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MICHAEL BAY AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES ANNOUNCE THE CASTING OF CHINESE ENTERTAINER HAN GENG IN \u2018TRANSFORMERS 4\u2019<\/p>\n
Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures jointly announced today that Chinese entertainer Han Geng has been cast in \u201cTRANSFORMERS 4.\u201d Among Asia\u2019s top stars, Han Geng has conquered the worlds of music, television and feature film to become one of the most influential entertainers in China.<\/p>\n
He joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Sophia Myles, TJ Miller and Chinese actress Li Bingbing in the fourth installment in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. Paramount Pictures will release the film on June 27th, 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cHan Geng has been a sensation in China and we are happy to have him in our movie,\u201d said Michael Bay.<\/p>\n
Making his debut in 2005 as a member of the hugely popular group Super Junior, Han Geng later turned to a solo career, releasing his first album \u201cGeng Xin\u201din 2010, which went on to sell over a million copies. His most recent album \u201cHope in the Darkness\u201d was released in 2012 and has earned Han Geng a number of hit singles.<\/p>\n
Han Geng has appeared on both the big and small screen, with roles that have shown his range as an actor. In 2008, Han Geng appeared in CCTV\u2019s \u201cStage of Youth,\u201d a 12-episode drama that drew incredible ratings. Among his big screen roles, he had a cameo appearance in the 2010 feature film \u201cThe Founding Party,\u201d along with other A-list Chinese celebrities and later that year had his first starring role on the silver screen in the action movie \u201cMy Kingdom\u201d. The multi-hyphen entertainer has subsequently starred in the films \u201cBeginning Of The Great Revival,\u201d and \u201cThe First President.\u201d His most recent starring role was in \u201cSo Young\u201d, a major box office hit in China, having earned more the $115 million (over 700 million yuan) since its release in May of 2013.<\/p>\n
Han Geng has extraordinary popularity on the internet in China. When his albums or films are released his name and movies typically top the charts as the \u201cmost searched\u201d and accumulate the most hits. \u201cTRANSFORMERS 4\u201d marks Han Geng\u2019s debut in an English language production.<\/p>\n
Paramount, China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises announced this past April a Cooperation Agreement regarding the production of \u201cTRANSFORMERS 4\u201d in China. Under the agreement, China Movie Channel, under the State Administration of Press, Publications, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRT), will cooperate with Paramount in broad-based support of the production of the film in China. <\/p>\n
\u201cTRANSFORMERS 4\u201d is expected to be released in China on or about June 27, 2014. The parties are working in cooperation on a number of other areas related to \u201cTRANSFORMERS 4\u201d, including the selection of filming sites within China, and theatrical promotion. This agreement represents the first time that China Movie Channel will work with a western studio in the production of a major motion picture.<\/p>\n
Shooting in multiple locations in the U.S. and China throughout the summer, the film is directed by Bay and re-unites the filmmaking team from the hit franchise, including producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto and Ian Bryce; and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. \u201cTRANSFORMERS 4\u201d is written by Ehren Kruger, based on Hasbro\u2019s Transformers\u2122 Action Figures.<\/p>\n
The third, and most recent installment of the franchise, \u201cTRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON,\u201d is the fifth highest global grossing film of all time with $1.124 billion dollars of worldwide box office success. The \u201cTRANSFORMERS\u201d movies are among the most popular films ever released in China, and Michael Bay is among the most popular directors with Chinese audiences. \u201cTRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON,\u201d released theatrically in 2011, grossed $165 million in China and more than $1.1 billion worldwide.<\/p>\n
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