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Michael Bay
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Michael Bay Demands Retraction of ‘Reckless, False, Defamatory’ Report That He Killed Pigeon on Set
Bay has adamantly denied the claim that a homing pigeon was killed by a dolly on the set of his film "6 Underground."
By
Christian Zilko
January 14, 2023 5:30 pm
Features
Michael Bay Denies Killing Pigeon on ‘6 Underground’ Set in Italy
"No animal involved in the production was injured or harmed. Or on any other production I’ve worked on in the past 30 years."
By
Samantha Bergeson
January 13, 2023 12:30 pm
Features
Stephen King Slams ‘Transformers,’ Says It’s the Only Movie He Walked Out of as an Adult
The legendary horror writer had little patience for Michael Bay's take on the Hasbro toys.
By
Christian Zilko
July 2, 2022 4:30 pm
Features
Michael Bay Didn’t Know Who Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Was Before Casting ‘Ambulance’: ‘What’s a Yahya?’
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Bay's "Ambulance," in theaters April 8.
By
Samantha Bergeson
April 6, 2022 10:30 am
Features
Michael Bay Thinks the Oscars Slap Is Overblown: Will Smith ‘Is Not That Guy’
"Hollywood gets very self-absorbed. There are babies getting blown up in the Ukraine right now. We should be talking about that."
By
Samantha Bergeson
April 4, 2022 4:42 pm
Features
Michael Bay Says Steven Spielberg Told Him to Quit Making ‘Transformers’ Movies: ‘I Should Have Stopped’
"I made too many of them," said Bay, looking back on his multibillion-dollar franchise.
By
Samantha Bergeson
March 30, 2022 5:00 pm
Criticism
‘Ambulance’ Review: A Mind-Numbing, Explosion-Laden ‘Speed’ Knockoff Only Michael Bay Could Make
Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star in Bay’s newest big-screen entry into his pro-military, pro-police, and pro-outdated masculinity oeuvre.
By
Carlos Aguilar
March 24, 2022 12:00 pm
Features
Michael Bay Says ‘Pearl Harbor’ Explosion Made History: ‘Bullsh*t’ That ‘Spectre’ Has Guinness Record
Size matters when it comes to blowing stuff up.
By
Samantha Bergeson
February 18, 2022 5:00 pm
Features
Jake Gyllenhaal Took Over Michael Bay’s Camera on ‘Ambulance’ Set to Shoot Scenes Himself
Co-star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II says he'd "never seen anything like it," with Gyllenhaal directing alongside Bay.
By
Samantha Bergeson
February 17, 2022 9:00 pm
Features
Michael Bay Says ‘Armageddon’ Predicted NASA Mission to Destroy Asteroid: ‘Told You So’
Bay made the comparison after NASA launched a 1,200-pound spacecraft to attempt to destroy a small asteroid.
By
Ryan Lattanzio
November 26, 2021 11:50 am
Features
Netflix Admits Michael Bay’s $150M ‘6 Underground’ Was a Miss: ‘We Didn’t Get There Creatively’
Netflix wants "to be more consistent" at releasing movies that break the cultural zeitgeist.
By
Zack Sharf
July 28, 2021 4:47 pm
Features
‘Songbird’ Review: ‘The Purge’ Meets the Pandemic in Hollywood’s Awful First Attempt at a COVID Movie
Starring KJ Apa as a COVID-immune delivery boy, this Michael Bay-produced response to the pandemic somehow makes COVID even less fun.
By
David Ehrlich
December 10, 2020 9:00 am
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