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Focus has landed The Fisherman, a Bram Stoker Award–winning horror novel by John Langan, with David Lowery set to direct and co-write the adaptation with Alex Ross Perry; Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and Gary Dauberman’s Coin Operated will produce, alongside Mia Maniscalco, bringing the two widowers’ eerie fishing trip to the screen.
Michael Bay will direct an untitled war drama for Universal Pictures based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s forthcoming book about the April rescue of two U.S. crew members after their fighter jet crashed in Iran, with the book due in 2027; the project aims to celebrate service members and follows Bay’s past adaptations, including 13 Hours.
Michael Bay will direct Universal Pictures’ Operation Epic Fury, a true‑story rescue drama based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s forthcoming book about the 1980 Iran mission to rescue two downed U.S. pilots, with HarperCollins publishing in 2027; Bay will produce alongside Erwin Stoff and Scott Gardenhour.
Universal Pictures is developing a true-story feature directed by Michael Bay about the daring rescue of two downed U.S. airmen behind enemy lines in Iran, based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s forthcoming HarperCollins book due in 2027, and reuniting Bay with producers Scott Gardenhour and Erwin Stoff after 13 Hours.
Cadillac's Formula 1 debut ad, aired during the Super Bowl and invoking JFK's space-race era, is the subject of a lawsuit by director Michael Bay who says he contributed ideas and would have directed. Cadillac says the creative direction was set before his involvement and expects an amicable resolution. Bay seeks about $1.5 million in fees plus punitive damages, while the team emphasizes the ad's overall success and aims for a settlement.
Action-film director Michael Bay filed a breach-of-contract and fraud lawsuit in Los Angeles seeking at least $1.5 million, claiming Cadillac’s F1 Super Bowl spot was developed for and directed by him but the company later sidelined him and allegedly copied his ideas and work; the suit cites a 25-year GM relationship and demands compensatory damages (at least $1.5M) plus punitive damages.
Michael Bay has exited Netflix's action film 'Fast and Loose' due to creative differences with star Will Smith. The film, which involves a crime boss with amnesia leading a double life as a CIA agent, is aiming for a 2026 production start, with a new director to be attached. The project has been in development since before the 2022 Oscars incident involving Smith.
Michael Bay and Will Smith have parted ways on the Netflix action film 'Fast and Loose' due to creative differences, prompting Netflix to seek a new director; the film stars Smith as a man with amnesia uncovering his double life as a crime kingpin and CIA agent, with shooting scheduled for October.