Frank Welker Not in the Transformers Movie and Corey Burton to Play Megatron in Transformers Heroes?

Ok, this REALLY pisses me off.

You folks DO realize, that other than Peter Cullen, the rest of the voice actors will not be picked until sometime in 07.

This is a fact, BTW.

That majorly sucks!

Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

I heard about this, aparently we where all misled awhile back.

I could care less about Heros at the moment, I just want an official statement about movie Megs.

Dude...this sucks. At least get somebody REMINISCENT of him. Or maybe the Beast Wars/Unicron Trilogy VA.

pffft... that sucks. still think the movie's gonna be cool, but it just isn't the same. as for transformers heroes, i hope it's better than the movie.

Guys remember, just because he's not voicing anyone in this one doesn't mean he won't be cast for a sequel. I half expected this. I just couldn't visualize G1 Megatron's voice on that Megatron. But, that wasn't the only major character Welker voiced. If there is a sequel, he could always be cast for Soundwave. That is a voice that can be applied to 2D and 3D formats.

Ironhidensh wrote:Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

Yeah, I agree with you.

December 12th. Was that date before or after we had notification that he was days away from signing?

Welker may still come out playing Megs, he just hasn't been offered the role, but neither has anybody yet.
But Corey Burton will be cool for the cartoon! He did the original Brawn, Shockwave, Spike, Count Dooku on Clone Wars, a bazillion Disney voices... The guy is a friggin' genius!

Isn't it funny that Spike might end up as the voice for Megatron?
From Corey Burton's IMDB page:

"# Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness (1986) (V) (voice) .... Spike Witwicky
# The Transformers: The Movie (1986) (voice) .... Spike/Brawn/Shockwave
... aka Transformers: Matrix yo eien ni (Japan) "

If Welker is not signed then it would be a serious over sight on the part of the movie and the directors, especially if the reason is Megatron doesn't speak and is a mindles killing machine, which is a complete action movie cliche'.. Terminator, Aliens, ect.. ect.. ect..

I hope no stupid actor is cast and makes him sound like "The Bio-Booster armor guyver is coming to get you" like that horrid Manga Guyver redubb.. US renditions Video tapes are better for that classic anime then that stupid company Manga who Butchers and redubbs anime horribly..!!!!

I am so glad that the new company and anime of the guyver is out and in a much better quality..ahhhh relief!!


Any ways Transformers fans unite!! Get that message to the head of the movie studio, get Welker, and have some meaningful banter between Megatron and Star Scream, otherwise we are lokking at another independence day, and I won't buy into it at all..

Also is this allspark the Matrix?? or is that a seperate concept that isn't even in the movie?? i hope the Matrix is in the Movie, i love that power that Prime had.. it's so centric to his Character and gives him this understood history that Autobots and Decepticons have been around for eons with almost magic like technology..

He wasn't even OFFERED?

what a crock of ...well you get the idea. Doesn't sound like the production even entertained the idea of having him. Other than telling us they did.

Have we not been told before that Welker was/is in the running for Megatron? Now, we get word from Welker himself that he hasn't been offered the role.

Is it just me, is someone telling a lie?

A: I'm assuming you meant december 12, 2006 since 2007 is this year, & it's still January.

B: If I've got nothing else from watching this whole experience, it's that when things stay hush-hush....sh*t follows. Personally, I want Megatron to sound like Megatron....not like whatever "face" actor they end up getting. Frank's Megs truely was unique, & it sounded both ancient & metallic, which was perfect for Megs....& IMHO, especially this one. When I look at it, I hear a voice that nearly sounds like metal grinding, which is what the original Megs sounded like.

I think with all the backlash from the designs, Bay would have to be a fool to not use Welker.

FOLKS! This was two months ago! The article before about him being close to signing was only 3 weeks ago!

Now who will they choose to Play Megatron?...Daniel Radcliffe?

normally i'd be pissed but seeing as how that thing in the movie which they call megatron is a piece of garbage i don't mind. it just wouldn't fit. since bay and the rest of the retards haven't done anything right so far why not just keep this pathetic streak going.

DeadMatrix wrote:Now who will they choose to Play Megatron?...Daniel Radcliffe?

I think Hugo Weaving was in the running (Agent Smith from the Matrix, Elrond from Lord of the Rings).

Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:A: I'm assuming you meant december 12, 2006 since 2007 is this year, & it's still January

OOps I fixed it. It was a slip on my part I just got use to writting 2007 all the time.

Zuko wrote:FOLKS! This was two months ago! The article before about him being close to signing was only 3 weeks ago!

I just edited the news post to reflect that.

Ironhidensh wrote:Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

thats true. i mean welker as megatron again is cool, but look at movietron. does he look like he would sound like welker?

I think I've come to the point where I've just stopped caring about the movie itself.

I like the designs, I like the toys, but I think - deep down - this movie has been dead to me since they put flames on Prime.

Welker would have been nice, but I'm not in tears over the possibility that he's been cut from the film...

Ironhidensh wrote:Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

KAYE KAYE KAYE

A few of you have said Welker would be cool. I agree. I don't think he'd do the original megatron voice though...that would be up to the voice directors.

As for this incarnation, I think Welker's raspy Meg's may not be the right fit. Personally, I think David Kaye would provide a more menacing and evil voice that may fit this persona...yessssss.

HitsugiKun wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

KAYE KAYE KAYE

Yeah, that's not offensive...

possible Hugo Weaving got it. imagine, megatron is really a robotic smith!!!!!

Ehh not good but its certainly not bad. Gives us a chance to see some change in regards to all this. Yeah the original voice actors would be nice and all but heck for all but some things just haveta to be let go.

Disappointing, but not unexpected. I fthe rumor about Hugo Weaving being in the line-up for Megatron ends up being true and he gets it, I'll still be happy.

Dragonslayer wrote:Disappointing, but not unexpected. I fthe rumor about Hugo Weaving being in the line-up for Megatron ends up being true and he gets it, I'll still be happy.

I hope he dosent kaye sounds like a cool british butler hugo sounds like a gay british butler.

To me this was the one thing, the only thing, that could do any justice to this new Megatron design. If they don't cast someone we can associate with Megatron I believe they have pretty well demolished any connection this new Megatron has with what we know as Megatron.

ninja sixshot wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

thats true. i mean welker as megatron again is cool, but look at movietron. does he look like he would sound like welker?

Not at all. Welker's Megatron sounds like a sissy. The movie Megatron drips pure evil and menace. The voice actor chosen for him needs to reflect that.

Personally? I'd love to see Nimoy do it.

Hotrod wrote:Welker posted the following on his own website back on December 12, 2007:

What I'd like to know is how did he post anything on a date that hasn't happened yet? Does Frank have a time machine?

I think it's better that Frank probably didn't get the role and fter seeing the movie robot designs, I wish Peter didn't get the role either.

Maaaaaaaaaaajorly dissappointed that the godly Welker is not doing the Almighty Megatron, but comparing the designs to the original, it's kinda true, there's certain things with the G1 voice that just wouldn't settle in that design.
Kaye would be an excellent replacement, Weaving just doesn't have the same ring in his tone as Kaye does. And since we're randomly tossing names here how about one from the complete left side of this field: Vin Diesel. HA!! I can't believe I just put that, I'm going to be blasted to death now *runs and hides* curse you wild imagination!! *trips and falls down a cliff*

Ironhidensh wrote:The movie Megatron drips pure evil and menace. The voice actor chosen for him needs to reflect that.

Hell, let Bay or Murphy do it.

Okay... what the eff... you hire cullen, but then don't put him up against the voice actor that played his rival in the tv show? Have fun with the fan uproar on this one. I know this is just a rumor as of now, and possibly outdated, but christ this does make me uneasy.

So far I have not liked most of what I've seen/heard and the only reason i'm even contemplating to go see this movie is for some nostalgia hearing prime again, but on the big screen, if Welker isn't gonna be there too, I probably won't see it (or at least I won't pay for a ticket)

I'm tired of seeing stuff that only makes me more saddened by this movie. First it started with Bay (nothing agaisnt him but all he's good for is car chases and action sequences with explosions), then the designs started to leak, then we saw starscream, were told he was gonna change but were actually lied to, saw megs, were told his head would at least change but again lied to, now this. Will we ever hear anything positive that a majority of fans will agree on?

(again I do not want g1 in 3d. I was a huge fan of beast wars and loved it since the first episode aired. Probably the best transformers show to date since g1. So please keep that in mind when and if you reply to my comment. However, the nostalgia factor here with cullen's voice, and for the most part a g1 based cast of fan favorites are the only things that got me excited for this movie. Everything else just seems too over the top and more alien insectoid robots than Transformers.)

Saber Prime wrote:

Hotrod wrote:Welker posted the following on his own website back on December 12, 2007:

What I'd like to know is how did he post anything on a date that hasn't happened yet? Does Frank have a time machine?[/quot]

You can tell someone doesn't read all the post It was a typo on my part that was fixed in the news story.

to quote darth vader NOOOOOO

Black_Convoy wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Good news. Now Bay and co can hire somebody who fits the part.

Yeah, I agree with you.

So do I

I cannot see G1 Megs voice coming out of this shredded Metal monstrocity

The Voice Actor for the TF Movie Megatron is....

MICHEAL BAY!!!!

Why?

Because IT'S HIS CREATION!

dabattousai wrote:The Voice Actor for the TF Movie Megatron is....

MICHEAL BAY!!!!

Why?

Because IT'S HIS CREATION!

That scares me as much as much as the design on a side note Cory Burton is a great guy I was trying to make a fan pic once and E-mailed Mr. Burton for participation and he was definitely down. and gave us some advice.

Since we're talking rumors, I once read once in wikipedia that Trish Stratus was doing Starscream. I don't believe this'll happen, and the fact that it's been taken down since then (and rather quickly at that) supports me on this. Reason why I don't believe it (besides the fact that it's been taken down) is kinda like FreakNasty said. While I don't know anything about when voices other than Prime will be picked, the fact we don't know about any others implies to me at least that they haven't been picked yet.

Well, Bay can kiss my ass!
Welker and Cullen were really my only two reasons for seeing this movie in a CINEMA. Now I'm just gonnabuy a pirate, because I don't think Bay should be payed for destroying something so many people loved.

I give up. Someone have a smiley where he's holding his head in his hands? I really need that one right now after reading most of the posts in here.

Well I was looking forward to hear Welker, just because of chills I'll get to hear him live under something surreal, but I hope the actor who gets the part will have a well fit voice, a deeper evil voice. If so, I'm sure in the future Welker can voice other neat parts.

As for looking for a pirate movie, I hold judgement until the day I hear news on the movie. I hope everyone who goes, shares their detail (non spoilers) opinion here.

Good. Hope Kaye gets the part, his Megatron was better anyway. Hopefully they keep Hugo Weaving away from this as far as possible.

Maybe Corey will pull his Shockwave voice out of the cobwebs. I always liked that one.

Hotrod wrote:Ever since fans learned that the upcoming Transformers Movie would be a reality, they agreed on two things. They wanted Peter Cullen back as Optimus Prime and Frank Welker back as Megatron.

Eh... no, we didn't...

(Agree, that is.)