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Humans
* Shia LaBeouf plays Sam Witwicky, the teenager who killed Megatron. He attends an East Coast college to learn astronomy. On July 27, 2008, LaBeouf was involved in a car crash and had to undergo hand surgery. The character getting burned in the story was an unrelated decision. LaBeouf said production was only delayed by two days after his accident because Bay made up for it by filming second unit scenes, and he recovered from the accident a few weeks earlier than expected, allowing him to return to the set. Bay had suggested the hand injury will be written into the story, but Orci said on-set rewrites were done to protect his hand for the remainder of the shoot. Towards the end of filming though, LaBeouf injured his eye when he hit a prop, which required seven stitches. He resumed filming two hours later.
* Megan Fox plays Mikaela Banes, Sam's girlfriend, who cannot afford to attend college with him. Fox had lost a lot of weight for her role in Jennifer's Body, and had to gain ten pounds within three weeks. She explained "Michael doesn't like skinny girls."
* Josh Duhamel plays Captain William Lennox, a U.S. Army Ranger and ally of the Autobots. Since the first film Lennox has become part of an international taskforce battling Decepticons with the Autobots.
* Tyrese Gibson plays Robert Epps, a U.S. Air Force Combat Controller and ally of the Autobots and member of Lennox's team. He has been promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant.
* John Turturro plays Reggie Simmons, former agent of the terminated Sector 7 unit, which monitored Transformer activity on Earth. Turturro was allowed to climb the real pyramids during filming.
* Matthew Marsden plays Graham, a member of the United Kingdom Special Forces who joins Lennox's team. Marsden grew up reading the comics and loved the first film. Bay was impressed with his audition and decided to increase the character's screentime.
* Ramon Rodriguez plays Leo Spitz, a new character who accompanies Sam and Mikaela all the way to Egypt.
* Steve Tom has a "principal" role, according to his website.
* Kevin Dunn and Julie White play Ron and Judy Witwicky, Sam's parents. Orci wrote, "Love them! Gotta have them back." He confirmed they learned the truth about the Transformers while off-screen in the last film.
Rainn Wilson cameos as a university professor, while Kym Whitley has an unnamed part. Bay wanted Amaury Nolasco to return as soldier Jorge Figueroa, who was wounded by Scorponok in the first film, but Nolasco was not able to participate due to schedule conflicts (he may appear in a third film).
Autobots
* Peter Cullen voices Autobot leader Optimus Prime. He retains his alternate mode of a blue Peterbilt truck with red flame decals. Cullen recorded a voiceover for the opening scene in August 2008, but began the majority of voice work in November. A live action cameo has been written for Cullen.
* Mark Ryan voices Bumblebee, the Autobot who befriended Sam and disguised himself as his fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. Ryan also continues his role as stand-in for the robots on set. The filmmakers used the slightly altered 2010 production model of the Camaro for Revenge of the Fallen, rather than mockup of the concept from the first film.
* Ironhide, the Autobot weapons specialist who transforms into a GMC Topkick. Jess Harnell voiced him in the first film.
* Ratchet, the Autobot medic who transforms into a search and rescue Hummer H2. Robert Foxworth voiced him in the first film.
* Arcee, an Autobot with a feminine personality and appearance, who can separate into three motorcycles with their own robot forms. Arcee was dropped from the first film as the writers felt there was not enough time to explain her "gender", but she and several other female Transformers appeared in the first film's toy line and tie-in comics. Orci stated the issue of gender could just be ignored in the film.
* Mudflap and Skids, respectively a red Chevrolet Trax and green Chevrolet Beat. Mudflap is very hyperactive, while Skids believes himself to be the smarter of the two and tries to come across as mature, but nevertheless appears unable to keep quiet. Bay chose the Beat and Trax for the Autobot twins because he thought those two small cars looked good together. According to leaked daily call sheets that Bay claimed he faked, they begin the film by combining into an ice cream van. Skids was mentioned by the other Autobots in the Transformers: The Reign of Starscream movie sequel comics.
* Sideswipe, a silver Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept.
* Jolt, a blue Chevrolet Volt. Jolt was a last-minute addition to the cast after General Motors, the film's car supplier, wanted to promote the Volt. The writers had already wanted to include the car in the script before the Writers Guild strike, so they had to work out a character that would fit well within the Autobot team afterwards and convince Bay to approve the addition. Hasbro previously used the name Jolt for a Decepticon in the first film's toy line.
* Jetfire, an SR-71 Blackbird. He was a Decepticon, but his wounds and age have made him choose to ally with Optimus. He can combine with Optimus, an idea previously seen in the Transformers: Armada series.
* Wheelie, a small radio-controlled truck. Wheelie initially serves the Decepticons because he is frightened of them.
Decepticons
* Megatron, the Decepticon leader. Killed and thrown into the Laurentian Abyss, he is resurrected as a Cybertronian tank. He was voiced by Hugo Weaving in the first film. Bay told Empire that Megatron was not in the film, claiming his tank form was just a new toy.
* Starscream the air commander which transforms into an F-22 Raptor. He flew into space at the end of the previous film, and now returns bearing Cybertronian symbols on his body and commanding a new Decepticon army. Orci confirmed he will have more dialogue. Charlie Adler voiced Starscream in the previous film. Chris Mowry, writer of the comic book prequels, stated Starscream differs from his 1980s incarnation because "His motivations are more for the species. He's definitely at odds with what Prime and Megatron have been doing. He thinks that they’ve both been consumed with greed, for their own selfish reasons, but as he finds out, his plans start to fall through as he’s kind of becoming overwhelmed with the same greed that they had." However, Orci explained that during post-production, dialogue additions edged Starscream closer towards his 1980s counterpart.
* Soundwave, Megatron's communications expert and his most loyal soldier. He transforms into Cybertronian craft with jet and satellite capabilities. The concept artists also designed an Earth form of a Chevrolet Silverado for him to upgrade into, which Orci stated was dropped. In the 1980s toyline, Soundwave was a tape deck. The filmmakers had tried to work him into the first film twice, and these roles eventually evolved into Blackout (a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter) and Frenzy (who changed into a CD Player and later into a mobile phone). The latter character was particularly thought to be too different from the original. Soundwave made his first appearance in the Transformers: Alliance prequel comic book series arriving on Mars then sending a large number of Decepticon protoform troops to Earth.
o Ravage, a minion of Soundwave that resembles a one-eyed giant jaguar.
o A puppet, with a body resembling Frenzy, a cat like face, dreadlocks, and a bird-like beak, was spotted on set.
* Barricade, a Saleen S281 police car. Jess Harnell voiced him in the first film.
* Scorponok, Blackout's former partner who resembles a car-sized mechanical scorpion. In the first film he burrowed into the ground after being defeated by the military in Qatar, and lost his tail. His tail is restored in the film.
* Sideways, an Audi R8.
* Alice, a Pretender played by Isabel Lucas, who stalks Sam.
* The Constructicons / Devastator, a 100 to 120 feet tall warrior formed by several combining construction vehicles. The name Devastator was mistakenly given to Brawl, a tank, in the first film. The name Bonecrusher, who was one of the Constructicons in the 1980s and Transformers: Universe, was also used for a Decepticon killed in the first film. However, Orci stated during writing that neither character will be resurrected. The original Constructicon names Scrapper and Mixmaster appeared as drone units in the Transformers movie video game.
o Demolishor, the Terex O&K RH 400 Hydraulic Mining Excavator seen in the first trailer. He forms Devastator's torso. According to his toy package's biography, Demolishor is the protector of a small Decepticon community in Shanghai.
o Long Haul, a green Caterpillar 773B dump truck, which forms the right leg. Long Haul's individual robot mode was designed by freelance artist Josh Nizzi as fan art of the original character. The fan art impressed Bay enough to hire him on to the film.
o Rampage, a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer who forms the left leg.
o Scrapper, a Caterpillar 992G scoop loader who forms the right arm.
o Hightower, transforms into a yellow Kobelco CK2500 Truss Crane and forms the left arm.
o Mixmaster, who transforms into a black and silver Mack concrete mixer. He forms the head.
* The Fallen. One of the original thirteen Transformers, the robot known as the Fallen is the one who divided the Transformers. Lorenzo di Bonaventura compared him to Judas Iscariot. He transforms into a Cybertronian aircraft. The toy bears the Decepticon insignia on its abdomen.
Orci hinted the majority of the Decepticons were entirely computer-generated in both robot and alternate modes, which would make it easier to write additional scenes for them in post-production. Lorenzo di Bonaventura said that in total, there are around forty robots in the film. There will be some robots who can transform into weapons, and there are some resembling Insecticons.
Edited by Fatal Error, 21 February 2009 - 08:38 PM.
