Not too long ago it was rumored that actress Nicola Peltz (The Last Airbender, Bates Motel) would play the female lead in the upcoming fourth installment in the Transformers franchise. However, there was no official confirmation regarding the news and we haven’t heard anything since then. Well, that was until today. When asked if Megan Fox would be returning as the female lead in the film on Twitter, director Michael Bay responded:

 

— Michael Bay Dot Com (@S4TE) March 26, 2013
 

Peltz will join Mark Wahlberg and Jack Reynor in the upcoming film. Reynor and Peltz will play a high school-aged couple. He is a race car driver and she is the daughter of Mark Wahlberg, who will be the lead in this start of a new trilogy.
Transformers 4 is set to hit theaters June 25, 2014

Not long ago it was revealed that they were currently searching for two young actors to join the cast of Michael Bay’s next chapter in the highly-successful Transformers franchise. The first official casting came via Michael Bay who revealed that Mark Wahlberg (Ted, The Departed) had signed on for the film and now it appears that the two young lead roles have been filled.

Nicola Peltz (The Last Airbender) and Brenton Thwaites (the upcoming Maleficent) have reportedly signed on for the film. According to the earlier reports, Peltz will play Wahlberg’s teenage daughter, and Thwaites her boyfriend, a race car driver.

Source: Twitch