Lorenzo di Bonaventura has described Transformers: Age of Extinction as a 'continuation' of the franchise.
Michael Bay is back in the director's chair for the fourth Transformers film, however, a completely new cast has been brought on board.
Despite all the changes to Age of Extinction, di Bonaventura says this new movie does link into those that have gone before it.
Speaking to TheHollywoodNews.com, the producer said: "On a certain level it's a continuation of the previous stories, in the fact that it acknowledges what has transpired before it.
"It acknowledges in the last movie, the destruction of Chicago, it's actually something that carries through the sort of emotional repercussions of that, not unlike 9/11 has emotional repercussions in the real world. In a fantasy world there are repercussions to what occurred.
"That plays into the movie, moving forwards with a totally different human cast, who doesn't know anything about the other humans, it's not a reboot, but a continuation, yet you're continuing with a new cast and group of characters. It was a big decision to do that."
Mark Wahlberg will lead an all star cast as he takes over the lead role; Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer and Sophia Myles are all also on board.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura is on board the film as a producer and was on the red carpet in London last night for the European premiere of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
Transformers: Age of Extinction is released 10th July.
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