Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney's battle to convince Michael Bay to direct
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2026 | Feature, News
As the glossy WWII romance Pearl Harbor reaches its 25th anniversary, we back at Disney's rush to secure Michael Bay as director....
Director: Michael Bay
The Rock: the crucial rewrite that got Sean Connery on board
by Simon Brew | Apr 23, 2026 | Feature, News
Twenty years ago, Sean Connery was looking for a blockbuster movie - but he wasn't too pleased when he first got the script to Michael Bay's The Rock....
Skibidi Toilet | Reports of Michael Bay's crapper adaptation float back up again
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 01, 2026 | News
Michael Bay previously denied reports that he was making a film based on the viral YouTube clips, Skibidi Toilet. But still the stories persist......
How Michael Bay saw his future career in 1996
by Simon Brew | Nov 19, 2025 | Feature
On the eve of the release of The Rock, then 32-year old director Michael Bay gave an interesting interview to Premiere magazine. We take a closer...
Michael Bay and Will Smith don't see eye to eye, Bay leaves new film
by Simon Brew | Aug 08, 2025 | News
Michael Bay and Will Smith were set to make Fast And Loose - but creative differences have got in the way, and Bay has moved on....
OutRun | Michael Bay said to be directing an adaptation of Sega's arcade classic
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Sega's racing arcade classic OutRun could be getting a film adaptation at Universal courtesy of director Michael Bay. Let's hope the news is more than...
Armageddon | Ben Affleck defends his legendary DVD commentary
by Simon Brew | Mar 26, 2025 | News
Ben Affleck says he's proud of his famed DVD commentary track for Michael Bay's Armageddon - and adds that nobody ever tried to stop him from being so...
Michael Bay | "No one can greenlight anything," the director says; also, he's made a documentary about parkour
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Armageddon director Michael Bay has reflected on how difficult it is to get original films made in Hollywood as he promotes his documentary about...
How an email and a cup of coffee saved Platinum Dunes
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 06, 2025 | Feature, News
A run of successful horror remakes abruptly ended in 2010, which spelled trouble for Platinum Dunes. Producer Brad Fuller explains what happened next....
Fast And Loose | Michael Bay and Will Smith reuniting for Netflix film
by Jake Godfrey | Oct 08, 2024 | News
Blockbuster action director Michael Bay and Will Smith are set to reunite for Netflix film Fast And Loose. Here are the details....
Skibidi Toilet | Michael Bay might one day make a film about heads in lavatories
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 25, 2024 | News
Michael Bay could be going from Transformers to toilets as Paramount makes plans to adapt the Skibidi series of viral YouTube videos....
Steven Caple Jr in talks to helm another Transformers movie
by Dan Cooper | Jun 13, 2023 | News
Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts looks to have arrested the slow decline of Paramount's long-running Transformers blockbuster franchise....
The mysterious photo that connects a 1980s videogame and Michael Bay’s The Rock
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 13, 2023 | Feature, Gaming
That second photo, supposedly of a young Ed Harris skulking through a battlefield – wasn’t that the cover of Operation Thunderbolt?
Michael Bay denies killing a pigeon
by Simon Brew | Jan 13, 2023 | News
The death of a pigeon during the shooting of the film 6 Underground is causing continued problems for director Michael Bay....
Michael Bay not entirely happy with the CGI work in Ambulance
by Dan Cooper | Mar 28, 2022 | News
The director has openly criticised the quality of the CGI work in his newly-released action movie Ambulance, whilst simultaneously praising the...
Final trailer released for Michael Bay's Ambulance
by Dan Cooper | Mar 25, 2022 | News
Catch the final trailer for Michael Bay’s new film Ambulance, which is in cinemas now....
Ambulance review: Michael Bay's action thriller is explosive fun
by Lauren Miles | Mar 24, 2022 | News, Reviews
Michael Bay's latest action thriller, Ambulance, can't decide if it's silly or serious - but it doesn't matter when it's this much fun....
The films coming to UK cinemas this March...
by Lauren Miles | Mar 02, 2022 | Feature, News
Planning a cinema trip this month? Here's what's landing in UK cinemas this very month, and when everything is out....
Jake Gyllenhaal shot some scenes in Michael Bay's Ambulance himself
by Lauren Miles | Feb 21, 2022 | News
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Michael Bay's upcoming action film Ambulance - but he also picked up the camera and shot some of the scenes himself....
Michael Bay is overseeing a remake of The Raid
by Simon Brew | Jan 10, 2022 | News
The Raid is getting a Hollywood remake, thanks to Netflix, Michael Bay and The Hitman's Bodyguard's Patrick Hughes....
Michael Bay biopic lands on the 2021 Blacklist
by Simon Brew | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Amongst the latest list of the best unmade films in Hollywood at the moment? A biopic of movie director Michael Bay: more here....
The controversial $6m movie premiere for 2001’s Pearl Harbor
by Simon Brew | Nov 22, 2021 | Feature, News
Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor had cost Disney around $140m to make - and it needed a premiere to match: it'd be fair to say it went for it a bit....
Trailer: Michael Bay's new film, Ambulance
by Dan Cooper | Oct 22, 2021 | News
Catch the trailer for Michael Bay's next outing ahead of the film's February release: it's Ambulance....
Creed 2 helmer in line to direct Transformers reboot
by Dan Cooper | Nov 17, 2020 | News
Steven Caple Jr has reportedly been selected to take the reins of Paramount's giant franchise relaunch, following the success of Creed 2....
Michael Bay is to direct Ambulance next
by Simon Brew | Nov 12, 2020 | News
Jake Gyllenhaal and Dylan O'Brien look set to lead the ensemble for Michael Bay's next movie as director - more details here....
Trailer arrives for Michael Bay-produced pandemic thriller, Songbird
by Dan Cooper | Oct 30, 2020 | News
From producer Michael Bay and director Adam Mason comes Songbird, a movie that was shot whilst Los Angeles was in lockdown - here's the trailer....
Michael Bay producing new pandemic thriller, Demi Moore to star
by Simon Brew | Jun 25, 2020 | News
Michael Bay is to produce a new thriller, that will look at what happens if the current pandemic is still raging in two years' time - more details...
Michael Bay and Sylvester Stallone join forces on new project
by Simon Brew | Feb 11, 2020 | News
Sylvester Stallone will star in Little America, with Michael Bay one of those behind the camera....
Bad Boys 2: Seth Rogen revealed he helped rewrite the movie
by Simon Brew | Jan 15, 2020 | News
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg did script work on Michael Bay's Bad Boys II, it's been revealed....
6 Underground review: Michael Bay's $150m Netflix movie
by Simon Brew | Dec 13, 2019 | News, Reviews
Ryan Reynolds leads the cast of 6 Underground, a Michael Bay film with some nuns in it - here's our review....
Michael Bay’s 6 Underground: new trailer
by Simon Brew | Dec 10, 2019 | News
Ryan Reynolds leads the cast of 6 Underground, from director Michael Bay - and here's the new trailer....
Michael Bay signs up for new film from Sony Pictures
by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2019 | News
Michael Bay has another new action film lined up, by the name of Black 5....
