Two veterans have joined Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction, rounding out a surprisingly talented cast led by Mark Wahlberg. Both Goodman and Watanabe will be doing voiceover work for two new Autobots, Hound and Drift, respectively. Transformers alum Frank Welker will also be voicing Galvatron, the same character that he voiced in the 1986 animated film, Transformers: The Movie.
If the characters stay true to their original incarnations, Goodman’s Hound will be a 4×4 military jeep outfitted with a missile launcher, machine gun, and “hologram gun.” Drift, meanwhile, was originally a Decepticon under the name Deadlock that was known for his viciousness and ruthless attacks. However, after an epiphany opened his eyes to the truth behind the Transformers war, he opted to carry swords instead of guns and joined the Autobots’ side under the Drift name. Galvatron, meanwhile, is a ruthless Decepticon created by Unicron with remnants of Megatron’s old Spark. I’m pretty confident to say Galvatron will be Age of Extinction‘s big bad.
In a way, each actor embodies their characters well… for better or worse. When the casting news broke late last week, I remember seeing some hateful tweets directed at Bay over Watanabe’s casting as the Japanese-influenced Drift. Racially-charged or character-fitting casting? You decide. All I care about is a Transformers film that I can actually point at and say, “This is what Transformers is really about.”
Transformers: Age of Extinction will roll out to theaters on June 27th. You can check out some recently released images from the film below.
[via Variety]
