The writers of Transformers recently dished about getting Soundwave in the next outing. We get the following scoop thanks to our friends at slashfilm:
“We had to get Soundwave in there,” Orci told IGN. “You know, we had Ravage in an early draft of the first movie and Soundwave, and we couldn’t do it right and I think this time hopefully we’ll have the ability to do it.”
“Some of the die hard fans. . . felt. . . Maybe it wasn’t science fictiony enough. And I think the second one will deliver on a true Transformers story. You know, the first one, we had a limited budget for what it was. Every second of Transformer time is a million dollars or whatever the heck it is, so this time, because we were able to prove through the whole thing that it’s a viable live-action movie, we have a little more freedom this time to actually learn about the Transformers, see them, hear them. It’s a better balance between the humans and the Transformers.”
A better balance? We just want the movie to be about …..Transformers, like the title would have us believe. I don’t want to see loser characters running around worrying about their baby back home, shying away from the sorted past of their parents or trying to get the girl. I want robots talking with robots; and then I want them to punch the opposition. It has nothing to do with being “science fictiony” it ‘s about delivering what the fans want to see, and what’s expected.
I am glad that Soundwave may appear in the sequel. But I still want him to be a cassette player and spit forth smaller, awesome robots (like Laser Beak). If Soundwave is going to be an IPod – I just don’t see the point. I don’ t care if he’s an outdated cassette player, make it fuckin’ happen.
The last Transformers script was brutal and with luck the second film will surpass the first by leaps and bounds. The movie wowed me in the theatre with the transforming robots, but upon second viewing, I found myself getting very bored and down right angry at the lack of robot action. The whole business with the allspark and the cube was an unnecessary abomination. The origin story in the cartoon was much better and I am still at a loss why it wasn’t used.
Soundwave does rule however, and if they can do him justice – I will certainly be pleased
