Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' is one of 2014's most anticipated flicks and the first footage of the movie was supposed to be shown in Samsung's CES press conference but what transpired at the event shocked everyone and left the 'Transformers' director a bit embarrased. The director was a guest on stage during Samsung's CES press conference, and while he was supposed to debut some exclusive footage from the upcoming movie on the company's new Ultra HD TV, that plan fell apart when a teleprompter malfunction led to Bay leaving the stage earlier than expected.
Following the event, Bay took to his website to explain what happened when he was on stage.
"Wow! I just embarrassed myself at CES - I was about to speak for Samsung for this awesome Curved 105-inch UHD TV. I rarely lend my name to any products, but this one is just stellar. I got so excited to talk, that I skipped over the Exec VP's intro line and then the teleprompter got lost. Then the prompter went up and down - then I walked off. I guess live shows aren't my thing. But I'm doing a special curved screen experience with Samsung and Transformers 4 footage that will be traveling around the world."
Unless that touring footage winds up leaking online, it would seem that now is not the time for everyone to see the first footage from The Age of Extinction. However it has been confirmed that Paramount Pictures has purchased ad time during the Super Bowl, so it's practically guaranteed that the big game will deliver some footage from the movie.
'Transformers: Age of Extinction' is written by Ehren Kruger, is a semi-reboot of the franchise that will no longer follow Shia LaBeouf's Sam Witwicky. Instead, the new sequel will center on a mechanic named Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) who, along with his daughter, makes a discovery that makes him a target of Autobots, Decepticons and the government alike. Peter Cullen is back to voice Optimus Prime, while the new supporting cast of humans includes names like Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Titus Welliver, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles.
The film hits theaters on June 27th.
