Transformers: Age of Extinction

***Transformers: Age of Extinction*** is a 2014 American science fiction action movie. It is based on the _Transformers_ toy line. The movie was released on June 27, 2014. It was released in both IMAX and 3D. _Age of Extinction_ is the fourth live-action _Transformers_ movie series. It follows  _Transformers,_ _Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen_, and _Transformers: Dark of the Moon._ The movie was directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. The story of the movie takes place four years after the thrid movie. It made more money than any other movie in 2014

Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor star as the main characters. Kelsey Grammer is the main bad guy. Peter Cullen, James Remar, Reno Wilson and Robert Foxworth returning as the voices of Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Mirage, Brains and Ratchet. ]The cast also includes Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing, Sophia Myles, and TJ Miller. The movie added John Goodman and Ken Watanabe as the voices of Hound and Drift. It also includes John DiMaggio (Leadfoot) and Frank Welker (Galvatron)

## Plot

Four years after an invasion that tore Chicago apart, a mechanic and his daughter discover Optimus Prime, which brings down all the Autobots, Decepticons, and a paranoid government agency upon them.

### Humans

- Mark Wahlberg -  Cade Yeager. A single father and inventor.
- Nicola Peltz  - Tessa Yeager. Cade's daughter.
- Jack Reynor -  Shane Dyson.  Tessa's boyfriend and race car driver.

### Antagonists

- Kelsey Grammer - Harold Attinger. Government official.
- Stanley Tucci - Joshua. Designer who wants to build his own robots.
- Titus Welliver - Savoy. Leader of the team of agents hired by Attinger.

### Autobots

- Peter Cullen - Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots. Semi-trailer truck.
- Bumblebee (no voice actor) -  an Autobot scout.  modified 1967 Camaro and 2014 Chevrolet Camaro concept.
- Robert Foxworth - Ratchet, the Autobots' medical officer.
- John Goodman  - Hound, an Autobot commando.
- James Remar - Sideswipe, the Autobots' combat instructor.
- John DiMaggio - Crosshairs, an Autobot paratrooper.
- Ken Watanabe - Drift, an Autobot tactician , former Decepticon.
- Reno Wilson voices Brains, a Decepticon drone turned Auto.

### Decepticons

- Frank Welker - Galvatron, A human-made Transforme. Decepticon leader.
- Mark Ryan -  Lockdown. A Decepticon bounty hunter.

### Filming

Bay said that filming had begun on May 28, 2013, in Monument Valley, Utah. Detroit, was used for scenes in Hong Kong. McCormick Place in Chicago, was used for a city in China. The movie was the first movie to be shot using smaller digital IMAX 3D cameras.   From May 28 to June 24, 2013, Michael Bay uploaded pictures of several cars used in the movie. He uploaded them to social networks  including Facebook and Flickr.

On October 29, Michael Bay's  Twitter account tweeted that main photography of _Transformers 4_ had ended in Hong Kong  The cast and crew went to the main land for another week of filming Additional filming in Detroit began in early 2014.

### Music

Ehren Kruger wrote the script and Steve Jablonsky wrote the music the movie.

## Infobox (film)

- **name**: Transformers: Age of Extinction
- **caption**: International poster
- **director**: Michael Bay
- **writer**: Chris Wedge
Ehren Kruger
- **music**: Steve Jablonsky
Alan Silvestri
- **runtime**: 165 minutes
- **cinematography**: Amir Mokri
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: $210 million