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21 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »

So excited to report that acclaimed Chinese actress Li Bingbing (Resident Evil: Retribution) has joined the cast of Transformers 4 who is (just so you know) no relation to Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past). Here’s the announcement from Paramount.

Michael Bay And Paramount Pictures Announce The Casting Of Chinese Actress Li Bingbing In The Eagerly Awaited ‘Transformers 4’

Hollywood, CA (May 20, 2013) – Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures jointly announced today that Chinese actress Li Bingbing (“Resident Evil: Retribution”) has been cast in the eagerly awaited “Transformers 4.” The actress joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles in the fourth installment in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. Paramount Pictures will release the film on June 27th, 2014.

“I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast and to be shooting portions of the movie in her native China. »

- Jess Orso

20 May 2013 2:25 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures jointly announced today that Chinese actress Li Bingbing (“Resident Evil: Retribution”) has been cast in the eagerly awaited Transformers 4. The actress joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles in the fourth installment in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. Paramount Pictures will release the film on June 27th, 2014.

“I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast and to be shooting portions of the movie in her native China. I have always aspired to work with the best actors and this cast is especially exciting now with the addition of Li,” said Michael Bay.

Li’s recent hits in China include the Tsui Hark-directed “Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame” and “1911.” She has already begun to cross over into American films, most recently co-starring in the Paul W.S. Anderson »

- Michelle McCue

20 May 2013 12:07 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures have announced that Chinese actress, Li Bingbing ("Resident Evil: Retribution") has been cast in "Transformers 4." The actress joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles in the fourth installment in the hit series of movies based on the best-selling Hasbro toyline. Paramount Pictures will release the film on June 27th, 2014.

.I am excited to have Li Bingbing join our cast and to be shooting portions of the movie in her native China. I have always aspired to work with the best actors and this cast is especially exciting now with the addition of Li,. said Michael Bay.

In her native country of China, Li has many hits including the Tsui Hark-directed "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" and "1911." In America, Li has starred in "Resident Evil: Retribution," "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," and "Forbidden Kingdom. »

- Manny

20 May 2013 9:29 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Chinese actress Li Bingbing has joined the cast of "Transformers 4," Paramount Pictures said Monday. She will co-star in the sequel along with Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer and Jack Reynor. Michael Bay will once again direct and orchestrate the fireballs and global mayhem. Li has previously appeared in "Resident Evil: Retribution" and "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan." Li's casting and the decision by Paramount to film parts of the fourth installment in its mega-grossing franchise in China is an acknowledgement of the region's growing importance to Hollywood. Last year, China »

- Brent Lang

20 May 2013 7:15 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »

Chinese actress Li Bingbing (Resident Evil: Retribution, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) has been cast in Transformers 4.

The news was first reported by China’s m1905.com, a state-owned film site. The casting comes during recent high-profile efforts to court and increase Chinese interest in Hollywood tent-poles: Iron Man 3 was shot with footage specifically for the country, which is now the world’s second-largest film market. Meanwhile, Transformers 4 Chinese Actors Talent Search Reality Show will air this summer, a reality TV competition to cast four speaking roles in the upcoming film, which jettisons franchise star Shia Labeouf »

- Adam Carlson

20 May 2013 6:35 AM, PDT | movies.about.com | See recent About.com Hollywood Movies news »

It's official: Michael Bay has cast Chinese actress Li Bingbing in the fourth film of the Transformers franchise. Bingbing, whose film credits include Resident Evil: Retribution, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Forbidden Kingdom, is the latest addition to a cast that is led by Mark Wahlberg and includes Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles.

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20 May 2013 12:53 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »

Li Bingbing has been cast in Transformers 4.

The popular actress has become the first Chinese recruit for Michael Bay's final outing on the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

She is expected to be the first in a series of castings from China, the source of financing and the location of the filming of some of Paramount Pictures' upcoming sequels.

Li's first English-language film was 2011's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. She also appeared last year in Resident Evil: Retribution.

She will join Mark Wahlberg, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer and Sophia Myles on the action movie.

Transformers 4 will arrive in cinemas June 27, 2014.

Watch Mark Wahlberg talking to Digital Spy about Transformers, Ted and more below: »

26 April 2013 5:00 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

If you Google Chinese actress Li Bingbing, the top stories will no doubt focus on a particular dress she wore in 2012 — the same Gucci dress that Katy Perry wore to the Grammys this year.

Which begs the question — besides who wore it best — who is Li Bingbing?

A superstar in China, Variety’s 2013 Asian Star of the Year recently crossed over to international English-language fare with “Resident Evil: Retribution.”

It was a natural fit for Li, one of the most in-demand actresses in China, whose inaugural English-lingo film, Fox Searchlight’s “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” was released in 2011. She’s been building her profile in the U.S. and on the world stage since her first big international breakout, “Forbidden Kingdom,” with Jackie Chan and Jet Li, walking the red carpet at Cannes, Venice and the Oscars.

With her U.S. agency, UTA, Li is pursuing American and international projects, »

- Carole Horst

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