Franks back?

[Vector Sigma 13]

Due to the synthesizing of Soundwave's voice this has mostly symbolic meaning as we finally have both Cullen and Welker together which is what many fans wanted for the first film.

I agree about the scenario being symbolic. The film makers have so many G1 references it almost seems like Frank is the Missing piece of the puzzle. I hope they make Franks role stand out in its own way.

[GoktimusPrime]

According to inteviews on the DVD special features, Peter Cullen wasn't given the role of Optimus Prime due to his history as the voice of G1 Prime. He actually had to audition for the part like any other actor, but when Bay heard his voice he immediately knew he was the right guy for the job. If Welker did get a part of RotF I'd hope that he got it, like Cullen, on his own merit and through a screening/audition process - and not because of G1 bias, because that would be quite unfair to other actors... and it would kinda feel nepotistic too.

But if Welker was hired due to fan pressure as Soundwave... then by that logic Welker should also be providing the voice of Wheelie for RotF too! Noone else is allowed to do the voice for Wheelie but Welker (or Ahmed Best)!

[griffin]

Apparently writer Orci has confirmed Welker is in the cast:
http://movieblog.ugo.com/movies/robe...oice-soundwave

Should be interesting if true.