We tweeted this out last night but thanks to the Weibo user @HarryHuo the world has now gotten to see the designs for the Dinobots in Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.  We have taken the packaging mock-up image and have extract and enlarged the various images to give you a better look at the designs.

These are not your G1 Dinobots as the appear to be a T-Rex, a Raptor (or a modified Deinonychus depending on the scale), a Pteranodon, a Spinosaurus and a Triceratops with the tail of a Stegosaurus.

You can view the images below.

M1905 have published interviews with the cast and crew of Transformers: Age Of Extinction including director Michael Bay, producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, actors Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Li Bingbing and various other Asian artists.  The interview gives away some of the character plot points for Cade (Wahlberg) and Optimus Prime.  Stop here if you do not want to be spoiled.

• A Cybertronian robot only speaks Mandarin for the movie.
• Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) is protective of Tessa Yeager (Nicola Peltz) because of the death of his Wife and ha sa "no dating" policy for her.
• Shane (Jack Reynor), an Irish Race Car Driver and Tessa’s Boyfriend, saves Cade and Tessa earlier on in the movie to gain their trust.
• Cade Yeager and Optimus Prime bond over as both live by their own code of ethics.
• Cade is forced to make a choice between his own life and the life of his daughter's where as Optimus Prime needs to choose between "doing the right thing" / "what must be done" and the safety of his own life.
• Li Binbing's character owns of a very special "factory" in China.  (This is quite obvious as to what that refers to)
• The entire third act of the movie takes place in Hong Kong.
• A conference is attacked and the Officials call for help from a special group of individuals.

Thanks to a Google upload we all have clearer look at the bladed weapon from Transformers: Age of Extinction. The weapon, which could well turn out to be called the Star Saber, has been seen being carried by Mark Wahlberg and Jack Reynor and ties into the medieval theme which we have personally been told was to influence the design process. Check it out below.

Planet Iacon have posted an image, which can be viewed below, of a new Optimus Prime figure from Transformers 4.  The figure is clearly different to the version which has previously been leaked suggesting that this version could be a higher class of figure, perhaps voyager or leader class.

In an interview with the website SlashFilm, Michael Bay as confirmed that Transformers: Age Of Extinction, the 4th live action movie, will be the first film to be shot in full with IMAX digital 3D cameras. Below you will find an extract from the article that relates to TF:AOE.

Up until now, every feature film shot in full IMAX (of which there have been only a handful – The Dark Knight, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Dark Knight Rises, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Star Trek Into Darkness and now The Hunger Games Catching Fire) has filmed with a 65mm 2D IMAX film camera. IMAX has a 3D film camera available, but most filmmakers find it too big and loud to actually use. (Star Trek Into Darkness is the only of those films to be exhibited in IMAX 3D, but it was post-converted.) It wasn’t until recently that IMAX created a 3D digital camera, which will allow 3D capture in full IMAX. The first filmmaker to use that is Michael Bay on Transformers: Age of Extinction. That camera is much smaller and lighter than the other IMAX 3D cameras and will be used quite a bit in the future. There is no 2D digital IMAX camera, but one is being developed. Murray explains some more:

[The 3D digital camera] offers the full height aspect ratio. Our camera is based on a digital camera called Phantom. It’s a 3D camera, so we used two of their sensors and the reason we picked them was they were the closest sensor size to IMAX film frames. They’re not quite as big as IMAX film frames, but they are very close. They allow us to use the same lenses that we developed for our 3D film camera, which is much bigger and heavier. This 3D digital camera is very light and compact and easy to use.

Thanks to a post on 78dm.net we can now share the first look at three of the Transformers 4 Age of Extinction Power Attackers (AKA Power Battlers) figures. The toys shown are Bumblebee, Hound (using his placeholder name of Duke) and Swoop (AKA Strafe under his alias of Paulie).  The toys confirm that Swoop / Strafe will have two heads in his animal form therefore suggesting that the "Dinobots" will be more like cybertronian beasts than based on Earth Dinosaurs. You can view the images below but please take care when visiting that thread on the 78dm.net website as it images that link to viruses.

ComicBookMovie.com have posted some scans from the Jan 2014 issue of Empire Magazine which show some new on-set images from Transformers: Age of Extinction. The images are from the Chinese shoot and feature Nicola Peltz being menaced by a green "prop claw", that will be replacec by a CGI render, the Autobots Drift and Crosshairs driving with Optimus Prime towards a destroyed vehicle, Jack Reynor and Mark Wahlberg appearing to have a conversation with the Bumblebee, who is in his retro mode, as well as some general cast and crew shots.

You can view the images after the jump along with the other Transformers 4 images.

The January 2014 issue of Empire Magazine contains a report from the Hong Kong set of Transformers 4 as well as a Transformers Age of Extinction themed cover which gives the world the first clear look at the CGI render for Optimus Prime's robot form.  As previously reported, the 4th live action Transformers film is said to be set for more meelay combat with the character designs taking on a medieval theme.

Cheshi.com has posted images of the GAC Trumpchi E-Jet concept car which shows the car with an Autobot symbol, as well as bullet  holes and scratches.  Could this be confirmation that the GAC Trumpchi E-Jet concept car　will be an Autobot, or does the insignia only appear so the general public recognise it as a Transformers related car?

General Motors have posted a video on You Tube covering General Motors Advance Design Center, featuring the design process of Transformers: Age Of Extinction Bumblebee; a Concept Chevrolet Camaro.

Here is a quick catchup on the Transformers: Age of Extinction news from the last few days.

The Facebook page of TransformersCars.com have posted a series of images of the TF4 crew member's hoodie which appear to revealed the robot mode for Grimlock on the back. The design for the robot mode of Grimlock is in keeping with the more medieval look that Transformers 4 is going for which is a theme, we are told, will carry over into the action sequences of the film.

Entertainment Tonight have posted two videos relating to Transformers 4 that reveal the name of one of the new characters as well as some hints at possible plot devices. You can view the first video here and the second video here.

Planet Iacon via ACToys have posted up some interesting new images of supposed CGI renders for Optimus Prime in his new look for the upcoming movie Age of Extinction

Australian news website news.com.au are reporting that a 2nd blackmail attempt has taken place on the set of Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.  According to the report a female crew member who was setting up on the roof of a Kowloon building was approached  and  intimidated by four men who approached her asking for money.  One of the men was subsequently arrested after she reported the incident whilst the others remain at large.

To add to the headline, the media outlet have re-used a stock image from Transformers 3 with Michael Bay and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

News outlets around the world, including the BBC, have picked up on a story about two men who caused a disturbance on the set of Transformers 4 demanding money from Mr Bay before injuring the American director by striking him on the right side of his face.  The two men proceeded to assault police officers before being arrested on suspicion of blackmail and assault.  Michael Bay refused to go to the hospital for treatment, instead deciding to continue working on set.

"A local newspaper in Hong Kong reported that three men caused what it called "a huge disturbance" to the filming of the American science fiction film.  It said that the men could have missed out on disturbance fees which the film crew paid to shop and business owners whose businesses were likely to be affected during filming.  The two men approached Mr Bay on the set during filming, a police spokeswoman told Reuters.  One of them demanded payment of HK$100,000 ($12,900; £8,030). >As the discussion continued, the man assaulted Mr Bay and also attacked three police officers who tried to intervene, police say. The officers received treatment at hospital for minor injuries.  Police also arrested a third man at the scene.

Report the BBC

Having debuted the figure yesterday at the New York Comic-Con, Hasbro have now issued a press release containing the first two official images of the Leaderclass Transformers: Age of Extinction Optimus Prime figure

TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS OPTIMUS PRIME Leader Scale Figure
(Ages: 4 & up /Approx. Retail Price: $44.99/Available: May 2014)
The Leader Scale OPTIMUS PRIME figure from Hasbro is part of the TRANSFORMERS brand’s popular GENERATIONS action figure line and is inspired by the upcoming TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION movie from Paramount Pictures. This impressive figure is the first to be revealed from the highly anticipate 2014 TRANSFORMERS line. This extraordinary OPTIMUS PRIME figure features all new deco, converts from robot to vehicle and is styled in the character’s new look as he will appear in TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION. Additional features and accessories including an impressive new sword and shield let fans relive the action of the blockbuster movie series. The TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS OPTIMUS PRIME LEADER SCALE FIGURE will become available at major retailers beginning in May, 2014 in advance of TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION coming to theaters on June 27, 2014.