Michael Bay Reviews, Interviews & More

If you’ll recall, last year Michael Bay essentially enraged the entirety of the internet by both announcing he’d produce a reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, and by noting that “these turtles are from an alien race, and they are going to be tough, edgy, funny, and completely lovable.”  And thus, fans freaked out, as Bay appeared to be indicated that the...

It's the end of April, which means that the summer season starts next week with Iron Man 3 (which is really good). Until then, we get a Michael Bay movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, which would normally be a big summer event, but since this is Bay's small art film, it's being released with the hope of having little competition and a quick payday.

Since the universe seems bound and determined to shove the Michael Bay-produced, Jonathan Liebesman-directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot down the collective throat of humanity, we’ve got even more casting new for the film: Splinter, the mutated rat who is a Zen-like ninja master who calmly and coolly guides and mentors the ninja turtles, has been cast.

After years of making big, dumb, and almost sociopathically stupid CGI-heavy films like The Transformers franchise and The Island, Michael Bay is finally going back to the genre that he began in—big, dumb, and almost sociopathically stupid comedic action films that are well aware how utterly ridiculous they are (see also: Bad Boys, The...

Last week, we reported that Blue Mountain State star Alan Ritchson had been cast to star (i.e., be motion-captured to portray a CGI character) as Raphael in Michael Bay’s upcoming Ninja Turtles, a reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.  Now, we have the rest of the turtles—that’s right,...

Whether you like it or not, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is being made. The first turtle has been selected, and actor Alan Ritchson will be playing that reptile. Yes, we know not that many people know who he is so let us explain.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally upon us—Transformers 4 finally has a plot summary.  Yes, we can finally know what Michael Bay will use to feature a bunch of robot vehicles fighting each other all over planet Earth, all while a series of interchangeable human actors stare in wonderment at a series of green screens.  It’s a pretty exciting day.

So, remember Ninja Turtles, the Michael Bay reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise, in which the heroes would be alien turtles from Dimension X that aren’t really teens, mutants, or turtles?  Well, despite the best effort of the internet and even a disappointed Paramount Pictures, Bay is still pushing it forward.  How do we know? ...

Because his insufferability is to the point that not even a megabudget Transformers sequel can contain him, it’s been known for some time that Shia LaBeouf would not be returning for Michael Bay’s Transformers 4.   Rumor has had it that this film would feature a female protagonist (because Michael Bay’s all about progressive gender politics) with a race car-driving...

Though it won’t see a release for another year and a half—June 27, 2014, to be exact—the news surrounding Transformers 4: Seriously, A Fourth One? has already been ramping up of late.  First came the rumor that Mark Wahlberg would star.  Then Michael Bay said he wouldn’t star.  Then Bay said, ‘sure, internet, what the hell—let’s put Wahlberg in there.’  Now Bay has...

First, there was the internet rumor that Mark Wahlberg, fresh off of Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain, would also star in Bay’s upcoming Transformers 4.  Then Bay came forward to deny the rumors, and stated that he and Wahlberg were in talks about another project.  Then Bay came out again and stated that, hey, maybe the internet was on to something with that whole ‘Mark...

Two weeks ago, internet chatter spit forth the rumor that Mark Wahlberg was in negotiations to star in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4.   And it sort of made sense—Wahlberg and Bay apparently shared a close working relationship during the filming of Bay’s upcoming Pain and Gain earlier this year, so why not work together again?  Well, Bay put the kibosh...

Yesterday, rumors kicked loose that Mark Wahlberg, who recently just completed filming Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain—a biopic about two “psychotic gym rats in Miami who get into kidnapping and murder”—would be the star of Bay’s newest insult to coherent cinema, Transformers 4.  Which would be something of a shock, as Wahlberg, while he may not be Laurence...

Hold on there just a minute, are you saying that we may see a Michael Bay movie in which its lead character is female? This possible surprise may just be the tip of the iceberg in terms of the changes we'll be seeing on his latest film Transformers 4. As long as she isn't saying "No" at least fifty times per hour then we're happy.

While no one will ever accuse the Transformers franchise of being anything other than filmmaking at its most cynical—a series of films based on a 1980s toy franchise, directed by Michael Bay and slathered with incomprehensible CGI and featuring Shia Labeouf acting like a sweaty horse’s ass, all in an effort to sell toys and back tons of cash—you never actually expect to hear the...

There have been many heartfelt and touching tributes flooding the internet in remembrance of actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who sadly passed away on Monday. Many have been from fans who watched his performances from afar; others have been from the people who worked with him, such as Bruce Willis, and Michael Bay.

Next week, Michael Bay will begin pre-production on Transformers 4, the final Transformers film that he will be directed before handing the franchise off to someone else.  Bay recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the upcoming highly unnecessary film, discussing whether or not the film will be a reboot, how it will be at least partially set in space, with be...

Oh, the Transformers franchise—a series of films about walking trucks from space that punch each other amidst a sea of inflammatory racial stereotypes, scantily-clad gals who think they’re in a Carl’s Jr. ad, and Shia LaBeouf’s sweaty, manic overacting.  Well, Transformers fans, you have one less thing to worry about concerning Transformers 4—Shia LaBeouf...

The loss of Gary Ross as a director of The Hunger Games sequels has been absolutely devastating for devoted fans of burgeoning franchise. As a rabid fan myself (and as a friend of many other rabid fans), I can’t even begin to tell you how crestfallen we are. Ross was truly one of us – an ardent admirer of the series who happened to also don a director’s cap. His respect...

One week ago, we reported to you that Michael Bay will be producing a reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in which the half-shelled heroes are aliens instead of mutated turtles, and aren’t actually teenagers.  Fan reaction to Twenty-Something Ninja Aliens (which doesn’t sound half bad, actually, especially compared to the bland real title,...