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"Transformers 4 is to be Michael Bay&amp;#039;s last outing on the franchise. The director has revealed that he will step down after the follow-up to Dark of the Moon.   Discussing the new Universal Studios Transformers ride, Bay told the Los Angeles Times that he would leave later sequels &amp;quot;for the next guy&amp;quot;. He also revealed that he was planning to redesign the robot stars and to hire a completely new cast for the fourth Transformers film.  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is not believed to be returning to the series, while Shia LaBeouf has said that he feels he has &amp;quot;nothing new to contribute&amp;quot; to future Transformers films. Bay himself was believed to be originally reluctant to return for the next movie. He is currently in post-production on his passion project Pain and Gain. The next Transformers movie has been pencilled in for release on June 29, 2014. Watch Digital Spy&amp;#039;s interview with Michael Bay and Transformers: Dark of the Moon star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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