Director Michael Bay has confirmed that Mark Wahlberg has been named Shia Lebouf’s replacement in the upcoming fourth Transformers film.
“Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on ‘Pain and Gain’ and I’m so fired up to be back working with him,” Bay wrote on his website. “An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy.”
Apparently the internet may be the reason Bay got the idea to cast Wahlberg in the first place: “Let’s say that very internet chatter gave me some ideas…so I’m here to say thanks internet chatter.”
The franchise’s last film – Transformers: Dark of the Moon – raked in over a billion dollars, making it the fifth highest grossing film of all time.
Transformers 4 is expected in theaters June 27, 2014.
