A graduate of wesleyan university, michael bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. Though film sets around the world are mostly still on pause for now, filmmaker michael bay is producing a new film that hopes to start production in five weeks and also happens to be pandemic themed. It premiered at the 2012 toronto international film festival and was released in theaters on november 2, 2012. A look back at the films of michael bay hidden remote. Mar 07, 2018 michael bay is the perfect fit for a film like transformers. Not 24 hours after announcing a new pandemic thriller, michael bay has signed on to produce an adaptation of mark greaneys upcoming audio book armored for sony pictures set high on the devil. American film actors, american film producers and adoptees. Two young lovers living in a future devoid of emotions discover that a disease has the power to bring them back in this scifi romance from director drake doremus. Michael bay arrives on the red carpet at the teenage mutant ninja turtles.
The secret soldiers of benghazi 2016michael bay was finally able to crack the code on making a normal movie with this totally engrossing military thriller. Michael bay making film about pandemic that never ends. Finest performance and won best director at cannes in 2016. Hollywood to the core, bay has claimed that he was the illegitimate child of a popular director of the 1970s although he wont reveal who and was given up for adoption. Generally, michael bay reveals vehicle modes of his new transformers robots as hes shooting and the new transformers movie is still in principal photography. Michael bay became the commercial leader among a new, 1990s generation of. With a new director and a new star in hailee steinfeld for bumblebee, the franchise is cutting out the lascivious adolescent gaze of the michael bay era published. Michael is about to start shooting 6 underground, with ryan reynolds. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2 to film in new york city and buffalo, bringing. If you look on basic aspects such as storytelling, character and plot development, script writing, etc that constitute film making besides the obviously great cgi, michael bay is a pretty lackluster director, which is why his movie is hated by cri. Every michael bay movie, ranked from worst to best business. Get the latest and most updated news, videos, and photo galleries about michael bay. Confirming the news deadline reported back in april, paramount said today that its benghazi drama hours. The last knight is supposed to be michael bays final transformers movie, but he said that about 3 and 4 as well.
Michael bay biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv. Get the list of michael bay s upcoming movies for 2020 and 2021. Will teenage mutant ninja turtles work as a new movie.
Home news biography photographs articles faq contact michael bay. Michael bay or platinum dunes has nothing to do with the dora the explorer film. He majored in english and film at wesleyan university, and attended graduate school. The best thrillers are here an american ambassador is killed. Michael bay producing action film armored set in mexicos. He realized he wanted to have a life in the industry when he was 15 years old an interned with george lucas for raiders of the lost ark. The last knight is supposed to be michael bay s final transformers movie, but he said that about 3 and 4 as well. His work won him recognition and a number of mtv award. The film follows six members of annex security team who fought to defend the american diplomatic compound in. The film is titled songbird because, oooh metaphor, and takes place a couple of years in the future in a world in which covid is still going strong. Michael bay s new movie is a crass exploitation of benghazi politics hours, michael bay s nearunwatchable benghazi film, is a gross sop to rightwing conspiracy theorism. What critics dont understand about michael bay and 6 underground. The movie explains the footage was confiscated by the u.
The secret soldiers of benghazi is as notorious by now as its grim. Michael benjamin bay born february 17, 1965 is an american filmmaker known for directing. He made his 430 million dollar fortune with the rock, armageddon. The director is currently single, his starsign is aquarius and he is now 55 years of age. This included a commercial for the american red cross in 1992 which received a clio award, and music videos for donny osmond, styx and meat loaf. This article appears in the january 11, 2016 issue of new york. The next transformers movie will be a bumblebee spinoff that delves. Michael bay on the set of transformers, new mexico, may 2006. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. Why michael bay will never direct a marvel or dc movie. American director and producer michael bay started his career directing music videos and. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery, biography.
The secret soldiers of benghazi as a distortion of the events and people who served in benghazi that night. The last knight official trailer 1 2017 michael bay. A spokesman for the cia is criticizing the michael bay movie hours. Michael bay, best known for being the director of the bombastic and seemingly neverending transformers saga, is trying his hand at an indie movie centered around you guessed it a pandemic. Out of the shadows world premiere at madison square garden on may 22, 2016 in new york city. It was the first film bay made without jerry bruckheimer as a producer. Michael bay is the perfect fit for a film like transformers. Michael benjamin bay born february 17, 1965 is an american filmmaker known for directing and producing bigbudget, highconcept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. Michael bays new movie is a crass exploitation of benghazi politics hours, michael bays nearunwatchable benghazi film, is.
Deadline recently reported that michael bay is making a new movie about the coronavirus pandemic while in the pandemic. Michael bay is working on a pandemic thriller, and its. The politics of michael bays supposedly apolitical movies vulture. But above all else, a michael bay film lacks humanity in most critics eyes. Get the list of michael bays upcoming movies for 2020 and 2021.
Michael bay sounds like a typical straight guy who prefers blondes with big boobs or asians according to that other poster so i dont understand the ops point about him being gay. Let the chanting of go ninja go commence, because the teenage mutant ninja turtles are returning to the big screen the reboot will once again see michael bay take on the role of producer. Other than the bare bones story details, theres not much provided in the. Dark of the moon was released this week, and we are once again faced with the baffling continued success of an action director whose output is pretty consistently overblown, loud, dumb, and difficult to watch. Jan 15, 2016 the story michael bay tackles in hours. Michael bay produced pandemic thriller might be first new. Michael bay and pablo schreiber in hours 2016 michael bay in hours. The secret soldiers of benghazi also known simply as hours is a 2016 american action thriller film directed and produced by michael bay and written by chuck hogan, based on mitchell zuckoff s 2014 book of the same name. Things you never knew about michael bay 2016 retrospective. Transformers director michael bay unveils new bumblebee. Michael bay is famous for explosive blockbuster films, but in this. With john krasinski, pablo schreiber, james badge dale, david denman. Michael bay is a 55 year old american film director. Why do some people hate michael bay and his movies.
He majored in english and film at wesleyan university, and attended graduate school at the art center of design, where he studied film. Get all the latest updates on your favorite movies from new releases to timeless classics, get the scoop on moviefone. Pablo schreiber, john krasinski, toby stephens release date. Bayhem ultimate michael bay movie mashup 2016 hd youtube. He created music videos for tina turner, meat loaf, lionel richie, wilson phillips, donny osmond and divinyls. The film will continue with gratuitous explosions, sex appeal and product placement. Fandango movieclips coming soon has all the newest content in one place. Michael bay upcoming movies 2020, 2021 michael bay.
Michael bay producing pandemic movie, will be first to. All michael bay movies ranked worst to best, including. The bay is a 2012 american found footage horror film directed by barry levinson and written by michael wallach. Director michael bay is cashing in on the increasingly viral pandemic movie craze with a bleak new thriller about a virus that never goes away. Michael bay has fallen out of favor from critics in the last 20 years, but theres no denying hes one of the most significant and successful filmmakers. A chronological look back at the films of the infamous michael bay. Bay followed this with action film the rock starring sean connery, and nicolas cage. The last knight official trailer teaser 2017 michael bay movie transformers. Michael bays benghazi movie and the american way read more hours is an account of the 2012 attacks by islamist militants on a us diplomatic facility in libya, which killed four. His films make billions, but are torn apart by critics.
Michael bay producing new pandemic movie to film during. I think a gay man would have found nicer things to say about kate and would have been more charming to boot. The secret soldiers of benghazi, among the torrential bullets and convulsive mayhem, is a protracted advertisement for a mercedesbenz s. Jun 06, 2016 michael bay arrives on the red carpet at the teenage mutant ninja turtles. With his knack for staging visually flashy blockbuster mayhem, michael bay became the commercial leader among a new, 1990s generation of advertisingandmtvbred directors. Michael bay just revealed classic transformers hero hot rod. American director and producer michael bay started his career directing music videos and commercials. Jerry bruckheimer recognizing his achievements on commercials offered him the chance to direct one of his productions as bay s feature film debut. Jun 20, 2018 let the chanting of go ninja go commence, because the teenage mutant ninja turtles are returning to the big screen the reboot will once again see michael bay take on the role of producer. Mar 26, 2014 the michael bayproduced timetravel tale previously known as welcome to yesterday has a new title project almanac and a new release date paramount pictures, mtv films, and.
Michael bay s benghazi movie and the american way read more hours is an account of the 2012 attacks by islamist militants on a us diplomatic facility in libya, which killed four. Thursday 30th june 2011 7 cliches from michael bay movies. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon. Check out the release date, story, cast and crew of all upcoming movies of michael bay at filmibeat.
Notorious director michael bay is responsible for some of the biggest boxoffice hits of the past 20 years. The michael bayproduced timetravel tale previously known as welcome to yesterday has a new title project almanac and a new release date paramount pictures, mtv films, and. Bay made his movie name with his second feature, the rock 1996. Upcoming, new, and past michael bay movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations.