Michael Bay accepts award at Showest

“… Few have enjoyed the success of director of the year Michael Bay, who helms this summer’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Bay came to accept the award for director of the year, but was looking forward to giving theaters something back: advice. “Let’s be honest,” he says. “Some of the theaters still suck. And [...]

Revenge of the Fallen Robots

By Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY It’s always the quiet ones you need to fear. Ninjas. Serial killers. Boba Fett. Gastrointestinal functions. In Transformers lore, the mechanical jaguar Ravage has been a villain favorite since the 1980s for his stealthy tactics and deadly force. Ever since a four-legged mechanical beast prowled through the trailer for summer’s [...]

Behind Transformers Revenge of the Fallen

By PETER DEBRUGE CREATIVE CREW In the spirit of director Michael Bay’s return, Paramount gave away T-shirts that read “Even Bigger Giant F**king Robots Are Coming” at San Diego Comic-Con last summer. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, both repeat Bay collaborators, teamed up with “The Ring” writer Ehren Kruger, who pitched an idea the producers [...]

At Work With Michael Bay

By PETER DEBRUGETHE MAN No one makes movies on the scale of Michael Bay, though the director remembers a time when the studio wasn’t sure whether he could handle anything larger than a musicvideo. But as Bay saw it, he’d already logged more on-set experience than most feature helmers. “I’ve already directed over 500 days, [...]