filmdrunk.uproxx.com - 6/24/2009
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( Michael Bay’s keyboard. Ctrl-Alt-BOOM to restart. via JoshuahBearman )
I hinted at the possible unreliability of the “ Michael Bay is retiring from Transformers ” story yesterday - t’s always suspicious when they quote someone without saying when, where or how ...
Bay To Quit Transformers
spoilertv-movies.blogspot.com 6/18/2009 —
Thanks to Aled for the heads up. Michael Bay has made his last TRANSFORMERS movie - the director is set to quit the action franchise because he has "had enough" of making big budget blockbusters. The filmmaker helmed the original 2007 movie and returned this year with its sequel - ...
Bay Quits Transformers
atomicpopcorn.net 6/18/2009 — Fuck you, I like Michael Bay. Yeah, the guy made Pearl Harbor and likely he’ll never get over that one but the guy knows what he is (as evidenced by the awesome Verizon commercial .) Whether it’s the pure hilariously badness of Armageddon or the greatness that is Bad Boys II , Bay ...
Film Weekly meets Transformers director Michael Bay
guardian.co.uk 6/18/2009 — This week, Jason Solomons meets Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen director Michael Bay to talk mega budgets, special effects and how making a movie is like being the CEO of a vast company. Xan Brooks then joins Jason to review some of this week's ...
Michael Bay Made Robot Balls
defamer.gawker.com 6/17/2009 — Sure to be the loudest of all the loud summer films (until G.I. Joe ), Michael Bay 's Transformers 2 : Revenge of the Fallen is about to drop. And it seems that in one scene, there's a little surprise. Well, two surprises.
In Nick de Semlyen's ...
Who Will Succeed Michael Bay To Direct ‘Transformers 3′?
moviesblog.mtv.com 6/18/2009 — Michael Bay may be going a step further than merely taking “ a year off ” between directing “ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ” and “ Transformers 3 .” The Hollywood action and explosion guru told MTV News ...
Michael Bay: Steven & Jerry Wouldn't Take This!
tmz.com 6/21/2009 — Filed under: Shia LaBeouf , Megan Fox Michael Bay sent a scathing email to Paramount Studios before the release of "Transformers 2," complaining in effect that his famous director friends would be shocked at the way Paramount was promoting the ...
Megan Fox Is The Toughest
splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com 6/20/2009 — Transformers star Megan Fox thinks she was the toughest man on set! Megan, 23, stars along side Shia LaBeouf, also 23, in the sequel directed by Michael Bay. She says, "You have to be strong to survive a Michael Bay movie. I think I was ...
Michael Bay Blows Up English Language in Angry E-mail to Paramount
nymag.com 6/22/2009 — When you're a world-class director like Michael Bay, attempting the impossible by trying to make a sequel that will satisfy the discerning fans of a Shia LaBeouf–starring actioner inspired by an eighties toy franchise, it's imperative that ...
Michael Bay criticizes 'Transformers 2' campaign
news-briefs.ew.com 6/22/2009 — Transformers 2 director Michael Bay is taking Paramount to task for the way the studio is promoting his summer flick, name-dropping Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer in a bitter email to executives, TMZ reports. The May 4 missive criticizes ...
MICHAEL BAY HATES BLACK PEOPLE, SUBTLETY
filmdrunk.uproxx.com 6/22/2009 —
In case you didn’t notice Jazz in the first Transformers , the jive-talking, breakdancing robot who was the first Autobot to die, Michael Bay has apparently stepped up the urban flavor in the sequel.
There are two robots in the film ...
Michael Bay Points Finger at Paramount Over So-So 'Transformers' Marketing
getthebigpicture.net 6/22/2009 — Though he's clearly grousing, Michael Bay has a point. That's right; the feather-haired father of Transformers is completely right when he says Revenge of the Fallen doesn't feel as big as it should. In an e-mail obtained by TMZ , Bay bashes the skulls of Paramount's upper management for ...
Michael Bay Whines For Paramount’s Attention
hwhills.com 6/23/2009 —
I’m no fan of Michael Bay and his “movies.” When he’s not behind the camera he seems to spend a lot of his time at the keyboard. Mostly at his keyboard whining, like with this whiny complaint letter sent last month to Paramount for its perceived indifference to his ...
Maybe Michael Bay Will Just Buy Korea
deadlinehollywooddaily.com 6/24/2009 — I thought Paramount brass would plotz when Michael Bay recently boasted to Forbes magazine that he made $80 million on the first Transformers' $708 million worldwide gross. (His piece is largely based on the film's profits -- usually 1/3 of the take ...
MICHAEL BAY DEFENDS HIS MINSTRELBOTS —
FilmDrunk.com
Poor Michael Bay . You use a couple jive-talking, gold-tooth wearing, breakdancing illiterate robots as comic relief and suddenly everyone’s calling you racist. Maybe it’s you who’s racist. Racist against awesome stuff.
Director Michael Bay insists that the bumbling ...
QUIZ: The Explosively Awesome Michael Bay Quiz!!! —
RopeofSilicon.com
You know him because he is awesome and because once his movies are over the entire set is on fire and his actors are lucky to come out alive. But just how well do you know the man behind the madness? How well do you know Michael Bay?
With this week's release of Transformers: ...
Transformers 2 Movie Review —
smartcine.com News Blog
Michael Bay has finally done what everybody thought was impossible: direct a movie with a great story. Mr. Bay might even be in the running for an Academy Award. Ok, I’m kidding, but how I wish this was the case, but if Michael Bay is one thing, he is consistent. Again, Mr. Bay has sacrificed ...
Michael Bay’s Kick Ass New Drama Film —
The Zaz
Michael Bay has recently announced that he will not direct Transformers 3: The Return For More Money. Bay has stated, “I need to do something totally divergent, something without explosions.”
Bay, director of The Rock, Armageddon, and Bad Boys II, is well renowned for loud movies that rape the ...
MICHAEL BAY DEMANDS BIGGER MARKETING —
FilmDrunk.com
As of last week, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen was already accounting for 45% of all ticket sales on Fandango, even though it doesn’t open until this weekend. It now accounts for 83% of all ticket sales on MovieTickets.com. But as of last month, Michael Bay wasn’t happy ...
Michael Bay In Poorly-Written Email Outburst… ‘Shock’? —
Hecklerspray
In a shocking indictment of the state of movie directors and their grasp of the English language, Michael Bay has unleashed a furious and poorly-written email in the direction of Paramount’s bigwigs.
Bay’s email came as a result of what he perceived to be a lack of marketing ...
If Bay Walked, Who Would Make Transformers 3? [Transformers] —
io9
Michael Bay has hinted that he might be done with robots after Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen . Does this derail Paramount's already-announced date for the third movie in the series, or is Bay just playing an explosive game of hard-to-get? Promoting Fallen , Bay has been saying that he ...
Michael Bay May Walk Away From Transformers —
Entertainment - Female First
Michael Bay has admitted that he had had enough of the Transformers world that he has created and looks unlikely to return for a third instalment.Bay bought the popular toys to the big screen in the summer of 2007, a film that was a hug e hit going on to gross over $708 million at the global box ...
You Can Make It Up: Michael Bay Has A Brainstorming Session —
Videogum
Michael Bay opened his walk-in bomber jacket closet and looked at the endless racks of bomber jackets. "What'll it be, Chief?" he said to himself. He picked out a dark bomber jacket with crackled leather and put it on. Michael Bay shook his head and shed the jacket, leaving it in a heap on the ...
No Transformers 3 for Michael Bay? —
Filmstalker
Michael Bay is a fairly polarising figure in the film world. He certainly has a niche in the action market, some people love his work and others critise him fairly regularly. It sounds like they may have made their point. Michael Bay may have had enough, and says he may not be back for ...
Bay Quitting Transformers 3? No —
Transformers Live Action Movie Blog
According to Total Film , Michael Bay is finished with the franchise (yeah right). Hollywood directors, start writing your CVs now. Michael Bay has said that he will not be returning for Transformers 3, should Paramount decide to make it. “It's easy to go shoot an art movie in a winery in the ...
M. BAY TAKES HIS ROBOT BALLS & GOES HOME —
FilmDrunk.com
Fresh off the news that he’s won a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for directing “the biggest explosion on film with actors present,” reports say Michael Bay has filmed his last Transformers movie and has had enough of big-budget blockbusters.
Bay says ...
Bay: Obama in Film —
Transformers Live Action Movie Blog
From Digital Spy , Michael Bay had a chance to meet US President Barack Obama and learned that he admires his work. Thanks to Chris for the link. Bay said: "The Obama thing? I met him in an airport where he was carrying his bag by himself and we talked about movies and apparently he likes my ...
Transformers 2 In Guiness —
Transformers Live Action Movie Blog
Turns out that when Michael Bay said the movie would be bigger, he wasn't kidding as the production of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has entered the record books according the New Zealand Herald (via MB.com ) as Bay and company talk about making the film. Thanks to Chris for the link. Bay ...
Memo From MBay to Paramount: Wassup?! —
The Wrap RSS
By Michael Adams FROM THE DESK OF MICHAEL BAY
To: Viacom, Paramount, General Haters, Philistines, McG Date: 23 June 2009 Re: Where’s the love?
Dear Non-believers, Under-miners and Facilitators of Negative Public Zeitgeist,
So, ...
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