Michael Bay Dot ComNew photographs
Nelson here….
These photos appeared on the UK Telegraph newspaper and where taken by Spencer Murphy.
You can check out his web site at http://www.spencermurphy.co.uk… [ Read more ]
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U.S. Servicemembers reaction of ‘Transformers’
By John J. Kruzel/American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2007 – Under the cover of darkness in the nation’s capital last night, servicemembers from all branches deployed into theater — the movie theater.
About 600 military personnel and family members attended a sneak preview of “Transformers,” the summer science fiction action-adventure film set for national release July 3.
Audience members cheered as virtuous Autobot transformers fought in concert with their U.S. military allies against the depraved Decepticons, while the clash between good and evil played out in stunning images and bone-rattling sound.… [ Read more ]
China, meet Michael Bay
I am really excited about this partnership with Mtime and the exposure of my work and thoughts to Chinese movie fans, for whom I have great respect, as I celebrate the release of “Transformers” with them.
-Michael Bay
If you read Mandarin-or not-check out the site at http://michaelbay.mtime.com/… [ Read more ]
Transformers DVD
Nelson here…
The Transformers DVD…when does it come out you ask. What’s it gonna have? What I can tell you is this: there will be 2 versions:
1- A regular version with no extras (just a director commentary).
2.- A multi-disc version with the movie w/ director’s commentary and additional disc(s) with tons of extra stuff.
Transformers will also be available on HD-DVD and Blu-ray formats.… [ Read more ]
Meet Bonecrusher Bay
Nelson here…
I met with Mike this past Wednesday, and I managed to get a shot of Michael’s new Mastiff: Bonecrusher.… [ Read more ]
Broken records
Nelson here…
Transformers has broken the box office record in China….Transformers hit 100M Yuan.
Transformers breaks South Korean box office record….6 million viewers… [ Read more ].
That Phil Spector Freak
What a friggin circus in that Phil Spector murder trial. Some whack job witness who say’s she is a friend of the poor murdered girl Lana Clarkson say’s she ended it (meaning suicide) because I did not recognize Lana at a party. Can you believe this dumb story? First of all Phil Spector looks like a creepy murderer. No girl would sit in a foyer of a house with a purse on her shoulder, and borrow some guys gun, and say I’m gonna end it here, oh and I’m gonna blow my teeth out and wreck my face while I’m doing it.… [ Read more ]
Editing with Michael Bay
Nelson here…
If you’re interested on what went on behind-the-scenes with Transformers, click here to read this great article.
Source: FXGuide.com… [ Read more ]
Michael Bay's Transformers: $246.1 million worldwide
Biggest first-week gross ever for a non-sequel (beating Spider-Man’s $151.6 mil)
A global box office total of $246.1 mil, when you add in the $93.6 mil Transformers earned in 23 other countries
Biggest Tuesday gross ever ($27.9 mil), as well as the third-best Wednesday ($29.1 mil) and fifth-best Thursday ($19.2 mil)
A super-solid $16,854 per-theater average in 4,011 venues
A resounding CinemaScore rave of A from an audience that was two-thirds male but evenly split between young folk and old
A 93% positive rating at the exit polls… [ Read more ]
Michael Bay: 1, haters: 0 (part 3)
‘Transformers’ morphs into money machine
Sci-fi saga makes $67.6 million debut
Associated PressJuly 9, 2007
The shape-shifting robots of “Transformers” have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.
The sci-fi saga “Transformers,” DreamWorks and Paramount’s big-screen take on the Hasbro toys, debuted with $67.6 million in ticket sales in its first weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That gave it $152.5 million since opening with preview screenings Monday night.
If the weekend figures hold when final numbers are released Monday, that would give “Transformers” the biggest first week revenues ever for a non-sequel, surpassing the $151.6 million of 2002′s “Spider-Man.” But factoring in today’s higher ticket prices, “Spider-Man” drew more people in its first week, about 26.1 million, compared to 22.5 million for “Transformers.”
“Transformers,” was directed by Michael Bay and features a cast led by Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, who are among the humans hurled into the action when two races of warring robots bring their feud to Earth.… [ Read more ]