The first official cast photo from the upcoming Transformers: Age of Extinction was released over the weekend. While they don’t feature any of the previously announced cars or a glimpse at any robot (dinosaur)s, it does feature the new human cast taking over Michael Bay’s maligned film franchise of the beloved toy/cartoon line. Keen eyes will notice that film staple Shia LaBeouf/Sam Witwicky is nowhere to be found. In his place is Marky Mark himself in the lead role.
Mark Wahlberg stars as Cade, a mechanic with a young daughter (The Last Airbender‘s Nicola Peltz) who discovers something that draws the Autobots and Decepticons out. As always, shenanigans of robotic proportions break out, the government attempts to do government things, and the humans will probably take up too much screen time away from the main attraction: robot dinosaurs. Jack Reynor (Dollhouse) is also featured in the image.
Quite frankly, even with Wahlberg in the lead role, unless the film focuses more on the Transformers themselves and less on the humans, I won’t really care, Dinobots notwithstanding. Regardless, there are fans out there that will take what they can get, Transformers: Age of Extinction will make millions of dollars, and Michael Bay will forever feel justified for bastardizing a popular ’80s franchise.
[via /Film]