the animated feature’s 40th anniversary. To celebrate, there will be a new animated short “Optimus Prime: Awakening,” to play after the original 1986 film. The 12-minute feature follows the original film’s storyline and serves as a “love letter to the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}