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Kelsey Grammer to play villain in ‘Transformers 4′

- May 1st, 2013
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Kelsey Grammer. REUTERS FILE

Kelsey Grammer has landed the lead (human) villain role in Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers 4, according to Deadline.

The Emmy winner joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, and newcomers Jack Reynor and Nicole Peltz in a revamped story that takes place four years after the events of Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Contrary to early rumblings, Transformers 4 will not be a reboot. In a message on his website, Bay writes: “The story makes a very natural transition, and reason as to why we have a whole new cast. This Transformers will feel very different than the last three. We are embarking on a new trilogy.”

In a separate post, he continues: “We’re going to start off smaller… To freshen the franchise we’ve redesigned everything from top to bottom… We’re trying to broaden the franchise and give it more places to go.”

Bay had announced he was stepping away from the franchise after the third instalment, but has since had a change of heart. “It was bittersweet to think of passing it off. I wanted to set it up on a really sure footing and to bring someone else in on that, it would have been overwhelming.”

Grammer will play Harold Attinger, a counter intelligence agent.

Transformers 4 hits theatres June 29, 2014.

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Nicola Peltz named new ‘Transformers’ girl

- March 28th, 2013
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Nicola Peltz is seen at the series premiere for ‘Bates Motel,’ March 12, 2013. WENN.com

 

Michael Bay has announced Nicola Peltz is his leading lady for Transformers 4.

The director posted the announcement on his website with the statement, “Welcome Nicola Peltz to Transformers 4.”

Peltz joins Mark Wahlberg and newcomer Jack Reynor, who was cast in January.

The 18-year-old, who is currently starring in A&E’s Bates Motel and was also seen in The Last Airbender, will play Wahlberg’s daughter in the fourth instalment of the series, which is continuing sans original star Shia LaBeouf.

Megan Fox was the leading lady in the first two Transformers films, but the role was recast with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in 2011′s Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Bay says the new film won’t be a reboot, but will be a continuation of a brand new trilogy. “This Transformers will feel very different than the last three,” he wrote on his website. “We are embarking on a new trilogy.”

Earlier this month, a plot synopsis was leaked after it was announced that Transformers 4 will be partially shot in Michigan this spring.

“As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessman and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control – all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his crosshairs. The epic adventure and battle between good and evil, freedom and enslavement ensues.”

Are you happy the series will continue on the plot from the original trilogy, or should Transformers have been rebooted as a completely new film? Let us know what you think in the comments.

Transformers 4 hits theaters June 27, 2014.

Incidentally, if you are a fan of Michael Bay, his next feature, Pain & Gain, which stars Wahlberg and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, opens next month. You can check out the trailer below.

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‘Transformers 4′ plot unveiled

- March 21st, 2013

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Thanks to the Michigan Film Office, plot details for Transformers 4 have been leaked.

The film, which is due out next year, takes place four years after Transformers: Dark of the Moon with Mark Wahlberg taking over the lead role from Shia LaBeouf. Director Michael Bay has been tight-lipped on what the film will be about, but a synopsis was leaked courtesy of a Michigan Film Office press release (via Rope of Silicon)

“As humanity picks up the pieces, following the conclusion of ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessman and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control – all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his crosshairs. The epic adventure and battle between good and evil, freedom and enslavement ensues.”

The first Transformers and the third instalment, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, were also filmed in Detroit.

In a 2012 interview with Hero Complex, Bay hinted that the film will be part of the official Transformers canon.

“It’s not a reboot, that’s maybe the wrong word,” Bay said. “I don’t want to say reboot because then people will think we’re doing a ‘Spider-Man’ and starting from the beginning. We’re not. We’re taking the story that you’ve seen — the story we’ve told in three movies already — and we’re taking it in a new direction. But we’re leaving those three as the history. It all still counts.”

The director has hired little-known Irish actor Jack Reynor to star opposite Wahlberg. Says Bay on his website:

“He is an Irish kid that came to America with 30 bucks in his pocket. Pretty ballsy. Seriously who does that? Anyway I spotted him in a great little Irish movie WHAT RICHARD DID. This kid is the real deal… This Transformers will feel very different than the last three. We are embarking on a new trilogy.”

Transformers 4 hits theatres June 29, 2014.

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‘Pain and Gain’ trailer: Mark Wahlberg and The Rock get jacked for Michael Bay

- December 20th, 2012

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Just days after Mark Wahlberg announced that Transformers 4 will be the “most important role” of his career, we’re getting a look at his first team-up with director Michael Bay in Pain and Gain.

Instead of robots, sun-drenched Miami looks to take a supporting role in the crime-comedy that revolves around a pair of bodybuilders who get caught up in a kidnapping plot. Frankly, that’s a bit of a relief.

Wahlberg looks freakishly Hulk-like and his co-star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson looks bigger than we’ve ever seen him. It looks like a nice throwback to Bay’s Bad Boys films, though.

Only problem is, after watching the two-minute trailer, I definitely feel like I need to hit the gym.

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