Question: Do director of film Rendition (film) and director of film Transformers: Age of Extinction share the same nationality?

Transformers: Age of Extinction is a 2014 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line. Like its predecessors, it was directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger, with Steven Spielberg and Bay as executive producers. It is the fourth installment of the live- action" Transformers" film series and a sequel to 2011's, taking place five years after its events. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Sophia Myles, Bingbing Li, Titus Welliver, and T. J. Miller. It does not feature the human cast from the previous three films, and instead introduces a new cast of human characters and many new Transformers, including the Dinobots. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Brains, Leadfoot, and Megatron( now known as Galvatron). The film was released on June 27, 2014, in IMAX and 3D. " Transformers: Age of Extinction" received largely negative reviews from critics but was a massive box office success, grossing over$ 1.104 billion worldwide, making it the highest- grossing film of 2014, the second- highest- grossing film in the" Transformers" series, the 19th film to gross over$ 1 billion, and the 29th- highest- grossing film of all time. It was the sole film to gross over$ 1 billion in 2014. A sequel,, was released on June 21, 2017, with Wahlberg and Tucci returning and Bay directing. <SEP> The films he has produced and directed, which include" Armageddon"( 1998)," Pearl Harbor"( 2001) and the" Transformers" film series( 2007 – present), have grossed over worldwide, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in history. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror movies including" The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"( 2003)," The Amityville Horror"( 2005)," The Hitcher"( 2007)," Friday the 13th"( 2009) and" A Nightmare on Elm Street"( 2010). Despite his commercial success at the box office, Bay's work is generally held in low esteem by film critics. While" The Rock"( 1996) and" Transformers"( 2007) received moderately positive reviews, his other films, including the four" Transformers" sequels, have been received negatively by critics. Michael Benjamin Bay( born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing big- budget, high- concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. <SEP> Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. <SEP> It centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El- Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al- Masri. Rendition is a 2007 American political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood and starring Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Jake Gyllenhaal and Omar Metwally. <SEP> He also directed the films," Ender's Game", and" Eye in the Sky". Gavin Hood( born 12 May 1963) is a South African filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and actor, best known for writing and directing" Tsotsi"( 2005), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. <SEP> Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.