Monday, July 15, 2013

Han Geng Gets Transformers 4 Acting Gig

Director Michael Bay has announced via his official site that Chinese singer/actor Han Geng has landed a role in Transformers 4.

The 29-year-old is a superstar sensation in both his home country – he has 35 millions followers on his Weibo account – and South Korea, where he began his show-business career as a member of the chart-topping pop group Super Junior


The new film follows a high school student, and daughter (Nicola Peltz) of Mark Wahlberg's character, and her race car driver boyfriend--Jack Reynor--who is expected to be signed for three-picture deal.

Stanley Tucci has joined the cast along with a mysterious young actor who hasn't been identified yet. former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer has been cast as the human bad guy---counter intelligence officer Harold Attinger. British actress Sophia Myles ("Moonlight," "Thunderbirds") will play a scientist in the film Comedian-turned-actor T.J. Miller will play Wahlberg's pal in the movie. "Resident Evil: Retribution" co-star Li Bingbing also stars. Josh Duhamel recently said that they are trying to ensure an appearance for his military hero character, Major Lennox in the film.

Bay has confirmed that the next film is set four years after the events in Chicago as seen in the third film--Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Ehren Kruger is writing the script for the fourth film.

Production for Transformers 4 began in June, with location shoots in China scheduled to take place in the fall. The sequel hits theaters on June 27th, 2014

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