One
of Hasbro’s biggest lines is returning to the silver screen this summer.
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” will be the franchise’s fourth blockbuster entry
and will explode onto the big screen June 27.
After a 3 year absence from the
silver screen, director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg
return with an entirely new human cast. The characters Optimus Prime and
Bumblebee will also return for the new film, taking place four years after the
event of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”.
Bay initially said that he would not
be returning for a fourth film during the production of “Transformers: Dark of
the Moon”, but producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirmed that Bay would return
to direct the fourth film. Bonaventura expressed his positive aspirations for
the franchise and Bay’s return by saying "Yeah Michael’s gonna direct and it’ll be releasing in the summer of
2014. We’re excited and I think the challenge there is we really are gonna do a
reboot, and what that’s gonna be we don’t even know yet."
Mark Wahlberg was cast as in the lead role, replacing Shia LaBeouf. Bay has worked with Wahlberg in the 2013 action-comedy film “Pain & Gain.” Bay expressed his enthusiasm for Wahlberg’s addition to the franchise: “Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on “Pain and Gain” and I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy.”
Mark Wahlberg was cast as in the lead role, replacing Shia LaBeouf. Bay has worked with Wahlberg in the 2013 action-comedy film “Pain & Gain.” Bay expressed his enthusiasm for Wahlberg’s addition to the franchise: “Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on “Pain and Gain” and I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy.”
Taking place four years after the
events of “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, the Autobots have gone into hiding
after the devastation caused in Chicago. The destruction of Chicago has led to
public fear and now all Transformers are being hunted down. Details of the plot
have been few but it has been confirmed that the Dinobots, the sub faction of
the Autobots who transform into dinosaurs, will appear in the film.
The first teaser trailer for the film
premiered during Super Bowl XLVIII. A Fandango poll by fans showed that the
trailer for “Transformers: Age of Extinction” was the most anticipated trailer
to premiere during the big game.
Audiences will now have to wait until
this summer to see the fourth installment in this big-budget, explosive
franchise. Perhaps the film will truly be, more than meets the eye.
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