Li Bingbing joins Cast of Transformers 4

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Li Bingbing continues her foray into Hollywood.

Li Bingbing will have an acting role in Transformers 4 according to a statement released by director Michael Bay:

 

“I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast and to be shooting portions of the movie in her native China. I have always aspired to work with the best actors and this cast is especially exciting now with the addition of Li.â€

Li added:

“I am thrilled to get to work with Michael Bay. ‘Transformers’ has influenced generations in China and the movie franchise has a massive fan base. I am very happy to be able to join this international production. Thank you Paramount for the invitation! Looking forward to it!â€

 

Li’s role is yet unknown, but is speculated to be action-orientated given her roles most familiar to Western audiences (Resident Evil: Retribution, The Forbidden Kingdom). Her character may also be bilingual, giving Li Bingbing a chance to speak her native Mandarin alongside her practicing English. In Li’s previous Hollywood film, Resident Evil, her lines were dubbed over by the original, American Ada Wong voice actress, Sally Cahill.

 

“I am thrilled to get to work with Michael Bay. ‘Transformers’ has influenced generations in China and the movie franchise has a massive fan base. I am very happy to be able to join this international production. Thank you Paramount for the invitation! Looking forward to it!â€

The upcoming movie, which apparently will also be shot partly in China, is a co-production between Paramount Pictures, China Movie Channel, and online movie streaming company Jiaflix. Transformers 4 is the latest in a stream of Hollywood action blockbusters to incorporate Chinese themes in courting the country’s rapidly growing market, where box office receipts increased by 36% in 2012. The previous film in the series, Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon grossed over $165 million in China in its 2011 release and featured on-screen product placement of Chinese brands—a first for a major Hollywood production.

Transformers 4 has a scheduled release of 27 June next year.

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[shiro]

OMG I LOVE LI BINGBING!!! i watched taiji prodigy andi totally love her role (chun si yong) there. this brings back a lot of memories. 

[Hemlock]

The Bingbings are taking over.

[mglsts]

It's really good that they are using Chinese actors and actresses more, but it just feels like they are doing this to get more profit and less censorship in China.

[King of Spades]

omfg.I love Li Bing Bing and I love Transformers! *__* All the BingBings are cool. LOLOL. 

 

Can't wait   

[Junebuggie]

There's a 4th one?

[Greenturtle]

Oh I see Hollywood wanting a piece of that China pie. Just hope she doesn't like appear for only 2 minutes in the whole movie......

[SEWER RAT]

Hollywood wants dat China monies.

[theJAPANties]

China is certainly being featured a lot in hollywood lately
I like it 

[WON Hallyu]

I find it funny how the Bingbings are making it big in hollywood. Coincidence? lol

[Kazuma Kiryu]

YAY. That's good!

[Lightning]

Happy for her, but I hope she gets shown in the worldwide cut, not just the Chinese version.

[VISION]

cool. Let's hope her scenes are shown in the international version unlike FBB's.

[Loser]

i should go watch the first 3 now

[allkpopfangirl]

hope she gets more screen time

[viddy]

It's really good that they are using Chinese actors and actresses more, but it just feels like they are doing this to get more profit and less censorship in China.

 

Yup, I feel the same too. I doubt BingBing will be given much to do other than look pretty and do some martial arts of some sort.

[HoneyJN]

I really like Li Bing Bing!! (and Transformers lol) I'm definitely going to watch this when it's released. Hope that she'll get lots of screen time. 

[trashkwang]

 

I can't wait!!!! Bing bing my queeeen!!!!!