Photos And Video: 'Transformers 4' Sets Off More Explosions At Abandoned Chicago Grain Silos (chicagoist, 3/10/2013, click on link to view the photos and video):

Film director Michael Bay returned to the abandoned Santa Fe grain silos along Damen Avenue on the Southwest side Wednesday for filming of Transformers: Age of Extinction. The site, long a favorite of filmmakers, is being used as a stand-in for Hong Kong in the upcoming film.

Bay promised to bring "the mother of all explosions" to the site but filmgoers familiar with his work know to expect a lot of flash and noise with little in the way of substance.
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‘Transformers 4′ filming moves to Washington State; Extras Needed (OLV, 9/10/2013):

This week Transformers: Age of Extinction has moved to Washington state and they’ve posted several recent casting calls looking for extras.

According to various sources, they are currently filming in the Satsop Business Park in Grays Harbor County, just west of Olympia, WA.

If you’re interested in being an extra, email your contact info and personal details to trans4washington@gmail.com.
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URGENT casting call for Paramount Pictures feature film: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' extras southwest of Seatle, WA (10/10/2013, scroll down to read)

The production sent out a request for extras for the two-day shoot in Elma, Washington on Oct 8th and 9th, specifically looking for “clean cut, athletic, military, business types”.


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Kelsey Grammer Talks Transformers 4 (Empire, 6/09/2013):

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"Malevolent" is the word Grammer uses to describe his big bad, Harold Attinger. "He’s a no-nonsense guy," he told Empire. "He’s lived his life in the shadows for 30 years in the service of his country, and he likes to be unremarkable yet very efficient."

What of his first collaboration with the ringmaster? "I don’t know if Michael has seen Frasier," laughed Grammer. "He’s been very respectful and funny. He’s a terrific guy and quite a filmmaker. He just said to me the other day, 'You’re Kelsey Grammer - you can do whatever you want to do.' So I guess he at least has some acquaintance with my work."

So what would Frasier Crane make of all the Bayhem? "Well, you know what? I think he might find it offensive in some ways, but there was always a bit of Frasier that wasn’t completely a snob. He always liked blowing up things, too, if he could! When he would discover his inner child, he would revel in it, and I think Transformers is one of those things."
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