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  • HBO to air ‘Transformers 4: Age of Extinction’ on 25 July

    HBO to air ‘Transformers 4: Age of Extinction’ on 25 July

    MUMBAI: The Autobots are back in their latest and greatest battle to save the human race. Catch the television premiere of 2014’s highest grossing Hollywood movie Transformers 4: Age of Extinction on Saturday, 25 July 2015 at 9 pm on HBO.

     

    The fourth installment of Transformers is both a sequel to 2011’s Dark of the Moon and a soft reboot of the franchise. Transformers 4: Age of Extinction begins after an epic battle left a great city torn, but 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 team of humans led by Cade Yeager (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.

     

    Transformers: Age of Extinction, the HBO Action Blockbuster of the Year, has been aggressively promoted across OOH, radio, print, and Hathway Digital Cable.

     

    The movie is directed by Michael Bay, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Ehren Kruger. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Sophia Myles and Li Bingbing.

  • Transforming the BO, ‘Transformers – Age of Extinction’ sets new records

    Transforming the BO, ‘Transformers – Age of Extinction’ sets new records

    MUMBAI: A larger than life feature presentation that has gone on to become a blockbuster, renowned director – Michael Bay’s fourth edition of Transformers has made a whooping Rs 30 crore as its weekend Box Office collection, ending the second quarter of the year on a high.

     

    Opening as the second biggest Hollywood film of 2014, Transformers – Age of Extinction received a thunderous response from viewers while also being the third biggest opening weekend for a Hollywood film in India.

     

    Having released in four languages in India (English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu), this film has been distributed by Viacom18 Motion Pictures in India. With a distribution strategy that included approximately 1400 screens from across 770 locations, this epic franchise has an ever-growing fan base and revenues that multiply year on year in the region.

     

    The movie was released across 37 countries and with nearly $400 million collections worldwide.

     

    Paramount films with its two upcoming movies Hercules and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hopes to gain considerable momentum in the fourth quarter of 2014.

  • Bollywood to get ‘Transformed’

    Bollywood to get ‘Transformed’

    MUMBAI: Touted to be the year’s most awaited, high octane action film, Transformers – Age of Extinction is the fourth edition of the epic Transformers franchise. With an ever growing fan base, this Hollywood flick seems to have transformed B–town celebs who attended the industry screening on Monday night at PVR Cinemas in Juhu.

     

    Celebrities that graced the occasion were Darsheel Safary, Resul Pookutty, Gaurav Chopra, Siddharth Shukla, Manish Paul, Salman, Lauren, Rithvik Dhanjani, Smita Bansal and Vishal Malhotra. MTV’s Ranvijay an ardent Transformers fan turned up in a super-cool Transformers belt and specially designed Transformers watch.

     

    The current movie will witness an all new star cast and a new twist. Directed by the maverick Michael Bay, the film includes a star studded cast with superstar Mark Wahlberg playing Cade Yeager, a single father who will go to any extremes for his daughter Tessa, played by Nicola Peltz and her handsome boyfriend Shane played by Jack Steynor.

     

    The film also introduces a series of new elements like the Dinobots, the dangerous intergalactic bounty hunter-Lockdown and the revival of the fire breathing T-Rex Grimlock.

     

    The returning Transformers include the courageous warrior and leader of the Autobots – Optimus Prime, the much loved Bumblebee who takes the most risks and will be seen in a new avatar and Drift, an Autobot tactician and a former Decepticon amongst others.

     

    Another first in the series, are human made transformers that join the evil forces of the Decepticons. Galvatron is a human-made Transformer who becomes the Decepticon overlord while Stinger becomes a Decepticon spy and sabotage specialist. The Army of the Dinobots is yet another challenge that Optimus Prime will have to overcome in this epic battle.

     

    Shot in 3D technology, Transformers – Age of Extinction is a spectacular cinematic experience in Dolby Atmos. Embellished with breathtaking VFX, it is also partly shot in IMAX.

  • Transformers’ Optimus Prime in India

    Transformers’ Optimus Prime in India

    MUMBAI: Transformers is back this year with Transformers – Age of Extinction, an amalgamation of drama, emotions and high octane action. Star lined with Mark Wahlberg, who plays the role of a single dad raising his daughter – Nicola Peltz, the movie is directed by Michael Bay.

     

    Aiming to bring viewers a step closer to their favourite hero – Optimus Prime, the makers have made a whopping 12-foot high statue that weighs about 300kg. Warrior, fearless and righteous – Optimus Prime is the ultimate leader of the Autobots who are constantly raging wars against a rival faction of robots called the Decepticons.

     

    Under a special license from Hasbro (American multinational that is one of the largest toy makers in the world), this figurine is made to exact design specifications. The viewing experience of this complex figurine has been enhanced by intricate lighting. Encased in a special package, a dedicated container has been hired to transport the robot locally around India. Optimus Prime will tour six cities, starting with Pune and eventually making his way to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad.

     

    In a bid to capitalise on this diehard devotion that fans have for Optimus Prime, Viacom18 Motion Pictures has initiated a digital contest across social media. According to this, fans will be asked three simple questions, with the winners getting an opportunity to click a selfie with the mammoth figurine in their city. Not only this, the winners will also attend an exclusive fan screening to watch the film before the rest of the world.

     

    Elaborating on the same, Viacom18 Motion Pictures VP- marketing Rudrarup Dutta said, “Optimus Prime symbolises the spirit of the Transformers as their leader and is worshipped as a hero by the ever growing Transformers fan base. This massive figurine is our way to bring Optimus Prime alive for his fans who will be able to greet him and as part of the campaign, get a once in a lifetime opportunity to click a ‘Selfie with Optimus’. Establishing the sheer magnitude and scale of this edition of Transformers, the initiative therefore aims at building an on ground connect in a unique and engaging manner with the fans.”

     

    Distributed by Viacom18 Motion Pictures in India, Transformers: Age of Extinction will be released on 27 June 2014.

  • Transformers 4: Age of Extinction extended trailer out

    Transformers 4: Age of Extinction extended trailer out

    MUMBAI: After a short 30-second Super Bowl spot earlier this year, the producers for the upcoming Transformers movie, Transformers 4: Age Of Extinction, have released a new extended trailer with more than two-and-a-half minutes of action.

     

    From the trailer, we learn that government agencies once again want to rid the world of the Transformers, both good and bad, and that the lead character, played by Mark Wahlberg, discovers something that quickly has both the government and the Transformers after him.

     

    Over the past year the movie’s director Michael Bay has dropped details on many of the cars that will feature. They include a classic 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS, a unique Camaro concept based on the fifth-gen car, a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, a Corvette Stingray and Sonic RS rally car, a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, a Pagani Huayra, a military truck from Oshkosh Defense, as well as Freightliner Argosy and Western Star trucks from Daimler Trucks North America.

  • Paramount reveals ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’ title

    Paramount reveals ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’ title

    MUMBAI: The Autobots and Decepticons have landed in Detroit. The Michigan city is doubling for a bombed out Hong Kong in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4. This will be the follow up to the already massively successful franchise and the movie is already on the floors and will ready for a mid 2014 release.

     

    Paramount unveiled the official title of its fourth Transformers installment along with a new teaser poster. Transformers: Age Of Extinction is due in theaters 27 June 2014. The Michael Bay magnum opus stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Sophia Myles, TJ Miller, Titus Welliver, Han Geng and Li Bingbing and is currently in production.

  • Michael Bay to helm Ubisoft’s ‘Ghost Recon’ with Warner Bros

    Michael Bay to helm Ubisoft’s ‘Ghost Recon’ with Warner Bros

    MUMBAI: Transformers director Michael Bay is all geared up for his next covert venture with the French Game developer Ubisoft. Bay will reportedly helm the movie adaption of Tom Clancy‘s Ghost Recon into a potential film franchise at Warner Bros.
     
    The film adaption would be Bay‘s maiden association with Warner Bros after previously producing and helming films primarily with Disney, Sony, DreamWorks and Paramount.

    Ghost Recon revolves around a fictional unit of the US Army Special Forces that essentially operates as the president‘s private force, using the latest technology to infiltrate and take down threats around the world without leaving any traces behind that they exist.
     
    Adding to the gaming plot of game, Ubisoft Motion Pictures CEO Jean Julien Baronnet, commented, "These guys don‘t belong to any specific organisation. They‘re in the field where the US troops are not supposed to be. It‘s a small team with very strong personalities and very specific skill sets. They‘re using weapons nobody knows about but it‘s grounded. It‘s not sci-fi, and Ubisoft wanted to work with Bay because he is a master at action movies."
     
    Micheal Bay is currently directing the fourth installment in the million dollar Transformers series with Paramount studios. Bay‘s take on Ghost Recon will be the third high-profile adaptation of the games that Ubisoft has set up within the past year, with New Regency co-producing both Assassin‘s Creed and Splinter Cell. Twentieth Century Fox has already set Memorial Day 2015 as the release date for Assassin‘s Creed, which will star Michael Fassbender in the lead, and The Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy in Splinter Cell.
     
    With these game adaptations planning to flood the Box Office soon, Ubisoft is playing it safe by not just licensing the films rights to Hollywood, but also taking more control in how the games shall be adapted, while not compromising on the game‘s DNA but all the same retelling a brand new story not based on what gamers have already played.
     
    Going ahead with the project Ubisoft is in the process of hiring screenwriters to tackle Ghost Recon while also planning to attach more talent by July. Ghost Recon, the game which was launched in 2001, has sold over 24 million games under nine titles, four expansion packs and a Facebook game too. Its latest version called Ghost Recon: Future Soldier released successfully in 2012.
     
    Giving its audiences the taste of the game‘s big screen thunder Ubisoft already has produced a live action short film for the franchise, Ghost Recon Alpha directed by Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy and produced by Ridley Scott.

  • Michael Bay invites wannabe filmmakers to be part of his next via competition

    Michael Bay invites wannabe filmmakers to be part of his next via competition

    MUMBAI: Director Michael Bay has teamed up with his bosses at Doritos to launch Crash the Super Bowl, a contest that will allow wannabe moviemakers to create advertisements for the snack brand, it is understood.
    The two top commercials will air during the Super Bowl broadcast in January next year after which fans will be asked to vote for their favourite in an online poll.
    “When you find out where these guys came from… It‘s great. If you want to get noticed, this is the way to do it… When I was a film student, I would have killed for this kind of opportunity. When you‘re on the set, you get to see it all go down,” Bay said.
    Bay, who started off his career with commercials before transitioning into Hollywood, will invite the director behind the advert with the highest score to work for him on the next instalment of Transformers.
    The fourth installment of Transformers is due to hit theatres in June 2014.

  • Michael Bay to direct Transformers 4

    Michael Bay to direct Transformers 4

    MUMBAI: After signing a two-film deal with Paramount, Michael Bay will direct the fourth instalment in Paramount‘s Transformers franchise. This would be preceded by a bodybuilding film Pain and Gain.

    Bay will direct the fourth film based on the Hasbro toy line. The third instalment in the franchise, Transformers: Dark of the Moon released last summer in 3D.

    Producer Di Bonaventura has been quoted as saying that the film would be a reboot of the franchise and that none of the cast of the original three movies have been signed for the project. It’s likely that he and Bay would create at least a few new characters for the film, it is understood.

    Pain and Gain is based on a true story and centers on a group of bodybuilders engaged in a campaign of kidnapping and murder in Florida is being produced by Bay, Donald De Line and Bryce.

    “Michael has been working on Pain and Gain for a number of years but has patiently waited for the perfect casting to trigger a start,” said Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman in a statement. “Clearly his patience has paid off as we couldn‘t be more excited about this combo. His passion for this project is just awesome,” he added.

    Transformers 4 will release on 29 June, 2014.