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Michael Bay to direct 'Transformers 4' for June 2014 release
Published Tuesday, Feb 14 2012, 04:15 GMT | By Kate Goodacre | 34 comments
Michael Bay will direct the next instalment in the Transformers movie series, it has been announced.
Studio Paramount Pictures confirmed the news in a press release issued on Monday evening (February 13), adding that the movie has been pencilled in for release on June 29, 2014.
> Jason Statham: 'I haven't been offered Transformers 4'
"Directed by Bay, the movie will reunite 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," the company announced.
It was reported late last year that Bay was in 'final negotiations' to take charge of a fourth Transformers movie.
Bay has signed a two-picture deal with Paramount which also includes drama Pain and Gain.
The movie, which is due to begin production this spring, will star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Mark Wahlberg as two bodybuilders who become caught up in an extortion ring and kidnapping scheme that goes horribly wrong.
"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," president of Paramount's film group Adam Goodman explained, also praising Bay's "awesome" passion for the movie.
Bay will begin work on the fourth Transformers movie as soon as he completes production on Pain and Gain. Shia LaBeouf, who starred in the first three Transformers films as Sam Witwicky, is not expected to return for further instalments.
Watch Digital Spy's interview with Michael Bay and Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley below:
Studio Paramount Pictures confirmed the news in a press release issued on Monday evening (February 13), adding that the movie has been pencilled in for release on June 29, 2014.
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> Jason Statham: 'I haven't been offered Transformers 4'
"Directed by Bay, the movie will reunite 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," the company announced.
It was reported late last year that Bay was in 'final negotiations' to take charge of a fourth Transformers movie.
Bay has signed a two-picture deal with Paramount which also includes drama Pain and Gain.
The movie, which is due to begin production this spring, will star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Mark Wahlberg as two bodybuilders who become caught up in an extortion ring and kidnapping scheme that goes horribly wrong.
"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," president of Paramount's film group Adam Goodman explained, also praising Bay's "awesome" passion for the movie.
Bay will begin work on the fourth Transformers movie as soon as he completes production on Pain and Gain. Shia LaBeouf, who starred in the first three Transformers films as Sam Witwicky, is not expected to return for further instalments.
Watch Digital Spy's interview with Michael Bay and Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley below:
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