Mark Ryan Is NOT Ironhide?

I previously reported that Mark Ryan might not be Ironhide for the TF movie. Turns out that may or may not be correct. The only confirmed part is he is doing the voice for the video game. Its hard to tell with the secrets that Bay and co are trying to keep about the film.

From Mark Ryan's site:

Folks!

Just a quick note to clarify the present raging online debate about being cast as "Ironhide" in the film version of Transformers. The reports that I'll be voicing "Ironhide" in the movie are mistaken or misquoted lifts from various sources. Even Wikipedia has it wrong.

The post clearly states: "I've recently recorded two voices for the Activision game based on the film to be released at around the same time as the movie. I voiced both Ironhide and Hoist for the game."

I was also very careful to say: "I recently got called back to the studios by Michael Bay to voice more material to be utilized in editing the Transformers movie to be released during the summer."

So to be clear; I have recorded voices for the game but I cannot confirm (due to obvious contractual reasons) if any of that Autobot/Decepticon material will make it into the final cut of the movie.

As previously stated in my updates; I worked both on the set and in the post production phase directly for Michael Bay for the purposes of timing and pacing for the actors and then character material used for the purposes of editing scenes and guide-tracks for dialogue. This was a unique experience and great fun to be involved in, both on the set and in the editing suite. Michael was great fun to work with and we had plenty of laughs trying out various humorous ideas for the Autobot characters.

I have total respect for the voice actors who did the original material and really hope the fans enjoy all the creative effort that has gone into this production, which looks absolutely amazing!

Best wishes to everyone in "Dear Old Blighty" and especially all those fanatical and excited Transformers devotees, waiting with bated breath for July 4th!

Mark Ryan

He is right. Does state just the game, but the mention of Bay allows one to infer the movie too. Does seem strange to cast one voice for the movie and another for the game but the precedent has already been set with Frank Welking doing Megatron in the game but not the movie.

The game needs the voice work done sooner rather then later to make its release date because of programming, testing and the like. The movie though, they really have up to the lock date to finalize those details as the recording of the voices might take a day at most and then just issue of editing it in. The game folks are simply working on a different deadline then Bay is and probably couldn't wait on the casting to finalized.

Or it could just be a voice announcement is forthcoming, maybe an attempt to make it a mini-marketing event to help promote the movie and they don't want any leaks to mess up those plans. After all the only confirmed voice cast is Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving. Everything else is mostly rumors since none of it has been official confirmed by Dreamworks. No telling what the real story but some of the details will come out soon as the film release date is closing quickly.