Voice Actor Rumor-- ROTF May Just Get A Bit More G1

Push the button Frank.

While it would be nice to think that we Fans have considerable influence in certain areas I think this is just Bays way of being nice enough to at least buy us a drink before bending us over. He said he would pursue it, he never said how hard he would pursue it.
If Welker doesn't answer his phone by the third ring, then the subject will have been pursued (technically) and the matter closed.
Don't get your hopes up folks, it'll just suck that much more when they get dashed on the jagged rocks below.

Jbrobst865 wrote:Michael Bay has made this post on his official message board in response to pleas from the fans about Frank Welker doing the voice of Soundwave in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen:

I think I'm going to pursue Fanboy Money.

Michael

Edited for clarity.

Y'know, I can kinda picture a variation of Welker's Soundwave coming from Movie Soundwave, so if this proves true, I'll be quite happy. Even if it isn't, hopefully they'll go with someone who can do something similar.

AWESOME news if it ends up being true.

I highly doubt Bay would post that and then later we find out it was a lie. That's one lie all the fans would be majorly pissed off about.

The lie about Megatron not coming back... I don't think the majority of fans were upset to find out Bay lied and that Megs is indeed back.

See the difference in what he chooses to lie about?


Anyway... as a big fan of G1 (who has also embraced Animated and the live-action movie), I think it's pretty amazing that we are given what we want in so many ways.

Cullen as the voice of Prime.
Welker as the voice of Soundwave.

The fact that we're even given classic G1 main characters like Prime, Megatron, Starcream, Bumblebee, Soundwave, Devastator, Ironhide, Jetfire, etc... to me is amazing. I mean... they could have scrapped a lot of those guys and given us Hot Shot and Sideburn and Lugnut and other characters that aren't G1 inspired (no offense to those guys). I mean, yes, there are some (Blackout, Barricade, Sideways, Demolisher, the Fallen), but the main G1 guys are there with main roles in these live-action movies.

My point is I think we as fans are too easy to focus on the negative instead of taking a step back and appreciating the positive.

We've been thrown more than just a bone in these movie decisions. I mean Peter Cullen is the voice of Prime after being out of the TF loop for over 20 years for cyring out loud. Starscream is still the fastest jet! We're getting Soundwave with Welker (rumor) as his voice!!! and Devastator!!! Stop complaining, please.

Personally, the only thing that could make me even more excited about RotF than I already am would be news on Shockwave and a seeker or two being in the film.


Hey... speaking of lies... do you think the dinobots not being able to work in this film could also be a lie??? (I doubt it, but just one of them being in it -- Grimlock -- would make this fanboy very happy, if they find a good way of making it work)

I really really hope this is true!! If it is not, than it's a very bad attitude to lie about this because it means a lot to many of us.

i_amtrunks wrote:hang on, if Weaving has already recorded his lines for Megatron who "apparently" has only a small part to play, then surely the Voice actor for Soundwave would have also recorded their lines by now.

I'm thinking this is more mis-direction, in one form or another.

If it is, he's playing with fire...

There is a God! My prayers have been answered.

All other stuff aside, if this is true it'll be freakin' sweet.

too bad soundwave will have less lines than screamer did in the first. Id rather welker do the fallen its probably a bigger speaking role. this misinformation is way overrated. i may be proven wrong though. I kind of believe megs isnt in it till after credits. hasbro has to sell us megs regardless