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| director = [[Michael Bay]]

| writer = [[Ehren Kruger]]

| based_on = {{Based on|''[[TransformersHasbro]]'s ''|[[HasbroTransformers]]'' action figures}}<!-- Full credits in the film: "Based on Hasbro's Transformers™ Action Figures"-->

| producer = {{Plainlist|<!-- According to film order -->

* [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]]

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| starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- Per poster billing: http://www.impawards.com/2014/transformers_age_of_extinction_ver13_xlg.html -->

* [[Mark Wahlberg]]

* [[Stanley Tucci]]

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| music = [[Steve Jablonsky]]

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* [[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 Studios]] <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. HASBRO STUDIOS IS THE PRODUTION COMPANY; KEEPING FULL NAME AS TO NOT CONFUSE READERS WITH PARENT COMPANY HASBRO WHO ARE ALREADY LINKED) -->

* [[Hasbro Studios]]<ref name="Filmaffinity"/>

* [[Didi Bonaventura Pictures]]<ref name="Filmaffinity"/>

* [[China Movie Channel]]<ref name="Filmaffinity"/><ref name="SDreview"/>

* Jiaflix Enterprises<ref name="SDreview"/>

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| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]

| released = <!-- See [[WP:FILMRELEASE]] before editing -->{{Film date|2014|6|19|Hong Kong|2014|6|27|United States}}

| runtime = 165 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/transformers-age-extinction-film | 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 22, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022191328/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/transformers-age-extinction-film | url-status=live }}</ref>

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'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' is a 2014 American [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film]] 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 (film series)|''Transformers'' film series]]. Like its predecessor, the film is directed by [[Michael Bay]] and written by [[Ehren Kruger]]. It stars [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Stanley Tucci]], with supporting roles done by [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Nicola Peltz]], [[Jack Reynor]], [[Sophia Myles]], [[Bingbing Li]], [[Titus Welliver]], and [[T.J. Miller]]. It does not feature the original human cast from the previous three films, and instead introduces a new human cast and many new Transformers, including the Dinobots. A struggling inventor and single-father discovers a damaged truck, which turns out to be a Transformer in disguise.

It 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> The film received generally negative reviews from critics for its runtime and Bay's direction, <!-- [[WP:FILMLEDE]] All claims must be clearly supported by the Critical response section. -->andbut was a box office success, grossedgrossing over $1.104 billion worldwide against a $210 million production budget, making it the [[2014 in film#Highest-grossing films|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 ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' in 2017.

==Plot==

Sixty-five million years ago, an alien race known as the "Creators" used devices called Seeds to cover Earth with a metallic alloy called "Transformium", [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|supposedly wiping out the dinosaurs in the process]]. In the present day, geologist Darcy Tirrel excavates the Transformium for K.S.I. Industries, useusing it to build Transformer drones.

In the years after the Battle of Chicago,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' (2011)}} humans view Transformers as hostile and terminate all joint operations with them including [[NEST (Transformers)|NEST]]. Though the public believes that the [[Autobot]]s were granted sanctuary, they are hunted down by a rogue [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[Black operation|black ops]] division, Cemetery Wind, led by opportunistic, rogue intelligence operative Harold Attinger, who believes that all Transformers are dangerous and must be destroyed. [[Lockdown (Transformers)|Lockdown]], a Cybertronian assassin and [[bounty hunter]] working for the Creators, is tasked to find [[Optimus Prime]]. In exchange, he gives Attinger a Seed if his division manages to capture Optimus. Lockdown locates and kills Ratchet when he refuses to give up Optimus's location.

Optimus, badly damaged in [[Mexico City]], hides in Texas and is discovered by Cade Yeager, a financially struggling inventor and a single father. While his teenage daughter Tessa and business partner Lucas Flannery encourage him to turn Optimus over to the authorities, Cade instead fixes Optimus. Hoping to collect an advertised reward, Lucas alerts the authorities, and James Savoy, Attinger's field commanding operative, attacks the Yeager farm, but Optimus, and Tessa's secret boyfriend, [[Irish nationality law|Irish]] [[rally car]] driver Shane Dyson, rescue the family. During the pursuit, Lucas is killed by one of Lockdown's grenades. Optimus summons the surviving Autobots – [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]], [[Hound (Transformers)|Hound]], Drift, and [[Crosshairs (Transformers)|Crosshairs]]. Using a stolen CIA drone, Cade discovers K.S.I.'s involvement with Cemetery Wind and the attacks on the Autobots.

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* [[T.J. Miller]] as Lucas Flannery, <br /> Cade's employee and best friend mechanic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 |title=T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers4' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2013-05-28 |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052617/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Greg Anderson, Ethan Graves, Melanie Specht and [[Victoria Summer]] play Joshua's assistants.<ref name="Moviehole.com">{{cite web|url=http://moviehole.net/201473773melanie-specht-on-her-transformers-age-of-extinction-role|title=Melanie Specht on her 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Role|last=Dennis|first=Carly|publisher=Moviehole.com|date=February 23, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809201835/http://moviehole.net/201473773melanie-specht-on-her-transformers-age-of-extinction-role|archive-date=August 9, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vivaglammagazine.com/culture/people-society/4286-victoria-summer.html |title=Victoria Summer: On Playing Julie Andrews and Working with Michael Bay |publisher=Viva Glam Magazine |date=December 13, 2013 |access-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202205339/http://vivaglammagazine.com/culture/people-society/4286-victoria-summer.html |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |url-status= dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Han Geng]] portrays himself, playing the guitar and singing in a parked car that is magnetized by Lockdown's ship.<ref name="Han Geng">{{cite web |url=http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ |title=Han Geng |publisher=Michaelbay.com |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=July 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717133017/http://michaelbay.com/2013/07/14/han-geng/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Edward T.Ed Welburn]] plays a KSI executive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/gms-top-designer-ed-welburn-to-make-cameo-appearance-in-transformers-4-age-of-extinction-180434/ |title=GM's Top Designer Ed Welburn To Make Cameo Appearance In Transformers 4 Age Of Extinction&nbsp;— Transformers News |publisher=TFW2005 |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728184628/http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/gms-top-designer-ed-welburn-to-make-cameo-appearance-in-transformers-4-age-of-extinction-180434/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kevin Covais]] and [[Ray Lui]] play motorists.

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===Development===

During production for ''Dark of the Moon'', [[Shia LaBeouf]] and Michael Bay stated that they would not return for a fourth installment of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/index.php?tag=transformers-4&paged=2 |title=Transformers 4 &#124; Collider &#124; Page 2 |website=Collider |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184615/http://collider.com/index.php?tag=transformers-4&paged=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roland Emmerich]], [[Joe Johnston]], [[Jon Turteltaub]], [[Stephen Sommers]], [[Louis Leterrier]] and [[David Yates]] were rumored to replace Bay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-director-suggestions/100332/ |title=6 Directors Who Could Take Over the TRANSFORMERS Franchise &#124; Collider &#124; Page 100332 |website=Collider |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184621/http://collider.com/transformers-4-director-suggestions/100332/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jason Statham]] was rumored to star in the fourth installment. Hasbro CEO [[Brian Goldner]] revealed that he was able to announce the film as he was talking with Steven Spielberg, Bay and Paramount Pictures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-news-micronauts-movie/120848/ |title=TRANSFORMERS 4 News and the Micronauts movie &#124; Collider &#124; Page 120848 |website=Collider |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929122033/http://collider.com/transformers-4-news-micronauts-movie/120848/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There were rumors that the fourth and fifth installment would be shot [[Back to back film production|back-to-back]] with Statham as the lead role, which he and Bay denied.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-transformers-5-jason-statham/121014/ |title=TRANSFORMERS 4 and TRANSFORMERS 5 to Shoot Back-to-Back; Jason Statham May Star &#124; Collider &#124; Page 121014 |website=Collider |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184751/http://collider.com/transformers-4-transformers-5-jason-statham/121014/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Spielberg hoped Bay would return for a fourth installment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/steven-spielberg-michael-bay-transformers-4-indiana-jones-5/130116/ |title=Steven Spielberg Talks Michael Bay Returning for TRANSFORMERS 4; Says They Have a Genre for INDIANA JONES 5 &#124; Collider &#124; Page 130116 |website=Collider |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184624/http://collider.com/steven-spielberg-michael-bay-transformers-4-indiana-jones-5/130116/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After final negotiations with Bay to direct the film,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/michael-bay-transformers-4/130854/ |title=Michael Bay Returning to Direct TRANSFORMERS 4 &#124; Collider &#124; Page 130854 |website=Collider |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184703/http://collider.com/michael-bay-transformers-4/130854/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] confirmed that there would be a fourth film in the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-man-on-a-ledge-interview/137068/ |title=Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura Talks MAN ON A LEDGE, LAST STAND, and FIVE AGAINST THE BULLET &#124; Collider &#124; Page 137068 |website=Collider |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184526/http://collider.com/lorenzo-di-bonaventura-man-on-a-ledge-interview/137068/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In February 2012, Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay announced that Bay would be producing and directing a fourth Transformers film, scheduled for a June 27, 2014, release.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |title=Paramount Eyeing a 2014 Release for TRANSFORMERS 4? <nowiki>[Updated with Details]</nowiki> |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-release-date-2014/145100/ |website=Collider |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108114151/https://collider.com/transformers-4-release-date-2014/145100/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |url=https://collider.com/michael-bay-transformers-4-reboot/145200/ |title=Michael Bay Returning to Direct TRANSFORMERS for June 2014 Release |website=Collider |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2013 |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809105649/https://collider.com/michael-bay-transformers-4-reboot/145200/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film willwas not be a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] but a sequel to ''Dark of the Moon'',<ref name="Reynor2"/> taking place four years later.<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Goldberg |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-four-years-dark-of-the-moon/210383/ |title=TRANSFORMERS 4 to Take Place Four Years after TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON |website=Collider |date=November 11, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2013 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918182305/https://collider.com/transformers-4-four-years-dark-of-the-moon/210383/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ehren Kruger]] and [[Steve Jablonsky]] returned to write the script and the score, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |first=Matt |last=Goldberg |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-screenwriter-ehren-kruger/162131/ |title=Ehren Kruger Returns to Write TRANSFORMERS 4; Shia LaBeouf Definitely Out |website=Collider |date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2013 |archive-date=February 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225032754/https://collider.com/transformers-4-screenwriter-ehren-kruger/162131/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2013, it was announced that [[China Movie Channel]] and Jiaflix Enterprises would [[international co-production|co-produce]] the film with Paramount.<ref name="Franich">{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/04/02/transformers-4-china/|title=Paramount co-producing 'Transformers 4' with Chinese company|last=Franich|first=Darren|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/transformers-4-film-china-star-432311|title='Transformers 4' to Film in China, Star Chinese Actors as Paramount Enters Co-Production Agreement|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701130420/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/transformers-4-film-china-star-432311|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/paramount-partners-with-china-on-transformers-4/5053525.article|title=Paramount partners with China on Transformers 4|last=Shackleton|first=Liz|work=[[Screen International]]|date=April 3, 2013|access-date=July 24, 2013|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001020302/http://www.screendaily.com/paramount-partners-with-china-on-transformers-4/5053525.article|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 1, 2013, Fusible revealed three possible subtitles for the film, which were ''Last Stand'', ''Future Cast'', and ''Apocalypse''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fusible.com/2013/09/transformers-4-film-to-be-titled-apocalypse-or-last-stand-domains-privately-registered/ |title=Transformers 4 film to be titled Apocalypse or Last Stand? Domains privately registered [UPDATED |publisher=Fusible |date=September 1, 2013 |access-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054837/http://fusible.com/2013/09/transformers-4-film-to-be-titled-apocalypse-or-last-stand-domains-privately-registered/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 2, TFW 2005 revealed one last possible title, ''Age of Extinction''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/Transformers-4-title-revealed-and-possible-spoilers-via-trademarks-178331/ |title=Transformers 4 Title Revealed And Possible Spoilers Via Trademarks |date=September 2, 2013 |publisher=Tfw2005.com |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905115248/http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-4-title-revealed-and-possible-spoilers-via-trademarks-178331/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 3, 2013, Paramount released an official teaser poster for the film, revealing the title to be ''Transformers: Age of Extinction''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-4s-official-title-poster-619958|title=Transformers 4's Official Title, Poster Revealed: 'Age of Extinction'|last=McMillian|first=Graeme|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=February 3, 2014|archive-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317095711/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-4s-official-title-poster-619958|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[Peter Cullen]] reprises his role as the voice of [[Optimus Prime]].<ref name="Cullen" /> [[Glenn Morshower]] stated in September 2012 that he would appear in the next two films, reprising his role of General Morshower, but Morshower announced in May 2013 that he would not be able to appear in the new films due to a scheduling conflict.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Morshower not returning to Transformers 4|url=http://transformerslive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/general-morshower-not-returning-to.html|work=Transformers Live Action Movie Blog|date=May 22, 2013|access-date=June 25, 2013|archive-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630054731/http://transformerslive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/general-morshower-not-returning-to.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2013, Bay revealed that actor [[Stanley Tucci]] had joined the cast.<ref name="colliderTucciImax">{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/transformers-4-imax-digital-camera-michael-bay/ |title=Exclusive: Michael Bay Reveals TRANSFORMERS 4 Will Shoot the 'Showcase Scenes' With the New IMAX 3D Digital Camera |publisher=Collider.com |date=2013-04-17 |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108134126/https://collider.com/transformers-4-imax-digital-camera-michael-bay/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 1, 2013, actor [[Kelsey Grammer]] was cast as the lead human villain named Harold Attinger.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ |title=Kelsey Grammer Lands Lead (Human) Villain In 'Transformers' Sequel |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2013-05-01 |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125632/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/kelsey-grammer-lands-lead-human-villain-in-transformers-sequel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 6, 2013, actress [[Sophia Myles]] was cast in a major role.<ref name="thewrap.com" /> That same month, Chinese actress [[Bingbing Li]] and comedian [[T. J. Miller]] joined the cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 |title=T.J. Miller Joins 'Transformers 4' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2013-05-28 |access-date=2014-07-13 |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052617/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/tj-miller-joins-transformers-4-559359 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 14, 2013, Bay announced that [[Han Geng]] had joined the cast.<ref name="Han Geng"/> That same month, [[Titus Welliver]] also joined the cast.<ref name="Titus Welliver"/>

Ahead of the film's release in May 2014, the film's voice cast for the Transformers was announced with actors [[John Goodman]] and [[Ken Watanabe]] voicing the Autobots, Hound and Drift. Alongside [[Robert Foxworth]] and [[Reno Wilson]] returning to voice Ratchet and Brains from ''Dark of the Moon'', while [[Frank Welker]] reprises his role of Galvatron from ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' television series, who was previously voiced by [[Leonard Nimoy]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and [[John DiMaggio]], and [[Mark Ryan (actor)|Mark Ryan]] in new roles with DiMaggio voicing Crosshairs and Ryan voicing the film's antagonist Lockdown.<ref>[{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-goodman-ken-watanabe-join-702503/ | title=John Goodman, Ken Watanabe Join 'Transformers 4' Voice Cast | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=May 8, 2014 }}</ref> Nearly nine years since the film's release in May 2023, comedian [[Ben Schwartz]] revealed he originally voiced several of Bumblebee's radio clips for the film. He was hired by Bay to come up with some of the radio dialogue for Bumblebee but was changed into radio sounds in the final cut, with the exception that some of his lines were left.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwL2b4UEGU&t=8349s |title=Ben Schwartz OBLITERATES Super Castlevania IV |website=[[Youtube]] }}</ref>

===Filming===

[[File:Michael Bay filming.jpg|thumb|right|[[Michael Bay]] filming ''Transformers: Age of Extinction''; actresses [[Abigail Klein]], Melanie Specht and Victoria Summer are walking in a corridor.]]

Bay announced that filming had begun on May 28, 2013, in [[Monument Valley]], [[Utah]]. Detroit, was used as a stand-in for Hong Kong<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130809/METRO01/308090132/1032/ent/-Transformers-4-ends-filming-downtown-Detroit-one-last-glimpse-fans|title='Transformers 4' ends filming in downtown Detroit with one last glimpse for fans|last=Williams|first=Candice|newspaper=[[The Detroit News]] |date=August 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927130227/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130809/METRO01/308090132/1032/ent/-Transformers-4-ends-filming-downtown-Detroit-one-last-glimpse-fans|archive-date=September 27, 2013|access-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref> while [[McCormick Place]] in Chicago, was re-dressed to portray a city in China.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-130823-transformers-films-in-chicago-pictures/ |title=Photos: ''Transformers 4'' Filming in Chicago |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 21, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825030859/http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-130823-transformers-films-in-chicago-pictures/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The movie was the first feature film to be shot using smaller [[IMAX#Phantom 65 IMAX 3D digital camera|digital IMAX 3D cameras]].<ref name="colliderTucciImax" /> It also was shot in various other formats, including IMAX [[70mm film]] cameras, digital stereo 3-D, and [[anamorphic format|anamorphic]] and [[spherical lens|spherical]] [[35mm movie film|35mm film]].<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-4-set-visit/| title=40 Things I Learned on the Set of 'Transformers 4: Age of Extinction'| first=Peter| last=Sciretta| journal=[[/Film]]| date=June 17, 2014| access-date=July 1, 2014| archive-date=June 19, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619215028/http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-4-set-visit/| url-status=live}}</ref> From May 28 to June 24, 2013, Michael Bay uploaded photographs of several cars featured in the film, all apparently Autobots, to social networks including Facebook and Flickr. The film featured two unknown Autobots that transformed into a black and blue 2013 [[Bugatti Veyron]] Grand Sport Vitesse (going by production name "Drift"), and a green 2014 [[Chevrolet Corvette (C7)|C7 Corvette Stingray concept]] (going by production name "Slingshot"). Also revealed was a truck from [[Western Star Trucks]] as Optimus Prime's new alternate mode. The Dinobots and [[Lockdown (Transformers)|Lockdown]] were confirmed to appear. On October 29, Michael Bay's Official Twitter Account tweeted that principal photography of ''Transformers 4'' had been completed in Hong Kong, and the cast and crew were heading to the Chinese mainland.<ref>{{Cite tweet|title=Thanks #hongkong Now on to #China #Transformers4 #tf4 #transformers #michaelbay|url=https://twitter.com/michaelbay/status/395000781440827392 |last=Bay |first=Michael |user=michaelbay |number=395000781440827392 |date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=August 31, 2021 }}</ref> (According to previous reports, crews would be filming there for one week.)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/transformers-4-cast-tj-miller-autobots-drift-slingshot-corvette-stingray-bugatti-vitesse/ |title='Transformers 4′: New Optimus Prime, Two New Autobots; T.J. Miller Joins Cast |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-date=August 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814040140/http://screenrant.com/transformers-4-cast-tj-miller-autobots-drift-slingshot-corvette-stingray-bugatti-vitesse/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additional filming in Detroit began in early 2014; a pair of steamships ({{SS|Columbia|1902 steamboat|2}} and {{SS|Ste. Claire||2}}) which had once traveled between Detroit and [[Bois Blanc Island (Ontario)|Bois Blanc Island]]'s amusement park were partially restored and used as props for the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic Boblo boats land role in Transformers 4 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/historic-boblo-boats-land-role-in-transformers-4-1.1354000 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=March 5, 2014 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007153303/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/historic-boblo-boats-land-role-in-transformers-4-1.1354000 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[General Motors]] allowed film crews access to two of their facilities to be used during filming. Several scenes were filmed at the [[General Motors Technical Center]] with scenes being filmed at the Design Center and the Wind Tunnel Facility at the complex. Film crews also were given access to the [[Milford Proving Grounds]] where highway chase scenes were filmed.<ref>{{cite news|title=GM Design Center, Milford Proving Grounds Served As Filming Locations For Transformers 4|url=https://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/06/gm-design-center-milford-proving-grounds-served-as-filming-locations-for-transformers-4/|publisher=GM Authority|date=21 June 2014|access-date=February 25, 2022|archive-date=February 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225052131/https://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/06/gm-design-center-milford-proving-grounds-served-as-filming-locations-for-transformers-4/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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===Home media===

''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' was released on [[Blu-ray]], DVD, and [[Blu-ray 3D]] formats on September 30, 2014, in North America. The film's Blu-ray release was the first to feature a [[Dolby Atmos]] home theater soundtrack encoded with [[Dolby TrueHD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140908005341/en/Dolby-Atmos-Home-Blu-ray-VUDU-Transport-Entertainment|title=Press Release: Dolby Atmos Comes to the Home Via Blu-ray and VUDU to Transport Entertainment Enthusiasts Into a New Dimension of Sound|date=September 8, 2014|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|access-date=2021-10-23|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803060433/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140908005341/en/Dolby-Atmos-Home-Blu-ray-VUDU-Transport-Entertainment|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was also released on [[digital distribution|digital download]] through [[iTunes]] and [[Google Play]] on September 16, 2014. An [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] release followed on December 5, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/5980/Transformers-Age-Of-Extinction-2014.html|title=Transformers Age Of Extinction DVD Release Date September 30, 2014|website=DVDs Release Dates|access-date=2018-05-04|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121042124/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/5980/Transformers-Age-Of-Extinction-2014.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed $65.23 million in home sales.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Transformers-Age-of-Extinction |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=The Numbers}}</ref>

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=== Critical response ===

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the''Transformers: filmAge of Extinction'' has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "With the fourth installment in Michael Bay's blockbuster ''Transformers'' franchise, nothing is in disguise: Fans of loud, effects-driven action will find satisfaction, and all others need not apply."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_age_of_extinction|title=Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=iso}}|archive-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723045505/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_age_of_extinction/|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 32 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/transformers-age-of-extinction |title=Transformers: Age Of Extinction Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223074030/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/transformers-age-of-extinction |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 June 2014 |last=Lang |first=Brent |author-link=Brent Lang |title=Box Office: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Rules with $100 Mil |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-transformers-age-of-extinction-rules-with-100-mil-1201254336/ |website=Variety |quote=Domestic audiences, who were more than 60% male, disagreed with reviewers, handing the film an A- CinemaScore. |access-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712062645/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-transformers-age-of-extinction-rules-with-100-mil-1201254336/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

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[[Richard Roeper]] <!-- of ReelzChannel -->gave the film a "D", saying that "the longer the movie goes on, the less interesting it becomes; it just wears you down. As we were finally reaching the 165-minute mark, all that noise and fury was about as exciting as the special effects in an [[Ed Wood]] movie."<ref>{{cite AV media |date= 2014-06-26 |author-link= Richard Roeper |last= Roeper |first= Richard |title= ''Transformers 4: Age of Extinction'' |url= http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/transformers4.aspx |publisher= Richard Roeper & the Movies |format= Flash Video |access-date= 2019-12-08 }}</ref> Peter Travers of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the film zero out of four stars, calling it "the worst and most worthless ''Transformers'' movie yet."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/transformers-age-of-extinction-20140626 |title=''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' |last=Travers |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Travers |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2014-06-26 |access-date=2014-06-27 |archive-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829224753/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/transformers-age-of-extinction-20140626 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said in his review that "The story is scaffolding for the action and like every other standing structure, it is wrecked in a thunderous shower of metal, glass, masonry, and earth."<ref>{{cite news |date=2014-06-26 |last=Scott |first=A. O. |author-link=A. O. Scott |title=Let the Mass Destruction Begin: ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' is Fourth in the Series |work=[[The New York Times]] |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/movies/transformers-age-of-extinction-is-fourth-in-the-series.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140627070941/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/movies/transformers-age-of-extinction-is-fourth-in-the-series.html |archive-date= 2014-06-27 |url-status= live |access-date= 2019-12-08 |url-access=registration }}</ref>

Clarence Tsui of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' commented on his review that it "barely skirts the idea that humankind and planet Earth are about to be totally annihilated. What is extinguished is the audience's consciousness after being bombarded for nearly three hours with overwrought emotions ('There's a missile in the living room!' Tessa hollers&nbsp;— twice), bad one-liners, and battles that rarely rise above the banal. A trio of editors make a technical marvel out of the fight scenes, but can do little to link the story's multiple threads into something coherent."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/transformers-age-extinction/review/713864 |title=''Transformers: Age of Extinction'': Film Review |last=Tsui |first=Clarence |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2014-06-22 |access-date=2014-06-26 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163328/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/transformers-age-extinction/review/713864 |url-status=live }}</ref> Roth Cornet of [[IGN]] gave the film a score of 6.3 out of 10, praising the "slightly darker/surprising tone and Lockdown" and his ship while criticizing the "logic/script issues and long running time."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/24/transformers-age-of-extinction-review |title=''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Review: Exactly What Meets the Eye |last=Cornet |first=Roth |work=[[IGN]] |date=2014-06-23 |access-date=2014-06-26 |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130214030/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/24/transformers-age-of-extinction-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Joe Neumaier of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' gave the film 1one out of five stars, commenting that "If the 'human scenes' all reek of adolescent dialogue and dopey [[wikt:snark|snark]] masquerading as character development, it's a toss-up if that's better or worse than seeing clattering collections of [[wikt:caliginous|caliginous]] junk."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-transformers-age-extinction-article-1.1844370 |title=Movie review: ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' |last=Neumaier |first=Joe |work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]] |date=2014-06-25 |access-date=2014-06-26 |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626181600/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-transformers-age-extinction-article-1.1844370 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called the movie “a splendidly patriotic film, if you happen to be Chinese.” They lamented the film's slipshod production and said that Michael Bay "crossed the line into self-parody".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=David S.|date=2014-07-03|title='Transformers': A Splendidly Patriotic Film, If You Happen To Be Chinese (Opinion)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/columns/transformers-age-of-extinction-patriotic-for-china-1201257030/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220160730/https://variety.com/2014/film/columns/transformers-age-of-extinction-patriotic-for-china-1201257030/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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