Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)

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Transformers: Age of Extinction is the fourth film in the live-action film series. It is currently scheduled for June 27, 2014.[1] It will be set four years after the climactic battle of Dark of the Moon.[2]

Confirmed information

  • February 13, 2012 — Paramount announces Michael Bay has signed a deal to make a fourth Transformers film.[1]
  • June 6, 2012 — During Transformers: The Ride – 3D coverage, LA Times reports Michael Bay as saying the film will have a whole new human cast and redesigned robots.[3]
  • June 21, 2012 — In another LA Times interview, Bay reveals that the film will not be a reboot as previously stated.[4]
  • September 21, 2012 — Bay confirms that voice actor Peter Cullen will be kept on as Optimus Prime once again.[5]
  • October 18, 2012 — The logo is revealed at a Paramount presentation.[6]
  • November 8, 2012 — After a number of rumors suggest it, Bay casts actor Mark Wahlberg in the film.[7]
  • December 15, 2012 — Wahlberg confirms that filming of Transformers 4 will commence in May 2013. [8]
  • January 8, 2013 — Bay casts Irish American actor Jack Reynor in Transformers 4. [9]
  • March 20, 2013 — The Michigan Film Office announces the film series will return to Detroit,[10] and reveals plot details which are later debunked by Paramount Pictures.[11]
  • March 26, 2013 — Nicola Peltz is confirmed as a cast member via Bay's website.[12]
  • April 15, 2013 — Actor Stanley Tucci joins the cast.[13]
  • May 1, 2013 — Kelsey Grammer joins the cast as the lead villain named "Harold Attinger".[14]
  • May 6, 2013 — The Wrap confirms that Sophia Myles will play a scientist.[15]
  • May 18, 2013 — The name of Mark Wahlberg's character is revealed to be Flynn Vincent.
  • May 20, 2013 — Chinese actress Li Bingbing joins the cast.[16]
  • May 28, 2013 — Actor-Comedian T. J. Miller joins the cast as a mechanic who is the best friend of Wahlberg's character.[17] Filming begins at Monument Valley[18] and the alternate modes of two new Autobots are revealed on Michael Bay's website: a C7 Corvette Stingray[19] and a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse.[20]
  • May 29, 2013 — Optimus Prime's new alternate mode is officially revealed by Michael Bay as a custom-built semi-truck.[21]
  • May 30, 2013 — Bumblebee's new alternate mode is revealed on Michael Bay's website as a highly modified 1967 Camaro SS.[22]
  • May 31, 2013 — Hound is revealed as a new character for Transformers 4, transforming into a Medium Tactical Vehicle.[23]
  • June 7, 2013 — Another new vehicle for the film is revealed as a Lamborghini Aventador.[24]
  • June 12, 2013 — The Sonic RS Rally Car is revealed for the film.[25]
  • June 25, 2013 — The Pagani Huayra is revealed to appear in the film.[26]
  • June 28, 2013 — A Freightliner Argosy cab-over truck is revealed for the film.[27]
  • July 2, 2013 — A second alternate mode is revealed for Bumblebee in the form of a 2014 Concept Camaro.[28][29]
  • July 14, 2013 — Chinese actor-musician Han Geng is announced as being part of the cast.[30]
  • July 25, 2013 — After being spotted in Texas in June, actor Titus Welliver officially joins the cast.[31]
  • July 27, 2013 — The S.S. Columbia and the S.S. Ste. Clair have been spotted to be featured in the film.[32]
  • July 30, 2013 — Wahlberg's children have been cast.[33]
  • August 12, 2013 — Victoria Summer joins the cast.[34]
  • August 25, 2013 — The Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show ends, with winners Byron Li, Candice Zhao, Austin Lin and Teresa Daley joining the cast.[35]
  • September 3, 2013 — Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirms the presence of Dinobots in the film.[36]
  • September 3, 2013 — The film's title, Transformers: Age of Extinction, is officially announced and the first teaser poster is revealed.[37]
  • October 17, 2013 — Director Michael Bay is assaulted on the set during filming in Hong Kong by two locals demanding money. Bay receives minor injuries, but plays the incident off on his blog. [38] [39] [40]
  • October 22, 2013 — Four additional locals approach a member of the crew and demand money; one of the four is later arrested by police. [41]
  • October 28, 2013 — Director Michael Bay plays down the extortion attempts in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He notes that the locals were apologetic over what took place, and that he wanted to film more projects in Hong Kong. [42]


Main cast

Autobots Humans

Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Transformers: Lost Age (トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ Toransufōmā Rosuto Eiji)[43]
  • Russian: Age of Extinction (Эпоха истребления Epokha istrebleniya)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Transformers 4 Update on Michael Bay's site.
  2. ↑ Transformers 4 Casting Takes Off
  3. ↑ Transformers taking new shape on LA Times
  4. ↑ 'Transformers 4': Michael Bay purges stars, may go into space on LA Times
  5. ↑ Huffington Post interview.
  6. ↑ Paramount Previews Jack Reacher, Pain & Gain, Jack Ryan, Transformers 4, World War Z & More! on Comingsoon.net
  7. ↑ Michael Bay Re-Teams With His 'Pain & Gain' Star Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4 on Michael Bay's site.
  8. ↑ Transformers 4 Shoot Begins in May
  9. ↑ Jack Reynor Lands Starring Role
  10. ↑ Transformers Returning to Michigan, Approved for Film Incentive
  11. ↑ Unofficial 'Transformers 4' Plot Synopsis Is Not Accurate
  12. ↑ Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4
  13. ↑ CinemaCon: Stanley Tucci Joins Transformers 4
  14. ↑ Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In ‘Transformers’ Sequel
  15. ↑ Sophia Myles to Join Mark Wahlberg in Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' (Exclusive)
  16. ↑ China's Li Bingbing Boards 'Transformers 4'
  17. ↑ T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4'
  18. ↑ Transformers 4 Starts Filming in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
  19. ↑ Transformers 4: C7 Corvette Stingray
  20. ↑ Transformers 4: Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse
  21. ↑ Optimus Prime
  22. ↑ Bumblebee
  23. ↑ Hound
  24. ↑ Lamborghini Aventador
  25. ↑ Sonic RS Rally Car
  26. ↑ Pagani Huayra
  27. ↑ Freightliner
  28. ↑ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro
  29. ↑ Bumblebee 2014 Concept Camaro
  30. ↑ Han Geng
  31. ↑ ‘Transformers 4′ Adds Titus Welliver
  32. ↑ Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4
  33. ↑ Mark Wahlberg's Kids Cast In Transformers 4
  34. ↑ Victoria Summer in Transformers 4
  35. ↑ 'Transformers 4' recruits 4 Chinese actors
  36. ↑ Dinobots Confirmed for Transformers 4
  37. ↑ 'Transformers 4' Title Reveal: 'Age of Extinction' Hints at Dinobots
  38. ↑ MSN.com article
  39. ↑ CBC News article
  40. ↑ Post on Michael Bay's Blog
  41. ↑ Second extortion attempt reported on 'Transformers 4' set
  42. ↑ "Hollywood director Michael Bay eager to shoot in Hong Kong again", South China Morning Post, 28 October 2013.
  43. ↑ 『トランスフォーマー』第4弾の邦題は『トランスフォーマー ロストエイジ』に決定！最新ビジュアルも公開
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