2009 June : Michael Bay Dot Com

Jun

Note from Michael

Back from Moscow. Fresh from a visit to the former KGB, with second in command. He told me in his office I’m one of 10 American’s, one being a President, to ever be allowed inside what is now called the FSB. The only reason was he heard I was in town and he is a fan of my films.
Last night with my crew I saw the IMAX version. Once you get used to the giant format and your eyes adjust, it’s an awesome experience.… [ Read more ]

Jun

Transformers opens big in Japan & the UK

Transformers 2 opened spectacularly in their world debuts in the UK and Japan, grossing a total of $20 mil from 846 locations. The Michael Bay directed film was a clear #1 in both territories, with the UK’s opening total of $14.1 mil from 517 locations outperforming rival comic book sequel Spider-Man 2 by 18%, the original Transformers movie by 71% and coming within 3% of the Dark Knight weekend total. In Japan, the film’s gross of $5.8mn from 329 locations was 64% ahead of The Dark Knight, and only 13% behind Transformers which had the advantage of opening in summer school holidays.… [ Read more ]

Jun

President Obama to Michael Bay "You're a big-ass director"

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Jun

Crew screenings

Nelson here…
In regards to some reports that Michael Bay is not having screenings for his crew, Michael says the following:
“They seem to want to know about my crew screenings. Not sure why the press is interested? We had 2500 crew members from many parts of the US and some in the Middle East and London. We have an IMAX crew screening Sunday night. We have an ILM screening Monday night and Paramount invited some of my key crew members to the LA premiere.… [ Read more ]

Jun

NYTimes: No One Tells Michael Bay What To Do. (Except Maybe His Mother.)

By DAVE ITZKOFF
In its review of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” The Guardian calls its director, Michael Bay, “that prince of unsubtlety, royal rejecter of nuance and regal repudiator of light-and-shade,” and declares the film to be “another of his mega-decibel action headbangers.” Somewhere, we imagine Mr. Bay is smiling.
Over a career that includes the action movies “Bad Boys,” “The Rock,” “Armageddon” and the $700 million blockbuster “Transformers,” Mr. Bay has consistently confounded critics (and the occasional audience member), earning a place for himself in the immortal lyric from “Team America: World Police”: “I miss you more than Michael Bay missed the mark / when he made ‘Pearl Harbor.’”
None of which has stopped Mr.… [ Read more ]

Jun

'Transformers' blasts back: Another Michael Bay direct hit

USAToday reports on the behind the scenes of Transformers Revenge of the Fallen:
There’s a race to finish before sunset, but a craft services worker shows up with a pickup full of fresh pizzas. He is swarmed by the crew, until Bay hops off a golf cart he is steering and hollers: “Get those (expletive) pizzas the (expletive) out of here!”

Click here to read the entire article… [ Read more ].

Jun

Bay not quitting Transformers

Nelson here… in response to reports that Michael is done and wants nothing to do with Transformers, Michael says:
Hah, love press how they spin. Never said it - just wanted a vacation is more to the point. And no I don’t read the good or the bad reviews.

Read it here… [ Read more ].
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Jun

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Desktops

Download TF2 wallpapers for your desktop.

Download.… [ Read more ]
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Jun

Michael Bay on Film Weekly Podcast

Source: The Guardian… [ Read more ]

Jun

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Fun Facts

Robots

14 robots last time, 46 robots this time (ILM only)
If you had all the gold ever mined in the history of man, you could build a little more than half of Devastator.
Optimus Prime will be life size on IMAX screens in many forest fight shots.
Devastator’s hand is traveling 390 miles per hour when he punches the pyramid.
The pyramid destruction simulation was 8 times bigger than the old rigid simulation all-time record holder at ILM.
All robot parts laid out end to end would stretch from one side of California to the other, about 180 miles
Devastator’s parts stacked tip to tip would be as tall as 58 empire state buildings.… [ Read more ]

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