Don't think we have a thread for this yet. These movies are all just giant robot, silly fun. But I'll go! New Optimus below.
Release Date: June 27, 2014 (2D theaters and IMAX)
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, Li Bingbing, T.J. Miller
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2109248/?ref_=sr_3 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2109248/?ref_=sr_3)
New Bumblebee/Camaro. Man, that's an awesome car!
Transformers 4 Spied Filming at GM Proving Grounds. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxnlMbc4g-w#ws)
I'm kind of surprised by this. I had no idea they were making a fourth.
I feel kind of bad giving Michael Bay money, but as long as Peter Cullen is involved, I'll have to go see it.
Transformers 4 is filming in Detroit next week. Need to figure out a way to get down there. :)
Creditors aren't the only visitors to Detroit these days. The latest "Transformers" movie will be arriving downtown soon for filming on the blockbuster franchise.
Where others might see an embattled city enmeshed in bankruptcy battles, the filmmakers say Detroit is a welcoming place that they've used repeatedly for locations.
"Next week, we begin in Detroit on the big set we've built underneath the monorail," says "Transformers 4" producer Ian Bryce, referring to the Asian-style structures that have been constructed next to Grand Circus Park — near the People Mover.
Detroit will be portraying Hong Kong for the shoot, which is expected to run through the second week of August.
Work continued Thursday on the large outdoor set, which stretches from Washington Boulevard to Bagley. Signs and decorations have been installed on some storefronts to create the look of Hong Kong streets. According to Bryce, the sequences being done there are for the climactic third act of the film.
"There's a lot of control for cars and street action that we can't get in other places," says Bryce, who also has been here for filming on the first and third "Transformers" and "The Island."
Bryce said the movie expects to spend about $65 million during its time in Michigan. A change in location plans affected the anticipated $82 million announced by the Michigan Film Office in March.
The filming could be an economic plus for Detroit. The project is planning to spend more time and money in Michigan than during the franchise's 2010 stay for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Three years ago, the filmmakers anticipated spending at least $16 million.
Production in Michigan on "Transformers 4" started in late June. Locations have included Fairfield Township, the Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac, Milford, Warren, Troy and, this week, River Rouge. Filming also is set to happen in Lansing.
Back in April, Michael Bay, who's directing his fourth "Transformers" project, told the Free Press that some General Motors facilities would be used as locations. There has been a close relationship between the "Transformers" movies and the GM vehicles in the films.
The franchise about battling Autobots and Decepticons has helped turn the Camaro into an international superstar through the "Bumblebee" Autobot character.
Bay previously came to Detroit for 2005's "The Island," the 2007 "Transformers" and 2011's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."
The Motor City remains a desirable location for the franchise, which is heading in a new direction with the fourth installment. This one stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammer as well as Han Geng and Li Bingbing, popular stars in China.
"We're big fans of Michigan and Detroit. There are a lot of good things we look forward to here, including the cooperation," says Bryce.
Supervising location manager Ilt Jones says the Detroit filming will involve some pyrotechnics and "the usual 'Transformers' crash, bang, wallop."
Jones describes the Grand Circus Park location as an example of how a movie set can work well within a city.
"The People Mover runs right in the middle of our set and they're being great," says Jones, explaining service will continue through filming with only occasional interruptions of a few minutes. The "Transformers 4" crew is working to ensure the filming involves as few disruptions as possible to the city.
"We do our homework before we come anywhere near a place," he says.
http://www.freep.com/article/20130725/ENT01/307250173/transformers-detroit-filming-walhberg (http://www.freep.com/article/20130725/ENT01/307250173/transformers-detroit-filming-walhberg)
Detroit residents are going to think they've been bailed out by China! lol
Quote from: Dangelus on July 26, 2013, 09:12:59 PM
Detroit residents are going to think they've been bailed out by China! lol
Wouldn't be the first time.
T4 filming in Detroit or is this just a normal day in the Motor City?? ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coILsXxlUqw#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coILsXxlUqw#ws)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUjsOXodTD8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUjsOXodTD8#ws)
Some new set photos from the Hong Kong shoot here:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=110837 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=110837)
They actually hired a bunch of extras in town to film at the defunked nuke site here in Grays Harbor, I guess I should have gone and checked it out!
First trailer is up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk#ws)
Dinobots! This may be he first movie where a human is out-acted by a robot truck, though. ;)
i just have zero emotional connection to Transformers...
Full, new trailer is out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTrsKRJ9FcM#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTrsKRJ9FcM#ws)
Interesting. This could be good....? Dinobots help.
I've enjoyed the other three Transformer films. My only objection to them is that they don't hold up to repeated viewings at all. Fun the first time through, but not so much after. I'll probably try and see this one in the theater though.
Kevin
I was a bit to old when Transformers came around back in the 80's, so I am not really of the Transformers generation. But I have to say, I enjoyed the first 3 movies, and I suspect this one as well. Just something about giant robots fighting really get my attention, and I have never been to concerned about any deficiencies in the plot or story. Lately I have been starting to watch older cartoons I missed out when I was younger, I have seen the old cartoon movie, but I might seek out the cartoons at some point.
I'm not a fan of the past films but i'll still give this a go. I was kind of hoping that the old truck was Optimus (ala G1) lol. At the end of the day they are pure popcorn films and nothing wrong in that :D
Saw this movie last night and pretty much enjoyed it. If you liked the previous ones in the series, this is more of that. Giant robots fighting, girls in shorts running from them, buildings getting trashed, etc. It was a bit long, but I did enjoy seeing the scenes filmed around Detroit (especially them using some of the GM Tech Center as CIA HQ - a place I visit often for work). Anyway, very much a big, popcorn film.
I have yet to watch one of these.
Quote from: Bromptonboy on June 28, 2014, 09:10:45 AM
I have yet to watch one of these.
You are not missing anything.
Now that Megan Fox is not in them, the possibility of me going is more remote..
I saw this today, I agree with Rico, it was a bit long. To be honest, I felt they could have trimmed about 45 minutes to an hour out of it, and I think it would have been a nicer length. I usually like Mark Wahlberg, but had a tough time really buying his character in this one. There actually seemed to be a lot of characters in this, so it got tough to keep track of who was fighting who as there seemed to be villains ontop of villains. But it was definitely a popcorn flick, the sound system was really rocking and shaking the theatre.
[spoiler]I never really followed the Transformers when I was younger, as they sort of got popular when I was going into my Teens so I had moved onto other things at the time. But I get the impression that the attitude that Autobots had in this movie was a bit more inline with the cartoons. Not sure if I really cared for it a lot, as I found they got annoying at times. Could not really understand why they did not just pickup and leave, as they never really sounded overly enthusiastic when convinced to help out.[/spoiler]
I enjoyed the first hour or so quite a bit that showed Mark Wahlberg as the crazy inventor dad. But some of the robot action got tedious. But it's very impressive what they can do technically in these films and show how seem less a car can transform into a giant robot. They are the epitome of the summer popcorn movie and I still enjoy them.
Me and the wife got to see this Monday since she had a vacation day to use and we both liked it and me more so. I thought it was really good and lots of fun. I would say Optimus Prime is my favorite and Trish likes Bumblebee. I also loved those Dinobots! I would agree though with what some of you said about the length of the movie since it did last almost 3 hours!
[spoiler]So where is Optimus off too??[/spoiler]
I'm not an expert on the Transformers but,...
[spoiler]I think Optimus is off to find out who created them way back, ages ago.[/spoiler]