Filmmakers for Transformers announced via Twitter that the brilliant Anthony Hopkins has been cast in the upcoming Transformers: The Last Knight. While his role has yet to be told, we practically love everything the Oscar winner touches.
In other casting news, Mark Wahlberg is set to reprise his role as Cade Yeager from Transformers: Age of Extinction and Josh Duhamel will return as Lieutenant Colonel Lennox. Steven Spielberg has also signed on for the film as executive producer. The film will open in theaters on June 23, 2017.
The man, the myth, the legend – help us welcome Sir Anthony Hopkins to the #transformers universe. pic.twitter.com/PfkTuWZHD9
— Transformers (@transformers) June 3, 2016
As reported via The Wrap.