For Michael Bay, explosions are as much a hallmark of his filmography as low-angle spinning shots -- a trait Bay views quite proudly.
In a conversation with Screen Rant on his latest film Ambulance, Bay was questioned on how many cars he physically blew up while shooting the action scenes. Bay admitted he didn't know off the top of his head -- though his "transpo guy" kept count. "I've definitely probably destroyed more vehicles than any other director in history," he said. "Just to give an example, I was in a Chinese car factory, and they were so impressed to take me into the guy that crashes the test crash dummies and I'm like, 'I am not impressed, dude. Okay? I've crashed more cars than you ever have in your lifetime."
Bay, who broke into Hollywood with 1995's Bad Boys, has gone on to become one of the world's most recognizable action directors through films like The Rock, Armageddon and Transformers. However, his movies remain controversial for their reoccurring cliches per film, such as excessive product placement shots, low-brow comedy and overly chaotic action scenes. Despite these criticisms, Bay has never underperformed at the box office, with his last theatrically released film, 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight, making back three times its budget at $605.42 million.
Bay recently opened up about his work on the Transformers franchise, which successfully brought Hasbro's characters into live-action but was the target of similar criticism. On the original 2007 film, Bay admitted that watching audience reactions to Transformers' early test screenings made him think that he had "just made a terrible movie," but these fears were quelled after they gave it high scores. Bay would go on to direct four more Transformer films between 2009 and 2017 before stepping back and serving as a producer on the 2018 spinoff Bumblebee. Bay will also be a producer for the franchise's next entry Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which finished production in October 2021.
Unlike previous Bay films, Ambulance is a remake of Danish filmmaker Laurits Munch-Petersen's 2005 thriller of the same name. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González, Ambulance follows two adoptive brothers who must escape a bank heist gone wrong in the titular vehicle, taking its EMT with them while trying to evade authorities. Though Bay criticized some of the film's CGI as "shit," he later clarified his statement by explaining that certain visuals could have used more time in post-production, all while praising the majority of Ambulance's practical effects and explosions.
Directed by Michael Bay, Ambulance arrives in theaters April 8.
Source: ScreenRant
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