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Movie Review – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, 2016. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Alexia Barlier, Peyman Moaadi and David Costabile. SYNOPSIS: An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make […]

John Turturro and John Goodman returning for Transformers: The Last Knight

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Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson aren’t the only Transformers veterans set to return for the upcoming fifth instalment, as director Michael Bay has revealed that both John Turturro and John Goodman will be back for Transformers: The Last Knight. Turturro portrayed Sector 7 Agent Seymour Simmons in Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: […]

Transformers 5 will be Michael Bay’s last entry in the franchise

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Ever since Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Michael Bay has gone on record to say that he was done with the franchise, only to announce he’s making another one, and then announce he’s quitting again. In an interview with Collider, Bay once again says this Transformers will be his last, but when called out on his […]

Mark Wahlberg thinks Michael Bay will direct Transformers 5

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Following the release of Transformers: Age of Extinction, it was reported that Michael Bay had decided to pass on the reins to the Transformers franchise to another filmmaker. However, with the Transformers writers room in full swing, it seems Bay may have had a change of heart, as Mark Wahlberg has revealed to Collider that […]

Michael Bay to direct sci-fi Time Salvager

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The Wrap is reporting that Michael Bay has signed on to direct an adaptation of Wesley Chu’s sci-fi novel Time Salvager, which is being produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian for Paramount Pictures. “The speed that Mark, the president of Di Bonaventura, pushed for Paramount to close the option, and the enthusiasm Michael […]

Pacific Rim actor Max Martini joins Michael Bay’s 13 Hours

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Michael Bay’s next film, which is thankfully not another Transformers entry but a Benghazi thriller called 13 Hours, has gained another cast member. According to Variety, Pacific Rim and Fifty Shades of Grey alum Max Martini has joined the film as a member of “the six-man security team that fought to defend the many Americans stationed at the compound.” Martini joins previous casting […]

For Your Consideration: Paramount campaigning for a Best Picture nod for Transformers: Age of Extinction

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It’s the highest-grossing movie of the year, so it must be good, right? Well, that seems to be the view of Paramount Pictures, who are campaigning for a Best Picture nomination for Michael Bay’s critically-derided Transformers sequel Transformers: Age of Extinction with a ‘For Your Consideration’ ad for the upcoming Academy Awards. And it seems […]

Paramount looking to expand its Transformers output with a multi-part sequel and spin-off films

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Having topped the worldwide box office chart in 2014 with Transformers: Age of Extinction, it looks like Paramount Pictures is keen on expanding its output for the Robots in Disguise, with Deadline revealing that the studio has launched a “writer’s room” for a multi-part Transformers sequel and spin-off films, a la Disney’s plans for Star […]