Source: Michael Bay | Posted By: Dan Geer
Lately, rumors were going around stating that actor Mark Wahlberg, who is currently starring in director Michael Bay’s upcoming film, Pain and Gain, was in talks to star in Bay’s other little film coming up, Transformers 4. Bay was quick to shoot down that rumor, but then started to have a change of heart and saw fit to dream up a role for the actor in his new giant alien robot flick.
As of yesterday, Wahlberg has been officially confirmed to star in the new Transformers film, and you can read the official press release below!
Via Michael Bay.com:
HOLLYWOOD, CA (November 8, 2012) – After an exceptionally successful collaboration on the upcoming “Pain and Gain,” Michael Bay has cast Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg in the highly anticipated “TRANSFORMERS 4.” The film will hit theaters June 27th, 2014.
“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,” said Bay.
Bay will direct the next installment in the “TRANSFORMERS” series, which begins shooting next spring. From Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., in association with Hasbro, the film will be produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian.
Bay’s first “TRANSFORMERS” film was a box office sensation in 2007, opening at #1 and earning more than $700 million worldwide. His second installment “TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN” in 2009 grossed more than $830 million worldwide. In 2011, “TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON” was an even bigger hit worldwide, grossing more than a billion dollars to become the 5th highest grossing film of all time. To date, the franchise has earned more than $2.6 billion worldwide.
From acclaimed director Michael Bay comes “Pain and Gain,” a new action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie. Based on the unbelievable true story of three personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. Ed Harris, Tony Shalhoub, Rob Corddry, Rebel Wilson, and Bar Paly also star. The film is based on magazine articles by Pete Collins, with a screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and produced by Donald DeLine, Michael Bay and Ian Bryce.
“PAIN AND GAIN” opens in theaters everywhere April 26th, 2013.
Since Transformers: Dark of the Moon, it has been confirmed that the fourth film will act as sort of a reboot of the franchise, starring different actors and carrying over a few of the Transformers from the previous films.
What do you think? Can Mark Wahlberg carry this franchise forward? Personally, I say that if Shia LaBeouf can, anyone can…
Just kidding, Labeouf.
Transformers 4, directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, is slated to hit theaters nationwide June 27, 2014.
