Transformers: Age of Extinction is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Paramount Pictures. The film is the fourth installment in the Transformers film series and stars Mark Wahlberg, Shane Dyson, and Jack Reynor. The movie follows the story of Cade Yeager, a struggling inventor who discovers a dormant Optimus Prime, which sets off a chain of events that threatens the existence of humanity.