Michael Bay Thought Transformers Was Terrible During Test Screenings
Director Michael Bay was worried Transformers was terrible during the film's first test screening. Bay is one of the most prolific and successful action directors in Hollywood, having spent the 90s dominating the scene with big-budget spectacles like Bad Boys, The Rock, and Armageddon. His latest movie, Ambulance, starring Jake Gyllenhall, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza Gonzalez, opens in theaters on April 8, 2022.
Ambulance, along with the previously released Six Underground for Netflix, marks a return to Bay, who spent a decade in theTransformers franchise, directing the first five films from 2007 to 2017. He only directed two films in that decade outside the franchise at that time, 2013's Pain and Gain and 2016's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The Transformers films were some of the biggest globally, with Revenges of the Fallen and Age of Extinction grossing over $1 billion worldwide. Despite solid box office returns for most of the series run, all five films directed by Michael Bay were never received well by critics, and some fans of the franchise and the director eventually left the franchise.
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In an interview with Screen Rant regarding his newest film, Ambulance, Bay breaks down the complex process during the test screening phase of Transformers. He recalls how nervous he was when they tested Transformers in front of audiences, with one being a family crowd and another comprised primarily of adults. When he asked one of the adults if they liked it, and they gave an unenthusiastic response, Bay was worried the film was terrible. However, once both screenings were done, the film tested positively with the audience. Bay said:
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