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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing high-budget action films characterized by their fast edits, stylistic visuals and substantial practical special effects.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Director Michael Bay plans a fresh take on shape-shifting robots with the fourth installment in his "Transformers" franchise.
Paramount Pictures announced Monday night that Bay will return to direct the next chapter in the blockbuster sci-fi series, due in theaters June 29, 2014.Bay's third movie based on the Hasbro toy line, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," came out last summer and took in $1.1 billion worldwide.The studio's announcement said the next "Transformers" will be a new take -- which probably is necessary since star Shia LaBeouf said last summer that he would not return for a fourth movie. Bay's production team will be back, though, including Steven Spielberg as executive producer.The "Transformers" sequel is part of a two-picture deal for Bay at Paramount. First, he'll direct Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson in the crime tale "Pain and Gain," based on a true story about Florida bodybuilders involved in extortion, kidnapping and murder.Filming on "Pain and Gain" is expected ...Shia LeBeouf may be in hot water this week after revealing to Details Magazine that he had an off-screen fling with his now-married former co-star, Megan Fox . But a...
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Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days."Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" took in $...
Patrick Dempsey is handing in his scalpel in for some heavier machinery.The Grey's Anatomy star, 44, told Brazilian reporters he has joined the cast of Transformers ...
Patrick Dempsey is handing in his scalpel in for some heavier machinery.The Grey's Anatomy star, 44, told Brazilian reporters he has joined the cast of Transformers ...
Just last year actress Megan Fox was one of Hollywood ’s hottest commodities, appearing on every major magazine cover and dominating red carpets around the globe. Bu...
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley managed to win the hearts of many, many men when she took the reins from Megan Fox to star in the latest “ Transformers ” installment, but ...
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Director Michael Bay has admitted what many of us have long alleged to be true: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" was nothing but big-budget "crap.""The real fau...
Last year, when news broke that Megan Fox would no longer appear in the “Transformers” film franchise, the actress insisted it was because she had decided to “not to...
If Shia LaBeouf has his way, this year's Cannes Film Festival is just a beginning.After previous trips to the festival with blockbusters "Transformers" and "Wall Str...
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LOS ANGELES -- "Transformers" robots have lost some of their money-making power but delivered the biggest opening weekend domestically so far this year.Distributor P...
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” transforms the junkyard of scrap metal from the first two films into a glossy high-octane bullet train. But be sure to turn your bra...
"Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon" has passed $1 billion in global box office revenue, Paramount Pictures announced Wednesday, making it the third film to reach t...