The director responded to a fan thread, which cited an interview with Welker and pled for the director to use his voice, with a brief statement.
I think I'm going to pursue Frank on Soundwave.
Michael
Michael
We'll surely keep you posted on any and all news regarding Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as soon as we have more information.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was released June 24th, 2009 and stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Ramon Rodriguez, Kevin Dunn, Julie White. The film is directed by Michael Bay.
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Ss4_Gogeta
thats awsome
3 years agoby @ss4-gogetaFlag
tgouch81
Frank Welker was soundwave along with other robots for cartoon movie, so this would be cool for the movie
3 years agoby @tgouch81Flag
ed_wood
Sounds good.
3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
Shadow Of The Day
Cool.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
Chad Vital
Lol good call Frenzy. It could be a trick, maybe Bay told Hugo to "accidentally" say something to mislead fans. I don't know why that is even a big deal it's just a voice haha. Now if the actual actor was PRESENT in the movie without anyone knowing, that'd be a different story. Why would you hide something so silly like who is doing the voice acting, especially if that voice actor is a well known actor and was already Megatron in the 2007 original? But then he says I think I'm going to pursue Frank on Soundwave, who well all know was Megatron's old cartoon voice. So, is it that he is just getting another voice actor from the cartoon to voice a different character or do you think maybe Hugo was lying to us and he's not returning and Frank might be Megatron? I doubt it, but it's possible nevertheless.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
ShadowfoxSC
lmao Bay got scared
3 years agoby @shadowscFlag
Frenzy2001
I know Michael Bay is notorious for spitting out false info, so I can't help but wonder about this. As I recall, about a week ago, there was a story on movieweb saying that Hugo Weeving had dropped the fact that Megatron was in Transformer 2 by saying that he had already finished his recordings. So question is, Is Hugo or Frank doing the voice?
3 years agoby @frenzy2001Flag
Oli
Great news.
3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag
brew1701
oh well that sounds awesome right ther soundwave was great in the show, would be cool to hear the voice again.
3 years agoby @brew1701Flag
Shelley
Works for me.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
They call me ITCHY BALLS
I really liked the WHOAB WHOAB WHOAB sound when he spoke electronically.
3 years agoby @danbrchFlag
killahmovieisbak
verrrryyyyy niiiicccceeee
3 years agoby @killahmovieisbakFlag
Diaigma
Nice :P
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Dethklokx7
all right! classic soundwave voice!
3 years agoby @dethklokx7Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
I am glad he's gonna be doing Soundwave, instead of Megatron. I mean, Hugo was way better, no offense.
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
HorrorHound
Who Wouldn't Want Him To Do The Voice Of Megatron ? I Hope They Use More Of The Original Cartoon Voices In The Movies To Come...
3 years agoby @donnieFlag
T.Clark
Sub-headline on home page: "The director reveals he wants the original voice of Megatron for his sequel."
When I read this, the first thought that ran through my head was "oh sh*t, he must be really mad at Hugo" lol
3 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Shinjiikari1984
I think Frank Welker's still got it, he did Megatron on an episode of Family Guy. As for Soundwave if he's still up to it he should voice him as well
3 years agoby @shinjiikari1984Flag
aeinhorn
It'd definitely be cooler if he was Megatron. And if Megatron is being reborn/rebuilt, it would even work for his voice to be slightly different. No offense to Hugo Weaving, who is awesome, but fans of the old cartoon really would've loved to have Welker back as Megatron, facing off against Peter Cullen again.
3 years agoby @aeinhornFlag
LEO: Lord Epsilon Omega
Ummmmmm... I think what us fans wanted was for Frank to play Megatron. But Soundwave is alright, too. And Hugo Weaving makes for a great Megatron, so I guess there really isn't any room to complain.
3 years agoby @epsalonFlag
DirtyJay
Well he was the voice of Soundwave too for some episodes. He is also the voice of Fred From Scooby Doo!
3 years agoby @dirtyjayFlag
Err
you know what as a kid i always found megatron's voice to be horribly irritating to mine ears, so as much as i appreciate the countless hours of entertainment frank's voice has brought me throughout the years i wasn't too disappointed when he didn't play megatron.
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
Err
nice.
frank welker deserves to be a part of this movie.
3 years agoby @err2005Flag
thrashnasty190
id like to see him as megs but this is pretty cool 2
3 years agoby @thrashnasty190Flag
Draktyr
That would be pretty awesome! Even if he only was able to get him for Soundwave! I would love to hear Frank's voice coming outta the CGI character!
3 years agoby @draktyrFlag
Messenger
If he isn't megatron then what's the point? But I like the idea of having an original voice for Transformers.
3 years agoby @messengerFlag