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| | | name = Transformers: Age of Extinction | | | name = Transformers: Age of Extinction |
| − | | image = | + | | image = Transformers 2014 logo.png |
| − | | caption = Theatrical release poster | + | | caption = Official Logo |
| | | director = [[Michael Bay]] | | | director = [[Michael Bay]] |
| − | | producer = Lorenzo di Bonaventura<br>Tom DeSanto<br>Don Murphy<br>Ian Bryce | + | | producer = {{Plainlist|<!-- According to film order --> |
| | + | * Lorenzo di Bonaventura |
| | + | * [[Tom DeSanto]] |
| | + | * Don Murphy |
| | + | * Ian Bryce |
| | + | }} |
| | | writer = Ehren Kruger | | | writer = Ehren Kruger |
| − | | based_on = [[Hasbro]]'s [[Transformers]] action figures | + | | based_on = {{Based on|[[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers]]'' action figures}}<!-- Full credits in the film: "Based on Hasbro's Transformers™ Action Figures"--> |
| − | | starring = {{Plainlist| | + | | starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- Per poster billing --> |
| | * [[Mark Wahlberg]] | | * [[Mark Wahlberg]] |
| | * [[Stanley Tucci]] | | * [[Stanley Tucci]] |
| | }} | | }} |
| | | music = [[Steve Jablonsky]] | | | music = [[Steve Jablonsky]] |
| − | | runtime = 165 minutes | + | | runtime = 165 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-4-age-of-extinction-official-classification-running-time-revealed-180430/ |title=Transformers 4 Age Of Extinction Official Classification & Running Time Revealed — Transformers News |publisher=TFW2005 |date=June 20, 2014 |accessdate=July 13, 2014 | quote=Approved Running time 164m 54s}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/transformers-age-of-extinction-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00nzc5mte | title=''TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION'' (12A) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=June 19, 2014 | quote=Approved Running time 164m 54s | access-date=October 10, 2020 | archive-date=October 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026224149/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/transformers-age-extinction-film-0 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
| | | cinematography = Amir Mokri | | | cinematography = Amir Mokri |
| − | | editing = William Goldenberg<br>Roger Barton<br>Paul Rubell | + | | editing = {{Plainlist|<!-- According to film order --> |
| − | | studio = [[Paramount Pictures]]<br>[[Hasbro]]<br>di Bonaventura Pictures<br>China Movie Channel<br>Jiaflix Enterprises | + | * William Goldenberg |
| | + | * Roger Barton |
| | + | * Paul Rubell |
| | + | }} |
| | + | | studio = {{Plainlist| |
| | + | * [[Paramount Pictures]]<ref name="Filmaffinity">{{cite web |title=Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film474972.html |website=[[Filmaffinity]] |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="SDreview">{{cite web |last=Marsh |first=James |title=Transformers: Age of Extinction {{!}} Reviews |url=https://www.screendaily.com/transformers-age-of-extinction/5073412.article |website=[[Screen Daily]] |access-date=10 August 2024 |date=22 June 2014}}</ref> |
| | + | * [[Hasbro]]<ref name="Filmaffinity"/> |
| | + | * di Bonaventura Pictures<ref name="Filmaffinity"/> |
| | + | * China Movie Channel<ref name="Filmaffinity"/><ref name="SDreview"/> |
| | + | * Jiaflix Enterprises<ref name="SDreview"/> |
| | + | }} |
| | | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | | | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] |
| − | | released = {{Movie date|2014|06|19|Hong Kong|2014|06|27|United States}} | + | | released = <!-- See [[WP:FILMRELEASE]] before editing -->{{Film date|2014|6|19|Hong Kong|2014|6|27|United States}} |
| − | | country = United States<br>China | + | | country = {{Plainlist| |
| | + | *United States<ref name="SDreview" /><ref name="SCMPProductionCountries">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3151216/us-china-co-production-transformers-age-extinction-its-hong |title=US-China co-production Transformers: Age of Extinction, with its Hong Kong scenes and Chinese character, made more money in China than in the US |date=October 8, 2021 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |last=Glasby |first=Matt |access-date=March 29, 2026}}</ref><ref name="BFI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/46ff45af-9718-5813-9d7f-f21633a97ae6/transformers-age-of-extinction |title=Transformers Age of Extinction (2014) |website=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=March 29, 2026}}</ref> |
| | + | *China<ref name="SDreview" /><ref name="SCMPProductionCountries" /><ref name="BFI" /> |
| | + | }} |
| | | language = English | | | language = English |
| − | | budget = $210 million | + | | budget = $210 million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers4.htm |title=Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528102332/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers4.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> |
| − | | gross = $1.105 billion | + | | gross = $1.105 billion<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transformers: Age of Extinction |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2109248/ |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102172334/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2109248/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
| | }} | | }} |
| − | '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is a 2014 [[United States|American]] [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Action movies|action movie]]. It is based on the [[Transformers (toy line)|''Transformers'' toy line]]. The movie was released on June 27, 2014. It was released in both [[IMAX]] and [[3D film|3D]].<ref name="slashfilm" /> ''Age of Extinction'' is the fourth [[live action|live-action]] [https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Transformers_(series) ''Transformers'' movie series]. It follows ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]],'' ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]].'' The movie was directed by [[Michael Bay]] and produced by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The story of the movie takes place four years after the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon|third movie]]. It [[2014 in movies|made more money than any other movie in 2014]] | + | '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is a 2014 American [[science fiction movie|science fiction]] [[Action movie|action movie]] based on [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Transformers (toy line)|Transformers]]'' toy line. It is the sequel to ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011) and the fourth installment in the ''Transformers'' movie series. Like its predecessor, the movie was directed by [[Michael Bay]] and written by Ehren Kruger. It stars [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Stanley Tucci]], with [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Nicola Peltz]], Jack Reynor, Sophia Myles, Bingbing Li, [[Titus Welliver]], and [[T.J. Miller]] in supporting roles. It does not feature the original human cast from the previous three films, instead introducing a new human cast as well as new Transformers, including the Dinobots. In the movie, inventor Cade Yeager teams up with [[Optimus Prime]] and the surviving Autobots to investigate a manhunt involving Transformers for their hostility. |
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| − | [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Nicola Peltz]] and Jack Reynor star as the main characters. [[Kelsey Grammer]] is the main bad guy. [[Peter Cullen]], Reno Wilson and [[Robert Foxworth]] returning as the voices of [[Optimus Prime]], Sideswipe, Mirage, Brains and Ratchet. The cast also includes [[Stanley Tucci]], Li Bingbing, Sophia Myles, and [[T. J. Miller]]. The movie added [[John Goodman]] and [[Ken Watanabe]] as the voices of Hound and Drift. It also includes [[John DiMaggio]] (Leadfoot) and [[Frank Welker]] (Galvatron) | |
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| − | It followed by the sequel, [[Transformers: The Last Knight]] in 2017. | + | The movie was released in the United States on June 27, 2014, by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |date= March 12, 2014 |first= Germain |last= Lussier |title= 'Transformers 4' IMAX Poster: Giant Robots On the Giant Screen |publisher= [[/Film]] |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-4-imax-poster/ |access-date= March 20, 2014 |archive-date= March 18, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140318003749/http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-4-imax-poster/ |url-status= live }}</ref> It received negative reviews from critics, criticizing its pacing, runtime, direction, plot, and dialogue.<!-- [[WP:FILMLEDE]] All claims must be clearly supported by the Critical response section. --> The movie was a box office success, grossing $1.105 billion worldwide against a $210 million production budget, making it the highest-grossing film of 2014, the only film in 2014 to gross over $1 billion, and the [[List of highest-grossing films|<!--This is the PEAK POSITION the film achieved NOT the CURRENT. Please do NOT adjust!-->tenth-<!--This is the PEAK POSITION the film achieved NOT the CURRENT. Please do NOT adjust! -->highest-grossing film of all time]] at the time of its release. It was followed by a sequel, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' in 2017. |
| | == Plot == | | == Plot == |
| − | Four years after an invasion that tore Chicago apart, a mechanic and his daughter discover Optimus Prime, which brings down all the Autobots, Decepticons, and a paranoid government agency upon them. | + | Four years after an invasion that tore [[Chicago]] apart, a mechanic and his daughter discover [[Optimus Prime]], which brings down all the Autobots, Decepticons, and a paranoid government agency upon them. |
| | == Cast == | | == Cast == |
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| | == Decepticons == | | == Decepticons == |
| | * [[Frank Welker]] - Galvatron, A human-made Transforme. Decepticon leader.<ref name="Character Bios" /><ref name="MichaelBay" /><ref name="Screenrant.com"/><ref name="Cinema Blend" /> | | * [[Frank Welker]] - Galvatron, A human-made Transforme. Decepticon leader.<ref name="Character Bios" /><ref name="MichaelBay" /><ref name="Screenrant.com"/><ref name="Cinema Blend" /> |
| − | * Mark Ryan - Lockdown. A Decepticon bounty hunter.<ref name="Comicbook.com" /><ref name="Character Bios" /> | + | * Mark Ryan - Lockdown. A Decepticon [[bounty hunter]].<ref name="Comicbook.com" /><ref name="Character Bios" /> |
| | == Production == | | == Production == |
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