A short story, the creators of the picture, the actors: "Transformers: The era of extermination"

The first film about the Autobots came out in 2007 and raised $ 709 million at the box office. So it was the beginning of a Hollywood franchise about transformers. In 2014, the audience attended the premiere of a new militant. It was called "Transformers 4: The Age of Extermination". Actors in the 4th part of the franchise were involved new. Even the hint did not remain on the old characters of the first three parts. How did this plot change at the box office? And what is the picture of the painting, code-named "The era of extermination"?

The creators of the picture

The rights to the adaptation of Japanese comics about transformers bought film company Paramount Pictures back in the beginning of 2000. Usually, when a franchise is filmed, film directors periodically change. However, the cinematic series about the adventures of the Autobots on planet Earth is an exception. All five parts were filmed by Michael Bay.

The man made a career not only on the "Transformers". He is also the director of such movie hits as "Pearl Harbor", "Island" and "Armageddon." Executive producer of the "Epoch of Extermination" was the famous for the whole world Steven Spielberg. The script for the action film was written by Ehren Kruger, who also created screenshots for the horror films "Bell", "Bell 2" and "Scream 3". Music for the film was composed by the well-known composer in Hollywood - Steve Jablonski ("Island", "Avatar").

Short story

Actors of the film "Transformers: The Age of Extermination" presented the viewer with absolutely new characters for the franchise: the family of Khed and Tessa Yegerov. The father and daughter live on a farm in Texas, are interrupted from a penny to a penny. Cade is a robotics engineer with a huge talent. But his ability to design robots is not needed in rural areas. Therefore, he earns money as a mechanic. One day, Yeager brings home an old truck from a caravan. When he begins to disassemble it, the machine is transformed into the robot Optimus Prime. All the Autobots have been mercilessly persecuted by the US government for 5 years now. Therefore, before Yeager, a dilemma arises: to hand over Optimus to the authorities or help him to recover. Cade chooses the second way.

But a close friend informs the Yeagers. Soon, their farm is being destroyed by special forces. Cade, his daughter Tess, racer Shane and Optimus Prime disappear from sight. Now they have to reassemble the team of Autobots, fight the villain Lokdaunom and at the same time restore their good name in the eyes of the Earth. New heroes brought a lot of interesting things into the well-known plot. As a result, the picture gathered at the box office a billion dollars.

"Transformers: The Age of Extermination": actors and roles. Mark Wahlberg as Khed Yeager

In the first three parts of the series the protagonist and close friend of the Autobots was the character of Shai La Baaf ("Rage", "Constantine: Lord of Darkness"). However, the actor did not want to renew the contract. Therefore, for the final two series of the franchise, Mark Wahlberg was invited to the main role .

This actor has a rich experience of filming in high-budget militants. He played a supporting role in the "Departed" Martin Scorsese, the main character in the movie "The Fighter" and the thriller "Max Payne." An important milestone in Mark's career is also participation in the project "Transformers: The Epoch of Extermination". Actors received not only high fees for their work, but also raised their rating in the eyes of a large audience. In the image of Keid Yeager, Wahlberg will return to the screens in 2017, when the fifth part of the "Transformers" will be presented.

The main actors ("Transformers: The Epoch of Extermination"): Nicola Peltz as the daughter of Yeager

The young partner Mark Wahlberg on the set in the film was the actress Nicola Peltz. The girl is a beginner performer. At the time of filming, she was not even 20 years old. She belongs to the family of American billionaire Nelson Peltz, so she had no problems with building a career. Since childhood, Nikola has been playing in the theater, she has been working with the actors in acting.

The movie career of Mrs. Peltz began in 2006, starring in the family comedy Deck the Halls. Then the girl appeared in the series "Harold", and a little later received the main role in the action movie "The Lord of the Elements", where also played Cliff Curtis, Noah Ringer and other actors. "Transformers: The era of extermination" was the first project for Nikola, which was crowned with a resounding success at the box office. Unfortunately, about the participation of the young actress in the shooting of the fifth part of the picture there is no information.

Stanley Tucci as Joshua

The film crew of "Transformers" for 10 years has faced many conflicts that arose due to the fault of the star performers. Perhaps, therefore, the fourth part of the blockbuster was mostly attended by little-known actors. "Transformers: The Epoch of Extermination," despite this fact, is a picture that entered the filmography of Stanley Tucci - nominee for the Oscar and the Golden Globe. He got the role of Joshua Joyce, the avid owner of KSI. Stanley can also be seen in the films "The Devil Wears Prada", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Hunger Games".

Other performers of roles

The Irish singer Jack Raynor received in the film "The era of extermination" the role of the guy Tessa Yeager - racer Shane. His hero, according to the story, was in stern contrast to the hero of Mark Wahlberg, but more than once saved the family Yeager in difficult times. There were other actors involved in the project. "Transformers: The Age of Extermination" was included in the filmography of American comedian Kelsey Grammer. He is more known in the United States for filming in the series "Frazier" and "Merry Company."

The role of the traitor of the family Yeager Lucas went to TJ Miller. In addition, the actor played significant roles in the projects "Travel Gulliver" and "Escape from Vegas". Also in the frame you can see Titus Uellivera "Supernatural", Li Bingbin ("Resident Evil: Retribution") and Sophia Miles ("Another World").