There was an outcry when Frank Welker wasn’t cast alongside Peter Cullen in the first Transformers movie, reprising his role as Megatron opposite Cullen’s Optimus Prime. However, it seems that for Transformers 2 Welker might have been given one of his other ‘old characters’ to breathe new life into.

According to reports, the legendary Frank Welker is to provide the voice for the role of Soundwave in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. This comes from one of the co-writers on the movie, Roberto Orci.

When speaking in an interview for the new Star Trek movie, Orci stated:

Jordan Hoffman: Who’s voicing Soundwave in Transformers?
Roberto Orci: Welker.

Jordan Hoffman: That’s official?
Roberto Orci: I think so.

Jordan Hoffman: Uh oh.
Roberto Orci: Might be something I just told you for the first time, but I think so.

Soundwave will most definitely be superior with Welker giving him life!