Excitement levels surrounding Michael Bay’s Transformers were raised a few notches this evening, as screenwriters Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman revealed the host of Autobots and Decepticons we'll be seeing in action when the movie's released next year.
Speaking in a live webcast, Orci and Kurtzman presented the following list of Transformers that will definitely be appearing in the movie:
The full list of Transformers are:
Autobots:
Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Jazz
Ratchet
Ironhide
Decepticons:
Megatron
Starscream
Brawl
Bonecrusher
Barricade
Scorponok
Frenzy
Blackout
So, no real surprises as far as the Autobots are concerned, but the list of Decepticons is another kettle of energon. The absence of the fans' beloved Soundwave and the inclusion of non-Generation one characters is bound to cause controversy amongst hardened Trans-nuts.
When answering questions from the fans, Orci and Kurtzman explained their decision to include more Decepticons than Autobots: "We think it makes for better action scenes and it's more intense. We wanted to see the Autobots use their friendship and strong will to defeat the Decepticons."
The screenwriters also announced a new competition for fans to "Write a line for Optimus Prime". The winning entry will be included in the movie! Cool. More info coming soon...
Transformers opens July 4 2007.