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‘Transformers 4’ plans casting call on Chinese reality TV to pick 4 actors

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In this publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Optimus Prime is shown in a scene from "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." The backers of the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise announced Thursday that four people will win roles through the “\'Transformers 4\' Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show.” (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Reality television in China will help cast the next “Transformers” flick.

The backers of the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise announced Thursday that four people will win roles through the “‘Transformers 4’ Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show.”

The series of televised specials will begin airing in June and will be open to professionals and amateurs. Two of the “Transformers” roles will go to professional Chinese actors and two will go to people with no acting experience.

The judges include “Transformers” producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura and Sid Ganis, former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president. He now heads Jiaflix Enterprises, which helped broker a production-assistance deal for the film between Paramount Pictures and China Movie Channel.

Starring Mark Wahlberg, “Transformers 4” is due in theatres in June 2014.

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