Hasbro UK have listed the "UK Optimus Prime Truck Tour Dates" for 2013

TRANSFORMERS FANS

Optimus Prime is back on the road this Summer! Meet him and experience the Transformers station, where you can come face-to-face with the brand new Beast Hunters range, play digital games and even have your picture taken Optimus Prime and the Beast Hunters.

Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh: 20th-23rd June
Fairford Airshow, Swindon: 20th-21st July
Sunderland Airshow: 27th-28th July
Bristol Airshow: 8th-11th August
Lollibop, London: 16th-18th August
Bournemouth Show: 29th August-1st September

Instagram has once again played host to more on-set image from Transformers 4 .  Thisi time showing the orignial Optimus Prime and Bumblebee vehicles.

Does this mean the two will appear in flashbacks, or will they start the movie in their old forms and then Transscan into the new forms?

Originally denied by Nelson, he later all but confirmed that Mega Fox will be returning in Transformers 4

The conversation took place on Shoot of the Edit

1. MV95 wrote:So the Paramount Pictures official Instagram page posted a photo of the new Lamborghini on their page with the hashtag #MeganFox. Could this be telling us something or (more realistically) is this a mistake or plot to get more views?
2. nelson wrote:Keep in mind that Twitter allows 140 characters max (including spaces). That was a fake tweet cause it had way more than 140 characters.
3. starscream1017 wrote:except it wasn't on twitter, it was on Instagram
4. nelson wrote: My bad. Someone's in trouble. It's gonna be a long week.

Megan Fox is currently filming Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in which she will play April O'Neil.

Michael Bay has revealed another vehicle which will be used for Transformers 4 as the 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Coupe.  Mr Bay made the announcement on his website today with the text "Unveiling yet another surprise . . . the extraordinary and exhilarating 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Coupe. High resolution photo: http://bayhem.com/16OKk8T"

Could this be a new Sideswipe or could it be a Decepticon, Lockdown perhaps? Time will reveal all.

Update

Michael Bay has also posted a new groupshot of the Autobots over on his Flickr account on the 1st June which is missing both the Lamborghini and what appeared to be Ratchet who is yet to be officially announced and was spotted at the back of the original groupshot image by HotshotsWorldWide

Last night Michael Bay confirmed that the military truck which was revealed as an Autobot in recent on-set images will indeed be called Hound.  The bio on Mr Bays's website read as "The always rugged and reliable Hound, one of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles from Oshkosh Defense. High resolution".  We'd expect Hasbro to release a "Roadbuster" style recolour either as Roadbuster or as "Roadbuster Bulkhead" when a toy is eventually released.

In releated news, Fox Detroit have posted a video, which can be viewed below, regarding the recent Transformers 4 casting call which took place in Michigan. The report states that Michael Bay will be stepping up his filming within the area including using the location to shoot parts of the story which will be set within Hong Kong.

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A new photo has been taken on the set of Transformers 4 which is said to contain the Autobot cast.  If you look closely at the image you will notice that there are 6 vehicles which appear to include Ratchet at the back left, the three cars and Optimus Prime who have been seen already and a new truck which could be a new look for Ironhide or potentially the "Grimlock" character.

More images have come out from the set of Transformers 4 including a reveal of a new Autobot. The car, which is a Camero hasa been confirmed as Bumblebee by Michael Bay
"Bumblebee who is  a highly modified, vintage 1967 Camaro SS. High resolution photo: http://bayhem.com/18xFSLv"

Yahoo! was broke the new of two new cars which will be used in Transformers 4. The vehicles were photographed on the border of Arizona and Utah were the 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, a $2.5 million dollar car, as well as a 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray concept.  It has been confirmed that these cars are indeed Autobots with Bay's official website though their names have not been given at this time.

Hollywood reporter has announced that actor T.J. Miller has signed onto Transformers 4 to play the best friend of Mark Wahlberg's character's.  T.J's character will be a mechanic.

Finally a photo was posted on Instagram which has shown a new truck mode for Optimus Prime. Michael Bay posted that the truck is "completely upgraded, custom-built Optimus Prime from Western Star (a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America)."

Deadline reports that actor Kelsey Grammer has signed on to be the main human villain in Transformers 4.

"Kelsey Grammer is embracing his inner bad guy. After his Golden Globe turn as the ruthless politician in Boss, Grammer has just landed the key villain role in Michael Bay‘s next Transformers film, which stars Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci. I’m told that Grammer will play Harold Attinger, a counter intelligence guy."

The news has split fans with some deciding to docus focus on the term key villain suggest that it means even less screen-time for giant robots, where as in truth nothing it is known about the storyline to justify these fears.

Transformers 4 now, Twitch.tv has posted an overview of the supposed (it's not been confirmed) shooting schedule for Transformers 4 from June to October this year. The production list includes Chicago and Michigan (June, July and August), Hong Kong (September) and China (October).

The Michigan Motion Picture Studios have started to build sets for the principal photography of Transformers 4, which is due to start in in late May. The 535,000 square foot facility is in in Pontiac, MI and is one of many locations that Transformers 4 will be shooting this yeah

"They are in the process of pre-production right now," Wenson told MLive Detroit, when asked if Bay's film crew is in town. "They are filming in several other states, too. The majority of their shooting, I believe, will be done in the state of Michigan.

"In addition to working on our stages, they’ll also be working throughout the state at different locations. We’re really excited that they’re here. We’re looking forward to the opportunity to service another film.”

Michael Bay has spoken to Collider at the Cinemacon regarding some of the technology he will be using to film Transformers 4.

"Over the last few years, IMAX has been quietly developing a smaller digital camera with amazing resolution. And while that would be great on its own…the new camera would also shoot in 3D! However, since no one had been talking about it recently, I figured IMAX was stuck trying to get the tech to work and it’d be years before we’d see it in action. I thought wrong. Tonight on the CinemaCon red carpet for Paramount’s presentation, Michael Bay told me he’s going to be shooting the big showcase scenes in Transformers 4 with the new, smaller IMAX 3D digital camera!"

Michael Bay has announced that Stanley Tucci has signed on to join the growing cast for Transformers 4 and that he will be announcing another cast member shortly.  An Emmy Award winning actor, Stanley played the Scientist Abraham Erskine in the movie Captain America: The 1st Avenger.

It was confirmed yesterday that Paramount Pictures have signed a "Cooperation Agreement" with the China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises for the production of Transformers 4.  The basic summary is that they will help finance / produce the movie which will include shoots in China and most likely feature some Chinese actors / actress in some portions, or extended portions, of the film.  Here is a copy of the press release.

Los Angeles, CA – April 2, 2013 – Paramount Pictures, China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises announced today that they have entered into a Cooperation Agreement regarding the production of “Transformers 4” in China. The Cooperation Agreement was signed on April 1, 2013 in Beijing and Los Angeles.

Pursuant to the agreement, China Movie Channel, under the State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT), will cooperate with Paramount in broad-based support of the production of the film in China. “Transformers 4” is expected to be released in China on or about June 27, 2014. The parties also intend to cooperate in a number of other areas related to “Transformers 4,” including the selection of filming sites within China, theatrical promotion, and possible post-production activities in China as well as casting of Chinese actors and actresses in the film.

This agreement represents the first time that China Movie Channel will work with a western studio in the production of a major motion picture.

The unprecedented agreement followed a meeting with Mr. Tong Gang, Vice Minister of SARFT with the Transformers 4 production leaders including director Michael Bay, producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura and Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Moore, along with Jiaflix Chairman Sid Ganis and President Marc Ganis at SARFT’s official Reception Hall in Beijing. Minister Tong expressed support for the newly formed China Movie Channel/Jiaflix cooperation with Paramount.

The “Transformers” movies are among the most popular films ever released in China, and Michael Bay is among the most popular directors with Chinese audiences. Transformers 3, Dark of the Moon, released theatrically in 2011, grossed $165 million in China and over $1.1 billion worldwide.

“I’m proud and honored by how ‘Transformers’ has been embraced by Chinese audiences,” said Michael Bay. “I look forward to working with China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises to help reach more people here and deepen their passion for this ongoing story and its characters.”

“China Movie Channel and our official movie web site M1905.com have been long term trusted partners with Jiaflix,” said Yan Xiaoming, Chairman of China Movie Channel. “We have been working together in the field of importing Hollywood movies for Chinese television and internet, including Paramount movies, as well as introducing Chinese movies to the North American market and are very delighted with the results we have accomplished together.”

“This is the beginning of a new era of collaboration with the Hollywood studios,” Mr. Yan continued. “We are very confident that the China Movie Channel/Jiaflix cooperation with Paramount will result in the famous Transformers brand being an even bigger success.”

Jiaflix, through its partners, Sid Ganis, Marc Ganis and Kenneth Huang, was the driving force in bringing the new arrangement to fruition. Said Sid Ganis, Chairman of Jiaflix, “Paramount was the first major studio to officially join with us for the distribution of its films over the Jiaflix platform in China, so we are delighted to join our partners at China Movie Channel together with Paramount on this groundbreaking initiative. ‘Transformers 4’ are paving the way.” Jiaflix has recently entered into a long term agreement with Paramount, under which Paramount will supply more than 250 films a year to the new video streaming partnership between Jiaflix and M1905.com, a unit of China Movie Channel.

“We are excited by and grateful for the opportunity to work with China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises on the production and promotion of ‘Transformers 4,’” said Paramount Vice Chair Rob Moore. “We see this relationship as a reflection of the global power and appeal of both this unique franchise and Michael Bay’s talents as a filmmaker.”