‘Transformers 4’ Set Four Years After ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’

Not many fans were surprised when Michael Bay officially returned to direct Transformers 4 even after he publicly said he was finished after the trilogy, but there seemed to be some confusion as to whether or not this sequel would actually reboot the franchise before Bay handed it off to another director. He later clarified that the fourth story will continue on the same timeline as the first three films, and then signed his Pain and Gain star Mark Wahlberg for the lead role, and Bay recently spoke with TMZ (via Slashfilm) and revealed that the next entry takes place four years after events in Transformers Dark of the Moon last year. Bay didn’t reveal much, but he did let a few details slip to TMZ. Here’s what he said when asked if Wahlberg would actually be playing an older version of Shia LaBeouf’s Sam Witwicky character (thanks to TFW2005 for …