Michael Bay has announced the other male lead for Transformers 4 is Jack Reynor, joining the already cast Mark Wahlberg. The actor, new to American audiences, was one of the male actors reported to be on the short list of actors testing for the role of Wahlberg's daughter's race car boyfriend. The role of the daughter has not yet been cast.

I just hired a great new actor for Transformers 4 to star against Mark Wahlberg. Jack Reynor, he is an Irish kid that came to America with 30 bucks in his pocket. Pretty ballsy. Seriously who does that? Anyway I spotted him in a great little Irish movie WHAT RICHARD DID. This kid is the real deal.

Transformers 4, is not a reboot. That word has been floating around on the net.

This movie takes place exactly 4 years after the war in Chicago. The story makes a very natural transition, and reason as to why we have a whole new cast. This Transformers will feel very different then the last three. We are embarking on a new trilogy.

Michael