We don’t usually get to hear from actors like Kevin Dunn. They usually play the evil corporate suit or the military henchman. Lately it’s been the generic father, but Dunn made such waves in Transformers that he got to come out and do press for Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
Michael Bay Talks Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
“I guess there’s a parallel in the script that he needs the guidance of Optimus and me he kind of blows off, like kids regularly blow off their dad,” Dunn analyzed. “Yeah, there’s a paternal aspect of both characters. As far as I know, he was conceived by myself. I don't think Optimus got in there.”
Dad gets into the action this time, and Dunn got to experience the full on Michael Bay treatment. “Michael wanted to get this long shot of coming around and seeing Sam and running and then getting this big beefo guy special agent tackling me and throwing me to the ground. So he talked me into it and the whole secret was that I had to get my feet to land. We did it quite a few times. The last time I just didn’t get my feet down.”
That is actually the take Bay put in the movie. “You’ll see that, and it was his shoulder and my sciatic nerve in the sand met at the same time.”
Still, Dunn appreciated having real military playing roles in the film. “You get so much information and they’re so ready to tell you about everything that they’re doing. I think I was talking to a tank commander. It’s just great. You just learn so much about what goes into everything these people do.”
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen opens to theaters on June 24th.
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