Post by andrew8798 on Jul 9, 2009 0:44:10 GMT -5
In the 2007 live action Transformers film, Megatron appears as a Cybertronian jet. The apparent explanation for the departure from his gun form is that director Michael Bay does not want to include any sort of size changing in the transformations, which the writers described as "cheating". (This significant change in size is known in Transformers fan communities as "mass shifting".) In one of the special features on the DVD, G1 Megatron's transformation was likened to Darth Vader turning into his own lightsaber to be wielded by someone else.
Hugo Weaving provides the voice of Megatron in the film. His voice in the film seems to have been modulated to give it a deeper, growling tone as well as the other voice actors. The original voice of Megatron, Frank Welker, provides his voice for the official videogames of the movie, along with the exclusive animated prequel.
Like all characters in the film, Megatron was heavily redesigned for purposes of realism and focus on an alien aspect of the Transformer race. He appears very bio-mechanical. Nonetheless, he is still silver, has a helmet, heavily built shoulders and large legs, characteristics that mirror the Generation 1 look. It can also be reasoned that because there was no advanced mechanical technology on earth at the time of his arrival, Megatron never gained an "earth form" as did the rest of the Autobots and Decepticons, and stayed in his Cybertronian form. As shown in the film, he can transform his right hand into a gun and fire energy blasts. or combine both of his arms to form his iconic fusion cannon , and can transform his right arm into a steel flail, both helping keep some resemblance to his original G1 form. It's also apparent that the earlier concepts for Megatron's film adaptation were very similar to his appearances in 'Beast Machines'
According to an early interview with Michael Bay, Megatron stands at 34 feet(10.3M) tall , but according to his profile in the second issue of the Transformers UK comic Megatron stands "over 35 feet(10.6M) tall" and weighs 5.7 tons. Additionally the magazine, and the Movie Guide states he is powered by a self-regenerating dark matter power core. His alternate mode is a Cybertronian stealth jet capable of firing wing-tip lightning generators and a tractor beam. He is capable of creating localized foldspace to transverse interstellar distances. The official guide to the Transformers video game says also he's 35 feet tall.
BotCon Malaysia 2007 featured a parking space which was "Reserved for Megatron". A car parked in the space had been totaled, presumably by the Decepticon leader for taking his spot.
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