Wahlberg Confirmed For Transformers Sequel

A few weeks ago director Michael Bay denied that his Pain And Gain leading man Mark Wahlberg would reunite with him for the Untitled Transformers Sequel. Instead he said they would team for another flick after T4. Now a few days ago he posted up this on his blog:

"I squashed a rumor that was on the internet last week. It was about Mark Walhberg. Mark was rumored to be staring in Transformers 4. We are working on another movie together, not T4. I had such a great time working with Mark on Pain and Gain, and he gave such a great performance – well let’s say that very internet chatter gave me some ideas. We are at the inception of our story process right now on T4. Let’s say some ideas are gaining traction with me and my writer – so I’m here to say thanks internet chatter."

The Logo For The Sequel

Yesterday Bay now confirmed that Wahlberg has joined the cast of the sequel  In an official statement on his website, Bay says:

"Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on 'Pain and Gain' and I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy."

Ehren Kruger ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon") is writing the script for the Bay-directed fourth film which hits theaters on June 27th, 2014.