(Mostly) Complete gallery of Transformers 2007 cast

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-05-24 03:29pm

We've not even seen the money shots yet. Annoying that they showed just a TV spot when I saw PotC:AWE today, you'd think the trailer released last week would be on that reel.

I expect Scorponok will be one of the first to go, but not before taking a fair few soldiers with him. Then you've got the joy of dealing with Blackout, in your base, killing all your d00dz.

Anguirus · Post by **Anguirus** » 2007-05-24 03:50pm

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if Megatron and Starscream wind up being the only living Decepticons at the end...but that's ok, because they'll get Soundwave and some more mooks for the sequel.

Most of the Autobots are actual characters who will live, of course. But I heard a rumor that Jazz gets killed by Megatron...and this is supported by several shots in the trailer of Megatron pounding the crap out of him.

Oh, and I'm led to understand that according to the prequels the Transformers do use the Ark and the Nemesis to travel between the solar system and Cybertron. They just don't land on Earth with them. They may or may not be mentioned in the film, and of course anything can happen in a sequel.

Kane Starkiller · Post by **Kane Starkiller** » 2007-05-24 04:18pm

Stas Bush wrote:I just hope one of the transformers, lands on a CV then breaks the ship in parts. Oh, how I'd love to see that kind of CGI porn.

Now that would seriously rule. I really hope we see at least one carrier torn to shreds, why put it in the trailer otherwise?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-05-24 05:13pm

They need to show a CVN and her battlegroup owned somewhere. They have shots in the trailer and I refuse to believe Bay would pass up the chance. He can even go for the jingoistic schmaltz factor like in Pearl Harbor when the ships sink.

Kane Starkiller · Post by **Kane Starkiller** » 2007-05-24 05:19pm

I don't give a shit if the commanding Admiral goes down with the ship holding American flag in his hands reciting the anthem as long as we have Starscream ripping the shit out of the battle group.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-05-24 05:27pm

Fingers crossed. It's not a credible threat if a half dozen robots from SPAAAAACE can't take on even a CVBG. They're a threat to the world remember, and the ultimate weapon we have are supercarriers. They should toast them effortlessly.

Kane Starkiller · Post by **Kane Starkiller** » 2007-05-24 05:48pm

By the way did anyone catch that audio clip that is supposedly Starscream:
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Think it's pretty cool myself.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-05-24 05:51pm

I still wish it was Chris Latta. Shame he went and, uh, died.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2007-05-24 05:55pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:I still wish it was Chris Latta. Shame he went and, uh, died.

We needed him in Beast Wars too. The selfish jerk had his own plans I guess.

Has there been any footage with dialogue from Weaving or Cullen released yet?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-05-24 05:58pm

Not that I know of. The Starscream excerpt is all we have, that and Cullen's little motto from Optimus at the end of the first trailer.

The Transformers all seem mute from the footage shown.

McC · Post by **McC** » 2007-05-24 06:16pm

NeoGoomba wrote:Has there been any footage with dialogue from Weaving or Cullen released yet?

Yes. Unfortunately, Dreamworks did a fairly good job asking everyone to take it down. You might be able to scour the net and find it somewhere, though.

The clip shows Prime's head looking at Spike, saying "My name is Optimus Prime."

McC · Post by **McC** » 2007-05-24 06:20pm

This is really neat, though. Welker and Cullen recording voices for the game.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2007-05-24 06:47pm

I saw a couple of preview toys at Toys R Us yesterday. Optimus Prime and Starscream "protoform" mode. I guess it's the two of them before they adopt Earth forms. The robot modes look fantastic. However their alt forms look like sperm cells with wheels.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-05-24 08:26pm

Stas Bush wrote:Does anyone know, how is the Transformers FTL functioning explained in movie? I mean, they're flying without the Ark, right? Technically that means they are all FTL-capable, which makes me kinda wonder....

Megs is independently FTL capable, and it wouldn't surprise me if Starscream was too. Megs was just out of gas when he entered the atmosphere and didn't know it was bad to stand on ice when you're low on power and really, really hot.

I do believe the other teams use spaceships, though. Bumblebee is the vanguard of the Autobots, and he can at least travel from Mars to Earth without assistance (well, in his little travel shell thing).

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-05-25 12:26am

On Scorponok, he really has to be a scorpion. His only other alt-form was, well, a mobile city. That and a Cybertronian jet, like Megs, actually.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-05-25 12:27am

Ford Prefect wrote:On Scorponok, he really has to be a scorpion. His only other alt-form was, well, a mobile city. That and a Cybertronian jet, like Megs, actually.

Thus including Scorponok at all was a strange decision. I bet he's drooling Energon Scorponok too and now awesome Marvel Scorponok. Poor old Micheal Bay.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2007-05-25 12:31am

Stark wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:On Scorponok, he really has to be a scorpion. His only other alt-form was, well, a mobile city. That and a Cybertronian jet, like Megs, actually.
Thus including Scorponok at all was a strange decision. I bet he's drooling Energon Scorponok too and now awesome Marvel Scorponok. Poor old Micheal Bay.

True that. Apparently, he's supposed to reflect his Beast Wars character mroe than anything ... which would make him an absent minded scientist and inventor.

And because supercarriers were mentioned, It would have been the perfect oppurtunity to just put Tidal Wave in.

Bwahahahaha!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-05-25 01:31am

Oh man.

BRAINSTORM

I just realised why none of the trailers and advertisements so far have depicted any of the individual Transformers as talking, besides for premiere revelation purposes:

Because cinema-goers might laugh at it.

Think about it.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-05-25 01:33am

Perhaps the secret is they can't speak english, so they ALL communicate using mood music and mix tapes!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2007-05-25 01:35am

Considering the number of other robots in movies that speak, why would these be more foolish than any of the others? Because it's from a cartoon and they transform?

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2007-05-25 01:43am

Since we know they're making a Transformers: Part Deux" already...

Personally i dont care if Soundwave is in it. I never thought he was that cool. What i'd love to see is Omega Supreme. Partly because he's so fucking awesome looking. And partly because i think the conversation between him and the others on his...lets call it odd...choice of "disguise" would be hilarious.

Prime (sarcastic): "Yes...brilliant OS. A giant fortress with a train that goes in a circle and a rocket is like...the ultimate disguise. Because they have those everywhere here and it wont stand out at all."

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-05-25 01:45am

It wasn't really a disguise anywhere. That's why they hid him under the sand on a beach, remember?

They'd probably change him so he transformed into a space shuttle. Steal Sky-Lynx's thunder, oh yeah, he sucks.

It's a shame they have no intention of using combiners - not because combiners are cool or anything, but because they have a much higher level of destruction.

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2007-05-25 01:49am

I figure, if in the sequel, OS will end up being a carrier or something. At least i hope. If they do something retarded like make him a H2 or some shit i walk on the movie then and there.

rhoenix · Post by **rhoenix** » 2007-05-25 01:50am

I want to see a gestalt or three in the supposed second movie. Most particularly, the Aerialbots.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-05-25 01:51am

neoolong wrote:Considering the number of other robots in movies that speak, why would these be more foolish than any of the others? Because it's from a cartoon and they transform?

I think it's the case in three ways:

1. Because they'd be giant computer-generated (eg, "cartoon") robots, that can talk.
2. Because of the medium of presentation in a theatrical trailer and the environment of the cinema.
3. Because movie audiences laugh at possibly almost everything in trailers.