Michael Bay perhaps doesn’t get enough credit for being a purveyor of horror in the 2000s. Even though he didn’t direct any of them, he put his weight behind them. He produced not only The Purge for Blumhouse, but also a series of slasher remakes in the early 2000s such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street and 2009’s Friday the 13th, which still ranks as Jasoon Voorhees’ final appearance on screen until a new movie gets made. That movie is what we’re here to discuss today though as Bay might have not-so-stealthily created a bizarre, shared universe with his biggest franchise.

Alec Baldwin sat down with WFAA to talk about taking on the role of Jimmy Doolittle in the 2001 film Pearl Harbor.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Will Smith is looking to reunite in a big way with the director who helped him launch the Bad Boys franchise nearly 30 years ago. While a deal isn’t officially closed, sources tell Deadline that Michael Bay is in final negotiations to direct the Netflix action pic Fast and Loose, which will star Smith. Sources add that while a start date isn’t official, the film would likely be the next project for both A-listers.Will Smith Exits Role In Big-Budget Action Movie ‘Sugar Bandits’ Deadline recently broke the news Smith that would...

Let’s clear something up right out of the gate. Many people misunderstand the word “auteur” and take it to be a testament to the subject’s talent as an artist. This is not the case. An auteur is simply someone whose films can be identified as their own based on how the film presents itself. The auteur film can be good or bad, but are always distinctly from the mind of their creators. The auteur’s mortal essence is their calling card.

Transformers One demonstrates that perhaps this is a franchise that might have been best animated from the very beginning. With seven live-action movies released, all of them directed or produced by Michael Bay, there was a time when a Transformers movie would be a guaranteed blockbuster smash. The 2007 installment starred a younger, less controversial Shia LaBeouf with soon-to-be household name Megan Fox and went on to become the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. But allegations of disagreements and sexism on set led to Fox’s exit after the second film, LaBeouf left one movie later, and subsequent follow-ups lacked the characterization that made the debut so memorable. That brings us to Transformers One, the first animated Transformers feature since 1986. This prequel depicts how Optimus Prime (Chris Hemsworth) and Megatron (Brian Tyree Henry) went from best friends to sworn enemies on the planet Cybertron. The result is a genuinely funny and inspiring adventure. The pace and plot move quickly enough to keep the attention of any little ones in the audience, but the drama is actually engaging, with high-stakes and emotional pulls for an older viewer, too. And if there are any long-suffering Transformers loyalists out there, enjoy this refreshing ride. It doesn’t quite reach the heights of the Spider-Verse franchise or 2023’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, but it’s a worthy entry on its own to the new era of animated successes. PG, 104 min.

Ben Affleck was born August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California. While he didn't have the easiest childhood having to witness his father succumb to alcoholism, a disorder Ben has also struggled with in his adult years, Ben always dreamed of becoming an actor and would get his start at the age of seven on PBS series The Voyage of Mimi.

Transformers One, the animated origins movie based on the relationship between Optimus Prime and Megatron, is the most popular film in the franchise ever among fans. Directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) and based on a screenplay by Eric Pearson (Black Widow), Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, it features a voice cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm.

(CNN) — “Skibidi Toilet” is already an internet sensation and now its about to get even more exposure.

On the same day it was announced that Michael Bay will reunite with Will Smith — who he directed in his debut in 1995, Bad Boys — one of his action flicks that's more than 10 years old, is making waves on streaming. Transformers: Age of Extinction, which stars Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Bechkam, and Jack Reynor, has jumped into the Paramount+ top 10, currently sitting in the #10 spot right behind the 2007 Transformers movie starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox. The film details what happens when humanity sides with a rogue bounty hunter who is searching for Optimus Prime, and the Autobots turn to a mechanic and his family to help save the world. Transformers: Age of Extinction also stars Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammer and the film currently sits at an 18% score from critics and a 50% rating from general audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

No, you aren’t hallucinating from overexposure to Internet brainrot. Yes, you read that headline correctly: Inexplicably viral jangling-keys meme Skibidi Toilet is being optioned for a movie by none other than Transformers mastermind Michael Bay. It hasn’t even been a year and a half since Georgian YouTuber Alexey Gerasimov...