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Take That Michael Bay - McG Fires Back at Transformers!
FirstShowing.net —
... out" that he claimed were "trying to duplicate Transformer size robots in their ads." Bay's response was, "Please, come on." Obviously he was taking a shot at McG and his giant Terminators. Well, now it's McG's turn to fire back! The director recently moderated a special presentation in New York City of Terminator Salvation footage. He was asked about Bay's statement and what he thought of the Transformers comparison. We weren't in attendance, but Sara from Comcast was and has published McG's response. ...
Michael Bay vs. McG
/Film —
... Of course, Bay is reffering to the gigantic robot terminator machines called Harvesters which have been shown in the movie trailers for Terminator Salvation. During a special New York City presentation, McG responded to Bay’s jab by stating the obvious — Michael Bay didn’t invent giant robots. Here’s the quote, thanks to Sara from Comcast: ...
Michael Bay vs McG
FilmWad —
... and watched the upcoming clips of the upcoming summer fare. We’ve seen certain movies coming out even try to duplicate Transformer size robots in their ads. Please, come on.” Everyone who has seen the new Terminator: Salvation trailer thought the same exact thing, I mean the sounds the enourmous Terminator was making even sounded like Blackout in the opening scene of Transformers. Any who... McG responded to Bay's comments in a discusion with Comcast: “It bothers me to tell you the truth. ...
Michael Bay Upset With McG's Giant Terminators
Cinematical —
... of course, and McG wasn't going to take that lying down. He fired back via Comcast's Movie Blog. "It bothers me to tell you the truth. Ultimately, our large robots have nothing to do with the Transformers robots. I say with respect, giant robots have been the theme of film for a real long time . So we want to do everything we can to create separation. Our film's about T-800s and the Marcus character and the Connor character, and this, that, and the other. So, to have people have a problem with that wouldn't be working for us so we want to make sure there's separation." ...
Michael Bay & McG Argue Giant Robots
TheBadandUgly.com —
... upcoming clips of the upcoming summer fare. We’ve seen certain movies coming out even try to duplicate Transformer size robots in their ads. Please, come on. Well, I promise you we will rock your world with Transformers 2. The fans wanted ROBOTS KICKING ASS - well we got it. Today we are releasing the teaser poster and soon the onslaught will continue with a steady drum beat until June 26th.
And interestingly enough, McG noticed and took the bait…
From Comcast:
We caught up with McG today… He had a few ...
McG Fires Back At Michael Bay
Hollywoodtuna —
... . And when Comcast caught up with the Salvation director at a special screening of some early Terminator footage, he had a few choice words of his own for Bay: ...
Are Michael Bay And McG Seriously Feuding?
Cinema Blend News —
... , which swiped at McG's movie by saying "We've seen certain movies coming out even try to duplicate Transformer size robots in their ads. Please, come on." Then McG, who presented some footage from Terminator: Salvation in New York yesterday, told Comcast Online that Bay's comment "bothers me, to tell you the truth." He went on to say, ""I say with respect, giant robots have been the theme of film for a real long time . So we want to do everything we can to create separation [between Terminator and Transformers ." I'm sure it doesn't come as a surprise to anyone ...
McG Responds To Michael Bay, Plus Some New Rumors
Screen Rant —
... other two points, it would be a big added bonus to the film to have Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger play a party, even if it’s just to make it more authentic and tie the new trilogy into the told one.
What do you think of the Michael Bay-McG debacle? How about the responses to the rumors?
Terminator Salvation hits theaters May 22, 2009 and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen debuts June 26, 2009.
Source: Comcast, SCI FI Wire ...
