TFW2005.com board member catz has posted an image of what he claims is the TakaraTomy Transformers 4 toy solicitation he received from his toy supplier.  The list, which can be viewed below, includes recolours from the previous Transformers Movie toys as well as launch dates, package dimensions and placeholder names.

The Walmart website has been updatd with several Transformers 4 product listings of which you can find a full list below:

Transformers Movie 4 Sparkers
Dinobots Sparkers $23
Optimus Prime/Grimlock $13
Bumblebee/Strafe $13
Wolf/Lockdown $13
Slug/Drift $13
Scorn/Crosshairs $13
Slash/Hound

-Transformers Movie 4 Leader Class $45
Leader Class Optimus Prime
Leader Class Grimlock

-Transformers Movie 4 $10
Autobot Drift

-Transformers Movie 4 Titans $10
Optimus Prime
Lockdown
Bumblebee

Transformers Movie 4 One Step $10
Lockdown
Wolf

-Construct Bots
Slug

Actor Simon Delaney has spoken to The Herald to talk about how Jack Reynor got his role in not only the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, titled Age of Extiction, but also in  Transformers 5 and Transformers 6

"We all knew when we were shooting Delivery Man that he [Jack] had done a couple of screen tests and auditions for Transformers, every day we would say: 'Any news?' Jack was actually on set one night, Michael Bay [the director of Transformers] called and he stepped off set to take the call," Simon revealed.

"Everyone was looking through a window, like eager fathers awaiting the birth of their new son, and he came back in and said, 'I got it'. There was a little bit of a party that night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

With just 3 weeks for Transformers: Age Of Extinction principle photography left, lead actor Mark Wahlberg has been interviewed by MTV where he discusses his Children's appearance in the film as well as making a brief mention to the Dinobots.

"My kids just did a cameo, just scared people in the street looking up, but they did a great job. I was so nervous because Michael doesn't have time for bad performances," he said. "You have to understand; you're shooting a $300 million movie. You've got a lot going on. He's got five, six takes. If you ain't got it, you're done. I didn't want to see my kids get clipped. They were excited about, but they started to get mad at me because I'm trying to over-direct them. It went great."

Regarding the Dinobots, when they were bought up his response was the following:

"You can't say that, dude. Did you leak it? Did you leak it? You leaked it," he said. "Somebody leaked it, dude. Somebody was on the set leaked it, and it is not OK. It's not cool."

You can watch the video of the interview at MTV.

Update: It has now been confirmed that the image if from a Cast and Crew party where a special 10-minute preview from the film was shown. See the information after the image for the latest update.

Instagram user Ronnie Lugo has posted an image from what appears to be a preview screening of something related to Transformers 4 along with the text "#transformers4 i bet you wish you could be here!".  Speculation of what this could be will no doubt run until Ronnie posts more information, though at the moment an early preview of a teaser trailer is the most popular choice.

Update: Audarshia Townsend has confirmed, over on her blog, that the image was taken from a Cast and Crew party for Transformers 4: Age of Extinction.

we were treated to a 10-minute sneak preview reel—with a brief introduction by Michael Bay. It showed many Chicago landmarks, including The Bean, Chinatown and Uptown Theater. I won't be a spoiler by telling you which landmark gets destroyed, but there were definitely many shrill cries in the audience when it happened.

Transformers: Age Of Extinction 

That's the latest domain, and Trademark, registered in relation to the Transformers Movies, and given confirmation of the Dinobots, a more likely name for the film.

The new trademark is categorized under Entertainment services:

"Entertainment services, namely, production and distribution of motion pictures, television shows and game shows"

Along with the subcategory of:

"Toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms"

Also, brand new trademark applications revealed possible SPOILERS from the movie in the video game section.

• SPIRITS RISING
• MEGATRON RETURNS
• AUTOBOTS SUPREME

Transformers 4 Executive Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura has confirmed that the Dinobots will be in Transformers 4

I can not disclose the specifics, but you can be sure that the joining of the Dinobots will give the audience new excitement. In addition to Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, the appearance of these classic roles changed, today the world's coolest, most exciting cars will appear in the film, including China's vehicles, whether you are a car enthusiast, you will feast your eyes and be shocked by them."

TFW2005.com have found three new Transformers Domains registered by MarkMonitor,　the domain registar which registered Transformers Dark of the Moon.  The three titles are

Transformers: Apocalypse
Transformers: Last Stand
Transformers: Future Cast

We'll have to wait and see which, if any, gets used

Lorenzo di Bonaventura has announced that the four winners of Chinese "Reality TV" competition to win parts on Transformers 4 have been chosen after four months of of the contest.

"I want everybody to have fun," Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the film's producer who has produced all the Transformers movies, told China.org.cn about the producers' decision to recruit actors through a TV contest aired on the China Movie Channel. "We are always looking for different ways to learn about other cultures. This is a great way to see people's passion and excitement. It allows for everybody to have fun together," he added.

Byron Li, Austin Lin, Candice Zhao, Teresa Daley eventually won the much-coveted movie parts Sunday night on the "'Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show," launched by Paramount Pictures in cooperation with Jiaflix and the China Movie Channel in April. The contest was open to both professional and amateur actors, attracting more than 70,000 contestants.

You can read more over on China.org.