Transformers 4

Ryuk · Feb 14, 2012

Which at this point should be subtitled "The Search For More Money", but I digress......

Transformers 4 Director & Date Set
Paramount officially announces Michael Bay's deal

By Jim Vejvoda, February 14th 2012

Series producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura was at Toy Fair 2012 today where he confirmed that Transformers 4 is moving ahead with Michael Bay back in the director's chair and a 2014 release date.

Deadline says that Bay and Co. will only shoot Transformers 4 next and not the fourth and fifth installments back-to-back as had been rumored last year. The site adds that the Paramount brass and Bay are all plenty peeved at Di Bonaventura for letting the proverbial cat of the bag before they could officially announce the news. Bay will first shoot Pain and Gain with Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg.

UPDATED: Paramount Pictures has now issued a press release officially announcing Michael Bay's involvement:

Paramount Pictures announced today that director Michael Bay has signed a two-picture deal with the studio, which will commence this spring with the filming of Pain and Gain, and will be followed by the next installment in the hit Transformers franchise.

Based on a true story, Pain and Gain follows a group of bodybuilders who engaged in a campaign of kidnapping, extortion and murder in Florida. First told in an article from the Miami New Times, Pain and Gain, will be directed by Bay and will star Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Expected to begin production in early spring, the movie's producers include Bay, Donald De Line and Ian Bryce.

Following Pain and Gain, Bay will bring audiences a new take on the Transformers franchise as he begins production on the fourth installment in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. The third, and most recent installment of the franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Is the fourth highest global grossing film of all time with 1.124 billion dollars of worldwide box office success. Directed by Bay, the movie will re-unite the filmmaking team from the hit franchise, including producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy, Tom DeSanto and Ian Bryce; and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. Paramount Pictures will release the film on June 29th, 2014.

"Michael has been working on PAIN AND GAIN for a number of years but has patiently waited for the perfect casting to trigger a start," said Adam Goodman, President of Paramount's Film Group. "Clearly his patience has paid off as we couldn't be more excited about this combo. His passion for this project is just awesome."

Jimmy · Feb 15, 2012

A fourth, really? Also, I hate when people blow the numbers out of proportion. IMAX and 3D tickets costing more than a traditional ticket, and accounting for inflation, a lot of these movies aren't nearly as successful as they trumpet.

Pain & Gain sounds like a more terrible version of "Burn After Reading". And the 'perfect cast' with The Rock and Marky Mark?

Hereticus · Feb 15, 2012

I thought Transformers 4 was already coming out with Liam Neeson...

Skooch · Feb 15, 2012

^ Zing

Ryuk · Feb 17, 2012

Josh Duhamel Talks Transformers 4
He hasn't gotten the call to return and doesn't expect he will.

By Jim Vejvoda, February 17th 2012

One of the stars of the original Transformers trilogy confirmed that the original cast probably won't be back for Transformers 4, which Michael Bay was announced this week as directing.

Josh Duhamel, who played Spec Ops officer Lennox in the first three films, told E! Online, "I don't think anybody's doing it. ... "I know Shia [LaBoeuf]'s not doing it. I don't think Tyrese or Rosie [Huntington-Whiteley] or anybody else is doing it."

Duhamel added, "Whenever these movies make that much money they're going to make as many as they can," he said. "[But] I haven't heard anything about it. They haven't called me."

Transformers 4 is slated for a June 29, 2014 release.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/121/1218976p1.html

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