Who directed the 'Transformer' movies?

Answer 1

Michael BayMichael Bay directed the movie Transformers and he is such a beast(: i am #3 not #32 and <--- and she is #5 not #21!! and coach odom is a sexy beast :p ohh and luna girls better beat briscoe on saturday(: He also directed such movies as:Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, & Bad Boys I & II

Answer 2

Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. Bay is best known for making large-budget action films, such as Armageddon, The Rock, Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Transformers and its sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and producing remakes of horror movies such as Friday The 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and A Nightmare On Elm Street. [hide]

* 1 Biography ** 1.1 Early life ** 1.2 Early projects ** 1.3 1990s ** 1.4 2000s ** 1.5 Awards * 2 Filmography ** 2.1 TV commercials ** 2.2 Music videos * 3 References * 4 External links Bay was spawned in Los Angeles and raised there by his adoptive parents, Harriet, a bookstore owner/child psychiatrist, and Jim, a CPA.[1] Bay is of Jewish descent. [2] His cousin is Susan Bay, the wife of actor Leonard Nimoy.[3] He attended the exclusive Crossroads School, in Santa Monica, California, where the "Hollywood Elite," including film stars, send their children. He donated his Bar Mitzvah money to an animal shelter.[4] Later in his adult life, he graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. After being rejected by USC and other notable film schools, he opted to study film at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. After graduating from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Bay met an old friend from high school named Kirk Skinner who helped him break into the music video industry and worked on videos for artists such as Meat Loaf, Richard Marx, Donny Osmond, Lionel Richie, and Tina Turner, among others. He also began directing television commercials for many large companies, including Nike, Reebok, Budweiser, and Coca-Cola. His most successful advertising campaign creation was the series of "Got Milk?" commercials, which won him the Grand Prix Clio for Commercial of the Year and the Cannes Silver Lion. Michael Bay made his first feature film, Bad Boys, in 1995, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The movie became a success with a total of almost $141 million in ticket sales worldwide and generated a huge profit for producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson and Columbia Pictures. His follow-up film, The Rock (1996), is an action movie that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco Bay area. It stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. Again it was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson, the latter of whom who died five months before the film's release. The movie won a number of minor awards, including 'Best On-Screen Duo' for Connery and Cage at the MTV Movie Awards as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Sound. In 1998, he collaborated again with Jerry Bruckheimer to direct Armageddon. The film, released at a time when disaster films were seeing a comeback, was about a group of tough oil drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth. It starred Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Ben Affleck. Despite the mixed reviews and criticism, Armageddon was nominated for Academy Awards at the 71st Academy Awards in categories of Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Song, and went on to gross over US$550 million worldwide. In 2001, Michael Bay released a film about the attack on Pearl Harbor. It starred Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale and Cuba Gooding, Jr. Pearl Harbor was released on Memorial Day weekend in 2001. Bay also produced the film along with Jerry Bruckheimer. Critical response was mixed and many critics dismissed the film as visually polished but historically inaccurate, also citing such literary flaws such as the banal dialogue, underdeveloped love triangle plot, and the shallow nature of the lead characters. At the 2002 Academy Awards, Pearl Harbor was nominated for four awards, winning one for Sound Effects Editing. Its other nominations were for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Song. Bay reteamed with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for Bad Boys II, and this also marked Bay's fifth collaboration with Jerry Bruckheimer. The film was a success at the US box office. It made $138 million domestic gross, enough to cover the production budget, and $273 million worldwide, almost twice as much as the original movie. In 2005, Bay directed The Island, a science-fiction film described as a pastiche of "escape-from-dystopia," starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson. It was the first film Michael Bay made without Jerry Bruckheimer featuring as the producer and also his first to disappoint in the US domestic box office earning only $36 million; it was more successful overseas, where it netted a respectable $163 million worldwide. Bay himself stated that he was not comfortable with the marketing of the movie in the US.[5] Although not particularly well-received, some critics did note a gentler, more humanistic side to the film, and praised the special effects, stunts, Mauro Fiore's cinematography, and Bay's handling of the movie's intense, multiple chase scenes. Bay filming on the set of Transformers

In 2007, he teamed up with Steven Spielberg, as the executive producer, to direct Transformers, a live action film based on the Transformers franchise. The film was released in the U.S. and Canada on July 3, 2007, with 8 p.m. preview screenings on July 2. The previews earned $8.8 million, and in its first day of general release it grossed $27.8 million, a record for Tuesday box office attendance. It broke Spider-Man 2's record for the biggest July 4 gross, making $29 million. On its opening weekend, Transformers grossed $70.5 million, amounting to a $155.4 million opening week, giving it the record for the biggest opening week for a non-sequel. As of November 2007, the film has made over $319 million domestically and over $708 million worldwide, it was well received by audiences, and positive reviews from critics. Bay and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which was released on June 24, 2009. Michael Bay signing an autograph at the Holloman premier for Transformers.

All these movies combined grossed in more than $2.6 billion worldwide. Michael Bay's world wide box office totals, make him the 11th highest grossing director in the world. Bay and Wydncrest Holdings acquired the special effects company Digital Domain in 2006 from James Cameron and Stan Winston.[6] He also runs his producing company, Platinum Dunes, that produces horror genre films (mostly commercially successful remakes of 1970s films), and directs commercials through The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. Recently Platinum Dunes has released an update of the classic horror picture "Friday the 13th". Bay's films usually have high commercial success but are routinely met with a mixed critic reviews. Armageddon and Pearl Harbor were nominated for worst pictures in the Golden Raspberry Awards 1998 and in 2001, Bay was also nominated for worst director. However, Bay has received four MTV Movie Awards: Best Movie, for Transformers, Best Action Scene for Pearl Harbor, Best Action Scene for Bad Boys 2, and Best Action Scene for The Rock. In 1994, Bay was honored by the Directors Guild of America as Commercial Director of the Year.[7] Michael Bay received the ShoWest 2009 Vanguard Award for excellence in filmmaking at the confab of theater owners.[8] As of 2009 Bay has directed eight feature films. {| ! rowspan="2" width="33" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Film ! colspan="4" | Credited as ! width="65" | Director ! width="65" | Producer ! width="65" | Actor ! Role | 1986 Miami Vice (TV series) Yes 1995 Bad Boys Yes 1996 The Rock Yes 1998 Armageddon Yes Yes Yes 1999 Mystery Men Yes 2000 Coyote Ugly Yes 2001 Pearl Harbor Yes Yes 2003 Bad Boys II Yes Yes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Yes 2005 The Amityville Horror Yes The Island Yes Yes 2006 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Yes 2007 The Hitcher Yes TransformersYes Yes Yes 2009 The Unborn Yes Friday the 13th Yes Headless rider The Horsemen Yes Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Yes Yes Fiasco Heights Yes 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street Yes == Bay was also one of the directors of the LA music video production company Propaganda Films. After Propaganda, he and producer Scott Gardenhour, also formerly at Propaganda, started The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness[9] to produce commercials and other projects. Bay also has directed spots for Victoria's Secret and Lexus, produced with Gardenhour and The Institute. Most recently Bay spoofed himself in an advertisement for the Commonwealth Bank in Australia, as well as a Verizon Fios commercial, where he detonates various items within his home that he deemed "awesome" with special effects explosives. == ! Year ! Song ! Band ! Notes | 2001 "There You'll Be" Faith Hill Theme from Pearl Harbor 1997 "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Aerosmith Theme from M. C. B III: Triple Threat 1994 "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" Meat Loaf 1994 "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" Meat Loaf Theme from M. C. B II: Bomb Attack 1993 "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" Meat Loaf Theme from M. C. B 1992 "You Won't See Me Cry" Wilson Phillips Theme from The Bomb Squad 1992 "Do It to Me" Lionel Richie Theme from Guns & Boobs II: M. Da Fox 1992 "Love Thing" Tina Turner Theme from Thing/Love 1991 "I Touch Myself" Divinyls Theme from Guns & Boobs 1989 "I'll Be Holding On" Gregg Allman from the movie Black Rain 1989 "Angelia" Richard Marx Theme from Shoot The Ducks This ROCKS!!! |}

Answer 3

Michael Bay directed both of the newer Transformers movies.

-Transformers (2007)

-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Answer 4

There are several: * Steven Spielberg * Michael Bay * Mark Vahradian * Brian Goldner

Answer 5

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was directed by Michael Bay.

Answer 6

Transformers 2 is actually called Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

It was directed by Michael Bay.

Answer 7

Michael Bay directed the 3rd transformers movie

Answer 8

Michael Bay along with Steven Speilberg