Jan 14, 2015 with the transformers franchise behind him, michael bay is already targeting production on his next film. Every shot is designed to send tingles up your spine. Michael bay has apologised to the families of four us air force officers who died in a 1994 plane crash after footage of the disaster found its way into a new film from his production company a. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news. The secret soldiers of benghazi, and set the film to be released on january 15, 2016, on the mlk holiday weekend. On june 30, 2015, paramount announced that the new title would be hours. A clone of thx 1183, coma, and logans run, the island is another loud and bombastic michael bay movie where explosions and chases matter more than characters, dialogue, or plot. With john krasinski, pablo schreiber, james badge dale, david denman. In 20 michael bay took a break from making movies about giant robots that turn into cars to direct a smaller, more personal movie. American director and producer michael bay started his career directing music videos and commercials. A graduate of wesleyan university, michael bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. Michael bay is bringing the benghazi attacks to the big. Video paramount has slotted michael bays benghazibased action thriller on the same weekend that american sniper debuted last january.
Michael bay begann seine karriere im filmgeschaft 1984, nachdem er eine. Oct 15, 2015 michael bays benghazi movie could hit hillary clintons campaign. T elevision shows, shorts, video games and documentaries were not included in the rankings bang. If you look on basic aspects such as storytelling, character and plot development, script writing, etc that constitute film making besides the obviously great cgi, michael bay is a pretty lackluster director, which is why his movie is hated by cri. Notorious director michael bay is responsible for some of the biggest boxoffice hits of the past 20 years. Why do some people hate michael bay and his movies. All michael bay movies ranked worst to best, including. Teenage mutant ninja turtles is a 2014 american superhero film based on the fictional superhero team of the same name. In this article, i will analyse michael bays the island 2005 as a cinematic spectacle which, through its imaginating of a particular dystopian future, lays bare the machinery of spectacular visuality that is crucial to the mode of hollywood spectacle cinema that bays work is often held to exemplify. The inside account of what really happened in benghazistars the offices john krasinski. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery.
He made his 430 million dollar fortune with the rock, armageddon. Michael bay started in the film industry when he was only 15 years old, as a storyboard filer for the movie raiders of the lost ark. When i watch a michael bay feature, i feel like im watching a fulllength trailer. It stars ben affleck, kate beckinsale, josh hartnett, cuba gooding jr. With megan fox, will arnett, william fichtner, noel fisher. The films he has produced and directed, which include armageddon 1998. I will suggest that the formal apparatus of the utopiadystopia, and of science fiction. The secret soldiers of benghazi also known simply as hours is a 2016 american action thriller film directed and produced by michael bay and written by chuck hogan, based on mitchell zuckoffs 2014 book of the same name. The film presented a heavily fictionalized version of the japanese attack on pearl harbor on. With the transformers franchise behind him, michael bay is already targeting production on his next film.
A box office countdown to michael bay s most successful films. The secret soldiers of benghazi trailer 1 2015 michael bay thriller hd duration. The films he has produced and directed, which include armageddon 1998, pearl harbor 2001 and the transformers film. Michael bay has apologised to the families of four us air force officers who died in a 1994 plane crash after footage of the disaster found its way into a new film from his production company.
Dec 12, 2015 in that sense hours, like every movie michael bay has ever made, is a comic revenge fantasy aimed at teenage males and for the postteenage rightwing males for whom benghazi has assumed. It features the main characters portrayed by a new cast, and stars megan fox, will arnett, william fichtner, danny. He created music videos for tina turner, meat loaf, lionel richie, wilson phillips, donny osmond and divinyls. The director is currently single, his starsign is aquarius and he is now 55 years of age. Thursday 30th june 2011 7 cliches from michael bay movies. Jul 28, 2015 paramount has released the first trailer for michael bays hours. Michael bay, director of movies like transformers and teenage mutant ninja turtles is apologizing after it was pointed out that the trailer for his production companys new film project almanac contains real footage of a real plane crash in which real people died michael bay has apologised to the families of four us air force officers who died in a 1994 plane crash after. Michael bay sorry for use of real footage of fatal air. It is the fifth film in the teenage mutant ninja turtles film series and the first in the reboot series. His work won him recognition and a number of mtv award. Continuity in michael bays transformers senses of cinema.
The inside account of what really happened in benghazi. Bay packs a whole lot of movie into his features, never wasting the audiences time when theyre there for the action and spectacle. A trailer for forthcoming time travel movie project almanac, from bays platinum dunes, features a scene in which characters watch television footage. Age of extinction 2014 the fourth release in the franchise in seven years peter travers of rolling stone magazine suggests that the film is ultimately dull, dumb and soulsucking. If you look at a michael bay movie, youre watching 2 12 hours of money shots and quotable tag lines. Dark of the moon was released this week, and we are once again faced with the baffling continued success of an action director whose output is pretty consistently overblown, loud, dumb, and difficult to watch. The secret soldiers of benghazi, six months before its jan.
Angry libyans slam michael bays benghazi attack thriller. Jul 28, 2015 video paramount has slotted michael bay s benghazibased action thriller on the same weekend that american sniper debuted last january. Transformers 2007, revenge of the fallen 2009, dark of the moon 2011, age of extinction 2014 and the last knight 2017. Michael bay eyed to direct dc superhero movie exclusive. Bay made his movie name with his second feature, the rock 1996. John krasinski to star in michael bays benghazi movie. The secret soldiers of benghazi is a movie i somehow hadnt heard about until today, despite its brainrattling elevator pitch. Prolific action director michael bay is being eyed to direct his firstever superhero movie, lobo, which dc and warner bros. Transformers is a series of american science fiction action films based on the transformers franchise which began in the 1980s. Michael bays benghazi movie could hit hillary clintons. Every michael bay movie, ranked from worst to best business. The secret soldiers of benghazi 2016michael bay was finally able to crack the code on making a normal movie with this. Dec 23, 2019 drew and benj are in siena to tick off a few scary challenges up at height for michael bay s 6 underground movie. In that sense hours, like every movie michael bay has ever made, is a comic revenge fantasy aimed at teenage males and for the postteenage rightwing males for whom benghazi has assumed.
Pearl harbor is a 2001 american romantic war drama film directed by michael bay, produced by bay and jerry bruckheimer and written by randall wallace. Michael bay celebrity profile check out the latest michael bay photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. When a kingpin threatens new york city, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home. The secret soldiers of benghazi red band trailer 1. Michael bays the island film analysis senses of cinema. American film actors, american film producers and adoptees. Michael bays benghazi movie could hit hillary clintons campaign. Michael bays films offer us some of the clearest examples of technically complex, emotionally direct, entertaining contemporary cinema. A spinoff film, bumblebee, directed by travis knight and produced by bay, was released on. Paramount has released the first trailer for michael bays hours.
Filming began on april 27, 2015 in malta and morocco. This page ranks 15 michael bay directed movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. Bay has gone on to become something of a byword for bad moviemaking, with critics roundly condemning his films as little more than a cgi. Michael bay is a 55 year old american film director. Known colloquially as the benghazi movie, the film was released on january 15, 2016, by paramount pictures. Michael benjamin bay born february 17, 1965 is an american filmmaker known for directing and producing bigbudget, highconcept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. Michael bay 1965 is an american film director and producer.
Every michael bay movie, ranked from worst to best. Sources tell variety that john krasinski is in talks to star in paramounts hours. The secret soldiers of benghazi red band trailer 1 2015 michael bay movie hd an american ambassador is killed during an attack at a u. Oct 22, 2015 angry libyans slam michael bays benghazi attack thriller. The film follows six members of annex security team who fought to defend the american diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya after waves. Drew and benj are in siena to tick off a few scary challenges up at height for michael bays 6 underground movie. Get all the latest updates on your favorite movies from new releases to timeless classics, get the scoop on moviefone.
Jerry bruckheimer recognizing his achievements on commercials offered him the chance to direct one of his productions as bay s feature film debut. Sep 16, 2016 tour director michael bays house in california. This included a commercial for the american red cross in 1992 which received a clio award, and music videos for donny osmond, styx and meat loaf. Bay packs a whole lot of movie into his features, never wasting the audiences time when theyre. The films he has produced and directed, which include armageddon 1998, pearl harbor 2001 and the. Releasing on january 15th 2015, michael bays film adaption of the book by mitchell zuckoff hours. His imdb page shows 21 directing and 46 producing credits from 19902017. Bay followed this with action film the rock starring sean connery, and nicolas cage.