Transformers Age of Extinction
Transformers: Age of Extinction (or simply Transformers 4) is a 2014 science fiction action film based on the Transformers franchise. It is the fourth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and stars Mark Wahlberg in the lead role, with Peter Cullen reprising his role as Optimus Prime. It is both a sequel to 2011's Dark of the Moon and a soft reboot of the franchise, and takes place five years later, after the Decepticon invasion of Chicago. Like its predecessors, the film is directed by Michael Bay[7] and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Ehren Kruger is the film's screenwriter, having written every Transformers film since Revenge of the Fallen. The film features an entirely new cast of human characters and is the first in the series to feature the Dinobots. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Leadfoot, and Brains. The film was released on June 27, 2014, in IMAX and 3D.[8] Upon its release, reception to the film was mostly negative among film critics. It received an average rating of 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the lowest rated film of the franchise. The movie also received seven nominations at the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.[9] However, many praised the visual effects, the action sequences, Steve Jablonsky's musical score, and the performances of Wahlberg, Grammer, and Tucci. Despite the poor reviews, the film was a massive box office success, grossing over $1.087 billion worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing film of 2014, the second highest-grossing film in the Transformers series, and the nineteenth film to gross over $1 billion. |
Directed by | Michael Bay |
Produced by | Don Murphy |
Tom DeSanto | |
Lorenzo di Bonaventura | |
Ian Bryce | |
Written by | Ehren Kruger |
Based on | Transformers by Hasbro |
Star | Mark Wahlberg |
Stanley Tucci | |
Kelsey Grammer | |
Nicola Peltz | |
Jack Reynor | |
Sophia Myles | |
Li Bingbing | |
Titus Welliver | |
T. J. Miller | |
Peter Cullen | |
Music by | Steve Jablonsky |
Cinematography | Amir Mokri |
Edited by | William Goldenberg |
Roger Barton | |
Paul Rubell | |
Production company | di Bonaventura Pictures Hasbro |
China Movie Channel | |
Jiaflix Enterprises | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | June 19, 2014 (Hong Kong premiere) |
June 27, 2014 (China) | |
June 27, 2014 (United States) | |
Running time | 165 minutes |
Country | United States |
China | |
Language | English |
Movie Info
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION begins after an epic battle left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history...while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans (led by Mark Wahlberg), Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world. (C) Paramount Plot Summary: "Transformers: Age of Extinction" is the fourth film in director Michael Bay’s global blockbuster franchise. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, T. J. Miller, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Titus Welliver star. The film begins after an epic battle that left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history… while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans, Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world. |