He's very well armed and has a vicious attitude to match - but with him, there may truly be more than meets the eye. [85] The film's viral campaign updated on May 22, showcasing all-new posters and realistic news reports of the damage done to Chicago from the third film. He said the film contains about ninety minutes of visual effects (out of the movie's 165-minute length). [90], Jack Reynor and Nicola Peltz made multiple appearances in the Twin Cities on June 8, 2014. This page was last edited on 26 January 2021, at 15:47. ****WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS****. While his teenage daughter Tessa and business partner Lucas Flannery encourage him to turn Optimus over to the authorities, Cade instead fixes Optimus, hoping to understand his technology. 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The Transformers and Michael Bay are teaming up once again in the upcoming "Age of Extinction." Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. "[143] A. O. Scott of The New York Times said in his review that "The story is scaffolding for the action and like every other standing structure, it is wrecked in a thunderous shower of metal, glass, masonry, and earth. [61] The Mak brothers pleaded guilty to both charges in February 2014 and were incarcerated, with the prosecutor noting that the case had attracted a great deal of media attention and affected Hong Kong's image. [114] It scored the biggest IMAX international opening weekend with $16.6 million from 266 theaters (overtaken by Jurassic World). The C7 debuted on January 13, 1013 to world-wide acclaim, and would later be chosen to star in the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction. Bay announced that filming had begun on May 28, 2013, in Monument Valley, Utah. The sequel, titled The Last Knight, was released on June 21, 2017, with Bay stating it was his final entry of the series. "[146] Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News gave the film 1 out of five stars, commenting that "If the 'human scenes' all reek of adolescent dialogue and dopey snark masquerading as character development, it's a toss-up if that's better or worse than seeing clattering collections of caliginous junk."[147]. [45] On September 3, 2013, Paramount released an official teaser poster for the film, revealing the title to be Transformers: Age of Extinction. [37][38] The film will not be a reboot but a sequel to Dark of the Moon,[9] taking place four years later. Rather than add to our original list, we decided to create a whole new list for what will likely be a new trilogy - beginning with Transformers: Age of Extinction. Instead, he chooses to be on their side because he feels only the Autobots truly have a chance at achieving peace - the only thing he really cares about. The projected total from the Rentrak sales data would put the opening three-day weekend gross at around $97.5 million. [107] The film remained at the summit for two consecutive weekends before being overtaken by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in its third weekend. For Transformers to have crossed the $100 million threshold, it would have needed to gross more than the nationwide average in the theatres not tracked by Rentrak. [34], After final negotiations with Bay to direct the film,[35] producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura confirmed that there would be a fourth film in the franchise. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. During an appearance on the Canadian version of The Morning Show, both Reynor and Peltz promised big things that would please fans. Greg Anderson, Melanie Specht and Victoria Summer play Joshua's assistants. Once he has broken in the Dinobot known as Grimlock, he'll ride on his back in an effort to defeat the Decepticons - and a new type of enemy, as well. [46], In November 2012, Mark Wahlberg was cast in the film. His Dinobot companion is Slug. [69] On July 4, 2014, the long play was released digitally on iTunes containing the full score of the film. The film featured two unknown Autobots that transformed into a black and blue 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (going by production name "Drift"), and a green 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray concept (going by production name "Slingshot"). Michael Bay has directed the first five films: Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014), and The Last Knight (2017). [86] Three more television spots, all sporting new footage, appeared online on May 30, 2014. Here's everything you need to know about this 4th film entry. [102][103], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 18% based on 211 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. During the battle, Galvatron's behavior becomes slightly erratic when it starts destroying vehicles, but Joshua manages to redirect it to target the Autobots. Directed by (1) Writing credits (1) Cast (138) Produced by (19) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (3) Casting By (5) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (9) Set Decoration by (6) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (29) Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. [100] It was released on June 27, 2014, in across 4,233 theaters in North America. He can transform into a laptop but is rarely seen in that mode. [2] It was the only film of 2014 to earn over $1 billion at the box office worldwide. [114] Its biggest opener outside the U.S. was in China, where it scored one of the biggest non-North American openings of all time with $91.2 million from 4,400 screens, which was once the second-biggest opening of all time there. [citation needed]. As Galvatron battles Optimus, it gets autonomously freed from control, surprising Joshua. From the beginning, Bumblebee has been one of Optimus Prime's most loyal lieutenants and a sworn protector of the human race. The Dinobots are legendary warriors who traveled the vastness of space and time in the Knights' Temenos. [52] On July 14, 2013, Bay announced that Han Geng had joined the cast. The leads are contracted for three films. Steeljaw is also known as Wolf in the earlier release toyline, particularily to hide his true name. He alternates forms in the movie, starting as a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro but later becoming a sleek and shiny 2014 Camaro. In 2012, Hugo Weaving (voice of Megatron) indicated that he would not be returning for a fourth film, describing the role as "meaningless". [17] That same month, Titus Welliver also joined the cast.[13]. Optimus Prime was once the leader of the good Autobots. [121][122][123] Adding to the film's revenue and popularity were product placements of Chinese brands edited into the movie specifically for Chinese audiences. His status in The Last Knight is a spoiler so we won’t say much. In the comics, Drift was once known as the Decepticon Deadlock, but then he converted to the Autobots team. 1 'Transformers: Age Of Extinction' Is 2014's Most Valuable Blockbuster", "Box Office: 'Transformers: Age Of Extinction' Earns $8.8M On Thursday", "$100 Million Debate: 'Transformers' Debut Was Big, but How Big? In the ensuring duel, Optimus kills Attinger, but the distraction allows Lockdown to pin Optimus down with his own sword. In the film, he's a meditative Samurai who's skill with deadly "spark swords" is virtually unrivaled. Further enhancing his peace-loving and medic ways, he takes the form of a 2004 Hummer H2 ambulance. While Lockdown's large prison spacecraft hovers over Chicago to hand over the Seed, Cade, Shane, and the Autobots sneak on board to rescue Optimus and Tessa. [20] Glenn Morshower stated in September 2012 that he would appear in the next two films, reprising his role of General Morshower, but Morshower announced in May 2013 that he would not be able to appear in the new films due to a scheduling conflict. 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[44] On September 2, TFW 2005 revealed one last possible title, Age of Extinction. The Autobots storm the building and destroy the laboratory, but they soon leave after Joshua announces that they are no longer required. Tessa hollers — twice), bad one-liners, and battles that rarely rise above the banal. Crosshairs isn't a fan of Earth, and given his way, would leave it behind and not look back. On October 29, Michael Bay's Official Twitter Account tweeted that principal photography of Transformers 4 had been completed in Hong Kong, and the cast and crew were heading to the Chinese mainland. [50] It also was shot in various other formats, including IMAX 70mm film cameras, digital stereo 3-D, and anamorphic and spherical 35mm film. In summer 2014, Rovio and Hasbro announced Angry Birds Transformers. The Dinobots are a group of Autobot Transformers who appears in Transformers: Age of Extinction as well as Transformers: The Last Knight. The track "Leave Planet Earth Alone" samples the drum beat of Battle Cry so that the former serves as an intro to the latter as the credits start, though this version is only present in the film; Battle Cry isn't featured on the soundtrack album, and Leave Planet Earth Alone has a unique outro. However, they lost control of their ship after it was taken over by the mercenary bounty hunter Lockdown. During his visit, the very first clip from the film debuted, showcasing Grammer's character and Wahlberg's in a heated argument. During the pursuit, Lucas is killed by one of Lockdown's grenades. Directed by Michael Bay. "[145] Roth Cornet of IGN gave the film a score of 6.3 out of 10, praising the "slightly darker/surprising tone and Lockdown" and his ship while criticizing the "logic/script issues and long running time. In total earnings, the highest revenue came from China ($301 million), Russia ($45.2 million), South Korea ($43.3 million), Germany ($38.2 million), Mexico ($33.5 million), the UK ($33.1 million) and Australia ($24.9 million). So Harold Attinger, a CIA agent, establishes a unit whose sole purpose is to hunt down all of them. [31] Jason Statham was rumored to star in the fourth installment. [53][54] In Weaving's place, longtime Transformers voice actor Frank Welker was cast as Galvatron (traditionally a reincarnation of Megatron), reprising his role from the third and fourth seasons of the original animated series. During the first commercial break for the show, a brand new television spot aired. [78] On March 30, 2014, a shortened version of the teaser trailer was aired during the season 4 finale of The Walking Dead. As we were finally reaching the 165-minute mark, all that noise and fury was about as exciting as the special effects in an Ed Wood movie. [87][88][89], Imagine Dragons's single for the film officially released online on June 2, 2014. The soundtrack album sold more than 15,000 units worldwide. With Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci. [84] On May 21, 2014, two television spots appeared online, both containing new footage from the film. The film was released on June 27, 2014, in IMAX and 3D. A one-stop shop for all things video games. Based on a 2014 Corvette, this green movie-used car played the part of the adventurous paratrooper Crosshairs, fighting alongside the Autobots and Optimus Prime to defend the earth against the dreaded Decepticons. [83][permanent dead link], An exclusive theatrical trailer debuted on May 15 on iTunes Movie Trailers at 12:01 AM Pacific Standard Time. No mashup version or otherwise is available for purchase. Now on Blu-ray and Digital HDTransformers: Age of Extinction begins after an epic battle left a great city torn, but with the world saved. Thinking he could buy it and strip it for parts to send his young daughter to college, he jumped at the opportunity to purchase it....with his friend Lucas's money. Despite Joshua wanting Galvatron to look more like Optimus Prime, the finished Galvatron resembles Megatron. His alternate form is a Oshkosh Defense Medium Tactical Vehicle. [99] Despite being a box office hit, it was considered by several box office experts to have fallen well below expectations. Optimus asks the Autobots to protect the Yeagers, before flying away into space with the Seed, sending a message to the Creators that he is coming for them. The toy was inside an already/previously opened packaging that was taped up all over in attempt to seal it back up. [114][115] The film topped the box office outside North America for four consecutive weekends despite coinciding with the 2014 FIFA World Cup before being overtaken by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in its fifth weekend. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Galvatron reactivates himself and a battle follows in Hong Kong's streets between the Autobots, Cemetery Wind, and the drones. D&D Beyond Lockdown returns to capture Optimus and the Dinobots, using a large magnet to cause destruction. He later used his light to help Sam in his room as the powerlines caused a power cut and when hiding from Sam's parents back… [41][42][43], On September 1, 2013, Fusible revealed three possible subtitles for the film, which were Last Stand, Future Cast, and Apocalypse. Still skeptical of Optimus, Lucas calls Cemetery Wind who attacks the Yeager farm, but Optimus, and Tessa's secret boyfriend, Irish rally car driver Shane Dyson, come to the family's aid. Transformers toy merchandising was one of the first successful cases by a foreign company in China at its time, its line of transforming robot toys was highly sought-after, especially by boys. [136], The $100 million opening announced for Transformers: Age of Extinction is disputed within the industry. Like its predecessors, it was directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger, with Steven Spielberg and Bay as executive producers. [65], Skrillex worked on sound design for the film, having said that he was creating "the craziest Skrillex sounds I could ever make" and mentioned working on sounds for the Dinobots. A 4K Ultra-high-definition Blu-Ray release followed on December 5, 2017. It serves as a soft reboot of the franchise, establishing new story elements. The movie was a box office success, grossing over $1.104 billion worldwide on a $210 million budget, making it the highest-grossing film of 2014, the 10th-highest-grossing film of all time, and the only film in 2014 to gross over $1 billion. [91] Kelsey Grammer made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman on June 9, 2014. [114][117] The film set an all-time IMAX opening record with $9.7 million. Some media outlets have elected to go with the Rentrak figure. His movie interests vary greatly and you might find him watching "Big Momma's House 3" by himself during a matinee, standing in line to watch "The Avengers" at midnight or live-tweeting a viewing of "Sharknado". Age of Extinction was the first feature film to be shot on smaller digital IMAX cameras, as well as various other film formats, such as IMAX 70mm film cameras, digital stereo 3-D, and anamorphic and spherical 35mm film. Even though his voice module was damaged beyond repair, Bee still manages to communicate effectively using his radio to play various songs and soundbites that relate to the situation at hand. In a poll by Fandango, the spot was determined to be the most anticipated film trailer to be shown, receiving 48% of the vote in the poll. Optimus summons the surviving Autobots – Bumblebee, Hound, Drift, and Crosshairs – who have come to distrust humans. It also crossed the $200 million mark in its third weekend, becoming the fifth film of 2014 to do so. [138] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Isabelle Cornish, Nicola Peltz, Gabriella Wilde, and Margaret Qualley were all considered for the role of the daughter, while Luke Grimes, Landon Liboiron, Brenton Thwaites, Jack Reynor, and Hunter Parrish were all considered for the boyfriend. Galvatron retreats, vowing to return. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [58] (According to previous reports, they would be filming there for one week. Lockdown locates and kills Ratchet when he refuses to give up the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. It’s been four days since I saw Transformers: Age of Extinction and this movie has defied my ability to write anything close to a review. [50] On May 1, 2013, actor Kelsey Grammer was cast as the lead human villain named Harold Attinger. His armor is colored green and black. The cars of Transformers: Age of Extinction Michael Bay has assembled an all-new cast for Transformers 4, and that extends to the cars as well as the humans. Another shortened version of the teaser trailer was aired during the 2014 MTV Movie Awards. The film was also released on digital download through iTunes and Google Play on September 16, 2014. Shop Transformers: Age of Extinction [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray] [3 Discs] [2014] at Best Buy. Optimus Prime is the wise and formidable leader of the Autobots. [60], On October 17, 2013, while filming in Hong Kong, director Michael Bay was assaulted by two brothers surnamed Mak, who demanded a payment of HK$100,000 (12,900 U.S. dollars). [15][16] Han Geng portrays himself, playing the guitar and singing in a parked car that is magnetized by Lockdown's ship. Transformers: Age of Extinction Synopsis: After the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that leveled Chicago, humanity thinks that all alien robots are a threat. "[141] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film zero out of four stars, calling it "the worst and most worthless Transformers movie yet.

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