Voice Cast Announced on Program at Australia Premiere.

KoH4711 wrote:llamatron on TFW2005 has posted a reported voice cast list for the movie. Though no Frank Welker, it turns out Peter Cullen isn't the only G1'er returning!

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=137530

And for the link-a-phobic...

Optimus - Peter Cullen
Megatron - Hugo Weaving
Bumblebee - Mark Ryan
Ironhide - Jess Harnell
Barricade - Jess Harnell
Ratchet - Robert Foxworth
Bonecrusher - Jimmie Wood
Jazz - Darius McCrary
Starscream - Charlie Adler
Frenzy - Reno Wilson

Just found a clip with Robert Foxworth in it on YouTube(my fiancee is a HUGE Ratchet fan), and I've got to say, good choice. And Jess Harnell's got tremendous range. So, no new big names, but people who can pull off the job, IMHO. And it looks like Keith David is Barricade in the game only, if this is accurate. Makes sense, though, given what we've heard about the lack of 'Con dialogue in the movie.

Anyhow, thought it was interesting and wanted to pass it along.

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where the f*ck is frank welker in the movie? i thought HE was supposed to voice bonecrusher. i know he wasn't doing megs, but it was confirmed he would voice something in the movie.

Wasnt someone else doing Starscream? And has anyone ever heard of half these people? I thought that movie were supose to have real voice actors or famous people doing the VO. I think bay spent to much on ILM and had to hire people no one would know to well.

coreshair wrote:oh one more thing... as much as i loved hating that frank welker WASNT megatron, after hearing a sample of his voice in the game interview from the other day, i beleve they made the right choice not casting him... i just dont think it would have worked for the movie. theryre probably going for a more serious, cold and calculating megatron than the short tempered crazy scheming cartoon version.

Heresy, says I! Common sense or no, one shall not blaspheme against Ye Olde Welker!!!

Who are these people?

GetterDragun wrote:Who are these people?

WHO CARES. The movie is going to make insane amounts of money. Nobody needs Will Smith voicing an autobot to go see it. You've got your mind made up after seeing the visuals, not who's voicing Blackout or something. Come on.

DUDEATRICE wrote:

GetterDragun wrote:Who are these people?

WHO CARES. The movie is going to make insane amounts of money. Nobody needs Will Smith voicing an autobot to go see it. You've got your mind made up after seeing the visuals, not who's voicing Blackout or something. Come on.

i had hoped will smith would have nothing to do with it regardless.
we don't need bumbebee to get jiggy with it

When Bumblebee is rebuilt, they might rebuild his voicebox. That would explain the voice actor. I really hope so, at least.

I could be mistaken, but didn't Charlie Adler do the voice of Kranix in the original movie (and probably some other voices as well)??

maybe they cut out Barracade's speeking role before the final film?

I was also thinking earlier today -- Tom Hanks stated in an interview some time ago that he was a HUGE Transformers fan. I always thought there was the POSSIBILITY that he would voice one of the characters, especially with Spielberg Executive Producing and all... I never READ anywhere that he would be, just thought it was a possibility, that's all.

Charlie Adler did, in fact voice some G1 characters, plus he was the voice of Buster Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures.

I think he'd make a pretty good Starscream. Not great, but good.

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I won't believe this list until the movie comes out. I can see why they'd hire Keith David as Barricade for the game...I'm sure he'd have more lines because they've got to make the game irritating in that respect. But I seriously doubt they'd pass him over for the film as well.

There are so many rumors, we won't know until the final product hits theaters July 2nd at 8:00...until then...all we can do is listen to these untruths.

Isn't Darius McCrary the guy from "Family Matters"?

Haha, Capt. Hero is voicing Ironhide and according to that, Barricade as well.

Ratchet - Race Bannon(The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest)

Starscream - the voice of Cow, Chicken, Red Guy, and I.R. Baboon

Senor Hugo wrote:Starscream - the voice of Cow, Chicken, Red Guy, and I.R. Baboon

God help us all...

Umm, I've been following this production for quite a while now. As best I recall, the only CONFIRMED voice was Cullen as Prime. Everything else was unconfirmed or rumor.

Both IMDB and Wiki can be edited by anybody, so for all intents and purposes those sites can only be considered rumor mills. Especially when it comes to uncompleted projects.

Doesn't Jess Harnell do the voices for The Animainiacs?

Wheeljack35 wrote:Doesn't Jess Harnell do the voices for The Animainiacs?

Yeah, he did the voice of Wakko Warner as well.

Senor Hugo wrote:
Ratchet - Race Bannon(The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest)

The first Jonny Quest or the Remake?

does it really matter who does the voices? we arnt there to hear them talk, we wanna see for the kick ass robots fighting.

primalVICTORY wrote:does it really matter who does the voices? we arnt there to hear them talk, we wanna see for the kick ass robots fighting.

yes it does i would like to hear them talk and comunicate with one another if the only ones that are talking in the movie are the human then i am sorry but that would suck metal cocks

What I love about this cast... we, and the fans who are brought in by the movie, will be able to think of these characters as the CHARACTERS. The problem with big name voice overs is that, in a good number of cases, you're not listening to a character. You're listening to the actor. Some actors can pull it off... in Toy Story, I've never been overly conscious that I'm listening to Tim Allen or Tom Hanks. For a more recent example, I'm pretty stunned that Ratatouie's main character is played by Patton Oswalt. The G1 movie is a pretty good example, too... except for maybe Eric Idle, I was never real conscious of the big names playing the parts.

Of course, I admit, this has been one of the big things I've wanted to find out about the movie, and I'm not disappointed with what I'm seeing.

...though, does anyone find it ironic that Lorenzo di Bonaventura bashed on "cartoon actors", and now the majority of the v/o cast features them? =p

just because Adler did the voice of cow and chicken doesn'r mean starscream is going to sound like that, hell hes done way over 100 voices in his time and if you checkout his IMDB page you find he even did voices for a certain cartoon about giant robots way back in 1984

finally, it took so long to get this out that I was starting to think that most of the transformers in the movie WOULDN'T have speaking roles

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Wasnt someone else doing Starscream? And has anyone ever heard of half these people? I thought that movie were supose to have real voice actors or famous people doing the VO. I think bay spent to much on ILM and had to hire people no one would know to well.

my eyes are bleeding after reading that...

Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, they actually had auditions? The guy playing Starscream (if anyone cared to actuall look) is a seasoned VA. Professional. He played Ikis in AH! Real Monsters! That's one big brownie point for Adler!


Plus: Bumblebee does say one sentance towards the end of the film.

Autobobby1 wrote:When Bumblebee is rebuilt, they might rebuild his voicebox. That would explain the voice actor. I really hope so, at least.

The Autobots couldn't fix it on Cybertron but humans can fix it here on Earth? Also, I think we've always just assumed that Bumblebee gets damaged and rebuilt but I read somewhere recently that he switches forms after Spike encourages him to take on an alt mode more visually appealing to "the ladies".

Phenotype wrote:

Autobobby1 wrote:When Bumblebee is rebuilt, they might rebuild his voicebox. That would explain the voice actor. I really hope so, at least.

The Autobots couldn't fix it on Cybertron but humans can fix it here on Earth? Also, I think we've always just assumed that Bumblebee gets damaged and rebuilt but I read somewhere recently that he switches forms after Spike encourages him to take on an alt mode more visually appealing to "the ladies".

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The reason I think BB's voice couldn't be rebuilt is because the Autobots didn't have the rescources to do so. At the end of the film the Autobots make Earth their new home seeing as they can no longe return to Cybertron now that the Allspark is destroyed. Useing earth rescources I think Ratchet builds Bumblebee a new voice modual.

reanimate28 wrote:

primalVICTORY wrote:does it really matter who does the voices? we arnt there to hear them talk, we wanna see for the kick ass robots fighting.

yes it does i would like to hear them talk and comunicate with one another if the only ones that are talking in the movie are the human then i am sorry but that would suck metal *****

i dont mean that! i want to hear them talk to, but having one person do it over another isnt very important to me. i care if its cullen or something but everyone else, it doesnt seem like a big deal who does it.

What I think is funny, is that they had wanted to try and get some well known actors to try and bring in some "star" power for the voices. The only one I know of(besides Cullen) is Hugo Weaving. I just find that funny. If I was Welker, I'd be pissed that they had picked some of these people over me.

I wonder if I could tell the difference in the dub if I heard it.

Okay, I looked up the guy who is voicing Jazz. They got a former Soul Train dancer. All I need to know.

Seeing as Paramount asked people who attended the Premiere to be quiet and not leak any info, Im sure someone is going to be in trouble for this (if it is all correct).

The Mad Asshatter wrote:

Senor Hugo wrote:Starscream - the voice of Cow, Chicken, Red Guy, and I.R. Baboon

God help us all...

Why? Charlie Adler is a great voice actor.

i_amtrunks wrote:Seeing as Paramount asked people who attended the Premiere to be quiet and not leak any info, Im sure someone is going to be in trouble for this (if it is all correct).

As one of those people who attended, I'm not going to say anything. Except this. The voices worked. They suit the characters. To me then it doesn't matter who did them.

I was looking forward to hearing David Keith voice Barricade, but, c'est la vie - as long as whoever does the voice plays it serious and not over the top, no worries.

Neko wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Wasnt someone else doing Starscream? And has anyone ever heard of half these people? I thought that movie were supose to have real voice actors or famous people doing the VO. I think bay spent to much on ILM and had to hire people no one would know to well.

my eyes are bleeding after reading that...

Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, they actually had auditions? The guy playing Starscream (if anyone cared to actuall look) is a seasoned VA. Professional. He played Ikis in AH! Real Monsters! That's one big brownie point for Adler!


Plus: Bumblebee does say one sentance towards the end of the film.

Did i say adler sucked? No i said that no one knows who most (notice i said most not all) of these people are. I also dont remember real mosters being that big of a show. I remember it being just another nick cartoon. And think about it. We heard all these rumors and some confermations of know acotrs and vas were going to do the voices but after the movie was done and it came time to record the vo most of the actors changed. Im sure there were better but they couldnt afford them. Granted from what ive heard the VO is good in the movie. But i was pointing out that all the humans are played by know people and the bots are played by alot of people know one knows. So think about it, how much does it cost to use ILM? How much does it cost to get all these know actors to play the humans, how much does it cost to film a movie. Doesnt leave much for paying VAs. Oh and by the way im glad i made your eyes bleed. Your pain brings me pleasure.

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Oh and by the way im glad i made your eyes bleed. Your pain brings me pleasure.

Um...when people fight on the Internet, everyone loses. Unless you fight with a mod. Then...

Back on-topic: if this list is an actual bill of voice-actors, then I won't lie. I am relieved. Some of the talent have been around for quite some time, and have proven (in the case of Adler and Harnell, anyway) that they're fully capable of pulling-off some great characterization using voice alone. The fact that this isn't a list of big name talent (even amongst voice actors) might be evidence of two things: either none of the "big" names wanted to be associated with this project (quite possible), or the auditions served their purpose to such an extent that it boggles the mind, and the voice actors chosen are the new characters. Now, even if it is a slim chance in the Pit that the latter is the case...this preliminary news still serves as a source of optimism.

'Cause, when you think about it, these people might not be the crop of solid voice acting talent...but Messick, Welker, Burton, Bell, and Cullen had to start someplace...

There is another G1 alumni in there which is great. Chalie Alder is a pretty good VA. Loved him as Eric Raymond in Jem. For the most part there are proper VA's which is what we where all hoping for. So guys we won.

Megatron_Wolf wrote:

Neko wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Wasnt someone else doing Starscream? And has anyone ever heard of half these people? I thought that movie were supose to have real voice actors or famous people doing the VO. I think bay spent to much on ILM and had to hire people no one would know to well.

my eyes are bleeding after reading that...

Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, they actually had auditions? The guy playing Starscream (if anyone cared to actuall look) is a seasoned VA. Professional. He played Ikis in AH! Real Monsters! That's one big brownie point for Adler!


Plus: Bumblebee does say one sentance towards the end of the film.

Did i say adler sucked? No i said that no one knows who most (notice i said most not all) of these people are. I also dont remember real mosters being that big of a show. I remember it being just another nick cartoon. And think about it. We heard all these rumors and some confermations of know acotrs and vas were going to do the voices but after the movie was done and it came time to record the vo most of the actors changed. Im sure there were better but they couldnt afford them. Granted from what ive heard the VO is good in the movie. But i was pointing out that all the humans are played by know people and the bots are played by alot of people know one knows. So think about it, how much does it cost to use ILM? How much does it cost to get all these know actors to play the humans, how much does it cost to film a movie. Doesnt leave much for paying VAs. Oh and by the way im glad i made your eyes bleed. Your pain brings me pleasure.

I'm happy to oblige.


Ah! Real Monsters was one of those shows I grew up with and watched religiously, so for me that's a huge bonus point that they got Adler. Depending on how old you are, I don't suppose it would mean that much to you as it does for me.

Oh! I was never implying that I thought you said Adler sucked. You just said that you thought this movie was suppose to have real VA in it...and it does. Adler as well as a few others I looked up, are seasoned VA.

Neko wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote:

Neko wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Wasnt someone else doing Starscream? And has anyone ever heard of half these people? I thought that movie were supose to have real voice actors or famous people doing the VO. I think bay spent to much on ILM and had to hire people no one would know to well.

my eyes are bleeding after reading that...

Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, they actually had auditions? The guy playing Starscream (if anyone cared to actuall look) is a seasoned VA. Professional. He played Ikis in AH! Real Monsters! That's one big brownie point for Adler!


Plus: Bumblebee does say one sentance towards the end of the film.

Did i say adler sucked? No i said that no one knows who most (notice i said most not all) of these people are. I also dont remember real mosters being that big of a show. I remember it being just another nick cartoon. And think about it. We heard all these rumors and some confermations of know acotrs and vas were going to do the voices but after the movie was done and it came time to record the vo most of the actors changed. Im sure there were better but they couldnt afford them. Granted from what ive heard the VO is good in the movie. But i was pointing out that all the humans are played by know people and the bots are played by alot of people know one knows. So think about it, how much does it cost to use ILM? How much does it cost to get all these know actors to play the humans, how much does it cost to film a movie. Doesnt leave much for paying VAs. Oh and by the way im glad i made your eyes bleed. Your pain brings me pleasure.

I'm happy to oblige.


Ah! Real Monsters was one of those shows I grew up with and watched religiously, so for me that's a huge bonus point that they got Adler. Depending on how old you are, I don't suppose it would mean that much to you as it does for me.

Oh! I was never implying that I thought you said Adler sucked. You just said that you thought this movie was suppose to have real VA in it...and it does. Adler as well as a few others I looked up, are seasoned VA.

I also grew up with Ah! Real Monsters. Witch does add some cred to Adler. Like i said half the people no ones heard of or arent seasoned VAs. Thats all i was trying to point out. I guess i should've worded my statement better than since you got the wrong idea from it.

Kranix-76 wrote:

Megatron_Wolf wrote:Oh and by the way im glad i made your eyes bleed. Your pain brings me pleasure.

Um...when people fight on the Internet, everyone loses. Unless you fight with a mod. Then...

we're not fighting its more of a debate if anything. We are expressing our opinions. Trust me this is far from a fight.

If we were really fighting-I would win. With or without Mod powers.

Don't suppose anyone here's been around long enough to remember The Boot?

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at the moment i cant get past the fact that hugo weaving is doing megatron, all i can picture right now is a mtrix style, "mr anderson scene" only in my mind the characters are replaced with transformers

none the less im sure he will be awsome ^^

Calenatarion wrote:I knew Jazz would get that kind of voice, but I'm not sure if he's the man for the job. But still, I'm not sure if this list is okay.. especially on the Barricade - Keith David part.

That kind of voice, from those kind of people? Everyone keeps saying that Jazz is "black" or "brother" but Hasbro didn't have the balls to make a black pretender shell for him. Now that was the blackest (no pun intended)day in Transformer history. Our darkest hour. I was one confused little boy, and I didn't buy another Transformer for 15 years.

Hmmm, the voice cast seems approraite to me. The onyly thing I dont understand is how come Keith david is only voicing Barricade in the games?

But Jesse Harnell (Captain Hero) for Ironhide sounds freakin cool!

No David Sobolov? Danm!

Charlie Alder for screamer I am amazed about. Although I was really expecting Mark Hamill or Dave Mustaine to play Screamer.

Overall, Good chosen cast. Now if Victor Caroli can be the narrator then I'm happy

Skullgrin140 wrote:
Overall, Good chosen cast. Now if Victor Caroli can be the narrator then I'm happy

wouldn't be too hard, considering hes done a few commercials including voicing over for a commercial for the remastered tf movie.

but yeah I definetly want to hear his voice narrating. He's got a great voice. i know I had chills down my spine from awesomeness listening to the original tv show and movie with his voice.

I remember on new years eve (going from 04 to 05) when the ball dropped, I started going "it is the year 2005..." with my impression of him (it's not that close to victor as it is to jigsaw's "i want to play a game" voice, or the guy who always goes "this summer...")

Neko wrote:If we were really fighting-I would win. With or without Mod powers.

Don't suppose anyone here's been around long enough to remember The Boot?

I beg to differ my friend. Im not called Megatron for nothing. Ill have it going for so long you'll stop out of bordem. And if when you think youve won there i am again. I may not have mod powers but i am persistant. I will never except defeat. Because this is sparta! And what are you talking about when you say "the boot"? Could it posibly be reboot?

This list doesnt seem right...

No Blackout and no Keith David... I hope this list is wrong.