Michael Bay: 'Transformers 4' will take place four years later

Transformers 4 (digitaltrends.com)

Director of Transformers 4 has revealed that Transformers 4 will take place for the action four years after the events from the last movie.

Earlier this month, Michael Bay confirmed that Mark Wahlberg will be the main star for the new sequel. Transformers 4 will be the first series without Shia LaBeouf as the main star, who has declined to reprise his role as Sam Witwicky.



Back in June, Bay hinted that Transformers 4 will take the franchise in a new direction, and said that it could involve a departure from Earth. He said: "I want to go a little off, but I don't want to go too sci-fi. I still want to keep it grounded."

After a an interview with TMZ, Michael Bay said a few extra details. When asked about Wahlberg is replacing LaBeouf's role, he replied: "No, no.  The movie will continue four years from the attack on Chicago; which is in the last movie. So it's going to still have the same lineage. And it's going (in) a full new direction and feels very natural how it's going in that direction."

However, Bay was 'very sure' that the exact plot details still under the wraps, he said: "There is no way you're going to ever find out what the story is. You don't have to dig through my trash... I shredded my trash."

Transformers 4 will begin shooting next spring for a June 2014 release. All of the previous Transformers movies have all been box office smashes, grossing $26 billion worldwide.

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