I've been hearing cryptic 'rumours' from people on the net and around comic and collectible stores (which I have yet to substantiate) about the next film. It could all be fan conjecture, but its interesting nonetheless.
Apparently Starscream will be in charge with a newly arrived Soundwave questioning his every move, which is pretty much a sure thing, but here it gets interesting:
the allspark that was thought to have killed Megatron actually regenerates him as a much more powerful being and he assumes the even more twisted garb of Galvatron as he becomes drunk with the allspark's power.
Details are few, but Galvatron grapples back control of the Decepticons from Starscream and through abusing all his power, he becomes Megatron again by the film's end. There is even talk of him slaying Starscream (like the animated film).
Very interesting, like I said, but also very speculative. Whats everyone else think of this angle?
Regarding Soundwave, I think Soundwave should be a spyplane then he could eject all these little drones that transform into Ravage, Laserbeak or Rumble.
Now that I hear Blackout was at one point to be named Soundwave I'm glad they didn't.
Don't get me wrong, I think Blackout is a great character and those first opening scenes at the Qatar base are the best in the movie, but it would have doubled the frustration I already had that the tank, who was clearly Brawl (as Hasbro confirmed in a press release and the toys) was 'Devastator'.
I hope they fix that minor oversight in the DVD release.
Also, I know they have to waste characters to make room for new ones as having 20 or 30 Autobots and Decepticons is out of anyone's budget, but it felt to me that they just dropped like flies in the first film - mainly the Decepticons.
